A Doris Day Special
Ali Harper

7.30pm, Monday 16 October 2017

Written by and starring award-winning actress and singer Ali Harper, A Doris Day Special is a one-woman musical play paying tribute to America’s singing sweetheart of the silver screen during the 1950s and 60s.

A Doris Day Special made its debut at the Court Theatre in 2016. It has toured almost continuously since then, and will come to the ASB Theatre at the completion of a four week season at Wellington's Circa Theatre.

Set in a Hollywood TV studio in 1971, the audience become the ‘live studio audience’ as Ali cleverly brings Doris Day’s bubbly personality, lilting voice and blonde beauty to life as she ‘films’ a Television Special in her highly-acclaimed show A Doris Day Special.

“Ali Harper is a New Zealand national treasure. She is the country’s outstanding female musical theatre performer”

Kurt Gänzl, Kurt of Gerolstein

Doris Day, with her bubbly personality, lilting voice and blonde beauty, was America’s singing sweetheart of the silver screen during the 1950s and 1960s. It’s 1971 and Doris is filming her Television Special. You are invited to be a part of A Doris Day Special television studio audience and celebrate the life and songs of that quintessential girl next door.

 

 

Pre-recorded music is by Roger Fox and his wonderful Big Band, direction by Stephanie McKellar-Smith,  music produced and arranged by Michael Bell.

"Doris Day's aspiration to be joyous and to make others happy too is outstandingly well served by Ali Harper's own interpretation and personality. Add this to her glorious vocal ability and there is the recipe for a highly successful evening's entertainment."

Lindsay Clark, Theatreview

Doris Day was for many years ranked as the #1 female box office star, with hits songs such as Sentimental Journey, Secret Love and Que Sera Sera.This show highlights Ali’s enormous talent and celebrates and life and songs of the quintessential ‘girl next door’.

“I like joy; I want to be joyous; I want to smile and I want to make people laugh. And that's all I want. I like being happy. I want to make others happy.”

Doris Day

Award-winning Ali Harper is a one of a kind with a music and drama career spanning over twenty-five years on stage and screen. A Doris Day Special brings together all her talents in a series of glamorous outfits, a long list of well-known tunes and proves that Doris is more than just a girl next door.

Check out this recent Stuff review and one from Kapiti Independent News. And a great promotion video.

 

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