High Society

Chairmans Chat The Story Musical Numbers Cast and Characters Orchestra Production Team

Chairman’s Chat by Ray Fisher

It only seems a few weeks ago that I was writing this piece for SuperStar – time really flies by.

“We have a round table ideas session, sharing existing knowledge about shows that have been suggested, either by SRC members or by other HAODS members. We then shortlist by consensus and ask individual committee members to research shows in greater depth against a set of agreed criteria. Once all shows have been properly researched, a thorough assessment is put together for each one. The SRC then recommends a shortlist to main Committee for consideration.”

The main Committee try to pick out a good mix of shows to give all members a chance to demonstrate what they can do and to make sure we offer our audience a wide range of styles. Lots of shows which we would love to do are either unavailable or would be impossible for us to cast. Finally the Committee’s choices are put to the whole membership for a vote.

We are working over 2 years ahead and are now deciding which productions to perform in 2008!

High Society is one of the good old shows but you will find that it has been considerably updated, with some things missing and new things added, so please sit back and “enjoy”.

Musical Numbers

High Society
Ridin’ High
Throwing a Ball Tonight
Little One
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
I Love Paris
She’s Got That Thing
Once Upon a time
True Love
Let’s Misbehave
I’m Getting Myself Ready for You
Just One of Those Things
Well, Did You Evah!
You’re Sensational
Say it With Gin
It’s All Right with Me
He’s A Right Guy
Samantha
I Worship You

The Story

The story is set in 1948 when Tracy Samantha Lord is about to marry her second husband, George Ketteridge. Her mother, Mrs Margaret Lord, and her younger sister, Dinah, are at the family mansion in Philadelphia supervising last minute preparations. Her father, Seth Lord, is absent ostensibly on business. Sydney Kidd, editor of "Spy" Magazine is determined to get the inside story on the wedding and blackmails Dexter Haven, (Tracy's first husband who is still coming to terms with the failure of their marriage) to arrange for two journalists, Liz Imbrie and Mike

Connor, to pose as guests and obtain an exclusive story. Tracy shows a great deal of interest in Mike's ambition to become a successful author, causing jealousy from both Liz and George: her erratic behaviour on the eve of the wedding leads to it being called off just as the guests arrive for the ceremony. The show's finale is a spectacular double wedding; Tracy and Dexter, Liz and George!

The Cast

Chorus

Philip Chadwell, Chris Hampton, Mark Jones, Kevin Summers, Bryan Swain, Gregor Thomson

Orchestra

Production Team