Kāpiti Chorale: Songs of Broadway

Step into the vibrant world of Broadway right here on the Kāpiti Coast! Join the Kāpiti Chorale in celebrating the magic of musical theatre with a spectacular programme of Broadway classics.

This concert will take you on a journey from the golden age of South Pacific and Guys and Dolls to the powerful stories of Les Misérables and Fiddler on the Roof.

With Eric Sidoti as Music Director and Ann-Marie Stapp as Assistant Director, our programme brings together iconic songs from each era, capturing the joy, humor, and depth that make Broadway a unique part of theatre history. Our soloists, Joseph Haddow, Patrick Shanahan, and Cadence Chung, will be joined by pianist Phillip O'Malley and violinist Keshav Raj for an afternoon of music that’s as varied as it is timeless.

Expect a relaxed, enjoyable afternoon filled with songs you know and love, along with a few you might discover for the first time. It's an afternoon to share in the stories and sounds of Broadway, right here on the Kāpiti Coast.

Programme:
- Some Enchanted Evening (from South Pacific) – Richard Rodgers
- Guys and Dolls Medley – Frank Loesser
Includes Fugue for Tinhorns, Adelaide’s Lament
- If Ever I Would Leave You (from Camelot) – Frederick Loewe
- Seventy Six Trombones (from The Music Man) – Meredith Willson
- Ribbons Down My Back (from Hello Dolly!) – Jerry Herman
- Fiddler on the Roof Medley – Jerry Bock
Includes If I Were a Rich Man
- Being Alive (from Company) – Stephen Sondheim
- My Fair Lady Medley – Frederick Loewe
Includes On the Street Where You Live, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly, I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face

Interval

- Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In (from Hair) – Galt MacDermot
- The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (from Sweeney Todd) – Stephen Sondheim
- Skid Row (from Little Shop of Horrors) – Alan Menken
- Therapy (from Tick, Tick…Boom) – Jonathan Larson
- I’m All Alone (from Spamalot) – John Du Prez/Eric Idle
- Here On This Night (from The Pirate Queen) – Claude-Michel Schönberg
- We Beseech Thee (from Godspell) – Stephen Schwartz
- The Riddle (from The Scarlet Pimpernel) – Frank Wildhorn
- Les Misérables Medley – Claude-Michel Schönberg

Whether you're a Broadway fan or new to these timeless tunes, this concert offers a chance to enjoy the songs that have become a part of musical history. Join us for an afternoon of music, memories, and the magic of Broadway.

With special thanks to The Law Connection, Kāpiti, for their valued support of this concert.

Tickets are also available from Moby Dickens’ Bookshop, Paraparaumu Beach;
The Bookshelf, Waikanae; Books & Co, Ōtaki; email: tickets@kapitichorale.org.nz; phone (04) 976 3491.