Conceived and written by Bob Spiotto, executive producer of Hofstra Entertainment and artistic director of community arts programs at Hofstra, it’s based on a book of the same name by Hofstra alumnus Robert Viagas, due out this summer.
“When I first heard about this book I knew it was a musical review waiting to happen,” said Spiotto. “And here we are. He [Viagas} will be tremendously shocked and surprised at what we’ve created, using his book as the model.”
“I’m The Greatest Star!” pays tribute to notable performers such as Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Nathan Lane, Christine Ebersole, Patti Lupone, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, Julie Andrews, Chita Rivera, Richard Kiley, Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, Gwen Verdon, John Raitt, Zero Mostel, Carol Channing, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Fred and Adele Astaire, Al Jolson, Fanny Brice, and George M. Cohan.
Audiences will enjoy such memorable songs as “The King of Broadway” (Nathan Lane), “My Man” (Fanny Brice), “Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend” (Carol Channing), “Give My Regards to Broadway” (George M. Cohan), “My Favorite Things” (Mary Martin), “Makin' Whoopee” (Eddie Cantor), “Your Daddy's Son” (Audra McDonald), “Seventy-Six Trombones” (Robert Preston), “Popular” (Kristin Chenowith), “The Impossible Dream” (Richard Kiley/Brian Stokes Mitchell), “I Could Have Danced All Night” (Julie Andrews), “All That Jazz” (Gwen Verdon), “Tchaikovsky” (Danny Kaye), “Mame” (Angela Lansbury), and “I'm The Greatest Star!”
“Everybody will be thoroughly entertained and educated,” Spiotto said. “This show packs and incredible theatrical
wallop.”
When: Now through July 26. Show times are 8 p.m, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m., Sundays
Fee: $25, $23 seniors, $15 students
Where: Monroe Lecture Center Theater, Hofstra University's South Campus, Hempstead
Info: (516) 463-6644, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-3:45 p.m., or visit www.hofstra.edu/HofstraEntertainment
