Come Fly Away Takes Audience to New Heights

Damn it!

I took in Come Fly Away recently, the Dancap production, conceived, choreographed and directed by Twyla Tharp, the woman who brought us Movin’ Out, a few years ago, based on the music of Billy Joel which, despite my love of all things Joel, I found to be surprisingly stiff, stuffy and boring.

As you may have guessed, Come Fly Away is based on the music of the Chairman of the Board, Old Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra.

And the reason I opened this review with “Damn it”, is because, as a writer, the last thing I need are sore fingers; makes typing kind of tough. But after sitting through 80 uninterrupted minutes of Sinatra’s voice, combined with some great, creative interpretive dancing, I haven’t stopped snapping my fingersand, to be frank (Frank?), they hurt!

I’ll be honest with you, I’m not some fancy, shmantzy Broadway-going kind of guy. I have no desire to see Spiderman: Turn off the Dark; I hate Cats (the pet) and, as a result, never bothered seeing that show.

Nope, I’m a simple man with three simple passions: beautiful women; great music, and all sports. Come Fly Away satiated two of those passions with Frank’s own voice belting out his most popular hits while some very beautiful female dancers, strutted their stuff.

I managed to get home to watch most of the Blue Jays’ game in Seattle after the show, so I was a perfect three-for-three on the night!

Sinatra, himself, was known as the ultimate “ladies man”, and I have no doubt that he would have approved of the “broads with the great legs” showing off their assets to his music.

Besides the beautiful, talented dancers, the real star of this show was the phenomenal sound system from which Sinatra’s unique, smooth, charming and innuendo-filled voice engulfed the room with his presence. If you didn’t know you were at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, you could have simply closed your eyes and been whisked back to The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas some 40 or 50 years ago, when Sinatra truly ruled.

Whether you’re 20, 30, or (gasp) 40, Come Fly Away is a great night out,  sure to bring a smile to your face. 

If you weren’t a fan of Sinatra, this show will make you one. If you did like Frankie, you’ll fall head over heels for him all over again after listening to so many of his golden nuggets.

Come Fly Away continues at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts until August 28^th.  Tickets range from $42 to $135. For tickets visit DancapTickets.com or by calling 416.644.3665.