The show culminated in a string of songs usually sung by men from "Guys and Dolls" and infused by Ms. Haran with a swaggering appreciation for the composer Frank Loesser's vintage big-city argot.
Following a string of projects (including singing backup for Miley Cyrus), Hanley has re-formed the band for a reunion tour.
A string of its productions including Singing in the Rain, David Hare's South Downs and a stage version of Yes Prime Minister have all transferred to the West End.
Lloyd, a secretary at the bank, has red hair and wore a red dress and a string of pearls, and she sang in a trilling voice.
Directed by Robert Longbottom with elegantly spare sets by Kevin Depinet, sumptuous costumes by Paul Tazewell and sensitive lighting by Robert Wierzel, this Lerner and Loewe chestnut offered bright whimsy, understated heartache and a string of good tunes, well sung and played.
During the 1970s and '80s, through a string of gold albums, she sang honky-tonk, rockabilly, bluegrass and country-folk as a sly traditionalist; she could illuminate country standards, yet also make a pop song from the Beatles or Donna Summer seem to sprout Southern roots.
He stood against the piano almost motionless, serene as a retiree on a golfing vacation, singing a string of old songs like "San Antonio Rose," "Crazy Arms" and "Heartaches by the Number".
But the vibe changed when Springsteen, sitting on a stool across from the desk, sang a string of songs ending with "If I Was a Priest": Well, now, if Jesus was the sheriff And I was the priest, If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief... "Bruce, that's the damnedest song I've ever heard," Hammond said, delighted.
Cho Yong-pil, a 68-year-old singer, sang a string of hits including "The Cafe in the Winter", "Short Hair" and "Let's Go on a Trip".
Using a vocabulary of singing strings, pounding timpani, brass flourishes and virtuoso outbursts from the organ, the Paul McCartney we value translates poorly.
