Cole Porter Festival
June 8-10, 2012
The Cole Porter Revue
Once Upon A Cole
Old King Cole was a merry old soul – until his Queen died unexpectedly
during a musical romp with the fiddlers three. Since that day, King Cole
has outlawed any music in the kingdom and banished the fiddlers to a
tower. Everyone, except King Cole’s man-hating sister, Princess
Gertrude, is saddened with the current law.
The King’s Jester wishes to return the kingdom to its former musicality
and puts his trust in a beggar woman’s plan, leading the fiddlers – Tom,
Dick, and Harry – on a mission to find a new queen while the jester
embarks on his own dreaded task.
The EIGHTH annual Cole Porter Revue – “Once Upon a Cole” – features 19
of Cole Porter’s clever songs. Written by Nancy Bender, the play is
narrated by Lester the Jester, relaying the sad tale of Queen Bianca’s
death and subsequent banishment of music and frivolity from the kingdom.
Join us!
Downtown Peru, Indiana