Critical Stages and The Follies Company presents

Syncopation

by Allan Knee

Henry Ribolow is a Jewish meatpacker obsessed with becoming a ballroom dancer and is desperately seeking a dance partner. Anna Bianchi, an Italian Catholic seamstress, is unsatisfied with her life until she spots a curious ad in the paper: "Give your life a lift. Wanted: A dance partner to dance for royalty."

From the moment Anna summons up the courage to reply, sparks fly. When Anna and Henry take their first steps together, they embark on a journey that will transform their lives.

They dance urged on by the jazzy rhythms and haunting melodies of Gershwin, Joplin and Berlin. Henry and Anna soar in amazing ballroom routines, their steps and lives growing in perfect syncopation. This heart-warming production is choreographed by Dancing with the Stars' Mark Hodge, under the direction of Broadway's Tony Award-nominated Stephen Lloyd Helper.

Cast includes: Emma Palmer
Director: Stephen Lloyd Helper
Choreographer: Mark Hodge
Designer: Adrienne Chisolm
Sound designer: Darrin Verhagen

Duration: 135 mins (including interval)
Genre: Drama/Comedy/Dance