Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne Tribute for Show Tunes Lovers

Me, Bruce Royer, Teresa Rosati, Catherine McClenahan, Joan Alperin, and friends at El Portal

Recently caught the last show of a Jule Styne musical revue at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, performed by the AllRoads Theatre Company. Catherine McClenahan—who serves on the board—had a hand in the production.

Angel Reda sings Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend on the Debbie Reymond's stage, El Portal

Rhett George and Nick Adams, Penniless Bums

I love show biz razzmatazz: big voices, high kicks, glamour, Broadway energy. Jule Styne’s range still astonishes me. From Gypsy and Funny Girl to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, he was eclectic and prolific, turning out one unforgettable standard after another.

“I’ve Heard That Song Before,”

“Penniless Bums,”

“Let Me Entertain You,”

“Don’t Rain On My Parade,”

“People,”

“Everything’s Coming Up Roses”

and, of course,

“Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,”

and over 1,500 other songs.