Porchside Songs: The joys of getting musical theatre delivered to your home
by Wilson Pickett .
I’ve seen musical-theatre performers at private houses before. Salons are quite common among producers trying to entice the well-to-do into investing in a new commercial musical – or to donate to a not-for-profit venture.Porchside Songs is a more democratic affair, taking place outside – and very helpful in getting to know new neighbours.
Two young women – one on inline skates, the other on roller skates – whizzed down the street in one direction, then circled back for another passing glimpse and listen, perhaps too shy to stop.Dixon and Sears play their way through 40 minutes of songs by Black artists that inspire them.A man in a Mercedes was less shy; he slowed down, rolled down his window and asked what was going on, then idled for a song.
The audience was as much a part of the charm of the show as the setting sun. A husband and wife who showed up just before Sears sang the Etta James hitlet everyone know it was their wedding song – and I watched a tender story of their love and the passing of time on their faces as they watched.Love on Top,
which is named for a 2011 Beyoncé song. The two banter a bit, but mostly leave the audience to imagine how the setlist came to be. There was an early mention that it was an “important time” to play these songs, but no elaboration on that point.’s Harry Warren and Mack Gordon , for instance, went unmentioned. So did the tidbit that Beyoncé Knowles played Etta James and sang
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