“A Scandalous Affair” recently made its New York City premiere in the city where Jeanette and Nelson had many a secret rendezvous. A 30-year love affair with tragic pregnancies, sexual betrayals, suicide attempts and blackmail with the music of Cole Porter, Victor Herbert and Verdi are the stuff of “A Scandalous Affair.”
Written by noted opera singer, Hallie Neill, inspired by the best-seller “Sweethearts” by Sharon Rich, this dramatic, real-life love story of screen legends Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy is laced with humor, juicy bits of gossip, great singing and surprising Hollywood history. Metropolitan Opera baritone Theodore Lambrinos is Nelson and Hallie Neill appears as Jeanette.
Promo clip: April 19, 2009, Merkin Concert Hall, New York. Raymond Hughes, as pianist Collins Smith and Patricia Bartlett is Hedda Hopper. This performance was directed by Albert Bergeret.
For more information: www.jeanetteandnelson.com
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ah i would love …
ah i would love this show to come to the uk ………i bet jeanette and nelson would cry if they saw it ahhhhhhhh the lady that plays hedda hopper has she been in anything else???
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What a wonderful …
What a wonderful experience to listen to these two singers. The story itself is great and the production equally excellent. How wonderful to see talent and voices with such clarity and depth. Live performance has got to be magnificent. This is something audiences could sit back and get lost in. Glorious music, glorious singing, comedy..it has it all. They are fabulous and fun. More of this would be a treat.
an incredible …
an incredible performance.
ah if only jeanette …
ah if only jeanette and nelson could see this show , what a thrill it would be for them to see each other protrayed in this way and what a great performance by the lady as hedda hopper…..ahhhhh
absolutely …
absolutely wonderful. Hallie and Theodore should be on the London theatre circuit..they would be loved by Brirish audiences, they are brilliant. Dorothy Mcbain
The wonderful …
The wonderful voices of Hallie Neill and Ted Lambrinos bring to life the almost forgotten charm and beauty of “America’s Singing Sweethearts, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, and the story of their secret 30-year love affair. A Scandalous Affair is a marvelous show that should not be missed! It is full of enery, hope, pathos, tragedy, and most of all, love. Ms. Neill and Mr. Lambrinos are singers blessed with world-class voices, and they bring to this show a charisma that will endure.
I can watch this …
I can watch this over and over and never tire of hearing Hallie and Theodore singing together. Can’t wait until this show goes on tour and makes it to Chicago so I can see it in person.
What an incredible …
What an incredible production