The Traveling Toe

The Traveling Toe

Monday, August 7, 2017

"The Bodyguard" presented by Broadway at the Bass


THE BODYGUARD
play program

A Dear Friend and The Travelling Toe attended the Sunday matinee performance at Bass Hall of "The Bodyguard".  The musical is a touring show with Fort Worth being one of many stops along the way.

The stage show is based on the 1992 hit movie of the same name stating Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. 
movie poster
The stage version of the musical premiered in London's West End in 2012.

original London poster
 
The USA tour began in the Fall of 2016.

Pop sensation Rachel Marron has a problem - she has attracted a stalker.  But she tries to go on with her shows and activities.  When the threats become even more personal, along with concerns about her young son and also at the insistence of her manager, a personal security specialist is hired.  Former Secret Service agent, Frank Farmer, is requested for this duty but he is reluctant to take the job as he dislikes guarding celebrities. He eventually decides to take the job with the stipulation that Rachel follow his rules. Rachel is not happy with the restrictions placed on her and she treats Frank accordingly.  However as the threats increase, Rachel realizes that Frank does have her best interest, and that of her son, at heart.

The actress who played Rachel Marron, Deborah Cox, did a fantastic job.  Am sure that any actress who plays Rachel will always be judged by the job Whitney Houston did in the movie.  But Deborah wowed the entire audience with her singing, dancing and acting.  

All the actors and actresses in the troupe were excellent singers and the dancing was phenomenal. What a super cast!

Just a  few of the well known songs included in the musical were:

                                      Greatest Love Of All
                                      One Moment In Time
                                      I Wanna Dance With Somebody
                                      I Will Always Love You
                                      Where Do Broken Hearts Go
What a wonderful show - we both enjoyed it so much!






Bass Hall

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