San Jose Rep presents ‘Blue Twilight’

SAN JOSE
– San Jose Repertory Theatre will celebrate the life and times
of blues and jazz legend Alberta Hunter while bringing the sights
and sounds of New York City’s Greenwich Village alive at its
spectacular summer gala,
”
Blue Twilight: A Celebration of Legend and Music.
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SAN JOSE – San Jose Repertory Theatre will celebrate the life and times of blues and jazz legend Alberta Hunter while bringing the sights and sounds of New York City’s Greenwich Village alive at its spectacular summer gala, “Blue Twilight: A Celebration of Legend and Music.”

The unique fundraiser includes an exclusive performance of the hit musical, “Cookin’ at the Cookery: The Music and Times of Alberta Hunter,” and an elegant post-show celebration under a dramatic tent next to the theater on Repertory Plaza.

“Blue Twilight” will take place Saturday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Individual Tables of 10 are available for $2,500 each, Corporate Tables of 10 for $5,000 each, and Individual Tickets are $250 each. For reservations and additional information, contact Bourée Nordin, Annual Fund Manager, at (408) 367-7259 or

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The festivities begin on Saturday at 3 p.m. with a pre-show welcome reception of champagne and hors d’oeurves in the Rep’s architecturally stunning lobby. The exclusive performance of “Cookin’ at the Cookery” starts at 4 p.m. 

After the show, the evening moves into full swing under a picturesque tent on Repertory Plaza where the streets of Greenwich Village have been magically recreated in meticulous detail. A live auction, donation drawing and live music and dancing will follow an elegant three-course meal at 7p.m.

Four unique packages will be offered during the Blue Twilight live auction:

• Titans of Wine – A Wine Tasting Extravaganza.  Limousine service to a beautiful private home where 12 guests will be treated to an exclusive tasting of a high-end Pinot Noir collection followed by a gourmet dinner prepared by one of Silicon Valley’s premier chefs.

• A Taste of Italy – La Rusticana.  An exclusive gourmet Italian cooking lesson for fourteen people at La Rusticana, an elite culinary school situated in a Tuscan-style villa in the hills of Los Gatos.  The evening’s delicacies will be paired with a special case of assorted wine.

• Sports Fans – The Shark Tank. Twelve sports fans will take in a San Jose Sharks game in a VIP box at the HP Pavilion, aka the “Shark Tank,” and enjoy private catering during the game. The package includes signed Shark’s memorabilia.

• Art Lovers – Tour of Contemporary Art.  Tour a private home, garden and extensive art collection while conversing with local artists at an exclusive cocktail reception with up to 40 guests.

Jam-packed with roof-raising tunes, “Cookin’ at the Cookery: The Music and Times of Alberta Hunter” is a hand-clappin’, foot-tappin’ delight for music lovers of all ages. Alberta Hunter, once a star of Broadway, the Casino de Paris and the London Palladium, gave it all up at the age of 60 to become a nurse.

The musical celebration is set in 1977 when the 82-year-old legendary singer and songwriter prepares to perform her first show in more than 20 years at Greenwich Village’s “The Cookery,” launching a comeback the likes of which the world had never seen.

“Cookin’ at the Cookery” features Tony Award-winner Ann Duquesnay and Janice Lorraine performing soul-shaking renditions of Hunter’s classic blues and jazz tunes including “Rough and Ready Man,” “My Castle’s Rockin’,” “I’m Having a Good Time,” “Down Hearted Blues” and “The Love I Have for You.”  Performances begin on July 2 and continue through Aug. 3, 2003.

Tickets to “Cookin’ at the Cookery” can be purchased at the Rep Box Office, located at 101 Paseo de San Antonio, (408) 367-7255; on the Rep Web site, www.sjrep.com; or at www.tickets.com.

San Jose Repertory Theatre stimulates, celebrates and enhances understanding of ourselves and others through the shared experience of live theater by producing new plays and classics marked by innovative interpretations and a reflection and inclusion of our community and the world in which we live.

San Jose Repertory Theatre 2003-2004 season tickets are available for purchase. The season features seven mainstage productions:  Noises Off, Mary’s Wedding, Wintertime, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rounding Third, No Time for Comedy and The Underpants. Tickets are available by visiting www.sjrep.com or by calling the Rep Box Office at (408) 367-7255.