Nick to get fabulous with Frances

Nick Christo will capture the magic and music of comedienne, jazz legend and entertainment revolutionary Frances Faye in a one-man one night stand on Tuesday 29 July at Slide.

Outrageous recording artist and wickedly naughty band leader Frances Faye was certainly without equal. Her outlandish style, cutthroat vocals and highly camp quips had seen her rise from mobster gin joints in the 1920s to become the phenomenon of clubs across the United States, eventually shattering Peggy Lee’s record run at New York’s famous Basin Street East in the early ’60s.

Under the direction of Neil Gooding (The Hatpin, Back to the ’80s, Short Sweet+Song, Fast+Fresh), Christo re-creates the essence of Frances Faye, her explosive 1962 Australian debut at Chequers nightclub, her taboo-incinerating relationship with Australian audiences, and her unmistakable stamp (or stomp) of influence on performers like Bette Midler and Peter Allen.

info: Dinner starts at 7pm and the show kicks off at 9pm. Bookings for The Fabulous Frances Faye are at www.slide.com.au