(This has also been reposted in HD) "Coffee Break" from the Waterford High School production of Frank Loesser's "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying". Friday, May 11th, 2007, Waterford, Connecticut.
Since I love Frank Loesser's score for this show I'll take a long ride to see even a high school production. Good thing because this "Coffee Break" has to be one of the best ever. Excellent choreography and direction. Lighting, sets, costumes, all first rate. Great cast too, Smitty and Bud were particularly strong, as most amply demonstrated here...Did I mention the pit orchestra was very good? One of the best things about the score is how beautifully Loesser scrambled together different musical genres, it's a treat to hear good musicians perform it well. Frank wrote this song as a mambo, maybe the association of coffee with South America was the inspiration...

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