Writer and performer David Goldthorpe as jazz legend Chet Baker. Photo / Supplied
Writer and performer David Goldthorpe as jazz legend Chet Baker. Photo / Supplied
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A show dedicated to the life and times of jazz legend chet Baker returns to New Zeland for a limited run next month.
Musical play Like Someone in Love, which first debuted at the 2007 New Zealand Fringe Festival, will run from March 2-6 at the Galatos inAuckland.
Known as the 'James Dean of Jazz' for his good looks and bad boy reputation, Baker's life off-stage was the antithesis to his cool and subdued stage presence. He grappled with drug related jail time, failed relationships and above all his crippling life-long addiction to drugs.
Writer and performer David Goldthorpe brings Baker's tumultuous life to the stage, in a role which has won him much critical acclaim.
"If you don't know who Chet Baker is, you should," says Goldthorpe, describing the show as "a no-holds barred glimpse at who Chet Baker really was. It's a chance to get closer to the real Chet Baker than you ever would by picking up a book or reading a CD cover."
What: Like Someone in Love: Chet Baker Where: Galatos, Auckland Central
When: March 2-6
