Captiva Library: Songs of Rodgers & Hart

The remarkable partnership of composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart spanned 24 years, resulting in the scores for thirty stage musicals and nine films. While their songs are acknowledged as among the most sophisticated and witty of their time, they could also be stunning in their simplicity and directness.

“Beguiled Again” illuminates the astonishing breadth of their output with a musical menu offering selections from the incomparable Rodgers and Hart songbook, songs like Blue Moon, The Lady Is A Tramp, My Funny Valentine, My Heart Stood Still. and Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.

Originally from New Jersey, Dave DeLuca is an accomplished singer, songwriter, musician and recording engineer who has been performing for over 30 years. He is a member of the Songwriter’s Guild of America and has had songs published by BMI. In December 2011, Dave auditioned for and won a starring role in the Count Basie Theatre’s “5th Annual Sinatra Birthday Bash,” beating out hundreds of other hopeful performers. He is currently overseeing production of “The Star-Spangled Songbook”, a tribute to the great American composers and lyricists who crafted our body of popular standards, for a future airing on PBS.

Admission is free. For more information or to register for seating please call the library at (239) 533-4890.