"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley

The CAUSE Foundation is a non profit organization which has for the past eleven years been promoting local talent through its musical productions, with all profits from these ventures going to worthy local charities. Over the years, it has successfully staged several Broadway musical hits such as The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, Joseph and the Technicolor Dream coat among others to full houses in both Bangalore and Mangalore.

This year they are back with the hilarious musical comedy inspired by the songs of Elvis Presley “ALL SHOOK UP”.

The musical contains foot tapping music, vibrant dances and costumes and promises to be a visual treat for the entire family.

 “All Shook Up” deals with a small American town in the 1950s that recognizes the unjustness of segregation after a leather jacketed stranger motorcycles into this sleepy, prudish town. Though the original book by Joe DiPietro had racial segregation as its theme it has been adapted to other cultures and been replaced by class segregation which is still so prevalent and relevant even today. The young stranger through the power and magic of music integrates the citizens of an otherwise class conscious town and makes them recognize the unjustness of segregation.

The musical showcases the power and magic of music and its role in dissolving inhibitions and class tensions.

Performance Details:
Dates: 29th August to 1st September 2008, (Fri-Mon)
Time: 7:15 pm – 9 pm
Venue: Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore
Tickets: Rs. 500/, 300/, 200/, 150/ available from 22nd August onwards at Supermarket (Brigade Rd), Fab India (Indiaranagar, Koramangala) and Rendezvous (Fraser Town).
Play Director: Leila Alvares
Featuring: Neville De Nazareth, Neha Kapoor, Jude Lazaro, Arvind Kasthuri & Prem Koshy

Music Director: Gaurav Vas
Choreographers: Lucien Charanghat, Lionel De Nazareth, Neha Kapoor, Kanika Batra, & Pravin Roberts
Sound & Light: Reynolds
Costumes: Asha Fernandes of Elan

The CAUSE  Foundation was begun with the primary objective of promoting local amateur talent through various art ventures including musicals, drama, exhibitions etc. Any proceeds from these ventures, after all expenses, are given to local fledging (begun by single individuals) but worthy charities including animal welfare organizations as part of its environmental strategy.

The Foundation has on its advisory board eminent persons such as Sri. J.C. Lynn and former Chief Secretary, Karnataka, Sri. P.L. Sinai, former Ambassador. The President of the Foundation, Leila Alvares, has in the past written and directed plays for private organizations, conducted choirs and directed major musicals including CRESCENDO, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, GREASE, FRANKENSTEIN, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, MY FAIR LADY, HELLO DOLLY and SOUND OF MUSIC.
CAUSE Foundation  G-D Charles Court  12 Rest House Road  Bangalore – 1
Mob: 98860 55868, 9844021493