Sarah Rudinoff and Chris Jeffries reunite!

One night only! With music inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and the 1920s

They are longtime friends and collaborators who have been working on an evening-length show in secret for the last few years. Photo by Kelly O

Sarah Rudinoff and Chris Jeffries — whose music is to die for, and whose chemistry is electric — are performing on April 10, a week from tonight.

They’re performing at this FrizzLit dinner party at the Sorrento.

They have performed in all kinds of places, and they can do anything. In the photo above, they’re getting ready in a storage closet at the Frye Art Museum, where they performed in the gallery for the Frye’s “Genius / 21st Century / Seattle” exhibition in 2015 — one of the funniest and most brilliant live performances in recent memory.

They have 50 years of experience between them in every kind of medium from camp to the avant-garde.

On April 10, they will perform original music, interpreted classics, and buried gems in keeping with the themes of the 1920s.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby celebrates its 100th anniversary the same night — which is our excuse for having a party.

Gatsby was first published April 10, 1925.

We’re having the party in a room that existed in 1925 — and looked much like it does today. Save 25% if you decide to stay at the hotel for the party.

More about Chris Jeffries and Sarah Rudinoff

Jeffries is a composer and writer who has written the music and lyrics for many musicals — and often tells stories of a literary bent.

Rudinoff is a singer, actress, and writer whose solo shows include NowNowNow, Go There, The Last State, and Broad. She appears frequently in theatrical productions in places like Seattle Rep and the 5th Avenue Theatre.

Jeffries and Rudinoff were the first two Stranger Genius Award winners in Theater. Jeffries won in 2003 and Rudinoff won in 2004.

Their full credits are below.

If you come to the party, dress up! Kelly O, the former staff photographer for The Stranger, will be there taking photos.

CHRIS JEFFRIES

Composer Chris Jeffries’ latest musical, based on Jane Austen’s Persuasion, premiered at Taproot Theatre after being workshopped at The 5th Avenue’s NextFest. He has written the book, music, and lyrics for such musicals as Vera Wilde (Winner of 4 SFBATCC awards), Moon of My Delight (Empty Space), The Glory Booty Club (Garland Award), I See London, I See France and The Fatty Arbuckle Spook HouseRevue (Annex Theatre, Yale School of Drama). Music and lyric credits include Laura Comstock’s Bag-Punching Dog (Los Angeles, Ovation and LA Weekly Awards) and Horse Opera (NEA commission). His music for Bunnicula (Seattle Children’s Theatre) is heard worldwide, and he can be seen touring the country as the ever-silent accompanist/arranger for internationally disclaimed chanteuse Dina Martina.

SARAH RUDINOFF

Sarah Rudinoff has been performing in Seattle for 25 years. Her solo shows include NowNowNow, Go There, The Last State, and Broad, they have been presented at On the Boards, Re-bar, Bumbershoot, PICA’s TBA Festival (Portland), HBO Workspace (LA), Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh), and Adelaide Festival (Australia). Sarah has sung and acted all over Seattle including The Seattle Rep, The 5th Avenue, ACT, Showbox, The Royal Room and Vito’s. Sarah sings Led Zeppelin in the burlesque extravaganza House of Thee Unholy at the Triple Door and with collaborators Gretta Harley and Elizabeth Kenny, she co-created and starred in These Streets at ACT Theatre, about women musicians of Seattle’s “grunge” years.

The Sorrento under construction in 1908. It opened in 1909. (This is the neighborhood where Alice B. Toklas lived before she met Gertrude Stein.)