Kym Purling plays Nat King Cole + Sleepless in Seattle

World renowned and world class pianist Kym Purling will interpret the music of Nat King Cole, live on stage at the Capri. Purling spent almost three decades based in New York and Paris. He has established himself internationally, performing in more than 140 countries around the world alongside many stars, including Natalie Cole, Nat’s daughter. He has conducted several Broadway shows and has made significant contributions in the worlds of jazz and musical theatre. We are excited to invite you to this special performance to experience Purling’s renditions of our favourite Nat King Cole songs before screening the romantic blockbuster of the 90s, Sleepless in Seattle.

Kym Purling, piano

Tim Bowen, bass

Jackson Mack, drums

1:30pm BAR OPEN IN THE FOYER
2:30pm THE KYM PURLING TRIO
3:30pm SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE

MOVIE SYNOPSIS
After his wife Maggie passes away, Sam Baldwin and his 8-year-old son Jonah relocate from Chicago to Seattle to escape the grief associated with Maggie’s death. Eighteen months later Sam is still grieving and can’t sleep. Although Jonah misses his mother, he wants his father to get a new wife despite Sam having not even contemplated dating again. On Christmas Eve, Sam (on Jonah’s initiative) ends up pouring his heart out on a national radio talk show about his magical and perfect marriage to Maggie, and how much he still misses her. Among the many women who hear Sam’s story and fall in love with him solely because of it is Annie Reed, a Baltimore-based newspaper writer. Annie’s infatuation with Sam’s story and by association Sam himself is despite being already engaged. But Annie’s relationship with her straight-laced fiance Walter is unlike her dream love life in the movie An Affair to Remember (1957)