That's Entertainment: SAB Choral Octavo

Greg Gilpin's arrangement captures all the theatrical swagger of the original while making it accessible to three-part choirs. The additional verses transform this from a single showpiece into a complete closing number, giving you flexibility in how you shape the performance. It's one of those rare arrangements where the voicing feels natural rather than forced, allowing singers to deliver the song's inherent charm without technical struggle.

Rollicking and bright, bursting with that classic Hollywood energy where entertainment is both the subject and the mission. The song practically winks at the audience while delivering genuine musical pleasure and lyrical wit.

Choirs that want to close a concert with something crowd-pleasing and musically substantive. This works equally well for high school select choirs and adult community groups, as it requires solid musicianship without extreme range or tessatura demands.

• Lean into the lyrical content: this song is comedically self-aware about show business itself, so encourage singers to perform with wit and personality rather than straight sincerity.
• Use the recorded accompaniment to nail the rhythmic style; the swing and syncopation of the original are essential to the arrangement's effectiveness.
• Balance the additional verses carefully in rehearsal so they land with comedic timing rather than feeling tacked on.
• Work the ending as a true closer: the build and resolution should feel celebratory and definitive.

This belongs at the end of a show, either as your final number or as a reprised closer that bookends a concert structured around American musical theater. It works beautifully in a program celebrating 20th-century standards or in any concert where you want audiences to leave smiling.

• Stylistic interpretation of swing and jazz rhythms
• Theatrical diction and comedic timing
• Balancing three-part SAB voicing with independent lines
• Building energy through harmonic movement and lyrical repetition