HARRIS ALTERS PACE FOR HIS DEBUT SOLO

Sydney Morning Herald

Wednesday November 11, 2009

Bryce Hallett

WHEN David Harris performed the lead in Cameron Mackintosh's revival of Miss Saigon in 2007, he gave one of that year's most truthful and moving stage portrayals. It earned him Helpmann and Sydney Theatre award nominations.The chemistry between Harris and his leading lady, Laurie Cadevida, generated more heat than the tropical hell the love-torn protagonists found themselves in.A glimmer of that magical pairing features as a bonus track on Harris's debut solo album, 'Til the Night is Gone, which forms the basis of a concert in Melbourne on November 22.The album is a marked change of pace from the toe-tapping, heart-stopping tunes of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fiddler on the Roof and Miss Saigon. Co-produced by Max Lambert and Bev Kennedy, the recording brings Harris's bright, lyrical voice to the fore in versions of So Close from Disney's Enchanted, You Walk with Me from The Full Monty, and Peter Allen's seldom-recorded ballad Harbour.��It's been a big learning curve and very fulfilling,�� says Harris, who stars in LoveBites, which previews tonight and opens tomorrow at the Seymour Centre.Created by composer Peter Rutherford and singer-songwriter James Millar, LoveBites is the fourth show in a row that Harris has featured in at the Seymour, after Little Women, Gutenberg! and Breast Wishes.