The difference between acting and singing on stage, muses entertainer Shane Cortese, is like the difference between rugby union and rugby league.
"They have the same qualities – there's a basic similarity, but when you get to the technical side they're different games."
Cortese will be at the Havelock Mussel Festival on Saturday performing with well-known entertainers Frankie Stevens, Jacki Clarke and Rikki Morris.
The performance will be a short break for Cortese, the actor, who has been busy doing pre-production for the second season of Kiwi television show Nothing Trivial.
He says he feels relaxed and comfortable on stage, "but my greatest love is making television – being in a studio, not the promotional side".
While Cortese may be a seasoned actor and singer don't make the mistake of calling him a dancer and a "triple threat" despite reaching the final of the first season of Dancing with the Stars New Zealand in 2005.
"My wife [Nerida] will take great offence if people call me a dancer."
He was not a natural dancer and needed time to learn any routines.
"I've just done [the musical] Cats and can dance if given the time," he adds.
The moves he learned for the role of Rum Tum Tugger, including the cat crawl, do not translate well to the dance floor at his local pub, he says.
The show which has been put together for the festival will be three sets during the day and will also involve the group MCing throughout the day.
The music will be well-known New Zealand songs from the past 50 years which would appeal to a wide range of people, he says.
A lover of seafood, he says he will try and make his way to the stalls to sample the mussels between sets.
The group got together earlier this week to work on the show.
SIMON WONG
On show: Performers Shane Cortese, left, Frankie Stevens, Jackie Clarke and Rikki Morris have been preparing to entertain the crowd at the Havelock Mussel Festival on Saturday.
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