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Wonderful Town Fall show 2009 information

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Show dates: November 6,7,12,13,14, 2009  at 8 pm and November 8,14, 2009 at 2 pm   @Showplace

WONDERFUL TOWN is sunny, spirited and bursting with good humor. Leonard Bernstein's score is happily melodic in the ballads, and helpful in illustrating the pleasant story. Memorable are the ballads A Quiet Girl, 100 Ways to Lose a Man and It's Love, as well as the nostalgic lament Ohio. The dance numbers grow naturally out of the story.

It is about the adventures and misadventures of two sisters who move from their comfortable hometown in Ohio to Greenwich Village, a bohemian area in New York City -Christopher Street to fulfill their dreams. Ruth is an aspiring writer, average in appearance and can't keep a man's attention - no matter what. Eileen, a fledgling actress, is Ruth's opposite. She is a beautiful dancer, who - without even trying - has men falling at her feet.

The girls end up with a one month lease on a tiny, basement studio apartment near a subway construction site. What it lacks in charm and privacy, the room makes up for in location. They are homesick - Ohio. The neighborhood is full of interesting people like Appopolous, their landlord and an artist, Wreck (a former football player) and his live-in fiance Helen, Mrs. Wade (Helen's mother who comes for a visit), Violet (a lady of the night and the previous tenant of the apartment the girls are renting) and a precinct of friendly police officers.  

Production team:
Directed by Brian MacDonald
Producers: Fred Batley, Cathy Ferreri

Stage Manager: Sarah Tye
Music: Pam Birrell
Choreography: Rachel Bemrose
Orchestra: Justin Hiscox

Cast members:
Ruth:  Erin Maxfield
Eileen: Shannon Stroobach
Bob Baker: Geoff Bemrose
Frank: Isaac Bell
Wreck: Ray Henderson
Ben Wolfe: Valenti
Appopolous: Mark Hiscox
Chick Clark: Aaron Hoffman
Mrs Wade: Pat Maitland
Helen: Kelley Mazda
Violet: Glynis Price
Officer Lonigan: Tim Jefferies
Fletcher: CJ Clark
Tour Guide: Waren Sweeting
Editors: Fred Batley, Warren Sweeting

Dancers: Rebecca Ballarin, Madeleine Brown, Josh Doig, Matthew Finlan, Courtney Hillier, Robyn Hoja, Rebekah Houpt,  Stephanie Jackman, Mallory MacDonald, Taylor Millett, Elizabeth Moody, Scott Tuck, Ben Ward

Chorus:  Nic Bombala, Renee Bombala, Amy Cummings, Karen Hoffman, Alaura Jopling, Jeanette Kunza, John Miller, Jen Miller, Jess Nelder, Carmen Plant, Nathalie Poirier-Cox.


Posted on 11 Nov 2008 by SJP Admin

 

 

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