LCCT,
the resident theater company of Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater, will hold
auditions for two upcoming musicals on Sunday December 16 from 4 pm to 6 pm and
Monday December 17 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm in Skidompha Library’s Porter Hall. People
auditioning are asked to use the Elm Street entrance to the library.
Sister Act, the Musical – with performances the
weekend of April 5, 2019 and directed by John Mulcahy - is based on the hit
1992 film about Delores Van Cartier, an ambitious lounge singer in the 1970s
who, having accidentally witnessed a murder, is hidden by the police in a local
convent until she can safely testify. Forced to assume the guise of a nun, the
streetwise Delores turns the orderly and serene lives of the nuns and their
Mother Superior upside down. This
uplifting musical about the power of music and friendship was nominated for
five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Featuring original music by Tony- and
eight-time Oscar winner, Alan Menken (The
Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of
Horrors), the score is jammed with both disco-inspired tunes and more
traditional musical comedy material. Who
can resist the beat of tunes like those of the great disco queens and the Bee
Gees?
The
ensemble for this semi-staged production will rehearse Sunday afternoons
starting mid-January. Members of the ensemble are not required to memorize the
music. Principals rehearse independent of the chorus until the show is put
together as performances near. The production is accompanied by a full
orchestra. Character descriptions for Sister
Act, the Musical can be found by clicking here.
Casting
will also take place for the musical revue A
Grand Night for Singing – the Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, with direction
and choreography by Emile Mirabile and music direction by John Mulcahy. Performances
for this fully-staged production are scheduled for the weekends of August 1 and
August 8 with rehearsals beginning in mid-June. Although originally written for a cast of five,
LCCT, as they did a few summers back with the Kander and Ebb revue And the World Goes ‘Round, will be
expanding the show to feature multiple performers and a chorus. The show
provides a fresh take on the songs of the team that shaped the modern musical
comedy.
Actors
are asked to bring sheet music to the auditions. An accompanist will be
provided. Questions about either of these shows can be emailed to lcctseason@gmail.com.
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