LCCT,
the resident theater company of Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater presents, "A
Grand Night for Singing – the Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein,” opening Friday
August 9th at 7:30 PM. Shows continue Saturday August 10that 2 PM & 7:30 PM, Thursday August 15th at 7:30 PM, Friday
August 16th at 7:30 PM and Saturday August 17th at 2 PM
& 7:30 PM. This fully staged production, complete with orchestra and cast
of more than 20 performers, is being created with direction and choreography by
Emily Mirabile and music direction by John Mulcahy.
Taste
and imagination, the two key ingredients for a first-rate revue, abound in this
fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon which opened the 1994
Broadway season with flair and distinction, garnering wildly enthusiastic
notices as well as earning two Tony nominations, including Best Musical. The LCCT production features a roster of area
performers which includes: Andy Barber (Woolwich), Emily Sue Barker (Boothbay),
Soren Barker (Boothbay), Jane Bertelsen (Boothby Harbor), Joel Biron
(Brunswick), Roosevelt Bishop (Southport), Laurie Brown (Waldoboro), Andrew
Fenniman (Chamberlain), Taylor Fish (Southport), Emerson Harris (Southport),
Sarah Harris (Southport), Victoria Hamilton (Camden), Joseph Lugosch (Round
Pond), Carissa McCurdy (Brunswick), Emily Mirabile (Edgecomb), Nick Mirabile
(Edgecomb), Harrison Pierpan (Bristol), Spencer Pottle (Boothbay), Hayden Sears
(Lincolnville), Nina Tilander (Gardiner), Natalie Wright (Boothbay).
Tickets
are $20 Adults, $18 Lincoln Theater members, and $5 for Youth ages 18 and under
and can be purchased in advance through the theater office in person or by
phone at 563-3424 or by emailing info@lcct.org.
The
R&H founding fathers probably never imagined 'Shall We Dance?' as a comic
pas de deux for a towering beauty and her diminutive admirer, nor did they
suspect that one day a lovelorn young lad might pose the musical question, 'How
do you solve a problem like Maria?' But that's precisely the kind of invention
lavished upon this revue, with innovative musical arrangements including a
sultry Andrews Sisters-esque 'I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-a My Hair,' a
swingin' 'Honeybun' worthy of the Modernaires, and a jazzy 'Kansas City' which
leaves no question about how terrifically up to date the remarkable songs of
R&H remain as they entertain theater-goers of all generations.