New Audition Date:
Monday May 20th, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM!
LCCT,
the resident theater company of Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater, will hold
auditions for the musical, "A Grand Night for Singing – the Music of Rodgers
and Hammerstein,” on Monday May 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM in Skidompha Library’s Porter Hall. People auditioning
are asked to use the Elm Street entrance to the library.
Taste
and imagination, the two key ingredients for a first-rate revue, abound in this
fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon. This R&H musical revue opened the 1994
Broadway season with flair and distinction, garnering wildly enthusiastic
notices as well as earning two Tony nominations, including Best Musical.
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.
"A
Grand Night for Singing” will be under the direction and choreography of Emily
Mirabile, with music direction by John
Mulcahy. Performances for this fully-staged production are scheduled for August
9, 10, 15, 16, and 17, with rehearsals
beginning in early 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 enlarging
the company to feature multiple performers.
Actors
are asked to bring sheet music to the auditions. An accompanist will be
provided. Questions can be emailed to lcctseason@gmail.com.