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A Grand Night for Singing
a Musical Review
Produced by Bill Mullins and Adrian Steel
Directed by Adriana Hardy
Music Directed by Larry Zimmerman
Performances: April 23rd, 24th, 30th, and May 1st, 7th and 8th at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 2nd at 2 p.m.
Rodgers and Hammerstein 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 A Grand Night for Singing, a joyous musical revue that features hits from Carousel, Oklahoma!, The King and I, South Pacific, and The Sound of Music as well as lesser-known works from Allegro, Flower Drum Song, State Fair, and Pipe Dream. With innovative musical arrangements including a sultry Andrews Sisters-esque "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-a My Hair," a swinging' "Honeybun" worthy of the Modernaires, and a jazzy "Kansas City”, the revue leaves no question about how terrifically up to date the remarkable songs of R&H remain. As USA Today acclaimed, "A Grand Night for Singing is enough to restore one's faith in the future of the revue and the durability of Rodgers & Hammerstein. It gives the material the kind of thoughtful rethinking it has long deserved." The show was nominated in 1994 for two Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical, and for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue.
Cast:
Janet Aldrich
Maria Benzie
Roberta Chaves
Keith Flores
Peter Halverson
Angela Ramacci
Ron Sweeney
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