Spotlight Night for On the Town and Candide
March 22
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March 22, 2010
Spotlight Nights are entertaining, informative and free. Sponsored by US Bank, this incredibly popular series gives you a behind-the- scenes look at our upcoming shows.
The final Spotlight Night of our 2009-2010 season will take you behind the scenes of two of the greatest musicals you've never seen, On the Town and Candide. You will also get a preview of this spring's exciting Seattle Celebrates Bernstein Festival.
Act 1
Seattle Celebrates Bernstein!
Over the next four months, an unprecedented consortium of 19 of the region's leading arts organizations will join forces to celebrate the life and music of legendary American composer Leonard Bernstein. David Armstrong will provide a sneak peek of the incredible potpourri of concerts, theatrical performances, lectures, film screenings and special events that will make up this unique, first-of-its-kind citywide arts festival.
Act 2
The Best Of All Possible Worlds
Bernstein On Broadway
In this music-filled segment, a host of Seattle's finest singers will help us review the life and glorious songs of Leonard Bernstein. We will feature selections from his legendary Broadway musicals and other theatrical works including West Side Story, Wonderful Town, Trouble In Tahiti, Mass, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, On The Town and Candide. With musical performances by Greg McCormick Allen, Anne Allgood, Candice Donehoo, Mary Jo DuGaw, Brandon O'Neill, Matt Owen, Sarah Rudinoff, Billie Wildrick and guest artists Laura Griffith, Joe Aaron Reid and the Seattle Women's Chorus.
Act 3
I Can Cook Too:
Serving Classic Musicals to a Modern Audience
Candide director David Armstrong and On The Town director and musical director, Bill Berry and Ian Eisendrath respectively, will give you an inside look at how they approach the challenges and rewards of whipping up classic Golden Age Of Broadway musicals to whet the appetite of a contemporary audience.
Performances and guest appearances are subject to change.
Performance Schedule 2010
| Monday, Mar 22 |
7:00 PM |
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| Monday, Mar 22 |
7:01 PM |
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