[NEohioPAL]Sondheim's ANYONE CAN WHISTLE

[Pjanson02 at aol.com]

Stephen Sondheim’s “ANYONE CAN WHISTLE” – January 10-20, 2002

After last year’s record-breaking musical "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?", St. Joseph Academy is proud to present Stephen Sondheim’s "Anyone Can Whistle" directed by local Equity actor Patrick Janson.  The “Sondheim Review” tells us that we are the ONLY high school, community or professional theatre that will be performing this rare show in the entire country in this three-month time span, so don’t miss it!

"Anyone Can Whistle" was a wildly experimental show that lasted only 9 performances on Broadway in 1964 (it began the stage career of Angela Lansbury), but there were a few wise critics that felt that the show was “uniquely wonderful, but way ahead of its time.”  Audiences were expecting a similar output like Arthur Laurents’ and Sondheim’s two previous shows, “West Side Story” and “Gypsy”.  A New York concert version was performed in 1995, drawing new attention to its specialness.   It is one of Sondheim’s most challenging scores (it’s as crazy and complicated as its plot) and it's a wildly CRAZY show not to be missed by any theatre fan.

The performance dates are January 10-20, 2002.  Shows are Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 7:30pm (no Saturday show due to bingo!) and there are also Sunday matinees at 2:00pm.  St. Joseph Academy is located on Cleveland’s West Side at 3430 Rocky River Drive.  Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors, and can be purchased at the door.  Call 216-251-6788 x248 for more information.