[NEohioPAL]Go CAMPing at the Cedar Lee this weekend!

[joeruffner at att.net]

Attention all musical theater lovers, and theater folk of all stripes!

Opening this weekend at the Cedar Lee in Cleveland Hts:

CAMP
A film by Todd Graff

Starring Daniel Letterle, Don Dixon and Stephen Sondheim

Todd Graff’s crowd-pleasing directorial debut pays tribute to summer camps, 
musical theatre, and Stephen Sondheim.

The heartwarming comedy follows a group of youngsters who gather together for 
another summer at Camp Ovation, a refuge in upstate New York that nurtures 
aspiring performers. This year, the arrival of Vlad (Cleveland's own Daniel 
Letterle) gets everyone’s juices flowing. There’s the pretty, but shy, Ellen 
(Joanna Chilcoat), the oversensitive Michael (Robin De Jesus), the stuck up 
Jill (Alana Allen), the tormented, overweight Jenna (Tiffany Taylor), the 
scheming Fritzi (Anna Kendrick), and the beautiful Dee (Sasha Allen). 

In awe of the camp’s guest instructor, Bert Hanley (Don Dixon), Vlad is 
crushed to discover that he has become a bitter, cynical alcoholic. Amidst 
the raging hormones and daily melodramas, the kids must nonetheless 
concentrate on the task at hand, which includes staging the summer’s final 
production. Determined not to succumb to Bert’s negative influence, Vlad 
convinces everyone to stage a performance that will inspire everyone. 

Using an incredibly talented ensemble, Graff makes certain that each budding 
superstar has their moment to shine. Shifting between comedy and drama in the 
span of a single scene, Graff also packs CAMP with enough in-jokes and 
musical numbers to make for a highly entertaining experience. With a score by 
HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH composer Stephen Trask, the film also includes such 
fare as Bacharach’s “Turkey Lurky Time,” Victoria Williams’s “Century Plant,” 
two tunes written by Michael Gore and Lynn Ahrens (RAGTIME) specifically for 
the film, and the classic “Ladies Who Lunch” by Broadway legend Stephen 
Sondheim, who makes his feature film debut, playing himself.

CAMP showtimes, starting 8/22: 11:45 / 2:05 / 4:35 / 7:20 / 9:45 (11:45 show 
is for Fri-Sun only). First show of each day is at matinee price. All tickets 
Monday only $5.

Hope to see you there!