[NEohioPAL] "Wonderful Town" opens this week

[McBurney, Christine]

The Shaker Heights High School Theatre Arts Department, in collaboration with the Music Department, proudly presents Leonard Bernstein’s musical comedy Wonderful Town, with book by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.

The six ...time Tony-Award winning Wonderful Town is the wacky adventures and misadventures of two sisters who move from their comfortable hometown in Ohio to 1935’s bohemian Greenwich Village, to fulfill their dreams. Ruth is an aspiring writer, average in appearance and can't keep a man's attention - no matter what. Eileen, a fledgling actress, is Ruth's opposite. She is a beauty, who - without even trying - has men falling at her feet. Along the way they encounter artists, Irish cops, Brazilian sailors, a football player, nice guys and wise guys. The musical score offers a wild ride through 20th century musical styles with everything from ragtime, to swing, to that trademark brassy Bernstein.

Directed by Department Chair Christine McBurney with Music Direction by Dr. Robert Schneider, the production features more than 90 students in a variety of roles ranging from performers, to musicians, managers, designers, and fundraisers. Among the 10 adult staff members involved in this production are, Erik Johnson (Co-Producer), Wendy Kriss, (Choreographer) Donna Jelen (Pit Orchestra Conductor), Derdriu Ring (Gaelic Coach), Kathryn Mussleman Tobasko, (Costume Designer), Julia Johnson (Box Office Manager), Chuck Tisdale (Technical Designer), and Brian McCann (Stage Manager).

With Zoe Davidson as Ruth, Hannah McCandless as Eileen, and Jonah Weinstein as Robert Baker. And...

Vance Adams
Mario Belfiglio
Dean Carlson
Christoph Fitzgerald
Steven Friedman-Romell
Devon Jordon
Cedric Maye
Ian Mercer
Eli Millette
Brendan O’Connell
Kevin Parker
Alex Ramsay
Matt Reesing
Dayvon Rose
Brenton Sullivan

Natasha Anderson
Ophira Berenholz
Marcia Brown
Vita Brown
Aleksa Kaups
Greth Lyon
Megan Muller-Girard
Mara Schoch
Clare Snape
Brianna Stack
Allegra Verlezza
Abby White
Julianna White
Lizzy Wood

• Performances of Wonderful Town are at 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 1st, Friday, December 2nd, and Saturday December 3rd, 2011 in Shaker Heights High School’s Large Auditorium (15911 Aldersyde Dr).

• Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and senior adults and are now available at www.tix.com. The box office will be open from 3-4pm this week and 7-8pm on Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Patrons at the Associate level must reserve their complimentary seats using the 24 Hour box office line at 216-295-4287.

Named a center of excellence by the National Council of Teachers of English, Shaker Theatre offers daily classes in Playwriting, Theatre Management, IB Theatre Arts, Acting, Ensemble, Improv, and Film, and a production season including four main stage performances, several showcase performances, and many more touring performances, guest artist residencies, and special events.

For more information, please call 216-295-4281 and visit www.facebook.com/shakertheatre


Christine McBurney
Theatre Arts Dept. Chair
Shaker Heights High School
15911 Aldersyde Dr.
Shaker Heights, OH 44120
216.295.4258
216.295.4277 fax

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