[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: CVLT's "Putting It Together" by Sondheim, an unusual musical revue

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

  *PRESS RELEASE*
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 2/21/13

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Contact: Andrew Rothman
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

40 River Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122
Phone: 440-247-8955
E-mail: cvlt at cvlt.org <mailto:cvlt at cvlt.org>
Website: www.cvlt.org <http://www.cvlt.org/>

High-resolution press photos are freely available for download at 
www.CVLT.org/promo <http://www.CVLT.org/promo>


    CVLT's "Putting It Together" by Sondheim, an unusual musical revue

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Stephen Sondheim is undeniably one of the most 
important figures in American musical theater. In a career spanning 
nearly fifty years, he has been the recipient of eight Tony Awards, 
multiple Grammy Awards, the Laurence Olivier Award, an Academy Award, 
and the Pulitzer Prize. Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's spring musical, 
PUTTING IT TOGETHER, which opens on March 22 and runs weekends through 
April 20, combines songs from some of Sondheim's best scores into an 
unusual musical revue.

As may be expected of any work by Sondheim, PUTTING IT TOGETHER is 
smart, sophisticated, dry humored, and anything but typical. Unlike most 
musical revues, which simply trot out the hits, Sondheim uses PUTTING IT 
TOGETHER to wrap his old songs in a new context. A Manhattan anniversary 
party serves as the setting, as a cast of five sing more than thirty 
songs that reflect their lives and loves. The show pulls together 
material from some of Sondheim's most beloved works, including /Sunday 
in the Park with George,/ /Assassins,/ /Company,/ /Merrily We Roll 
Along,/ /A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,/ /A Little 
Night Music,/ /Sweeney Todd/ and others. Some of the songs will be 
familiar, and others not so familiar; particularly those which were cut 
from their original shows and make their first appearances in this score.

Under the direction of Marc C. Howard and musical director D. Keith 
Stiver, the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre production features five 
talented newcomers to the CVLT stage; Laura Giterman and Thomas E. Love 
appear as a glamorous, somewhat jaded married couple, while Hope 
Caldwell and Derrick Winger appear as a younger and more starry-eyed 
pair. Brian Picola plays observer and commentator as the party goers 
confront the joy and pain of marriage, infidelity and divorce through 
Sondheim's witty wordplay and timeless melodies.

PUTTING IT TOGETHER plays Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 PM, March 22 
- April 20, 2013, with one Sunday matinee at 2 PM on April 7. Tickets 
are $18 regular, $14 students and seniors. Tickets and information are 
available at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's website - www.CVLT.org, or 
by phone at 440-247-8955 between 1-6 PM, Monday through Saturday. 
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is located at 40 River Street in historic 
Chagrin Falls Village. CVLT is generously funded by Cuyahoga County 
residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and supported by the Ohio 
Arts Council.

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