[NEohioPAL] CAMEO BRINGS SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD TO MEDINA

[Terry Stancin Spetrino]

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CAMEO BRINGS SONGS
FOR A NEW WORLD TO MEDINA
 
MEDINA,
Ohio, July 27, 2013– The CAMEO 2013 season marks the 10-year anniversary of
summer musicals in the Medina Performing Arts Center.  In its first production in 2003, My Fair Lady, Medina native Rachel Spetrino
was just 14 years old and was cast as a flower girl.  This year Ms. Spetrino returns to direct her
second CAMEO production, Songs for a New
World, which opens August 9.   Musical direction will be by another Medina high school alum, Tom
Bonezzi. 
CAMEO is undertaking an unprecedented challenge in bringing this unique and creative
show to the Medina stage. Songs for a New
World was written and composed by Jason Robert Brown, a Tony award-winning
songwriter who has been dubbed "one of Broadway's smartest and most
sophisticated songwriters."  Songs
for a New World was his first musical, and has been produced over 200 times
around the world.   Musicians as well as average listeners will appreciate
the complexity of the score and the emotionally charged story.  
Cast for Songs includes nine dynamic adult performers
with talent and experience that enable them to tackle the challenging music: Rachel Anderson, Nick
Bailey, Amanda Davis, Audrey Hoffmann, Zack Pytel, John Semenik, Tyler Skidmore, Cindy Smith, and Adam Vigneault.  
 
Audiences for each
performance are being limited to 100 people seated on stage with the
performers.  "We want to provide the audience with an intimate
theatrical experience of unique staging and contemporary musical genres,"according to Ms. Spetrino.  “The
score incorporates jazz, gospel, musical theatre, funk, and pop, so there is
definitely something for everyone to enjoy.”  A live quartet will provide musical accompaniment. 
 
Performances
for Songs for a New World are August
9, 10, 16, 17 at 7:30 pm with matinees on August 11, 18 at 2:00 pm.  Because there are adult themes and content,
this show is not recommended for children under the age of 13. All tickets are
$15 and are available at Medina Buehler’s stores and online at www.cameo-medina.org.  
 
 
Cameo provides the
greater Medina community with quality theatrical and artistic opportunities and
is the resident artist of the Medina Performing Arts Center.    

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