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<h3><font size=3><b>THE MUSICAL RETURNS TO THE COACH HOUSE
THEATRE</b></font></h3>The spectacular season of live theatre continues
at the Coach House Theatre with their production of Oh, Coward! onstage
from November 1st through November 17th.<br><br>
Oh, Coward is a good old-fashioned musical comedy review that has been
lovingly devised by Roderick Cook. Mr. Cook brings together a fine
collection of Coward’s catchy songs, juicy morsels of dialogue from his
plays and passages from effusive memoirs. Oh, Coward promises to
bring you a wryly sophisticated evening of style and substance, culled
from the works of one of the world’s greatest wits, Sir Noel
Coward.<br><br>
<font size=3>A Musical Comedy Revue<br>
Words and Music by NOEL COWARD<br>
Devised by RODERICK COOK<br>
Directed by NANCY CATES <br><br>
</font>Director Nancy Cates brings to the Coach House Theatre stage a
cast of her favorites, including Timothy H Champion, Scott Shriner and
Lisa Marie Schueller. Mr. Champion is a well-established local
talent who has appeared at Weathervane Community Playhouse, Dobama
Theatre, and Tri-C Theatre as well as several other venues. He is
also a seven time recipient of the Weathervane Community Playhouse’s
Chanticleer Award for acting. Mr. Shriner will be making his
fourteenth appearance on the Coach House Theatre stage where he was last
seen with Mr. Champion in Noel Coward’s <i>Hay Fever</i>, directed by
Nancy Cates. He has appeared elsewhere at Actors’ Summit and the
Bang and the Clatter Theatre Company. Mrs. Schueller is a new face
to the Coach House Theatre and a fresh local talent. A graduate of
Kent State University, she has been seen onstage at Actors’ Summit,
Porthouse Theatre and Carousel Dinner Theatre. This “triple-threat”
of local talent brings to life the unparalleled wit and style of Sir Noel
Coward. The Coach House Theatre invites you to join them on this
musical journey of Coward’s works with songs that include: “Mad Dogs and
Englishmen,” “The Stately Homes of England,” “Bright Young Things,” “Mad
About the Boy,” “Mrs. Worthington,” “Lets Do It” and many others.
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Performance times are 8:00 PM Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings with
Sunday matinees starting at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $15 for adults
with discounts for students and groups of fifteen or more. For
tickets, please call (330) 434-7741 or visit
<a href="http://www.coachhousetheatre.org. /" eudora="autourl">
www.coachhousetheatre.org. </a> Audience members may also enjoy elegant
dining in the Akron Woman’s City Club before the show. For dinner
reservations please call (330) 762-6261. Join your friend’s opening
night at 7:15 PM for wine and cheese before the performance.<br><br>
<font face="Britannic Bold" size=3>OH COWARD!<br>
</font>A Musical Comedy Revue<br>
Words and Music by NOEL COWARD<br>
Devised by RODERICK COOK<br><br>
Starring<br>
(in alphabetical order)<br><br>
Timothy Champion Lisa Marie
Schueller Scott Shriner<br><br>
Director<br>
NANCY CATES<br><br>
Music Director<br>
JOHN EBNER<br><br>
Vocal Director<br>
STEVE LIEBMAN<br><br>
Interspersing his songs with biographical anecdotes and sketches from his
various writings, “Oh, Coward!” celebrates the life and work of British
legend Noel Coward. <br><br>
A wildly successful playwright, composer, lyricist, librettist, director
and actor, Coward did it all with equal skill and abandon. His work and
personality enchanted the world for over fifty years, from the time he
wrote and starred in his first musical at the age of twenty-three. In
countless songs, musicals and plays (including the beloved “Private
Lives” and “Blithe Spirit”), the multi-talented Coward made an indelible
mark on the international theatrical landscape with his unique “talent to
amuse.” For sheer sophistication, style and urbane wit, only Wilde and
Cole Porter could touch him. <br>
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