Coffeehouse Musical: Weird
Romance
at Broadview Heights Spotlights Theater
The Broadview Heights Spotlights begins its
2017 Season with its Annual Coffeehouse Production of Weird Romance, two one-act science fiction musicals by Alan Menken
(Little Shop of Horrors, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, and
The Little Mermaid).
The first, The Girl Who Was Plugged In,
is about a homeless bag-lady whose soul is transplanted into the body of a
gorgeous female android by a company which manufactures celebrities. The
second, Her Pilgrim Soul, is about
a scientist who researches holographic imaging. One day a mysterious
"living" holograph appears and changes his life forever. The
Spotlights’ Coffeehouse Show includes a complimentary beverage bar
(non-alcoholic), sponsored by Caruso’s Coffee, before the show and during an
extended intermission, when luscious desserts provide by Michael Angelo’s
Bakery and Eddie’s Creekside are available for purchase.
The cast includes Nicholas Beiser, Ashley
Bossard, Adam Bowers, Delia Brenna, Tara Corkery, Audrey Halvorson, Kevin
Joseph Kelly, Robert Kowalewski, Stephanie Malfara, Peggy Newton, Alicia
Pedrazza, and Jaclyn Phelps. The show is directed and music directed by Ryan
Bergeron and choreographed by Jessica Sopko Medina. Tim Anderson is the
technical director and Stephanie Giammarco is the costume designer.
The Spotlights’ production runs from February
10 through 25. Performances will occur
on Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30PM, and there will be a Sunday matinee
on February 19 at 3:00PM. All performances are held at the
Broadview Heights Cultural Arts Building, 9543 Broadview Road in Broadview
Heights (next to the police station).