Peter Pan
The season starts with the children’s summer workshop production of Peter Pan, the original British musical version. Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish playwright J. M. Barrie. A mischievous boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang, the Lost Boys. Peter interacts with mermaids, Native Americans, fairies, pirates, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside Neverland.
Piers Chater Robinson wrote the book, music and lyrics for the musical (British) version. Robinson wrote thirteen catchy, up-tempo songs for the show such as “What happens When You’re Grown Up?”, “You Gotta Believe” and “Don’t Say Goodbye”. In the last 14 years, the musical has enjoyed many box-office record-breaking seasons in British and European theatres (including London’s West End). It has also been performed in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Dubai, Japan, Mexico, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa.
The Loveland Stage Company’s “Peter Pan” is being directed by Glenna Knapp, a veteran director and Ohio ACT (Association of Community Theater) Orchid winner. Co-producers of the children’s summer workshop are Sue Lundy, Ginger Kroncke and Susan Reese. Other veterans and ACT Orchid winners include Music and Vocal Director Jack Hasty and Choreographer Marjory Clegg.
Audition schedule
Audition schedule for children ages 8 to 18 years is May 16 from 2 to 4 PM and May 17 from 2 to 4:30 PM at the Loveland Stage Company. Hopefuls should bring shoes suitable for dancing. Call Glenna Knapp at 513-543-2358 for information about rehearsal dates.
Show Dates for Peter Pan are July 9 through July 12 and July 15 through 18, and July 20. Visit www.lovelandstagecompany.org and like The Loveland Stage Company on Facebook for information on buying tickets.
Jekyll and Hyde
The Loveland Stage Company will be producing Jekyll and Hyde The Musical this fall. This stage musical is based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson in which a London doctor accidentally unleashes his evil alternate personality in his quest to cure his father’s mental illness. The musical features a score of pop rock hits from multi-Grammy and TONY nominated Frank Wildhorn and double Oscar and Grammy-winning Leslie Bricusse.
Jekyll and Hyde is being directed by Richard Lee Waldeck and co-produced by Becky Cole and Tom Cavano. ACT Orchid winners, Jack Hasty and Marjory Clegg will be guiding the audio and visual interpretation of the musical lyrics and score.
Audition schedule
Auditions are scheduled for August 2 from 6 to 9 PM and August 3 from 6 to 9 PM. Candidates should come prepared with no more than 32 bars of music (not from the show) with sheet music clearly marked for piano accompanist and appropriate shoes for the choreography portion of the audition. More information about rehearsal dates may be obtained from Richard Lee Waldeck at 513-344-2583, Becky Cole at 513-891-7971 or Tom Cavano at 513-235-7821.
Show Dates for Jekyll and Hyde The Musical are on three weekends beginning November 6 and ending November 22. Visit www.lovelandstagecompany.org and like The Loveland Stage Company on Facebook for information on buying tickets.
Christmas in Loveland – “Say It with Music”
In December, Director and Choreographer Marjory Clegg and Producer Pat Furterer and their cast and crew will presenting 30 minutes of musical entertainment for the whole family during the “Christmas in Loveland” festivities. Jack Hasty is the Music Director for this Holiday Show called “Say It with Music”. Audition date is October 10 from 1 to 2 PM for candidates 16 years and older. Show date in the Loveland Stage Company Theatre on Second Street in the heart of Loveland is December 12, with performances at 5, 6 and 7 PM.
Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Review
The Loveland Stage Company will be producing the Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Review next spring. The musical is a show about Will Rogers, a unique American, who became the biggest, most popular, and highest paid star of every existing medium of his time — stage, screen, radio, newspapers, and public appearances. The original New York production was directed and choreographed by Tommy Tune. The book was written by Peter Stone with music composed and arranged by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The musical opened on Broadway, May 1, 1991 and played for 981 performances at the Palace Theatre winning six Tony Awards for Musical, Score, Director, Choreographer, Costume Designer and Lighting Designer.
Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Review is being directed by ACT Orchid winner Pat Furterer and produced by K Buckler also an ACT Orchid winner. Music and Vocal Director Jack Hasty and Choreographer Marjory Clegg hope to bring another award winner to the audio and visual interpretation of the musical lyrics and score as they did in their production of 42nd Street.
Auditions
Auditions are scheduled for December 13 from 2 to 4 PM and December 14 from 7 to 9 PM. Come prepared with a song and appropriate shoes for dancing. More information about rehearsal dates may be obtained from Pat Furterer at 513-683-9687 or K Buckler at 513-683-0130.
Show Dates for Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Review are on three weekends beginning March 4 and ending March 19, 2016. Visit www.lovelandstagecompany.org and like The Loveland Stage Company on Facebook for information on buying tickets.
