The mission of the McLean Community Players is to do theater for the community, in the community, with the community, and sustained by the community.
MCP is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. MCP strives to be a preeminent community theatre company in NoVa. We will create a welcoming and challenging environment that attracts the talent of a broad range of individuals by providing artistic and educational opportunities designed to fulfill our mission. You can also find us on:
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Operating as usual
It's so wonderful to be acknowledged by the theater community. Here is a review by Linda Kinney for DC Theater Arts.
https://dctheaterarts.org/2022/09/24/the-show-must-go-on-heralds-mclean-community-players-return/
After a three-year hiatus, an audience pleaser of a musical r***e.
The cast is on stage in rehearsal!
The Show Must Go On! opens this Friday! Tickets are available online at www.McLeanPlayers.org and at the Alden Box Office. Check out our talented cast: Josie Morgan, Jennifer Levy, Shakil Azizi, Brooke Nyren, Shaun Moe, George Willis, and Jess Rawls.
We're just a few weeks out from opening night. Don't forget that you can buy tickets online with no fees.
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Change in Time for Matinee
The Saturday matinee for "The Show Must Go On!" will take place at 4:00 pm instead of 2:00 pm because of an event at the McLean Community Center. Both evening performances are at 8:00 pm.
Tickets are now available for "The Show Must Go On!" Please visit the ticket page on our website to purchase them. http://mcleanplayers.org/MCP/Show.cfm?ShowID=Tickets
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MCP is thrilled to announce that we have been able to reschedule "The Show Must Go On!" at the Alden in September! We will have shows at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24, 2022, and also a matinee on the 24th at 2:00 p.m. We hope to see you at a performance of this wonderful show.
We are in the process of rescheduling "The Show Must Go On!" and should have new dates soon. Check this page and our website for the new dates.
More snippets of McLean Players The Show Must Go On with Jennifer Rose and our fabulous cast.
More fun at McLean Community Players The Show Must Go On July 22 through, 23, 24th. McLean players.com for tickets to join us back in the Alden Theater in McLean, VA
In rehearsal for "The Show Must Go On!" Shakil Azizi performs "I Am Adolpho" from "Drowsy Chaperone".
Check out this video from a rehearsal of "The Show Must Go On!" www.facebook.com/claire.tse3/posts/pfbid023gGx7K9QNrwWUgdvJ8Amp4FKGvsQgVeLK2vpn48YGLEygkwsA5D4h3pKcHuh9fkFl
Check out Brian Trompeter's preview of the show in the Sun Gazette! https://sungazette.news/after-3-year-absence-the-show-goes-on-in-mclean/
McLean Community Players is back after a three-year hiatus and will hit the Alden Theatre’s stage July 22 to 24 with “The Show Must Go On! A Musical Revue.” The effort features an array of songs from past productions and shows the company hopes to perform in the future. “We need to come out,...
A hello from the cast.
Now it's easier to sign up for McLean Community Players's updates.
Don't forget auditions for "The Show Must Go On!" are tonight and tomorrow night from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Please visit our website at www.McLeanPlayers.org for more info.
COVID Protocols
We will be following the McLean Community Center’s guidelines for auditions and shows. MCC follows the COVID mask regulations published by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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AUDITIONS--THE SHOW MUST GO ON
McLean Community Players is seeking vocalists to perform in a 3-evening showcase of past and future shows, directed by Michael Replogle and Jess Rawls. Performances are July 22-24, 2022, at the Alden Theatre. Individuals of all vocal ranges are invited. Please bring 16-32 bars that showcase your voice. You may be asked to sing the entire song. Bring sheet music as an accompanist will be provided.
Our auditions will be held on May 17th and 18th, 2022, from 7 pm - 9 pm in the McLean Community Center (located at 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean, VA 22101), with callbacks on May 20th, 2022. For more info please visit our website: www.McLeanPlayers.org
THE SHOW MUST GO ON--
A Celebration of the McLean Community Players
MCP returns to the Alden this summer, July 22-24, with a gala r***e remembering songs from past shows and looking to the future with songs from shows MCP has not done yet, Check our website (www.McLeanPlayers.org) for more information about auditions or to sign up to receive audition notices. More info will also be posted on this page. Thanks so much for sticking with us during the pandemic!
Update on "Carousel"
As some of you may be aware, the MCP board of directors has reluctantly had to cancel our July 2021 production of "Carousel." We are planning for another show for July and will make more information available as soon as possible.
In the meantime, we are in search of "a few good men and women" as new members. Actors, of course, but also folks who are interested in the McLean community and able to help us with publicity, set building, stage management, or fund-raising. If you are interested in becoming a member or volunteering, please send a note to our webmaster ([email protected]) or a message to the page.
McLean Community Players updated their information in their About section.
Just a reminder... McLean Community Players is hosting our FIRST EVER Broadway Karaoke night on Instagram Live...
This will be on Thursday, June 18th at 7:30pm, and hosted by Shaun Moe!
Shaun was seen as Judas in MCP's Jesus Christ Superstar, Directed and Choreographed MCP's Footloose, and is on the Board of MCP as well...
Looking forward to seeing all of you singing!!
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Robert Alden. We are all grateful for his commitment to the McLean community, and will always feel honored to perform in the theater that is named for him.
Our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and the entire McLean community. We certainly all stand on the shoulders of this giant.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/robert-alden-washington-post-news-and-design-editor-dies-at-87/2020/06/13/db6864dc-ab47-11ea-9063-e69bd6520940_story.html
He was president of the National Press Club and an early advocate for the admission of women to full membership.
ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT FOR "CAROUSEL"
To July 2021. More details will be posted as arrangements are finalized.
The McLean Community Center is closed until (at least) mid April. The pandemic will surely not be over by then, and, in an "abundance of caution" MCP has reluctantly decided to cancel Carousel for this year.
MCP’s 2020 Summer Musical—Carousel
MCP is proud to be staging the iconic Rogers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” in July 2020. “Carousel” will be directed by Kevin and Pamela McCormack and produced by Mike Scott and Bunny and Jerry Bonnes. Auditions are tentatively scheduled for March 28 and 29, 2020. Look for more details on auditions to be posted here and on MCP’s website www.McLeanPlayers.org To sign up to receive email audition notices go to http://mcleanplayers.org/MCP/NoticeForm1CC.cfm
Thanks so much to everyone who made Seussical such a wonderful show! And special thanks to all the cast members who stayed to work on the final strike.
Our last performance of Seussical is tomorrow!
Check out the terrific costumes and set and actors in character!
Wonderful review by Brian Trompeter in the Sun Gazette!
Even those who are a bit put off by the bizarre, fantastical world conjured up by the late Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) will find plenty to celebrate and smile about
Another great review!
Based on the fantastical imaginings of Dr. Seuss, Seussical is a light-hearted musical packed with color, magic, and mischief. McLean Community Players is running their production of this family-friendly show during the weekends of July at Alden Theatre. With Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty...
Check out the review on Maryland Theatre Guide!
The Cat in the Hat (Jennifer Soraya Rose) introduces Horton the Elephant (Keith Tittermary) in McLean Community Player’s “Seussical the Musical”Photography: Toby Chieffo-Reidway . Of course, it had to be called Seussical, match-rhyming with musical. Imbued with Dr. Seuss’ gift for cadenced, ...
SEUSSICAL OPENS TONIGHT!
Don't miss this fabulous show.
McLean Community Players has a real treat in store for you with "Seussical!" One of the most performed shows in America, it's popular with all ages, for so many reasons! Get transported from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos with all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters - including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie, and Jojo, a little boy with a big imagination! Get tickets for the whole family now! http://bit.ly/2LKLtaU
Seussical Opens This Friday!
This charming musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty brings to life many of the most beloved characters in the Dr. Seuss stories, including the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Maizie La Bird, the Grinch, JoJo and the Whos. The Cat narrates the story – pulled from more than a dozen Dr. Seuss books – of Horton’s adventures while protecting the Whos. The characters travel everywhere from the Jungle of Nool to Whoville, the Circus McGurkus, and other far-off destinations. The music embraces many styles, including show tunes, rock ballads, ragtime, pop, Latin, and swing. The themes of bravery, loyalty, love, and the power of imagination make this musical appealing to theater-goers of all ages. Don’t miss this magical musical extravaganza! "Seussical is a show meant to engage young audiences and adults. 'Just 'open your mind,' as one of the song lyrics suggests." -- Connection Preview Article by David Siegel. Directed by Shelly Horn; produced by Bunny Bonnes and Jerry Gideon. Visit MCP's website (www.McLeanPlayers.org) for tickets.
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Rehearsal pix part 3
Check out David Siegel's article in the Connection! http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2019/jul/02/mclean-community-players-presents-seussical/
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Rehearsal for "Seussical" Part 2
Rehearsal for "Seussical!
Director Shelly Horn leads the cast in rehearsing Act I.
Rehearsal pix for "Seussical"--Act I!
McLean Community Players Present SEUSSICAL
The McLean Community Players return to the Alden Theatre with the musical Seussical, which opens July 12, 2019, and runs weekends through July 28. Seussical brings together many beloved Dr. Seuss characters, including the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Maizie La Bird, the Grin...
A Fund-Raiser for "Seussical"!
About the Fundraiser
As many of you know, McLean Community Players (MCP) had a hard time over the past two years when our home theater, the Alden at the McLean Community Center, was closed for renovation. We still had bills to pay, did manage to have three shows at various locations, but alas it was not the Alden, and our patrons did not follow us to the new locations. This has left us with barely enough to put on the quality musicals the community has come to expect from MCP. To ensure success and to allow us to at least break even, MCP needs at least $5,000 in donations to make it over the hump and to allow us to have a 2020 season. Consider yourself a patron of the arts! I will list all donations in the playbill, and everyone over $250 as "executive producers." No gift is too small, and all gifts are tax deductible. The quick link to the MCP donation page is:
https://www.facebook.com/donate/636839793498691/?fundraiser_source=external_url
To be sure of recognition, please send me a quick email at [email protected] .
Thank you,
Jerry Gideon President, MCP and Producer of Seussical
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In rehearsal for "The Show Must Go On!" Shakil Azizi performs "I Am Adolpho" from "Drowsy Chaperone".
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