07/07/2015
SUMMER THEATRE HEATS UP AT SUGAR LOAF PAC WITH PRODUCTIONS OF FOOTLOOSE JULY 23-26 AND HAIRSPRAY AUGUST 27-30
Sugar Loaf, NY, July 2nd, 2015 – Two great musicals will grace our stage and have you dancing and singing in the aisles! Mark your calendars and save the dates, get a group together to book a backstage tour and meet the cast! Bring a picnic and enjoy the beautiful grounds before or after the show! But don’t miss these two wonderful productions featuring a professional cast, expert live musicians in our orchestra pit and sets and costumes that will delight the eye and to get your feet tapping.
FOOTLOOSE is a classic tale of teenage rebellion and repression and features a non-stop retro-view of the 80’s with music, dance, and fashion. Featured songs include Kenny Loggins’ “FOOTLOOSE”, Sammy Hagar’s “THE GIRL GETS AROUND”, Jim Steinman’s “HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO”, Eric Carmen’s “ALMOST PARADISE”, and so many more that have become standards for generations of “Big-Hair Band” music lovers world-wide.
You loved him as Mark in our production of RENT, now see him dance and sing his way back into your heart as Ren in FOOTLOOSE! We are thrilled to announce Preston Pounds, also featured as Seymour in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and J.B. Biggley in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, will be joining us for the first show of our Summer Musicals!
Stage adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie based on the Original Screenplay by Dean Pitchford, Music by Tom Snow with lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and additional Music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, and Jim Steinman.
Directed by Joyce A. Presutti,
Choreographed by M'Lanie Hunter
Music Direction by Patrick Rawdon Hoagland
Thursday, July 23rd at 7:30pm Special Preview Performance
Friday, July 24th at 7:30pm Opening Night!
Saturday, July 25th at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 26th at 2:00 PM
HAIRSPRAY is the winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score. You'll tap your feet to the beat as Tracy Turnblad and friends triumph over high school bullies, racism and enemies everywhere of big girls with big hair. Viewers young and old will be shimmying in their seats as they enjoy hit favorites such as "I CAN HEAR THE BELLS," and "YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT." It's hair-hopping family fun in dazzling color and style.
Ed Romanoff and Terita Redd, who both appeared in the Broadway production of HAIRSPRAY, will be playing Wilbur Turnblad and Motormouth Mabel, respectively. Tenor Richard Koons has toured Europe in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and the US in TITANIC and A CHRISTMAS CAROL, appeared with symphonies around the world and has recorded 4 Albums joins our cast as Edna Turnblad. NY-based actor Zack Crocker will play Link Larkin, the teenage heartthrob opposite Eliza Benfer, a young performer who has been bringing audiences to their feet with her powerful and emotional vocal performances across the region. Shannon Dionne last appeared as Joanne in our acclaimed production of RENT, is joined by NY natives Ayana Major Bey and Tyla Collier making up the Dynamite Trio.
Based on the book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan with music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters.
Directed by Joyce A. Presutti
Choreographed by Robbie Roby
Music Direction by Patrick R. Hoagland
Thursday, August 27th at 7:30pm Special Preview Performance
Friday, August 28th at 7:30pm Opening Night!
Saturday, August 29th at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday August 30th at 2:00 PM
Tickets: $30.00, $35.00, $45.00, $55.00, reserved seating, plus $2.00 facility fee
Special Rate for GROUPS of 15 or more. Call for Details 845-610-5900. Tickets are on sale now at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center box office, all Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com
Ticket link: http://tinyurl.com/footlooseslpac2015 / http://tinyurl.com/hairsprayslpac2015
Sugar Loaf PAC: http://www.sugarloafpac.org/events/
Facebook Event “SAVE THE DATE”:
Footloose: https://www.facebook.com/events/1497063653917062/
Hairspray: https://www.facebook.com/events/1658722894346496/
