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Feb 29, 2016

Mar. 4 & 5: American Showstoppers: An Evening with Cole Porter, featuring The Fred Barton Orchestra

 American SHOWSTOPPERS
 An Evening with COLE PORTER 
featuring
THE FRED BARTON ORCHESTRA

Friday, March 4 at 7:30 PM
The Schimmel Center for the Arts at PACE
3 Spruce Street, New York, NY 10038
Box Office: 212.346.1715

Saturday, March 5 at 8:00 PM
Leon M. Goldstein Center for the Arts
2001 Oriental Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11235-2398
Box Office: 718.368.5596 


Following last season’s tremendous Evening with Irving Berlin and Evening with Johnny Mercer Fred Barton and his 14-piece Orchestra, headlined by a cast of Broadway’s best, will present a collection of Cole Porter’s most distinctive showstoppers. From Broadway to Hollywood, memorable numbers such as "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "Too Darn Hot," "I’ve Got You Under My Skin," "Night And Day," and "Let’s Do It" will be featured alongside hidden gems and numbers that haven’t been heard with Broadway-style orchestration since their debuts up to 90 years ago.  

The cast includes:
Tony Award©-winner Beth Leavel (Baby, It’s You, Mamma Mia!, 42nd Street); 
Karen Murphy (A Little Night Music, Titanic, Les Miserables); 
John Bolton (Dames At Sea, Curtains, Spamalot); 
Sean McGibbon (Million Dollar Quartet, The Buddy Holly Story); 
Lisa Howard (It Shoulda Been YouThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee); 
Damon Kirsche (On A Clear Day You Can See ForeverStrike Up The Band, Paradise Lost)
Jesse Luttrell (Bawdy, Meet Me In St. Louis); 
Paula Leggett Chase (On The Twentieth Century, Bye Bye Birdie, Curtains, The Sound of Music live NBC broadcast). 
Scott Thompson directs and choreographs, incorporating his sensational Broadway dancers.

This evening promises to be a song and dance extravaganza in celebration of one of the all-time greatest American songwriters!

“Mr. Barton raised the level of the evening from mere entertainment to great entertainment…this evening was a great success!” – TheaterPizzazz.com

“Absolutely spine-tingling!” – Times Square Chronicles

Highlights from “American Showstoppers: An Evening with Irving Berlin"

Fred Barton (Wikipedia)
FRED BARTON is a musical director, orchestrator, and conductor whose credits include the Broadway production of Cabaret (with Joel Grey), Camelot (with Robert Goulet), Zorba (with Anthony Quinn), Carnegie Hall, and The New York, Boston, and California Pops Orchestras.  Previous “Showstoppers” performers include Tony Award©-winners Beth Leavel, Karen Ziemba and Lauren Worsham, Tony Award©-nominees Brent Barrett and Lee Roy Reams and Drama Desk Award-winner Toni DiBuono.

Jun 21, 2012

6/27-7/1: "9 to 5: The Musical"

UPDATE: We received a terrific review for our run of "9 to 5" the musical. Production photos by Christopher Clark/Music Theatre of Wichita "9 to 5":
Doralee (Jenni Barber) puts up with workplace shenanigans from boss Franklin Hart, Jr. (Damon Kirsche) 
Franklin Hart, Jr. (Damon Kirsche) gets a working over by Doralee (Jenni Barber) Violet (Paula Leggett Chase) and Judy (Darcie Roberts)
I'm delighted to return to Music Theatre of Wichita as chauvinistic boss "Franklin Hart, Jr." in 9 to 5: The Musical!"

Dolly Parton penned the music and lyrics for this stage adaptation of the hit film comedy, which hilariously involves the wacky adventures of three working women who eventually achieve revenge on their chauvinistic boss. The title tune from the film (also written by Dolly) gets the show off to a lively start, and the new songs are a catchy and tuneful collection of musical fun.

9 to 5
June 27 – July 1

Music Theatre of Wichita
Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center
225 W. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67202 


Director, Mark Madama
Choreographers, Lyndy Franklin Smith and Jeromy Smith
Musical Director/Conductor, Thomas W. Douglas
Producing Artistic Director, Wayne Bryan

Starring:
Jenni Barber, Paula Leggett Chase, Darcie Roberts and Damon Kirsche

Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton, Book by Patricia Resnick
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009
Rated PG-13 for ribald language and adult situations;  Parental Guidance suggested
(Running time approx. 2 hr. 30 min.)