Saturday, March 9, 2013
"The Joy Gets Closer Day By Day" for the Village Players, on stage with their Lenten season production of "Godspell."
The Village Players are on stage at the James McCabe Theather with the Lenten season production of "Godspell," a modern musical based on the Gospel according to Matthew. Remaining show dates include the 8 p.m. staging today, Saturday, March 9. Additional dates are March 15-16 and 22-23. All curtain times are 8 p.m., at 506 Fifth St. in Valrico. The sole matinee show is scheduled for Sunday, March 17, at 3 p.m. The show is co-directed by Gail Pierce and Lois Duncan, who also is the choreographer and set designer. Lights and sound are by Oliver Sprague and there is a live band conducted by Miguel Oquendo. Program is by Ramona Montgomery and Hal Granhole and Kyle Yerdon are the show's stage managers. Carlton Jones attended to wardrobe …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
In residence at Music Showcase in Brandon, the Showcase Players, through the Florida Academy of Performing Arts, is on stage this month and next with "Parade" at the James McCabe Theater in Valrico.
Music educator and director Migue Oquendo calls Parade "one of the best shows that nobody knows about," which is why he has staged the production three times with the Showcase Players, in residence at Music Showcase in Brandon, and now through the Florida Academy of Performing Arts (FAOPA). "The show has great music and the fact that it's based on a true story makes it so much more intriguing," Oquendo said. "It gives a lot of history, in terms of teaching people about racism and intolerance. Sometimes it's important to go back to these roots and see what it was like." The show is on stage at the James McCabe Theater in Valrico, at 506 Fifth St., on Jan. 25-27 and Feb. 1-3 (see times below). As noted in the show's program: "Parade tells …
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Domin Pazo talks about his draw to "The Best of Broadway" revue format he has directed three times over the past decade. Arrive early for closing night tickets July 28 at the Plant City Entertainment theatre. A quick sell-out is expected.
For Domin Pazo, tonight's final performance of The Best of Broadway in Plant City marks his third time as the director of a revue that features top songs from top Broadway musicals. It's his first time directing the revue for Plant City Entertainment, at the Plant City Theatre at 101 North Thomast St., following two similar efforts in Brandon, for Stagedoor Performing Arts. "It's fun to bring together a bunch of the most popular songs from the most popular Broadway musicals together in one revue," Pazo said in an interview July 28, hours before the final curtain of the closing night performance of the third revue. Tickets for the July 28 performance are still available, "but I expect it to be a sell out," Pazo said. "People will probably…
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Lisa Westcott, regional director for the Joshua Generation Musical Theater and Production Company, departs from her homeschool education duties to join, with her daughter, a Village Players community theater production of "Annie."
Hannah Westcott said she isn't a bit surprised her mother upstaged her at auditions for the Village Players production of "Annie." In fact, Westcott, 11, is both tickled and proud her mother took the plunge to test her talents, showing for her efforts a leading role in the musical based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip. "My mom was at auditions with me, and she wanted to audition really badly and she just stood up and auditioned," Westcott said. "I said, 'Go, go, do it!' " Now, Lisa Westcott will be practicing what she teaches with a starring role as Miss Hanningan, the tyrannical overseer of a 1930s orphanage, in the December stagings of "Annie" at the James McCabe Theater in Valrico. "The role of Miss Hannigan is amazing, it's a …
Linda Chion Kenney
11:59 am on Sunday, July 29, 2012
Will be posting a follow-up story! Kudos to PCE cast and crew, abc a show that featured kids and adults, from ages 5 and up, together. A true community affair! more ›