THE CHARLESTON LIGHT OPERA GUILD PRESENTS "CURTAINS"
Curtains is a musical with a libretto by Rupert Holmes and lyrics and music by the team who created Chicago and Cabaret, John Kander and Fred Ebb. The musical comedy whodunit is a “show-within-a-show”. A Broadway bound show, Robbin’ Hood of the Old West is having out-of-town tryouts in Boston of 1959. The production is interrupted when the supremely untalented star is murdered during her opening night curtain call. Lt. Frank Cioffi, Boston’s finest detective and a musical theatre fan himself, becomes involved in solving the crime (and crimes) and discovers he has much advice for revamping the production. Can this moonlighting detective solve the case, and maybe even find love before the show reopens, without getting killed himself?
Curtains is a fresh new musical. It ran on Broadway through June, 2008 and received 8 Tony nominations. David Hyde Pierce won the 2007 Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Lt. Cioffi. This is a fully produced musical with a full orchesta. Direction and choreography by Nina Denton Pasinetti, musical direction by Bobby Hodges, Jr. and technical direction by Thomas P. Pasinetti. Mrs. Alex Schoenbaum is a long time supporter of CLOG.
Charleston Light Opera Guild is Kanawha Valley’s 60-year-old community theatre with a tradition of quality presentations. Although the group’s roots are in operetta, for the past 50 years it has mainly produced musical theatre masterpieces twice a year at the Charleston Civic Center. The Guild operates its own Charleston Light Opera Guild Theatre on Charleston’s West Side and produces smaller and youth-oriented summer productions in this 220 -seat hall. In December 2009, Guild members appeared in a concert version of South Pacific with Tony award winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and Lillias White at the Greenbrier Hotel in honor of charter Guild member Lawson Hamilton and his wife Jeanne’s 6oth Wedding Anniversary. To date the Guild has produced 185 productions. A number of working professionals in theatre, television, film and dance including Kathy Mattea and actresses Ann Magnuson and Jennifer Garner spent their formative years with the Guild. Nina Denton Pasinetti has been artistic director for the past 25 years. Later this summer the Guild will present. Rent at the Civic Center Little Theatre.
Cost: $20 - Tickets available May 1-16 and June 8-28 at the Civic Center Little Theatre Box Office. The box office is open 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday and 1 hr. prior to shows.
Link: www.charlestonlightoperaguild.org/curtains.htm
Location
The Civic Center Little Theatre
200 Civic Center Drive
Charleston, WV, 25301(304) 345-1500
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