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The Wizard of Oz
By L. Frank Baum
With Music and Lyrics by
Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard
Orchestration by Larry Wilcox
Adapted by John Kane
for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Based upon the Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.
Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination.
June 28 - July 17, 2010
Performances: July 16-17
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Disney's High School Musical 2
On Stage!
Book by David Simpatico
Songs by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil and David N. Lawrence and Faye Greenberg and Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn and Jamie Houston and Andy Dodd and Adam Watts and Bryan Louiselle
Music Adapted, Arranged, and Produced by Bryan Louiselle
Based on the Disney Channel Original Movie written by Peter Barsocchini
The gang's all here for an action-packed summer extravaganza as Troy, Gabriella and the rest of the Wildcats finish junior year and blast onto the summer scene. At the Lava Springs Country Club, Sharpay reigns supreme while the Wildcats get to work - literally! Keeping every ounce of the light-hearted fun that makes High School Musical a household name, this buoyant sequel takes on the questions of real kids facing the realities of the adult world. Friendships are tested, summer romances go haywire, and the meaning of success is redefined.
July 19 - August 7, 2010
Performances: August 6-7
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Pinocchio
Music and Lyrics by Kevin Connors
Book
by Deborah Levy
Adapted from "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi
MTC's own original adaptation follows the mischievous
adventures of Pinocchio, an animated marionette,
and his poor father, a woodcarver named Gepetto.
The MTC version
will capture the magic of the original tale
while adding a few contemporary twists to
keep the story fresh with today's audiences.
August 2 - 21, 2010
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New for 2010 - MTC comes to Wilton!
MTC in cooperation with The Wilton Playshop presents
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Musical Theatre/Acting and Scene Study Workshop |
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Taught by Mary Jo Duffy |
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- Performed on Broadway in Senator
Joe, as Magnolia in the National
and European tours of Showboat and in regional theatres across
the country, as well as industrial trade shows
and television commercials.
- Favorite roles include
Shelby in Steel Magnolias, Maria in West
Side Story, Julie in Carousel and
Laurey in Oklahoma.
- Has trained with Metropolitan Opera singer Mimi Lerner, Lorenzo
Malfatti and Margaret Ross at Chatham College, Beatrice Krebs at Carnegie-Mellon University
and Tony McDowell in NYC.
- Has directed musicals at the Fraser-Woods
School in Newtown and other schools.
- Teaches musical theatre,
drama, and private voice, and
has been on the MTC faculty since 2003.
- Member AEA, SAG.
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