tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26390935319093073292024-03-05T18:11:23.038-05:00The South Jersey Rialto"Curtains are rising on theatre in South Jersey!"Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-22910399835805245822022-03-31T15:07:00.007-04:002022-03-31T15:10:43.939-04:00Weekend of 4/1/2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHvXqaA3H8Ud02BGRs5c2LyCJ-S9nR8tR-DI0AUyuewLH0TxsVlCgFHORAsV6NPTMGAf7Y9EAw2Hef0ga6q7FkxYfC_bupQzwAR6LgEiYt9Q7gdRT7wHRpYW8ev3BJ-SJtNGfTxVTtsw7vDqAFncHqDQRc6WfZpkaDLJ2pK84oFT2QCOZM-wrgrJMlg/s4032/27767E5C-C7CD-4BC8-A045-F423056EDCEC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHvXqaA3H8Ud02BGRs5c2LyCJ-S9nR8tR-DI0AUyuewLH0TxsVlCgFHORAsV6NPTMGAf7Y9EAw2Hef0ga6q7FkxYfC_bupQzwAR6LgEiYt9Q7gdRT7wHRpYW8ev3BJ-SJtNGfTxVTtsw7vDqAFncHqDQRc6WfZpkaDLJ2pK84oFT2QCOZM-wrgrJMlg/w320-h180/27767E5C-C7CD-4BC8-A045-F423056EDCEC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Caption: The ensemble cast of “Godspell” at Cumberland Players this and next weekend.</i></div><p>SOUTH JERSEY — Greetings! It’s good to see theatre is back and going strong in southern N.J. after the wicked pandemic. I was in two shows that fell casualty to Covid, “The Boys in the Band” and “La Cage aux Folles” — but my loss pales in comparison to everyone else’s. I’m healthy, employed, here, and joyous to be living back in South Jersey for the first time in nearly a decade.</p><p>Here’s what’s playing this weekend:</p><p><a href="https://ci.ovationtix.com/35692" target="_blank">GODSPELL</a> — Cumberland Players (Vineland). April 1-9. Stunning new production. I <a href="https://www.sjrialto.org/2022/03/review-godspell-at-cumberland-players.html" target="_blank">reviewed</a> it Wednesday night. Follows the gospel of John with a litany of wonderful musical performances. Stars the Blandino brothers, Aaron and Phillip, as Jesus and John/Judas respectively. </p><p><a href="https://theeagletheatre.secure.force.com/ticket/#/events/a0S6S00000S7gIHUAZ" target="_blank">THESE WALLS</a> — Eagle Theatre (Hammonton) April 3. Told two decades apart, a mother and daughter come to terms with pivotal moments of their lives. Staged reading. By Salma Elwy.</p><p><a href="https://ritztheatreco.org/tick,-tick...-boom/" target="_blank">TICK, TICK … BOOM</a> — Ritz Theatre (Camden) April 1-3. Autobiographical musical about Jonathan Larson (author of RENT) as he navigates life in NYC and producing his musical “Superbia.”</p>Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-82608118292883351092022-03-31T11:13:00.005-04:002022-04-01T12:06:55.567-04:00Review: Godspell at Cumberland Players (April 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaIGcpzTRc344KTzUFx647hYzG04HC7j6ml9IJQbj3q0mq7xcAclBFi-ImcNopizVzV92gyoBFxP4rviToJrbx8ENkiwmiDDxQUz5QSqnZuANNjkiEF7XnZeLyK-7bV-aQrmYqEWtac3sDmdoBsN6-vd4dRgM7e5jVKfwAUx6pk5l5MkYpXis4DXJMA/s4032/A922333D-C04A-47E1-AB96-286240233E53.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaIGcpzTRc344KTzUFx647hYzG04HC7j6ml9IJQbj3q0mq7xcAclBFi-ImcNopizVzV92gyoBFxP4rviToJrbx8ENkiwmiDDxQUz5QSqnZuANNjkiEF7XnZeLyK-7bV-aQrmYqEWtac3sDmdoBsN6-vd4dRgM7e5jVKfwAUx6pk5l5MkYpXis4DXJMA/s320/A922333D-C04A-47E1-AB96-286240233E53.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Caption: Aaron Blandino and the cast of “Godspell” at Cumberland Players.</i></div><br />VINELAND — “Godspell”, which opens Friday, April 1, at the Little Theatre in Vineland N.J., is a tricky show to produce. I’ve seen it more times than I remember, but the two best I recall were youth productions — it’s nearly impossible for children to go over-the-top — children are already full of wholesome energy, so it’s believable and enjoyable to watch. <p></p><p>Adult productions, though full of great performances, sometimes run the risk of appearing, for lack of a better term, corny. Everything is in the script and score; it need not overcompensation. The energy might feel forced.</p><p>Be that as it may, however, the Cumberland Players version (an adult production) nails it. </p><p>I looked forward to seeing the show but I admittedly expected the same schmaltz I’ve seen in regional, college/university, and Broadway versions (which is fun, too; don’t let me discredit that). To my delight, however, Director Michael Blandino does not overproduce or ask too much of his performers. His “Godspell” carefully strikes a gentle balance with a blend of soul and nuance. The Little Theatre is an intimate space, so that balance makes the performances especially believable and impactful — both as individual performances and as an ensemble piece.</p><p>We’re drawn in with “Tower of Babel”, a polarizing and dissonant observation of a world without a god, only to be interrupted by the triumphant “Prepare Ye” [the way of the Lord] by John the Baptist, played by Phillip Blandino (who doubles as Judas), with a baptism (pardon the word) in song. Phillip Blandino carries us through the full-range of his arch without ever eclipsing his fellow performers — a feat achieved, also, by the entire cast. He sets the standard at the outset of the show and his vocals soar in sync with his tremendous work as an actor in both roles.</p><p>His real life brother, Aaron Blandino, is our Jesus. And, is he the King of Kings in this production. Aaron Blandino gives an earnest introduction with “Save the People”, guides us through the parables, only to break through some of the more devastating parts of the character in “Beautiful City”, culminating in an effective conclusion. Again, however, he give equal respect and credence to his ensemble, letting them shine, never pulling rank — a real Jesus move. His acting through this journey is nothing short of emotionally stunning.</p><p>Highlights include a wonderful “Day by Day” by Anna Johns, a honky-tonk “Learn Your Lessons” by a great Maddie VanMeter, a powerhouse “Bless the Lord” by Shania Egan (yes, she nails the note!), a soulful, yet gentle “All Good Gifts” by Eric ‘Swifty’ Acierto, a show-stopper (but never over-the-top) “Light of the World” by an excellent Christian Milazzo, a “Turn Back O Man” by Eva Brescia in a sultry romp with the audience (she slays it!), and a breathtaking journey through “By My Side” by the outstanding Nicole Perri and Morgan Kahn.</p><p>“On the Willows” performed by Milazzo and Egan, “ Beautiful City” by Aaron Blandino, and the betrayal by Judas, left me in tears — and the chilling but hopeful ending left me emotionally drained and satisfied. I did not prepare or expect to be rendered as such. But, this one hits a special chord. Karen Johns does wonders with the stellar vocals in the cast, and the technical elements reveal layers to Jesus’s profession as a carpenter — and a builder of community. The director, Michael Blandino, respects the text and music while also allowing his performers just enough freedom to make it new. </p><p>—</p><p>Performances: April 1-9, 2022</p><p>Tickets: <a href="https://ci.ovationtix.com/35692">https://ci.ovationtix.com/35692</a></p><p>The Little Theatre</p><p>66 E. Sherman Ave.</p><p>Vineland N.J. 08360</p><p>GODSPELL</p><p>BY STEPHEN SCHWARTZ</p><p>DIRECTED BY MICHAEL BLANDINO</p><p>MUSIC DIRECTION BY KAREN JOHNS</p><p>AARON BLANDINO AS JESUS, PHILLIP BLANDINO AS JOHN & JUDAS, ENSEMBLE STARS NICOLE PERRI, MORGAN KAHN, EVA BRESCIA, CHRISTIAN MILAZZO, ERIC ‘SWIFTY’ ACIERTO, SHANIA EGAN, MADDIE VANMETER, AND ANNA JOHNS.</p><div><br /></div>Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-10453268551442987972022-03-29T14:46:00.001-04:002022-04-03T20:27:28.228-04:00Mini-Doc: On Golden Pond at the Levoy Theatre (March 2022)<p>MILLVILLE — Last weekend, I had the opportunity to speak with the director, crew, and cast of “On Golden Pond” at the Levoy Theatre (produced by the Off Broad Street Players). We spoke about the themes, the technical elements, and what the cast and creative team hoped audiences would take from the show.</p><p>Here are two short documentaries I created about “On Golden Pond.”</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>LEVOY MINI-DOC: ON GOLDEN POND (MARCH 2022)</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vrARpS4T9xU" width="320" youtube-src-id="vrARpS4T9xU"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>LEVOY MINI-DOC: TECHNICAL DETAILS IN ON GOLDEN POND (MARCH 2022)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pnx2VZLIYNQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="pnx2VZLIYNQ"></iframe></div>Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-83236499556623391512018-11-18T03:18:00.000-05:002018-11-18T11:08:46.697-05:00Review: Joseph dazzles the Levoy <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Levoy Theatre (Millville, N.J.). The show closes Sunday, Nov. 18.<br />
The production stars CJ Jarema as Joseph, Kaitlyn Cox as the Narrator. <br />
Tyler Daddario and Katie Kiessling direct.</td></tr>
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After the second Saturday performance of "<a href="http://levoy.net/event/josephdreamcoat/" target="_blank">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</a>" at the <a href="http://levoy.net/" target="_blank">Levoy Theatre</a>, I was asked if the quality of production I had just seen was representative of the "dream" the <a href="http://www.obsp.org/" target="_blank">Off Broad Street Players Theatre Company</a> (OBSP) yearned for years ago. (I was a member of the OBSP and volunteer to revitalize the Levoy in the mid-to-late 2000s; they wanted to perform in a theater house of their own instead of local schools and churches).<br />
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Yes.<br />
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YES. YES. YES. THIS IS THE <a href="http://www.obsp.org/about/about-obsp/" target="_blank">DREAM</a>! If you were part of those years, just take a deep breath and take a look around because its happening and it's incredible and we're here for it. It began to come true back when the Levoy opened in September 2012, but it seems the grandeur is being perfected with every season.<br />
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Katie Kiessling and Tyler Daddario, I'll call them the Kiessling-Daddario Team, direct an extravaganza. This young team of professionals have built one of the most colorful, energized, enjoyable experiences patrons of the Levoy could ask for. They've filled the stage with dreamers, young and old, dream-like sets and costumes, and dreamy-smooth voices in this fresh, new production of the early biblical Joseph, a dream-reader with a colorful coat, betrayed by his brothers into slavery, only to become a royal himself.<br />
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A delightful Children's Choir open the show as the marvelous Kaitlyn Cox begins to tell them the Genesis story of Joseph and his coat. Cox's ability as a singer and storyteller captivate the entire theater, inviting us into this cozy mosaic.<br />
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We're introduced to Joseph's brothers who each have such a distinct investment in their own narrative, blending with one another brilliantly. Phillip Blandino is first-rate and hilarious with the bright and fun Austin Satinsky in "Those Canaan Days" in the second act, supported by grand-sounding harmonies from chorus of brothers. The female ensemble of the brothers' wives are just as tremendous, especially in "Go, Go, Go Joseph," and well-throughout the second act.<br />
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Joseph's brothers betray him early on. He first serves the delights of Potiphar's Wife, played by Melissa Kiessling, who is sensational as the seductress (and did exquisite, smart work as this show's costume designer). Joseph is then tossed into prison by Potiphar, played excellently by Joshua Garrison. Next, he becomes a slave who interprets dreams, and eventually serves an Elvis-like Pharoah, played with a marvelous electric energy by Michael Muzzarelli.<br />
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Every corner of this production was polished thanks to great production management by Jason Smith, stage management by Domonic Barnes, wonderful sound design by Sean Pedrick, and, the excellent music direction by Shannon Sheridan (she also conducted the tremendous orchestra).<br />
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The great takeaway was the dedicated talent of an outstanding ensemble. From this ensemble, there were many break-out talents: Randy Bock and Corey Critelli as the Butler and Baker, respectively, were gleaming in the first act finale, as was Jake Ewan as Benjamin in the second act finale. Julie DiDomenico's dancing was dazzling in "Canaan Days." Also, the sterling Christopher Cline and radiant Lindsay Nakai are truly smart, scintillating dancers throughout this production.<br />
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But, the true break-out performance-of-the-year is undoubtedly CJ Jarema as the humble, warm Joseph. His ability to internalize such a kind, earnest heart, and convey it through his hypnotically smooth vocals and countenance, while also balancing a command of the narrative, is pure magic. In this groundbreaking performance, Jarema earns his star, and cements his legacy as one of South Jersey's finest actors.<br />
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The Kiessling-Daddario Team have painted a vibrant mosaic that entertains and keeps us smiling throughout, and, into the insane ending, which I won't ruin for anyone who hasn't seen it, but I hope becomes a new trademark of the Kiessling-Daddario magic. Daddario practically gave us a kaleidoscope of light and Kiessling brought many styles of prismatic dance to the Levoy, in their dual roles, respectively, as lighting designer and choreographer (apart from directing). We will see much more from them in the coming seasons, I am sure of it, bringing joy to our hearts, making dreams come true.<br />
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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. LYRICS BY TIM RICE. MUSIC BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER. SET DESIGN BY MARY BONER AND TOM KIESSLING. HAIR AND MAKE-UP BY JOHN RATTACASA. COSTUME DESIGN BY MELISSA KIESSLING. SOUND DESIGN BY SEAN PEDRICK. CHILDREN'S CHOIR LEAD BY BRIANNA LUND. PROPERTIES BY GIANNA DOTTI. PUPPETS BY CARRIE ELLIS AND KRISTA SMITH. ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGEMENT BY CARRIE ELLIS AND MELISSA LAURENCIO. PRODUCTION MANAGED BY JASON SMITH. STAGE MANAGED BY DOMONIC BARNES. MUSIC DIRECTION BY SHANNON SHERIDAN. STARRING KAITLYN COX AND CJ JAREMA. ALSO STARRING MICHAEL MUZZARELLI, JOSHUA GARRISON, RANDY BOCK, COREY CRITELLI, MELISSA KIESSLING, GIAN VERDEROSE, JARED DESHIELDS, CHRISTOPHER CLINE, AUSTIN SATINSKY, LAUREN FAZENBAKER, PHILLIP BLANDINO, MATT LAYTON, AIME FERENZ, SHAINA EGAN, APRIL JOHNSON, ANDREW FRALINGER, EMILY LANCETTA, JOHN RATTACASA, JAKE EWAN, JAMIE WADDINGTON, MEGAN BURKE, LEANNE COX, NIAMH SMITH, SANDY LAYTON, KACIE BURNETT, KAYLA CLEARY, JACOB COX, JULIA DENNIS, NEFI EL, ALICIA ELLIS, ANDREA ELLIS, MARLEY GANT, OCTAVIUS JOHNSON, OLIVIA JOHNSON, JENAE LAWSON, MADISON MANNO, DOMINIC MELCHIORRE, RYAN POLLOCK, PHILLY SMITH, HAILEY SUTTON, PAIGE SUTTON, ELIJAH WATTS, AND DANCE CAPTAINS JULIE DIDOMENICO AND LINDSAY NAKAI. DIRECTED BY TYLER DADDARIO AND KATIE KIESSLING.</div>
Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-30086568869904406862018-11-15T07:00:00.000-05:002018-11-15T07:00:00.953-05:00Big weekend of openings ahead of Thanksgiving<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cast of "NEWSIES" in rehearsal at the Grand Theatre (Williamstown,<br />
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Hey everybody!<br />
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With Thanksgiving (one of my favorite holidays) a week from today, we've got plenty to be thankful for on the South Jersey Rialto. This is going to be a huge weekend for show openings.<br />
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Mainstage premiers of "Newsies" at the Grand Theatre (Williamstown), "The Spitfire Grill" at the Eagle (Hammonton) and "Oliver!" at Cumberland County College compliment a youth production of "Once On This Island Jr." at Haddonfield Plays and Players, and the annual student-directed fall play "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" at Woodstown High School.<br />
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Of note, Rowan University student Matthew Vesely will premier his newest piece "Those Who Love You" at Rowan's Lab Theatre this weekend. He made his premier as a playwright and songwriter with "Trigger Warning" last year at the aforementioned theater.<br />
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Here is your weekend round-up:<br />
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Openings:<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/305184573418334/">THOSE WHO LOVE YOU</a> - Rowan University Lab Theatre at Bunce Hall (Glassboro, N.J.) Nov. 16 & 17 8 p.m. & 9 p.m. both nights; Tickets FREE.<br />
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<a href="https://www.roadcompany.com/2018-season.html">NEWSIES</a> - Road Company @ The Grand (Williamstown, N.J.); Nov. 15 - Dec. 8, 2018; Tickets $17-$25<br />
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<a href="http://www.eagletheatre.org/the-spitfire-grill/">THE SPITFIRE GRILL</a> - The Eagle Theatre (Hammonton, N.J.); Nov. 16 - Dec. 16, 2018; Tickets $30.<br />
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<a href="https://www.woodstown.org/Page/1332" target="_blank">THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE</a> - Woodstown High School; Nov. 15 & 16 at 7 p.m., Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. with post-show Q&A. Tickets $10 adults, $5 students 10 and under. Nov. 14 performance free to senior citizens at 2 p.m.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cccnj.edu/theatre/oliver-musical-1">OLIVER!</a> - Cumberland County College (Vineland, N.J.); Nov 15 - 18, 2018; Tickets $5-15<br />
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<a href="http://haddonfieldplayers.com/">ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (JUNIOR EDITION)</a> - Haddonfield Plays & Players (Haddonfield, N.J.); Nov. 15-17; Tickets $10<br />
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Continuing & Closing:<br />
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<a href="http://levoy.net/event/josephdreamcoat/">JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT</a> - OBSP @ The Levoy (Millville, N.J.); Nov. 15-18); Tickets $20-22.<br />
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<a href="https://sketchclubplayers.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=51">THE HUNTCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME</a> - Sketch Club Players (Woodbury, N.J.); Nov. 9-11; 16 & 17, 2018; Tickets $25.<br />
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<a href="http://thebroadwaytheatre.org/?go=sho_dtl&sho=1153">KISS ME KATE</a> - Broadway Theatre (Pitman, N.J.); Nov. 9 - 18, 2018; Tickets $35.<br />
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<a href="http://www.southcamdentheatre.org/crumbs-from-the-table-of-joy/">CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY</a> - South Camden Theatre Co. (Camden, N.J.); Nov. 9-18, 2018; Tickets $20 (Only $5 for Camden residents with proof of residency)<br />
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<a href="http://www.ritztheatreco.org/show/into-the-woods/">INTO THE WOODS</a> - Ritz Theatre Co. (Oaklyn, N.J.); Nov. 9 - 18, 2018; Tickets $28-34<br />
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Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-36747704759184170322018-11-11T07:00:00.000-05:002018-11-11T10:06:03.677-05:00Something's happening at the Woodstown Opera House<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Woodstown Opera House pictured here in 1901. The opera house has<br />
been closed since May 1964, most recently housing local law firms, but<br />
a new team is assembled and, by the looks of it, could have the theater<br />
operational by 2019 under the name 'Blue Moon Theatre.'<br />
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WOODSTOWN --- Can't tell you how excited I am about this.</div>
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Most theatre people in or around Woodstown have driven by the old Woodstown Opera House on West Avenue, to the left of the old National Bank, and dreamed of opening it back up as a theater. I know I did.<br />
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It closed and reopened intermittently throughout the 1930s and closed for good after a brief revival by the Curtain Call Club in the 1960s. In recent decades the interior has been updated into offices and its current occupants are a law firm. After the interior remodeling, hope for a reopening was long abandoned and the only remnant of the old opera house was the green and white marquee. The white even started to rust in recent years.</div>
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But the rust might be buffed away in 2019 as Cheryl and Joe Stark seek to reopen the theater doors to new audiences. And there's quite a bit of chatter in area theatre groups about what's happening at Woodstown's Opera House.</div>
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I drove up to the theater Saturday night for their open house. It had been postponed, but Joe was there -- it appeared he was doing some renovations to the interior. The theater held a tea party earlier in the day for small children. He was gracious enough to exchange numbers and give me a little background of their vision.</div>
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I'll hold off on details until I interview Cheryl, the head of the new <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebluemoontheatre/" target="_blank">Blue Moon Theatre</a>.</div>
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There's an advertisement in the front window for auditions for their Holiday Cabaret, and I'm sure they'll be participating in Woodstown By Candlelight. The cabaret is Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. Their most recent showing was at the local Fall Festival in late September. On Halloween, they hosted a haunted house. </div>
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Joe told me the law firm still exists on the top floor, but the ground floor is morphing back into an intimate theater -- and that's wonderfully exciting news. I've always wanted to see Woodstown perform Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" at the Opera House</div>
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According to one of Woodstown's foremost history books <i>O The Great Days (in the distance enchanted),</i> a collection of photographs by local turn-of-the-20th-century entrepreneur Edward W. Humphreys, compiled by Natalie Ware Johnson, courtesy the Salem County Cultural & Heritage Commission, the Woodstown Opera House opened on Christmas Eve, 1885. It hosted professional and amateur plays, minstrel shows, lecture forums, concerts, local and professional vaudeville, high school commencement, film, educational entertainment, and high school commencements. </div>
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The Woodstown Opera House closed in 1918 for short period due to an outbreak of flu in Woodstown, then again in 1939 due to a fire. It was re-opened to usable condition, during the 1960s, but shuttered completely on May 9, 1964. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The infamous plaque backstage at the Woodstown Opera<br />
House warning performers to keep performances apropos.</td></tr>
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It's confirmed there was a plaque backstage that read "To Performers, Your audience is composed largely of women and children. Kindly omit all coarse or suggestive talk, songs, jokes, etc. If in doubt, cut it out. - E. W. Humphreys, Owner." </div>
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Somewhere it's recorded the ceiling of the Opera House was a celestial dark blue and gold starry night scene. I don't readily have the source for this, and I can't remember where I read it, but I'll keep looking.</div>
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In one photo from <i>Great Days</i> the play "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_Two_Flags_(novel)" target="_blank">Under Two Flags</a>" was performed by the Park Comedy Company in October 1903. The play is about an English aristocrat who runs away to join a French paramilitary group not unlike the French Foreign Legion.</div>
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The Woodstown Opera House also hosted the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautauqua" target="_blank">Chautauqua Series</a>, an adult educational series rooted in morality and motivation, and was often in competition and at odds with vaudeville.</div>
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The last performance at the opera house (this was just before it closed in 1964) was "The Lute Song." I'm interested to see if this was an original production, organic to the local Curtain Call Club, or the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lute_Song_(musical)" target="_blank">1946 Broadway musical</a>.</div>
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Updates on this story will develop in the coming weeks. Let's hope this sparks a little renaissance in sleepy Woodstown. I'm sure the little green and white marquee will glow again soon. </div>
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If anyone has historic information about the Woodstown Opera House (or photos) to share, shoot me an email at <a href="mailto:jimcookjr06@gmail.com">jimcookjr06@gmail.com</a> or give me a call (856) 275-4240 ... I want to know everything.</div>
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I purchased a copy of <i>O The Great Days</i> by Edward W. Humphreys at the <a href="https://woodstownlibrary.follettdestiny.com/cataloging/servlet/handlebasicsearchform.do" target="_blank">Woodstown Public Library</a> in 2005. It would come as no surprise if, 13 years later, there are still copies available. Their website shows reference copies on file. It deserves a reprint. Maybe we'll sell them opening night.<br />
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<i>[Correction: A previous edition of this article used the incorrect first name for Mr. Stark. I regret the error.]</i></div>
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Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-34704572114610071082018-11-10T01:30:00.001-05:002018-11-10T11:54:16.065-05:00Review: 'Hunchback' at Sketch Club Players resounds profound and operatic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The new "<a href="http://www.sketchclubplayers.org/event/hunchback/" target="_blank">Hunchback of Notre Dame</a>," which opened last weekend at <a href="http://www.sketchclubplayers.org/" target="_blank">Sketch Club Players</a> in Woodbury, N.J., is peppered with tunes from the Disney animated classic, but is a far cry from saccharine animation. Advertised as a "new musical" based on the novel and "songs from the Disney film," I'd argue this is more of an opera (I mean that sincerely, not pretentiously, as I'm no expert in that stuff) and I was caught rather pleasantly off-guard by this wonderful epic tragedy that left my heart both broken and full in its conclusion. In other words, audiences are in for a darker, substantial, fulfilling treat.<br />
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Though Sketch Club's theater is cozy, somehow this small team of less than 20 actors, open as a Chamber Choir echoing through the stone corridors of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, 1482. The novel was written, in part, as a criticism against destroying Notre Dame's ancient architecture, so it's uniquely fitting, in this musical, to have the cathedral's gargoyle monks be such a poignant character, functioning equally as Greek Chorus, the bell-ringer's imaginary friends, and the bell-ringer's Chekhovian gun -- Chekhov once suggested if we see a gun in Act One, it will be fired in Act Three, and, boy, does it fire away in Hunchback's "Finale Ultimo."<br />
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Director Jason Mangano has woven together an outstanding, operatic journey with an intimate, select group of professionals, strikingly malleable to acting, singing, dancing, and functioning as a beautiful chorus of storytellers, while never eclipsing one another. This is an almost insurmountable task, and, Mangano, and mother Pat (the show's superlative Producer), balance the art and leadership it takes to create something so acutely polished and entertaining. Notably, the brilliant sound was created by these actors under the fantastic direction of West Deptford-based music teacher Jill Bradshaw. She and Mangano are fierce.<br />
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Almost each chorus member is revealed to be a lead or supporting character; the first we meet is Dom Claude Frollo, played with an admirable mix of control and abandon by the accomplished Dominic R. Santos. Frollo is head of the church and caretaker of the hunchback bell-ringer, a deformed child abandoned by his brother Jehan, played by the sterling, rising talent, and vocally impressive Jason Wade.<br />
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Santos's voice is a true<i> basso profundo</i> here, carrying the darkness of the production and the darkness internal to his character's sexual deviance toward Esmeralda and control of Quasimodo.<br />
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Esmeralda is introduced in her iconic colorful dance, distinctively choreographed by the director, and executed flawlessly by the blissfully present Eryka Lynne Waller. Some of Esmeralda's recklessness is replaced by a composed stillness, proving great mastery of craft by Waller -- her "God Help the Outcasts" is soulfully poetic. Yet, Waller never compromises Esmeralda's edge, standing up for herself against Frollo, and, ultimately, paying the price.<br />
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It goes without question, our break-out star here is Bill Zeoli as Quasimodo. His hunchbacked portrayal of the deformed bell-ringer is alarmingly transcendent, swinging like the irons in the Notre Dame belfry between his accented, gravelly physical speaking voice (his character is hard-of-hearing and forced into seclusion by Frollo), and a youthfully innocent internal voice used to speak to his imaginary friends, the gargoyle monks. That second, internal voice, is greatly complimented by his rhapsodic ability as a <i>tenor</i>, his intimate moments dulcet, his passionate moments euphonious. Zeoli's "Made of Stone" is complexly extraordinary. And on top of it all, his emotions bleed through with his acting, as the death of Esmeralda thrusts him into a murderous, climactic exchange with Frollo, where we're revealed the gargoyle monks as less imaginary friend, more internal demon a.la. Fosse's original "Pippin" chorus.<br />
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Despite the new darkness freshening up this classic, David Fusco jovially provides a bit of comic relief as Clopin Trouillefou, leading "Rest and Recreation" in the Parisian Feast of Fools. Fusco really shines here, and, also, in an unforgettable turn as King Louis. Also adding to the comedic relief, a hilarious performance by Cullen Flanagan as a beheaded-gargoyle form of Saint Aprodisius, blazing with careful wit through "Flight into Egypt."<br />
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Also, exceptional supporting work by Harrison Pharamond as Captain Phoebus de Martin, the love interest of Esmeralda who shares her feelings with his superb <i>baritone </i>work in the duet "Someday." Pharamond goes through a wonderful arch as stalwart, charming soldier, to outcast. In a small, but enjoyable featured moment, I adored Emma Bennett's gypsy Florika, an impressive <i>mezzo soprano</i>.<br />
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I could go on praising. To be frank, the Mangano-led production has distinguished itself in first-rate casting and accomplished execution of the material, allowing his leading players their meritorious moments center-stage, but never compromising the ensemble as the true treasure of this production. It doesn't try to show off. It tells the story. And it stuck with me long after I left the theater into the rainy night.<br />
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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. MUSIC BY ALAN MENKEN LYRICS BY STEPHEN SCHWARTZ BOOK BY PETER PARNELL. ALL PERFORMANCES AT THE SKETCH CLUB PLAYERS. TICKETS $25. NOVEMBER 1-17, 2018. PRODUCED BY PAT MANGANO. MUSIC DIRECTION BY JILL BRADSHAW, STAGE MANAGED BY JEANETTE CARDEN, SET BY SHANE YOUNG, SOUND BY TIMMY KUHN, LIGHTING BY JUSTIN MEAD. STARRING BILL ZEOLI, ERYKA LYNNE WALLER, DOMINIC SANTOS, AND HARRISON PHARAMOND. ALSO STARRING DAVID FUSCO, EMMA BENNETT, JASON WADE, CULLEN FLANAGAN, TEREASA ZUBAK, AARON WACHS, JARED BRITO, ELIZABETH FINN, JENNIFER WEIR, AND DANCE CAPTAIN LEAH JACOBY. DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY JASON MANGANO.<br />
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Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-91650711949721547742018-11-09T06:00:00.000-05:002018-11-09T06:00:01.474-05:00Early reviews: #OBSPDreamcoat at the Levoy Theatre<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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DREAMCOAT at the Levoy Theatre. Opens Nov. 9, 2018. Tickets $20-22<br />
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Looks like "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" is getting outstanding reviews over at the <a href="http://levoy.net/">Levoy Theatre</a>. Thursday was their Live Tweet preview. I will likely be seeing and reviewing this next weekend. Can't wait! Looks colorful. Happy Opening Night to the team! Check out the feed here:<br />
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Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-66949902670599379752018-11-08T20:49:00.002-05:002018-11-10T02:05:30.813-05:00Review: The Crucible brings the witching hour to Cumberland Players<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cast of THE CRUCIBLE at Cumberland Players<br />
perform the courtroom scene, led by Arielle Egan<br />
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It's the witching hour as <a href="https://tickets.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=ee2283bfa17a292f8b6242392c4bf3e3&vqitq=055402d7-0592-440d-b74a-1881d699d0fa&vqitp=62992739-979c-4760-8986-ec93c69ac1eb&vqitts=1541727679&vqitc=vendini&vqite=itl&vqitrt=Safetynet&vqith=841d7fe4ac4d4f33296873dc511b4c66">Cumberland Players</a> (Vineland, N.J.) closes out the 2018 season with Arthur Miller's "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible">The Crucible</a>," a frightening and frustrating retelling of the Salem Witch Trials.<br />
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I attended the preview where invitees review the show through Twitter and Instagram using hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23CPCrucible&src=typd">#CPCrucible</a> to aggregate the reviews online. It's an outstanding concept that Cumberland Players started in 2013 with "Les Miserables" and has since spread to other theaters in South Jersey.<br />
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The dark opening of townswomen dancing in the nearby Salem forest preludes to a harrowing story exploring the dissolution of justice, the rise of dogmatic paranoia, and the hysterics behind lies involving the supernatural. To summarize, a young woman named Abigail is having an affair with married man John Proctor, and, when he begins to refuse her advances, she spins a web of lies involving witchcraft that lead to the real-life death of numerous early American puritans in the 17th century.<br />
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Arielle Egan gives a powerhouse performance as Abigail, stunning from the moment she steps on stage, and giving everything in the courtroom scene and her moments with Proctor. Maura Mather Jarve, a long-time South Jersey actress, reduces the audience to tears (with her own tears) as a sensitive and still Elizabeth Proctor. Jarve's work has been called, by numerous critics an acting "masterclass."<br />
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Samantha Williams stars as Mary Warren, a woman laden with guilt over the power of convicting others of witchcraft, eventually framed for witchcraft-via-poppet by back-stabbing Abigail. Williams gives a tremdously moving break-out performance of guilt and anguish.<br />
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The whole production is peppered with electrifying performances by Bobbi Kukal as Ann Putnam, Carey Walden as Tituba, Emily Kukal as Betty Paris, supported by many excellent female players. I have so many wonderful things to say about each of these spectacular performers. The women lead this show, deservedly so.<br />
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In his first time ever on stage, John Krug shows a great natural ability playing John Proctor. Without knowing this was his first role, I tweeted during the performance "John Krug plays John Proctor with a spectrum of guilt, pain, and compassion -- a great actor to bring us through this journey." I stand by it even more now.<br />
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Ben Hunt, who performed about half-a-decade ago in the Levoy's "Biloxi Blues" returns to South Jersey in an outstanding performance as the conflicted Reverend John Hale, doing his job but searching always for his conscience. Hunt completes a full arch in his role as the moral compass of Salem, fighting the devil, before witnessing John Proctor's conviction, eroding his confidence and falling to disillusionment.<br />
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In Act Two we're served with a fabulous duo of John Weiner as Judge Hathorne and Richard Curcio as Deputy Governor Danforth, presiding over the Salem Witch Trials. Rarely have these two been seen together, and here they're literally shoulder-to-shoulder. Curcio and Weiner together give absolute iconic performances.<br />
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Finally, I'd be remiss if I left out one of the most earnest performances of the night, Ellen Mather as Rebecca Nurse. How wonderful it is to see her back on stage in Cumberland County. She hasn't missed a beat, breaking our hearts as she is brutally accused of witchcraft, marching to the gallows. And even greater, to see her acting alongside the always-incomparable Hank Chandless as Francis Nurse.<br />
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Some great supporting performances here, Robert Cook providing a bit of relief as Giles Corey, Bradley Marcus in a smart, taut performance as Ezekiel Cheever, Jim Dennis opening the play strong as Reverend Parris, and Ahmad Graves-El as Thomas Putnam (another great and underrated performance).<br />
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We've all read this in our junior-year high school English class, but Heidi Dugan pulls a cast of seasoned veterans and newcomers together and navigates us through a live tour-de-force. Dugan allows her actors to thrive in a parred down, open setting, giving room for their characters to breath and exercise their craft, supported by excellent assistance from Shaun Laurencio (assistant director), Shannon Sheridan's beautiful costumes, Yasenia Wagner's wonderful stage management, and Jason Smith's tremendous production management. Dugan's the unseen star here. She could have connected this to our current state of affairs, or even McCarthyism, for which it was written, but she does not. She and the cast allow the story to speak for itself, making it more universal than expected. Maybe more relevant.<br />
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THE CRUCIBLE BY ARTHUR MILLER. PERFORMANCES NOVEMBER 9 AND 10, 2018 AT 8 P.M. ALL PERFORMANCES AT THE LITTLE THEATRE ON SHERMAN AVENUE IN VINELAND, N.J. TICKETS $13-16. STAGE MANAGED BY YASENIA WAGNER. PRODUCTION MANAGED BY JASON SMITH. ASSISTANT DIRECTED BY SHAUN LAURENCIO. COSTUMES BY SHANNON SHERIDAN. STARRING ARIELLE EGAN, JOHN KRUG, MAURA MATHER JARVE, SAMANTHA WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN HUNT, AND CAREY WALDEN. ALSO STARRING RICHARD CURCIO, ELLEN MATHER, JOHN WEINER, JIM DENNIS, EMILY KUKAL, SHANIA SANTIAGO, AHMAD GRAVES-EL, BRIANNA WEBSTER, ROBRT COOK, HANK CHANDLESS, BRADLEY MARCUS, KEN BUTLER, DESIREE LARA, EMILY CARDILL, AND LEILA MYERS. DIRECTED BY HEIDI DUGAN.<br />
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Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-54186082977999769992018-11-08T18:41:00.004-05:002018-11-08T21:13:13.044-05:00Look who's back in 2018!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hey everybody!<br />
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Well, it's been about seven years since I posted anything here. This started out as a project for an online journalism assignment at Rowan University, and I kept it going for a few years before moving onto bigger places. Now, I'm onto a new career outside of <i>The Journalisms</i> and revving this baby back up. Sure, it isn't the nicest blog layout in the world. Yeah, it's dated. No, it doesn't look professional in the least bit. But, it's mine. Until I want a better solution, I'll be here.<br />
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As always, here's our weekend update:<br />
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<a href="http://levoy.net/event/josephdreamcoat/">JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT</a> - OBSP @ The Levoy (Millville, N.J.); Opening night Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 (Runs through Nov. 18); Tickets $20-22.<br />
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<a href="https://sketchclubplayers.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=51">THE HUNTCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME</a> - Sketch Club Players (Woodbury, N.J.); Nov. 9-11; 16 & 17, 2018; Tickets $25.<br />
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<a href="http://cumberlandplayers.com/crucible-4">THE CRUCIBLE</a> - Cumberland Players (Vineland, N.J.); Nov. 9 & 10, 2018; Tickets $13-$16.<br />
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<a href="http://thebroadwaytheatre.org/?go=sho_dtl&sho=1153">KISS ME KATE</a> - Broadway Theatre (Pitman, N.J.); Nov. 9 - 18, 2018; Tickets $35.<br />
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<a href="http://www.southcamdentheatre.org/crumbs-from-the-table-of-joy/">CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY</a> - South Camden Theatre Co. (Camden, N.J.); Nov. 9-18, 2018; Tickets $20 (Only $5 for Camden residents with proof of residency)<br />
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<a href="http://www.ritztheatreco.org/show/into-the-woods/">INTO THE WOODS</a> - Ritz Theatre Co. (Oaklyn, N.J.); Nov. 9 - 18, 2018; Tickets $28-34<br />
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Coming:<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/305184573418334/">THOSE WHO LOVE YOU</a> - Rowan University Lab Theatre (Glassboro, N.J.) Nov. 16 & 17 8 p.m. & 9 p.m. both nights; Tickets FREE.<br />
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<a href="https://www.roadcompany.com/2018-season.html">NEWSIES</a> - Road Company @ The Grand (Williamstown, N.J.); Nov. 15 - Dec. 8, 2018; Tickets $17-$25<br />
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<a href="http://www.eagletheatre.org/the-spitfire-grill/">THE SPITFIRE GRILL</a> - The Eagle Theatre (Hammonton, N.J.); Nov. 16 - Dec. 16, 2018; Tickets $30.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cccnj.edu/theatre/oliver-musical-1">OLIVER!</a> - Cumberland County College (Vineland, N.J.); Nov 15 - 18, 2018; Tickets $5-15<br />
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<a href="http://haddonfieldplayers.com/">ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (JUNIOR EDITION)</a> - Haddonfield Plays & Players (Haddonfield, N.J.); Nov. 15-17; Tickets $10<br />
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Enjoy the shows!<br />
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Jim<br />
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p.s. "Rialto" is a boojie word for "theatre district"</div>
Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-67027992318615244282011-01-12T19:28:00.000-05:002011-01-12T19:28:11.606-05:00Moving forward!My apologies that is has been so long.<br />
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I've since graduated from Rowan and now I'm working for The NEWS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.<br />
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Writing and blogging everyday!<br />
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But I've broken my silence because of a recent unfortunate happening in Millville.<br />
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As many of you know, the <a href="http://levoy.org/">Levoy Theater</a> on the 100 block of High Street collapsed, sending years of hard work from a dedicated team into a pile of rubble.<br />
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But they're going to continue building. A week later, crews went back to the theater and began taking construction measures for safety.<br />
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Here is an excerpt from the story I wrote yesterday:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">The operation taken this week was completely successful and the board is waiting for OSHA and the inspectors to finish their investigations before they move back into the site and resume their construction.</span><br />
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</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">It was sad to see the theater shell go to rubble, but it's exciting to hear that they will continue to work on the project.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">"All we've really lost is time," said board chairwoman Lauren Van Embden. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">This is a good sign. We will see this theater back in no time. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">Here is a photographic timeline of what has happened:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Levoy Theater facade under construction</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Theater facade after collapse on Jan. 3, 2011. The building to the right will be demolished in the coming weeks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workers of Garton Rigging in Vineland remove pieces of the roof decking to get to the beams that need removing Monday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Materials are removed from the remaining two-thirds of the theater structure for safety measures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Proposed rendering of the finished theater exterior</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exterior of the Levoy in 1930 - notice the similarity to the new one in the marquee.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Proposed interior rendering of the Levoy Theater<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior of the Levoy Theater as of 1927. This picture was taken from the stage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior of the Levoy just before demolition began<br />
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</span>Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-9177217383278607822010-10-20T18:02:00.002-04:002010-10-20T18:03:51.887-04:00Shama shama elma commama!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbFRqF23THSDR0oaeL74dtzyeOje9wpmZaYd5kfVmfp1X9ZqNX2zVs_uRCZ4Zl4fZBlGmbeEGOqWOki8kV_w-YhPs1bjVrX998O3fV8GkNReeEftQLj416DujdtWXoyUgdmWI2r9cVB-8/s1600/50415_153589097995147_2435_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbFRqF23THSDR0oaeL74dtzyeOje9wpmZaYd5kfVmfp1X9ZqNX2zVs_uRCZ4Zl4fZBlGmbeEGOqWOki8kV_w-YhPs1bjVrX998O3fV8GkNReeEftQLj416DujdtWXoyUgdmWI2r9cVB-8/s1600/50415_153589097995147_2435_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Corie Bratter: Laurie Halloran<br />
Victor Velasco: Pat DeFusco<br />
Ethel Banks: Elaine Fydrych<br />
Phone repair man: Troy Cooper<br />
Delivery man: Dick Guzinya<br />
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Directed by: Ed Santiago<br />
Asst. Dir: Deb Kelley</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Comedy by Neil Simon. Presented this ONE WEEK only. Preview night (Wednesday), tickets are only $10.00 (half price). This is an "Industry Night". Bring your headshots, resumes and business cards. There will be directors and producers in the building from Stage Left, The Sketch Club and other area theatres. It's a great night to market, mingle and see a great show for only $10.00. Tickets Thursday through Sunday are $20.00</span></span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
Also, Thursday the 21st we are offering "dinner and a show". Dinner at 6pm at Gia Nina's Italian Restaraunt in Woodbury. Soup/Salad, soft drinks and choice of 3 entrees (Baked Ziti, Chicken Parm or Fish). Tix price is just $30 for the dinner and the show! This option is available by going to our site.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
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You can purchase tix at </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.stageleftco.com/" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">www.stageleftco.com</span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.stageleftco.com/" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
Call 215-205-0192 or email ecorsi@stageleftco.com for info.</span></span></span></span></span></div>Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-2513827000513461922010-10-01T10:24:00.002-04:002010-10-01T10:28:40.776-04:00When every leaf's a flower.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I don't know about you, but I had no desire to put away my summer decorations. Where did it go?! I'm sure you're feeling the same way. But what better motivation to welcome the Fall by going to see a great show during South Jersey Rialto's Fall Line-Up.</span></span></div></span></span><br />
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</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.obsponline.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">LOVE LETTERS</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> - Off Broad Street Players (Bridgeton) - STARRING John Muller & Beverly Beardsley. Oct. 1 & 2 at 8 p.m. and 3 at 3 p.m. Bridgeton High School Auditorium. Tickets $13/$11</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.landistheater.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">TITANIC</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>- The Landis Theater (Vineland) - Oct. 1, 2, 8, 9 at 8 p.m. 3 & 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets $20/$25</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.sketchclubplayers.org/mainstage.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> - Sketch Club Players (Woodbury) - Oct. 1 - 17. Fridays & Sats at 8 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets $17/$15</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.southcamdentheatre.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">LAST RITES</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> - South Camden Theater Company (Camden, 4th & Jasper) - FINAL WEEK - Oct 1 & 2 at 8 p.m. 3 at 1:30 p.m. $15 General Admission.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://thebroadwaytheatre.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">LOST IN YONKERS</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>- Broadway Theater (Pitman) - FINAL WEEK - Octobe</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">r 1 & 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets $25 General Admission.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://haddonfieldplayers.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">BILOXI BLUES</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> - Haddonfield Plays & Players - FINAL WEEK - October 1 & 2 at 8 p.m. - Tickets $20. (Special* October 1st - $10)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://ritztheatreco.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">TWELVE ANGRY MEN</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>- Ritz Theatre Co. - Playing through October 23. Tickets $20 - $30. Fridays & Sats 8 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">August 30 & September 1</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Doors open at 7 p.m. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Headshots and Resumes accepted at door.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Looking for Actors, Singers Musicians ages 7 - 70. (snapshot photos may be substituted for headshots if you dont have professionals) </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Requirements: </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Actors- will do readings from the script, please bring a headshot/snapshot and resume. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Singers - prepare 32 or more bars of any broadway-style song, headshots/snapshot and resume </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Musicians - any solo audition song, one per instrument. No headshots required.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">FOR MORE INFO call Jim Cook Jr at (856) 275-4240</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Performances - November 12 - 21, Fri & Sats at 8 p.m. Suns at 3 p.m.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Tix $15/13</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Special Family Performance November 18 at 7:30 p.m.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
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</span></div>Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-65890020444539969652010-08-01T22:17:00.000-04:002010-08-01T22:17:42.000-04:00Collaborative Act Studio and Wioncek are puttin' on the ritz!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;"><img height="414" id="myphoto" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs190.snc4/37859_411127646909_681616909_5161766_2758467_n.jpg" width="416" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;">(<b>Wioncek in the TCAS South Jersey Tour of "Groucho: A Life in Revue"</b>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The <a href="http://www.ritztheatreco.org/">Ritz Theatre Company</a> recently announced that Producing Artistic Director, Ted Wioncek III and his critically acclaimed theatre company, <a href="http://www.tcactstudio.com/index.html">The Collaborative Act Studio</a> (TCAS), will join forces with The Ritz Theatre in Haddon Township, NJ.<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> </span>Ted will become the Associate Producing Artistic Director of The Ritz Theatre and TCAS will play a vital role in its effort to provide daring and edgy works in addition to The Ritz Theatre’s theatrical landscape. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">“We are very proud to be able to give The Collaborative Act Studio a new home and I am sure our association with TCAS will enrich our organization and give us new and exciting offerings to pass on to our patrons and audiences. We are all looking forward to the synergy this partnership will create.<i>" </i>said Bruce A. Curless, Producing Artistic Director of The Ritz Theatre.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;"><br />
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<a href="http://roadcompany.com/html/2010Season.html#highschool">COME TOGETHER: A TRIBUTE TO THE ROAD COMPANY</a> - <a href="http://roadcompany.com/">The Road Company</a>. July 29, 30, and 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are by donation of $18 for Adults and $15 for Students/Seniors. Group rates available. (Personal Note: I suggest everyone go to see this, it is a revue of past pieces by the Grand Theater that tragically lost their beautiful historic performance space last May. They are also preparing a special fund called "<a href="http://roadcompany.com/html/MakeItGrandAgain.html">MAKE IT GRAND AGAIN</a>" as a rebuild. PLEASE GIVE ANYTHING YOU CAN by clicking <a href="https://www.mycommunitytickets.com/event_info.asp?eventid=27009">HERE</a>.)<br />
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</div><div><a href="http://www.sketchclubplayers.org/summer.htm">THE DOLL: A RAGGEDY MUSICAL</a> - <a href="http://www.sketchclubplayers.org/mainstage.htm">Sketch Club Players</a>. July 9, 10, 16, 17 at 8 p.m. 11 & 18 at 2 p.m. <a href="http://www.sketchclubplayers.org/tickets.htm">Tickets</a> are $17 General Admission.</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://cumberlandplayers.com/now.htm">ANNIE </a>- <a href="http://cumberlandplayers.com/">Cumberland Players</a>. July 15, 16, 17, 23, 24 at 8 p.m. 11th at 2 p.m. <a href="http://cumberlandplayers.com/forms/CP2010TicketOrderForm2.pdf">Tickets </a>are $15.</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://www.oakwoodsummertheatre.com/showdetails.htm">THE JUNGLE BOOK</a> - <a href="http://www.oakwoodsummertheatre.com/index.htm">Oakwood Summer Theater</a>. July 21, 22, 23 at 10 a.m. 22 & 23 at 7 p.m. <a href="http://www.oakwoodsummertheatre.com/ticketinfo.htm">Tickets</a> are $5 general admission.</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://ritztheatreco.org/?go=2010season">THE PRODUCERS</a> - <a href="http://ritztheatreco.org/">The Ritz Theater Co.</a> - July 16 - August 7. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights, with matinees on Sunday. Tickets are $20 - $30 admission.</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://haddonfieldplayers.com/shows_grease.php">GREASE</a> - <a href="http://haddonfieldplayers.com/index.php">Haddonfield Plays & Players</a>.(*OPENING NIGHT*: July 15 at 7:30 p.m.) July 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, Aug. 6 & 7 at 8p.m. July 18, 25, & Aug 1 at 2 p.m. <a href="http://haddonfieldplayers.com/tickets.php">Tickets</a> are $19 general admission.</div><div><br />
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The Grand Theater in Williamstown collapses. They put on some amazing pieces of theater, thank god no one was hurt, and I trust they will keep the company going despite the theater damage.<br />
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7442409Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-13449158745696025822010-05-06T00:35:00.000-04:002010-05-06T00:35:13.407-04:00S.J. Premier of Hairspray!As of this afternoon, the Off Broad Street Players Theater Company of Bridgeton, NJ were named the first theater company in Southern New Jersey to obtain the performance rights for the wildly-popular musical "Hairspray!" Audition information is as follows-<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Edna Turnblad</b><i> - </i>Tracy's hefty loving, somewhat repressed mother, a laundress with deferred dreams. Looking for a male actor for the role.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Wilbur Tunblad </b><i>-</i> Trachy's father, a mischievous joke shop proprietor but always reliable dad.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Penny Pingleton -</b> Tracy's ditzy but devoted best friend.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Corny Collins -</b> The smooth and smart adult host of Baltimore's local T.V. teen dance show.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Link Larkin </b>- The show's teen male dreamboat, ambitious but essentially good-hearted.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Amber Von Tussle</b> - The show's resident blonde princess, conniving and selfish, but superficially perky.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Velma Von Tussle </b>- The T.V. Station manager; a rich, bigoted, bossy widow who's pushing daughter Amber to the stardom she herself never had.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Motormouth Maybelle </b>- The big brassy, all-embracing black radio D.J. and once-a-month guest host on Corny's show; she wears a blonde wig as her trademark</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Seaweed J. Stubbs -</b> Motormouth's sexy teen son, street smart but easygoing; his unique dance lessons give Tracy the edge she needs to catch Corny's attention.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Little Inez </b>- Seaweed's litle sister, 12. She's cute but angry, impatient for the promised land of actual civil rights.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Prudy Pingleton</b> - Penny's incredibly uptight and small-minded mother.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Male Authority Figures -</b> Assorted middle-aged male roles: a nervous businessman, a condescending high school principal, a flamboyant fashion boutique owner, a cop and a corrupt jail gaurd.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Female Authority Figures -</b> Assorted middle-aged female roles: a sadistic gym teacher, a cop, and a sardonic prison matron.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>The Dynamites </b>- A trio of ultra-glamorous black divas who emerge from a poster to be the magical hostesses of Tracy and Edna's whirlwind visit to the emerging swinging sixties.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Teen ensemble - Brad, Tammy, Fender, Brenda, Sketch, Shelly, I.Q, Lou Ann.</b></span><br />
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The cast of Fiddler on the Roof (Rowan University: April, 2010)<br />
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Stage left is NOT where the fiddler sat. Number one. The show began as a piece of <i><b>symmetry</b></i> with Tevye, a poor milkman on one side of the roof and the fiddler on the other side. One man explained in words of the meaning of this show and the other told it through singular notated music. But this story is not about a fiddler. And it is not a compelling story about Tevye who tries to maintain a Jewish life. This show is about one thing.<br />
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TRADITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Nothing in the history of Rowan University has ever encapsulated theatre filled with such energy. The life that Director Lane Savadove and Music Director Marian Stieber breathed into this new production was fresh, raw, and brilliant. And the magic of this production was beyond palpable. I have only one word for this theatrical event: Dazzling. And thank God this production is not transferring to Broadway, because my bank account would be depleted from buying eight tickets a week. Because I could watch this production every day and it would never get old.<br />
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But back to the symmetry. The entire production utilized symmetry in the literal sense of its own characters, and in the implication that this piece is far from being outdated. It may even have something to say about our own lives. The opening sequence was symmetrical, the blocking, the emotions, and the energy were spot on. And the final level of symmetry was Rowan's ability to produce professional live theater and professional live music, all in one production.<br />
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After Tevye (played by Kevin Melendez...I'll tell you how he did in a minute) descends from the roof, he introduces us to the Russian <i>shtetl </i>(small town) of Anatevka in 1905. Finally, Tevye breaks into the music by declaring "Tradition" with the entire cast. But ironically, Savadove's direction broke the tradition of this musical and re-imagined the opening number from what once was a primal dance into a panorama of struggling socio-economic Jewish families, all laboring in their thankless jobs for the love of their community. Subtlety was the life of the opening sequence, and the lives of each member of the society.<br />
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The musical focuses in on the small village of Anatevka and a milkman Tevye who is confidant in tradition but struggles not to lose his own soul within the loss of tradition in his family. And the only reason that point was made clear was because the role was played by Kevin Melendez.<br />
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Melendez stripped away the conventional structure of Tevye and exposed everything he could muster as a performer. His singing seemlessly melded with the rawness of his portrayal of the character.<br />
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Tevye's three daughters, Tzeitel (Kerry Baglivio), Hodel (Jenna Kuerzi), and Chava (Jade Froeder) are all in a power struggle against the traditional arrangements of marriages, deciding to abandon the matchmaker and marry for love. This, naturally, is where Tevye begins to struggle, but eventually bend for the marriages of Tzeitel and Hodel. However, Chava's marriage to a non-Jewish Russian official is the breaking point for Tevye and he disowns her, but gives a glimmer of hope to her before the family leaves Anatevka.<br />
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Baglivio gave a wonderful performance and Froeder stretched her capabilities with grappling the dynamics of her roles. Kuerzi gave a flawless flow from acting into singing without overplaying the character as often is seen in many musicals. Her work was honest and genuine, especially in "Far From The Home I Love"<br />
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Andrew Clotworthy played a difficult middle-aged single man searching for new love. I must apologize to Clotworthy because in my past reviews of work at Rowan, I have not given credit where credit is due. And credit is due to Mr. Clotworthy. The inner sadness that Clotworthy's Lazar Wolf experiences came across vibrantly, his work in Fools last season was hysterical (a show that was senselessly reviewed by another writer...I thought that show was awesome), and his work in Our Country's Good was stunning. He and Melendez have developed a rapport of fresh talent.<br />
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Tevye's wife, Golde (Rachel Bauer) was brash and true, culminating in an enlightening view of household women in Russia. Especially nice were her moments in "Do You Love Me?"<br />
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Let's also not forget the unforgettable performances of Chris Bratek as Perchick who gave a strong portrayal of a young man in search of himself and his own rebellion, along with the always great A.J. Mendini, playing a very gentle Motel who heartwarmingly sees the innocent beauty of live.<br />
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The technicality of the production was a blessing for Rowan's vast departments. The balance of sound, the orchestra, and the phenomenal lighting (especially with the stars) all lent life into the production.<br />
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As a graduating senior (this May) I want to thank the Rowan Theater and Music Department for letting me review your work over the past two years. I have the utmost respect for each and every one of you. You all really went out this year on a bang. Keep doing what you do, because your productions are Rowan's greatest TRADITION!<br />
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p.s. When Fruma-Sarah began to come out of the bed I really started thinking 'oh no, they're going to do the "Wicked" thing' but don't worry. I've seen Wicked. Yours was not only better, but it was the coolest thing I've ever seen done on a stage. True story.Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-4760161676308748272010-04-09T14:08:00.001-04:002010-04-09T14:09:02.124-04:00Don't "april showers" on my parade!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAD5fwR1nL4bqsL10lCKmnsQ6-UAf2fkMIKWEXB3qnLaZoHO31Uxu7_0dft80tnIr9DQIqoCeLz8wVeooh1s9lQsdgAto8TwluNkCVnNKwuT3BTjb69u5tfjpFOjJAxa1Y_ktZ-nL4oYZ/s1600/200805101243200_godspell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAD5fwR1nL4bqsL10lCKmnsQ6-UAf2fkMIKWEXB3qnLaZoHO31Uxu7_0dft80tnIr9DQIqoCeLz8wVeooh1s9lQsdgAto8TwluNkCVnNKwuT3BTjb69u5tfjpFOjJAxa1Y_ktZ-nL4oYZ/s200/200805101243200_godspell.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></a></div>Godspell<br />
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Starring Steve Meridian at Jesus <br />
Tickets at $7 Adults and $5 Students/Seniors<br />
All performances at Williamstown High School<br />
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The <a href="http://www.landistheater.com/">LANDIS THEATER ACTORS</a> have announced casting for their inaugural production of "The Producers" The production will be performed at the Landis Theatre in Vineland, N.J. <br />
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The Producers’ Cast List<br />
Max Bialystock…Sean McGrellis <br />
Leo Bloom………Daniel Caraballo <br />
Ulla … ………......Deena Parr <br />
Roger de Bris…..Teddy Petrie <br />
Carmen Giya……Will Baez <br />
Franz Liebkind …Todd Kinder <br />
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LADIES:<br />
Tammie Biagi <br />
Stephanie Chiofolo <br />
DiDi Gawryolek <br />
Dina Kirchner <br />
Susan Kowalski <br />
Jennifer Leigh <br />
J.J.Malatesta <br />
Ariana McTamney <br />
Caelyn Palmer <br />
Jennifer Parr <br />
Angelica Quiles <br />
Hilary Scull <br />
GENTLEMEN: <br />
P.J.Connelly <br />
Phillip Hopf <br />
Thurman Hogan <br />
Mark Leigh <br />
Shaun Laurencio <br />
Michael Matos <br />
Tommy Serra <br />
Nate Offer <br />
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<a href="http://www.sketchclubplayers.org/mainstage.htm">OUT OF SIGHT...OUT OF MURDER</a> - <a href="http://www.sketchclubplayers.org/">Sketch Club Players</a>. April 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 at 8 p.m. and 11, 18 at 2 p.m. <a href="http://www.sketchclubplayers.org/tix/checkout.htm">Tickets</a> are $17 Adults and $15 for Senior citizens. <br />
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<a href="http://ritztheatreco.org/">NOISES OFF</a> - Ritz Theater Co. April 22 - May 22. <a href="http://ritztheatreco.org/?go=ticketinfo">Tickets</a> are $20 - $30. <br />
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<a href="http://haddonfieldplayers.com/shows_take-me-out.php">TAKE ME OUT</a> - Haddonfield Plays & Players. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY. April 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 at 8 p.m. and 11, 18 at 2 p.m. <a href="http://haddonfieldplayers.com/tickets.php">Tickets</a> are $19 general admission.<br />
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<a href="http://www.roadcompany.com/html/2010Season.html#soundofmusic">THE SOUND OF MUSIC</a> - <a href="http://www.roadcompany.com/">The Road Company</a>. April 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, May 1 at 8 p.m. and April 18 and 25 at 2 p.m. <a href="http://www.mycommunitytickets.com/organization_info.asp?orgid=970">Tickets</a> are $18 for Adults and $15 for Students and SeniorsJim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-61120666859688895152010-03-14T16:55:00.000-04:002010-03-14T16:55:00.929-04:00Free play reading on the Rialto!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><br />
<div>The <a href="http://www.tcactstudio.com/">Collaborative Act Studio</a> is presenting their <a href="http://www.tcactstudio.com/freeplayseries.html">free play reading</a> of:</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_of_July">The 5th of July</a> by Lanford Wilson</div><div>March 24th 7:30 p.m.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Please be sure to be a part of this special medium of theater in South Jersey.</div><div><br />
</div><div>You may choose to participate or just watch. After the reading will be an open discussion. Questions such as "What was the author's intent?" and "How hard do you think it would be to produce this work?" are sure to arise. Or occasionally, “I'm sorry, I kept my mind open, but apparently that let the play go in one ear and out the other - what was it supposed to be about?!”<br />
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The evening is open to everyone.<br />
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OUR NEXT FREE PLAY READING IS:<br />
THE 5TH OF JULY by Lanford Wilson<br />
Wednesday, March 24th, 7:30PM<br />
Fusion Performing Arts Center<br />
1931 Olney Avenue, Suite 100<br />
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003</div>Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-72818956989343948412010-03-08T14:46:00.003-05:002010-03-08T15:08:05.208-05:00It's 60 degrees outside!Hello!<br />
I hope you like my new layout. My sincerest apologies for not updating sooner. I have been wildly busy with my final semester of college, graduation looming, my internship at The Daily Journal (Vineland, NJ), and my job. But those little vampires aren't stopping me from going to the theater! Has anyone been outside today? 60 degrees! What a nice break after the disaster, laden in our hearts, that we'll always remember as "February 2010."<br />
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<a href="http://cumberlandplayers.com/now.htm">STEEL MAGNOLIAS </a>- <a href="http://cumberlandplayers.com/">Cumberland Players</a> (Vineland, NJ) March 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 8 p.m. and March 14 at 2 p.m. <a href="http://cumberlandplayers.com/box.htm">Tickets</a> are $13 General Admission. Starring Lauren Van Embden, Heidi Dugan, Carol Heney, Lisa Heney, Bobbi Kukal of Millville, and Rita Danna of Vineland. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubt:_A_Parable">DOUBT: A Parable.</a> - <a href="http://roadcompany.com/">The Road Company</a> (Williamstown, NJ) March 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 8 p.m. and March 14 at 2 p.m. <a href="http://www.roadcompany.com/">Tickets</a> are $18 Adults $15 Students/Seniors. ($12 Student/Senior/Children on Matinees.) Starring Anne Buckwheat of Woodstown, NJ.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_and_Old_Lace_(play)">ARSENIC AND OLD LACE</a> - <a href="http://ritztheatreco.org/">The Ritz Theater Co. </a>(Oaklyn, NJ) March 13 - April 3. <a href="http://ritztheatreco.org/?go=ticketinfo">Tickets</a> are $17 - $30.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_the_Stars">NUMBER THE STARS</a> - <a href="http://haddonfieldplayers.com/index.php">Haddonfield Plays & Players (Haddonfield, NJ)</a> - March 9, 11, 16, 18 at 10 a.m. March 10 & 17 at 7:30 p.m. <a href="http://haddonfieldplayers.com/tickets.php">Tickets</a> are $10 General Admission. *This is a FEATURED EVENT not part of the main stage season*<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird">TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD</a> - <a href="http://thebroadwaytheatre.org/">Broadway Theatre</a> (Pitman, NJ) - March 12 - April 3. <a href="http://thebroadwaytheatre.org/?go=box_office">Tickets</a> are $25 General Admission.Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-89029447966577884722010-02-18T14:32:00.001-05:002010-02-18T14:33:46.047-05:00Magic to do!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4e1yj1S312zCeZ8Zqbb8qMFhKLK47w5EoWgYCudAFUnChJtGSPnYnBNoaj_TQLMZx5tMhVS1QX46V3TIML0XMG368-ASB3a7iNzaFmuWcR4r24dCtz1z2lMlfwd0va0Oo2lhFAOSx7bQ/s1600-h/Pippin-Color.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4e1yj1S312zCeZ8Zqbb8qMFhKLK47w5EoWgYCudAFUnChJtGSPnYnBNoaj_TQLMZx5tMhVS1QX46V3TIML0XMG368-ASB3a7iNzaFmuWcR4r24dCtz1z2lMlfwd0va0Oo2lhFAOSx7bQ/s400/Pippin-Color.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439668896132755298" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><p size="12px" style=" line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="pp"></span>The Off Broad Street Players Theater Company will open its 13th season with the Stephen Schwartz musical “Pippin.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Performances will be presented at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 and 13, 3 p.m. Feb. 14, 8 p.m. Feb. 19 and 20 and 3 p.m. Feb. 21 in the auditorium of the Broad Street School, West Avenue and Broad Street, Bridgeton. Also, a family performance will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Pippin follows a group of actors led by a Leading Player, telling the story of King Charlemagne’s first-born son, his love for Catherine, and his search for his place in the universe.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Cast members are Domonic Barnes of Cedarville as Leading Player, Andrew Jarema of Pittsgrove as Pippin, Katie Smith of Millville as Catherine, Don Fransko of Vineland, Ellen Mather of Vineland, Heather Harrington of Millville, Andrew Fralinger of Hopewell, Justin Peterson of Elmer and an ensemble of 13.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Walter A. Webster of Bridgeton is the director, Heather Boner of Bridgeton is the choreographer and Nancy Bello of Elmer will conduct a live orchestra during the performances.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Tickets for the family performance only are $7. Tickets for all other performances are $15 for adults and $13 for students and seniors.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">For tickets or more information, call (856) 451-5437 or visit<a href="http://www.obsponline.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(144, 47, 15); ">www.obsponline.org</a> or the “Off Broad Street Players” <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100131002#" target="_blank" itxtdid="17960524" style="text-decoration: none !important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 12px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; background-color: transparent !important; "><nobr id="itxt_nobr_8_0" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0); ">Facebook<img src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif" name="itxt-icon-77" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; display: inline !important; height: 10px; width: 10px; position: relative; top: 1px; left: 1px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; float: none; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></nobr></a> fan page.</p></span></div>Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-9790338159717718302010-01-22T14:10:00.005-05:002010-01-22T14:22:56.353-05:00No Day But TODAY!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXq3Ch_8mAJ7CtLFNfT127y5Ke5La-uAn2BW5i5pXolW6TZ2OlSwqJ1m58-9L2ymyXJYjSXukETI1Nu1GhwMaIqIuX9c8ZrMAW935tYAhyyIZLlU14X7nC_CmzY7bkJ7NLXVpBHgMs5eX/s1600-h/Rentposter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429646136860961826" style="WIDTH: 204px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXq3Ch_8mAJ7CtLFNfT127y5Ke5La-uAn2BW5i5pXolW6TZ2OlSwqJ1m58-9L2ymyXJYjSXukETI1Nu1GhwMaIqIuX9c8ZrMAW935tYAhyyIZLlU14X7nC_CmzY7bkJ7NLXVpBHgMs5eX/s400/Rentposter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_(musical)"><span style="font-size:180%;">RENT</span></a><br /><br />By Johnathan Larson<br />OPENING TONIGHT!<br />Produced by <a href="http://roadcompany.com/">The Road Company</a><br /><a href="http://www.mycommunitytickets.com/event_info.asp?eventid=25582&frame=">Tickets available online!</a><br /><br /><br />January 22, 23, 29, 30<br />February 5 & 6 at 8 p.m.<br />$18 Adults<br />$15 Students/Seniors<br /><br />January 24, 30 at 2 p.m.<br />$15 Adults<br />$12 Students/Seniors<br /><br />Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical based loosely on Puccini's opera La Bohème. It follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. AIDS and both its physical and emotional complications pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom, and Angel; Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble; Benjamin has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends; and Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general, always behind the camera recording the events but never playing a part.<br /><br />CAST -<br />Mark Cohen - Sean Casey<br />Roger Davis - Dave McConney<br />Tom Collins - Marquis Cole<br />Angel Dumott Schunard - Bobby Walker<br />Benjamin Coffin III - Fernando Gonzalez<br />Joanne Jefferson - Lani Campagno<br />Maureen Johnson - Amy Sprouse<br />Mimi Marquez - Marjorie Southerland<br /><br />Ensemble: Courtney Gardner, Danielle Harley, David Mooney, Dwight Merritt, Edward Elder, Ed Farrell III, Jackie Smith, Mary Fajardo, Melanie Owens, Melissa Baker, Richard Smith, Scott Angehr.Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639093531909307329.post-5504898457996863342010-01-07T13:27:00.007-05:002010-01-07T13:36:08.835-05:00BRAND NEW STATE!!!!!<div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">OBSP's "OKLAHOMA!" TO TRANSFER THIS WEEKEND!!!!!</span></b></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSW9pI_czBSOCBE_H22GKIeL3d5wV-h0bplS5V14gYQPBSTjDeRLXMmjy1-gKJMZ9poPO0t0x9SMgsPf6fEq3vCXp4VACGBldtdyytINw4RqCqwYQ2G1gkP9xo-26CSp81viK_mDTS3kf/s1600-h/721001775_eGSPW-M.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSW9pI_czBSOCBE_H22GKIeL3d5wV-h0bplS5V14gYQPBSTjDeRLXMmjy1-gKJMZ9poPO0t0x9SMgsPf6fEq3vCXp4VACGBldtdyytINw4RqCqwYQ2G1gkP9xo-26CSp81viK_mDTS3kf/s400/721001775_eGSPW-M.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424066597683567746" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">DON FRANSKO (Curly) and KATIE COX (Laurey) in a scene from OKLAHOMA!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">The Off Broad Street Players Theatre Company of Bridgeton is transferring it’s production of the classic musical “</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma!_(musical)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Oklahoma</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">!” to Lower Cape May Regional High School on January 9 at 7pm and 10 at 3pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for students and seniors. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">This production originally opened in November at Bridgeton High School, when the group was approached with an opportunity to bring their production to a new audience.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">This classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical follows the young ranch hand Curly (Don Fransko, Vineland) who is in love with Laurey Williams (Katie Cox, Millville). They are much too proud to admit they love each other, resulting in Laurey accepting an invitation to the local dance by the shadowy Jud Fry (Richard Smith, Bridgeton)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Meanwhile, raucous cowboy Will Parker (Andrew Jarema, Pittsgrove) has just returned from his trip to Kansas City. His girlfriend, Ado Annie (Stephanie Bello, Elmer), unfortunately, is a girl who just can’t seem to say no to other men. Thus, the ever-classic story unfolds with a rich score featuring such songs as “O What a Beautiful Morning,” “People Will Say We’re In Love,” “Kansas City,” “Many a New Day,” and the title number “Oklahoma!”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">The Off Broad Street Players are very excited to bring their production of “Oklahoma!” to the audiences of Cape May and Atlantic Counties. More information can be found at </span><a href="http://obsponline.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">obsponline.org</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">, by calling (856) 451-5437, by emailing </span><a href="mailto:music@obsponline.org" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">music@obsponline.org</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">, or by following the “Off Broad Street Players” on Facebook.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p></span><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lower+cape+may+regional+high+school&sll=39.891225,-74.921832&sspn=0.065196,0.075874&ie=UTF8&hq=Lower+Cape+May+Regional+High+School&hnear=Lower+Cape+May+Regional+High+School,+Cape+May,+NJ+08204&ll=38.978902,-74.905456&spn=0.020817,0.038418&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=lower+cape+may+regional+high+school&sll=39.891225,-74.921832&sspn=0.065196,0.075874&ie=UTF8&hq=Lower+Cape+May+Regional+High+School&hnear=Lower+Cape+May+Regional+High+School,+Cape+May,+NJ+08204&ll=38.978902,-74.905456&spn=0.020817,0.038418" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8oSVYFd_EdFkig7SLk2ZKFmiLwieHrAmPPLzk6O1YIx13A481sCLfKQ8oB4xiiQLoI5In-OQFipSUIzxUHtStU6-bgYguZEcS61uKCZ5ocmgw4YAMhEdDckM4W48Diu0Hj5pQVMtQlWn/s400/721291721_KXcDn-M.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424066994139791858" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></div>Jim Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14801470072261283944noreply@blogger.com0