BIG VOICE
The Ethel Merman Experience
A World Premiere Event!
JUNE 19-28, 2014
CPAC, Van Fleet Theater
Featuring the music of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Ray Henderson, Jule Styne, and George Gershwin
Conceived by Kristofer Green and based on Ethel Merman's own words
Running Time: 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission
READY OR NOT... HERE COMES MAMA
The voice. The presence. The music.
It's 1963 and Ethel Merman, well rested and as brash as ever after her long run as Rose in the hit musical Gypsy, is appearing at the Club Bon Soir in Greenwich Village, New York. The small club, packed to the brim, offers Merman the opportunity to loosen up a bit and Mermo does not disappoint.
The brassy and abrasive, but ever cheerful Queen of Broadway dishes on her career, her life, and the men she has encountered along the way in this World Premiere concert experience conceived by WTC Artistic Director Kristofer Green.
Including music from Cole Porter's Anything Goes, Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun, and Jule Styne's Gypsy plus a few surprise guests make BIG VOICE a concert experience you won't want to miss.
CAST
Heather Carvel
as Ethel Merman
Cody Shope
as Donald
Elisabeth Tate
as Mary
CREATIVE TEAM
Director
Kristofer Green
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Musical Staging
Mindy Hayward-Hauck
Lighting Design
Amanda Akers
Music and Lyrics by
Irving Berlin, Cole Porter,
Ray Henderson and Lew Brown,
Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, and
George and Ira Gershwin
Conceived by
Kristofer Green
Music Supervisor/Pianist
Pamela Hootman-Glazier
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Thursday, June 19 @ 8:00 pm
Friday, June 20 @ 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 21 @ 8:00 pm
Sunday, June 22 @ 8:00 pm
Friday, June 27 @ 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 28 @ 3:00 pm
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