Vocal Performance Workshop students from the 妻友社区 will
entertain local audiences on April 3 with 鈥淏roadway: Our Favorite Things,鈥� a series
of vignettes performed revue-style.
This free event will begin at 7:30 p.m. at The Blue Lion at 妻友社区 Downtown, 101 N. 2nd St.
Directing the workshop will be George Mann of Fort Smith, 妻友社区 adjunct professor of music appreciation, who described the planned program as 鈥渉ighly eclectic in nature and presentation.鈥� He said most of the pieces were selected or suggested by the students themselves, inspiring the title for the program.
Fresh from a successful and unique presentation of a Mozart dinner theater last fall, the students turned their efforts this semester back to a series of Broadway-style vignettes. The presentation of this semester鈥檚 efforts will produce a program that revolves around popular Broadway musicals -- such as 鈥淐hicago,鈥� 鈥淗airspray鈥� and 鈥淟es Miserables鈥� -- with selections from 鈥淧hantom of the Opera,鈥� Sondheim鈥檚 鈥淚nto the Woods,鈥� 鈥淪pamalot,鈥� and even an aria from Douglas Moore鈥檚 20th century opera 鈥淭he Ballad of Baby Doe.鈥�
Of the content of the program, Mann said, 鈥淏ecause so many of the selections are from the students鈥� own personal favorites, a great deal of effort and love has been poured into the preparation of this workshop.鈥�
Mann said the performance should please the tastes of most any seasoned theater-goer.
鈥淎nd because some numbers also include light choreography, there will be something guaranteed to engage even those who have no theater experience,鈥� he said. 鈥淪erious, light, tragic, silly -- all moods and emotions will be represented.鈥�
For more information, contact Mann at 479-788-7558.