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Year 30, No. 37
Celebrating 30 Years of Community News
May 20 – May 26, 2015
FIND YOUR COMMUNITY Tony Award-Winning Musical “Memphis” YPTW Presents Rodgers & NEWS HERE! Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Luke Clements (Curly) and Daisy Getz (Laurey) are featured in YPTW’s production of “Oklahoma!,” to be performed at Players Club of Swarthmore May 22 - 31.
tures an original score by Bon Jovi’s David Bryan that evokes the powerhouse funk of James Brown, the hot guitar riffs of Chuck Berry, the smooth harmonies of the Temptations and the silken, bouncy pop of the great girl groups of the period. It’s time for the roofraising rock ‘n’ roll musical, “Memphis.” Disc Jockey Dewey Phillips was one of the first white DJs to play black music in Memphis during the 1950s. His story inspired David Bryan (music and lyrics) and Joe DiPietro (book, music and lyrics) to write the sensational musical “Memphis.” Bryan is a founding member and keyboardist of the legendary band Bon Jovi. Among DiPietro’s credits is Living on Love, currently running on Broad-
klahoma!,” the groundbreaking Rodgers and Hammerstein musical classic that ushered in the golden age of musical theatre, will be presented by Young People’s Theatre Workshop (YPTW) May 22 - 31 at Players Club of Swarthmore, 614 Fairview Rd., Swarthmore. Performances are May 22, 23, 26, 28 and 30 at 7:30 p.m., May 25 at 6 p.m. and May 24 and 31 at 2 p.m. All tickets are $12 and seating is reserved; order tickets at 610-558-0988. With “Oklahoma!” Rodgers and Hammerstein reinvented the musical theatre genre as they pushed boundaries and created new theatrical devices, including the introduction of a dream ballet. This classic musical is filled with such popular songs as Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, The Surrey with the Fringe On Top, Many a New Day, and Oklahoma! Presented by a company of 70 talented young actors, ages 10-18, performing with a live orchestra and full-scale set, the show features Luke Clements, Daisy Getz, Simon Shankweiler, Liam Shaffer, Garrick Schultz, Ethan Starr and Nick Shaffer of Swarthmore; Anna Ferrigno and Serina Addona of
See “Memphis” at the Walnut Street Theatre on page 12
See “Oklahoma!” on page 10
Kimber Sprawl in “Memphis” at Walnut Street Theatre. Photo/Mark Garvin alnut Street Theatre concludes its landmark 206th season with Broadway’s rockin’ Tony Award-winning Best Musical, “Memphis.” Directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford, this exhilarating musical opens May 20 and runs through July 12 on the WST Mainstage. From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, “Memphis” is about a radio DJ who wants to change the world and a club singer who is ready for her big break. The show fea-
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Family Fun Exhibitions Planned for Devon Horse Show and Country Fair isitors to this year’s Devon Horse Show and Country Fair will enjoy a feast for the senses both strolling the aisles of the country fair and watching top riders and drivers compete at the horse show. Inside the Dixon Oval, some entertaining and exciting exhibitions are planned including the WIHS Shetland Pony Steeplechase Championship Series, trick and Roman riding, carriage racing and the Radnor Hunt foxhounds. Rachel Jackson began trick riding when she was just 14 years old. Jackson plans to thrill the audience with her agility and courage atop her well-trained horses – all retired racehorses. Jackson is scheduled perform Friday, May 22, Saturday, May 23 and twice on Sunday, May 24. On Memorial Day afternoon,
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cheer on your favorites as the WIHS Shetland Pony Steeple chase Championship Series comes to Devon! A popular tradition in Europe, pint-sized jockeys donning bright silks gallop their Shetland ponies over obstacles with one goal in mind – to win. WIHS Shetland Pony Steeplechase Championship Series comes to Devon. Photo/Brenda Carpenter “We’re delighted with the excitement that continues to surround the WIHS Shetland Pony Steeplechase Championship Series since it first debuted at Washington International Horse Show in 2013 and expanded in 2014 to include a leg at the historic Devon See Devon Horse Show and Country Fair on page 12