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Year 33, No. 37
Celebrating 33 Years of Community News
May 23 – May 29, 2018
Act II Playhouse in NYT Best-Selling Author to Speak Ambler Presents Lerner at Bala Cynwyd Library and Loewe’s Camelot adeline Miller, author of a bold re-telling of the story of an an cient Greek goddess who was enchanting – both literally and figuratively – will speak at the Bala Cynwyd Library on the evening of Thursday, May 31, 2018. Her novel, Circe, was published earlier this year to positive reviews, and rapidly earned a place on The New York Times Best Seller list.
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Author Madeline Miller will speak at the Bala Cynwyd Library on Thursday, May 31, at 7:30 p.m. Circe was neither powerful like her father nor alluring like her mother, but she possessed the power of witchcraft, which enabled her to transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Zeus banished her to a deserted island, where she honed her skills, tamed wild beasts and crosses paths with King Arthur (Jeffrey Coon) and Queen Guenevere (Eileen many figures of myth, including Cella) in Lerner and Loewe’s “Camelot,” on stage at Act II the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, and the murderous Medea. Playhouse in Ambler until June 24. Photo/Bill D’Agostino Odysseus tarried for a year on her island, during which time she bore their son, Telegonus. omance and magic are in the air as Act II Playhouse Unwittingly, Circe incurred the wrath of gods and closes its 19th season with the classic Lerner and Loewe men alike, and ultimately was forced to decide whether musical Camelot, on stage in Ambler from May 15 she belonged to the gods from whence she came or through an extended run to June 24. the mortals who she has come to love. Camelot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur, Queen In reviewing the book for The New York Times, Alex- Guenevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. andra Alter described it as a “bold and subversive It’s from the same team – lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner retelling of the goddess’s story, [that] manages to and composer Frederick Loewe – behind My Fair Lady.
Phila. Youth Orchestra’s Bravo Brass Performs Page 7
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YPTW’s “Hello, Dolly!” Takes the PCS Stage May 25 - June 3 elebrating its 40th year, Young People’s Theatre Workshop (YPTW) presents Tony-Award winning musical sensation “Hello, Dolly!,” on stage at the Players Club of Swarthmore May 25 to June 3. The “Hello Dolly!” cast includes 60 actors, ages 8-18, from the Philadelphia regional area. Show dates are May 25, 26, and June 2 at 7:30 p.m., May 29, 30, 31 at 7 p.m. and May 27 and June 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15, and all seats are reserved. Call 610558-0988 to reserve tickets. “Hello, Dolly!” is the story of turn-of-the-century, irrepressible widowed matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi (Zoe Bock, Swarthmore and Meredith Forman, Radnor), who, after strategically negotiating marriages for others through a series of comic romantic entanglements, ultimately finds her own match in the miserly half-millionaire Horace Vandergelder (Nick Shaffer, Swarthmore). “Hello, Dolly!” is a magical piece of musical theatre filled with memorable songs such as Put on Your Sunday Clothes, Before the Parade Passes By, It Only Takes A Moment, and the title tune Hello, Dolly. Show-stopping dance numbers like The Waiters’ Gallop are
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combined with colorful turnof-the-century costumes to create a musical the whole family will enjoy. “Hello, Dolly!” is based on Thornton Wilder’s 1955 play “The Matchmaker” and feaZoe Bock (Dolly, Cast A), Nick Shaffer (Horace Vandergelder, Cast A and B), Meredith Forman (Dolly, Cast B) – perform in “Hello, Dolly!” on stage at the Players Club of Swarthmore May 25 to June 3. tures music and lyrics by Jerry Herman (Mame, La Cage aux Folles) and a book by Michael Stewart (Bye Bye Birdie, 42nd Street). The original production ran for nearly 3,000 performances on Broadway and won a Tony for Best Musical. A smash revival is currently running on Broadway, starring Bernadette Peters. In addition to Bock, Forman and Shaffer, leading players include Tommy Bennett, Wallingford; Andrew Rubin, Media; Andrew SanFilippo, Springfield; Sabrina Caputo, Swarthmore; Marissa Perri, Springfield; Isabel Zarrow, SwarthSee “Hello, Dolly!” Takes the PCS Stage page 8