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</SPAN>12 South Church Street, Schenectady, NY
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face="Times New Roman">Open auditions for. . .
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size=5> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'"><FONT size=3>Eric Rockwell & Joanne
Bogart’s <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">“The Musical of Musicals (The
Musical!)”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></I></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'"><FONT size=3>Directed by Joseph Fava, Musical
Director Valarie Lord<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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</SPAN>At Schenectady Civic Playhouse, 12 So. Church St., Schenectady.
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=4><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Tuesday. and
Thursday, January 4 & 6, at 7:30 p.m.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red">
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><FONT
size=4>Sign-ups begin at 7:15. (Performance dates March 18 - 27.)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Singing roles for 2 men, 2 women,
age ranges 25-55, playing various roles spoofing <I>Oklahoma!, Sweeney Todd,
Mame, Carousel, Evita, Phantom of the Opera, Company, Cabaret</I> and
others.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bring, and be prepared to
sing, a number from a musical.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An
accompanist provided. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">A hit in New
York and London, critics raved about this affectionate send-up of American
musical theatre: one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the
distinctive style of a different master of the art form.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The result is a witty and stylish
satire, spoofing musical classics from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen
Sondheim, and including Kander and Ebb, Jerry Herman and Andrew Lloyd
Webber.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With its humorous and
dead-on spoofs of the best-known musical theatre works of the last 50 years,
this magical musical tour of American musical theatre is an entertaining and
hilarious evening of fun.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Each musical segment features four players who reprise
similar </FONT><A title=Archetype
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archetype"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">archetypal</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">
melodrama roles in each.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<UL type=disc>
<LI
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class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">The </FONT><A
title=Villain href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villain"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">villain</FONT></A><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">,
"Jitter"</FONT></B><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> - Male, the </FONT><A
title=Landlord href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlord"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">landlord</FONT></A><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">
figure of each musical who demands the rent be paid or another form of
recompense offered.</FONT>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">The </FONT><A
title=Hero href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">hero</FONT></A><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">,
"Billy"</FONT></B><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> - Male, the </FONT><A
title="Leading man" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_man"><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman">leading man</FONT></A><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> and romantic interest who, in the end, valiantly
offers to pay the rent, whether he can or not.</FONT>
<LI
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class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">The </FONT><A
title="Ingenue (stock character)"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenue_(stock_character)"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">ingenue</FONT></A><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">,
"June"</FONT></B><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> - Female, the </FONT><A
title="Leading lady" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_lady"><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman">leading lady</FONT></A><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> who cannot pay her rent.</FONT>
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class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">The </FONT><A
title=Matron href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matron"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">matron</FONT></A><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">,
"Abby"</FONT></B><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> - Female, the older
woman to whom June turns for advice, always with the words "Thank you Abby,
that was so helpful".</FONT></LI></UL>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><FONT size=5
face="Times New Roman">More information
jffava@concentric.net</FONT></SPAN></B><B
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><FONT size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman">or
374-6190.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>