Riverside's production of Thoroughly Modern Millie is directed and choreographed by James Brennan and stars Abby Church (Millie Dillmount), Patrick Mobley (Jimmy Smith), Adinah Alexander (Mrs. Meers), Victoria Britt (Miss Dorothy), Matthew Hydzik (Trevor Graydon), Nicole Powell (Muzzy Van Hossmere), Carl Hsu (Bun Foo), Natalia Lepore Hagan (Miss Flannery), Anthony Chan (Ching Ho), and Melissa Schott (Ethel Peas).
Riverside Theatre to Present Broadway Hit THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Casting is set for the Riverside Theatre's upcoming production of the Tony-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, which will play the Stark Stage in Vero Beach, Florida, January 7–26, 2020.
Directed and choreographed by James Brennan, the cast will be headed by Abby Church as Millie Dillmount, Patrick Mobley as Jimmy Smith, Adinah Alexander as Mrs. Meers, Victoria Britt as Miss Dorothy, Matthew Hydzik as Trevor Graydon, Nicole Powell as Muzzy Van Hossmere, Carl Hsu as Bun Foo, Natalia Lepore Hagan as Miss Flannery, Anthony Chan as Ching Ho, and Melissa Schott as Ethel Peas.
The York Theatre Company has announced the roster of performers at the 28th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala who will honor 2019 Tony Award winner André De Shields (Hadestown) with the 2019 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre and producer Riki Kane Larimer (Cagney) with The York Theatre Company Founders' Award on Monday evening, November 11, 2019 at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street).
The 28th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala will be hosted by Tony-winning actor and playwright Charlayne Woodard. It will include special guest appearances by John Ellison Conlee, Robert Creighton, Darius de Haas, Jeffry Denman, Dawn Driver, Mercedes Ellington, Kylie Kuioka, Teresa Eyring, Ron Lucas, Richard Maltby, Jr., Larry Owens, Tony Perry, Malvinna Rose, Melissa Schott, Marc Shaiman, Edward Tolve, Ekele Ukegbu, Ben Vereen, Anita Welch, Freida Williams, Patrick Wilson, David Yazbek, and The Alumni Ensemble of The Boys and Girls Choir of Harlem and will feature musical numbers from the hit Broadway musicals The Wiz, Hair, Ain't Misbehavin', The Full Monty, and more!
The York Theatre Company Announces Lineup For Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala Honoring Andre De Shields
The production, playing in an expanded version at the Salt Lake City venue, begins performances September 20.
Check Out New Production Photos From Broadway-Aimed Cagney at Pioneer Theatre Company
Melissa joins the pre-Broadway production of Cagney. Originally seen off-Broadway in 2015, the musical is now set to play at Pioneer Theatre Company from September 20 through October 5 with current Frozen star Robert Creighton reprising his turn as James Cagney. With music and lyrics by Creighton and Christopher McGovern, Cagney will be directed by Bill Castellino and choreographed by Joshua Bergasse.
Darrin Baker will co-star (Tarzan) as Jack Warner, Cagney's chief adversary and CEO of Warner Brothers. The cast also includes Clara Cox (42nd Street), Matt Crowle (Monty Python's Spamalot), Darren Crago (Holiday Inn), Jeffry Denman (White Christmas), Robert Anthony Jones (Finding Neverland), Charis Leos (The Glass Menagerie), Daniel Plimpton (The Book of Mormon), Hayley Podschun (Wicked), Melissa Schott (White Christmas) and Edward Tolve (Funny Face).
Frozen's Robert Creighton Set to Star in Cagney's Pre-Broadway Run at Pioneer Theatre Company
Melissa joins the pre-Broadway production of Cagney. Originally seen off-Broadway in 2015, the musical is now set to play at Pioneer Theatre Company from September 20 through October 5 with current Frozen star Robert Creighton reprising his turn as James Cagney. With music and lyrics by Creighton and Christopher McGovern, Cagney will be directed by Bill Castellino and choreographed by Joshua Bergasse.
Darrin Baker will co-star (Tarzan) as Jack Warner, Cagney's chief adversary and CEO of Warner Brothers. The cast also includes Clara Cox (42nd Street), Matt Crowle (Monty Python's Spamalot), Darren Crago (Holiday Inn), Jeffry Denman (White Christmas), Robert Anthony Jones (Finding Neverland), Charis Leos (The Glass Menagerie), Daniel Plimpton (The Book of Mormon), Hayley Podschun (Wicked), Melissa Schott (White Christmas) and Edward Tolve (Funny Face).
See Who’s Joining Robert Creighton in Pioneer Theatre Company’s Broadway-Aimed Cagney
Melissa joins the pre-Broadway production of Cagney. Originally seen off-Broadway in 2015, the musical is now set to play at Pioneer Theatre Company from September 20 through October 5 with current Frozen star Robert Creighton reprising his turn as James Cagney. With music and lyrics by Creighton and Christopher McGovern, Cagney will be directed by Bill Castellino and choreographed by Joshua Bergasse.
Darrin Baker will co-star (Tarzan) as Jack Warner, Cagney's chief adversary and CEO of Warner Brothers. The cast also includes Clara Cox (42nd Street), Matt Crowle (Monty Python's Spamalot), Darren Crago (Holiday Inn), Jeffry Denman (White Christmas), Robert Anthony Jones (Finding Neverland), Charis Leos (The Glass Menagerie), Daniel Plimpton (The Book of Mormon), Hayley Podschun (Wicked), Melissa Schott (White Christmas) and Edward Tolve (Funny Face).
CAGNEY Announces Cast for Pre-Broadway Run In Salt Lake City
Melissa will be joining the cast of Ogunquit Playhouse’s production of 42nd Street as Lorraine. The tap-dancing extravaganza stars Broadway's Rachel York as Dorothy Brock, Steve Blanchard as Julian Marsh, Jessica Wockenfuss as Peggy Sawyer, Con O'Shea-Creal as Billy Lawlor, and features Emmy-Award-Winner Sally Struthers as Maggie Jones.
Rachel York & Sally Struthers Star In 42ND STREET At Ogunquit Playhouse
Melissa Schott performing "Glitter In The Air" from her debut cabaret, "The Key of Me".
Video courtesy of Magic Thread Cabaret.
Check out this tap piece to "Bottom Of The River" choreographed by Melissa Schott and performed with her students Haley Hampton and Savannah Martin!
Channeling our inner Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in "You'll Never Get Rich" rehearsal duet!
Enjoy this cover version of "Christmas Dreams"!
BEVERLY — The production of “42nd Street” at North Shore Music Theatre through Sunday is one of the finest two hours of entertainment I’ve seen at the venerable Beverly venue in many a moon.
The dancing is spectacular, the costumes are breathtaking and the performances are first-rate. Often when dancers are required to sing and singers are required to dance, the results are less than ideal. No such problem here.
This presentation of the classic Broadway musical, which, like “A Chorus Line” before it, is partly a glorious love letter to the “kids” who pursue their dream of performing and becoming a star. Staging this on North Shore’s theater-in-the-round must’ve created some unique challenges for the director, choreographer and dance captain. It all comes off without a hitch, remarkable considering at times some two dozen cast members are tap-dancing their hearts out on stage.
It’s hard to fathom that the cast performs this demanding show twice some days.
BEVERLY – In the opening moments of the musical “42nd Steet” at the North Shore Music Theatre, a curtain is slowly raised just enough so we can see many pairs of dancing feet, the rat-a-tat-tat of tap shoes ringing in our ears.
We hone in on those dancing feet and are frozen in a kind of theatrical trance. For the next two and a half hours, the dazzling dancing and fancy footwork rarely ever stops.
The glamour, spectacle and fashion of 1930s Broadway comes to Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) as a chorus girl from a small town aspires to find love and success on the Great White Way in the Tony Award-winning 42ND STREET, tapping across the NSMT main stage now through November 12, 2017. BroadwayWorld is excited to share exclusive highlights from the show below!
BWW TV Exclusive: Watch Highlights from 42ND STREET at North Shore Music Theatre
Be prepared to be swept off your feet.
North Shore Music Theatre’s joyous production of “42nd Street” follows its hit-filled overture with an explosive opening number set in a Broadway show audition in 1933. The star-is-born plot is optimistic and energetic, like the fabulous tap dancers that fill this exuberant cast. (Hey -- Bill Hanney did what? Look for this clever in-joke about the theater’s producer -- it’s projected as a newspaper headline on the opening curtain.)
Melissa will be joining the cast of North Shore Music Theatre's production of 42nd Street. The cast will be led by Jacob ben Widmar as Billy Lawlor, Tari Kelly as Dorothy Brock, Burke Moses as Julian Marsh, and Jessica Wockenfuss as Peggy Sawyer. The show also features David Coffee (Bert Barry), Erick Divine (Abner Dillon), Tina Johnson (Maggie Jones), Elise Kinnon (Annie), Dan Lusardi (Andy Lee), and Matthew Taylor (Pat Denning).
Burke Moses, Tari Kelly & More Will Star in North Shore Music Theatre's 42ND STREET
