Volume 4, Issue 1 January 2019
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A Word From
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Volume 4, Issue 1 | January 2019
IN THIS
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Whitney Morse, Artistic Director, The Sharon® L. Morse Performing Arts Center
Rock of Ages
New Year, New Musicals!
Spamalot
Happy New Year! It’s 2019 and we are kicking off the year with two very upbeat and hysterically fun musicals at The Sharon.
Shemekia Copeland Masters of Illusion Shanghai Opera
International Subscription Jim Belushi Midsummer Night’s Dream Don McLean Three Tenors + One Farruquito International Subscription The Studio Theatre Backstage at The Sharon Internships Show Calendar
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First up, it’s Rock of Ages. If you love the music of the 80’s, big hair, and a great love story, you will flip for Rock of Ages! It’s such a fun evening featuring the songs of Styx, Poison, Twisted Sister, Whitesnake and many more. I know I will be singing along in my seat, so come and join me. It will be one of the most talked about shows this season. Next up, we have Monty Python’s Spamalot. In true Monty Python fashion it is a spoof of a spoof of a musical spoof. Make sense? No? Well, if you liked movies like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, or The Life of Brian – or even just comedy – this is the musical for you. Some of the funniest songs I have ever heard in a musical are in this show. Songs like “He’s Not Dead Yet,” “Run Away,” “Brave Sir Robin,” and “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.” The first time I saw it my face hurt I laughed so much. I can’t think of a better way to ring in the New Year than with a few sidesplitting laughs. I hope you will join us. Happy New Year and we will see you at The Sharon in 2019!
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“Rock and comedy in perfect proportion!” – Time Out New York
The musical features songs from Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison and Europe, among other well-known rock bands
“Don’t Stop Believin’” “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” “Here I go Again” “We’re Not Gonna Take It” “The Final Countdown” “Can’t Fight this Feeling” “Oh Sherrie” “Renegade” “I want to Know What Love Is” “Feel the Noise” “Take Your Best Shot” 5
$50-$100 7PM JANUARY 16 & 17 6
The Tony Award winning Best Musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot, begins its search for the Holy Grail in the Fall of 2018. This outrageous musical comedy is lovingly ripped off from the film classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences worldwide are eating up SPAMALOT!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Quote Quiz
Directions: Match character in film/stage production with their movie lines. Answer Choices/Characters: A. French Soldier B. Monk/Brother Maynard C. Tim the Enchanter D. Sir Robin E. Dennis F. King Arthur 1. ______ “ The swallow may fly south with the sun, or the house martin or the plover seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land.” 2. ______ “ I told you, we’re an anarcho-syndicalist commune, we take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week.” 3. ______ “ I don’t want to talk to you, no more, you emptyheaded animal, food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.” 4. ______ “ Follow, but follow only if ye be men of valor! For the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel that no man yet has fought it and lived. Bones of four fifty men lie strewn about its lair! So, brave knights, if you do doubt your courage, or your strength, come nay further, for death awaits you all … with nasty big pointy teeth!” 5. ______ “ And the Lord spoke, saying, “First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out! Once the number three, being the third number be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thou foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.” 6. ______ “You tit! I soiled my armor – I was so scared!” Answers: 1-F, 2-E, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B, 6-D
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$20-$47
3 D $ E IN D A T TO CIPA ENT! E I C V FFI PART ES E O U X O BO TS T & BL Y E N E T A TICK RUIS I S VI OUR N C JU Y TO HE CA T
Shemekia Copeland
JANUARY 19
7PM
“Copeland is a powerhouse, a superstar...she can do no wrong.” –Rolling Stone
“I want to keep growing, to be innovative. I’m a lifer, singing about things that bother me, using my music to help people. My dad always said ‘we’re all connected.’ I’m an old soul marching to the beat of my own drum...And right now I’m making the most exciting music of my career.” –Shemekia Copeland
With opening act
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BOBBY B LACKMON
Sat, Jan 19 12pm-9pm SPANISH SPRINGS TOWN SQUARE® CLICK HERE FOR EVENT FAQ’s
12pm-1pm VCS Middle School Jazz Band
Performing on Spanish Springs Town Square®
12pm-2pm CAJUN COOKING COMPETITION
Three Categories: Fins, Furs & Feathers
1pm-5pm Smokin’ Torpedos
Performing on Spanish Springs Town Square
4pm-9pm car cruise-in
Check out the amazing Classic Cars, years 1980 and older! Door Prize Drawings for registered cars People’s Choice Awards
5pm-9pm Selwyn Birchwood
Performing on Spanish Springs Town Square
6pm-7pm VCS HIGH School Jazz Band
Performing in The Sharon® lobby
7pm-9:30pm BLUES CONCERT AT THE SHARON®
7-7:30pm Bobby Blackmon & The B3 Band 7:45-9:30pm Shemekia Copeland
FOR TICKETS VISIT www.TheSharon.com | www.TheVillagesEntertainment.com
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$40-$75 4PM & 8PM JANUARY 21
Masters of Illusion, the hit CW television series and America’s largest touring magic show is coming to the Flato Markham Theatre. These cutting-edge illusionists perform sleight-of-hand, perplexing interactive mind magic, hilarious comedy, dangerous escapes and large scale illusions. Only the best, most unique, amusing, astounding and amazing performers have been chosen to perform in Masters of Illusion. Master of Illusion is a huge stage phenomenon born from the multi-award winning television series “Masters of Illusion,” which is heading into its 5th season on the CW in 2018. Starring the world’s greatest award-winning magicians, this 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before - filled with modern illusions and arts of deception, performed live on stage. Watch closely as you experience things that just can’t be done……or can they?
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Audiences will be held at the edge of their seats by the jaw-dropping grand illusions, and laugh out loud at the hysterical comedy magic as performers from around the world combine fantasy, fervor and flair with magic created in front of their very eyes. Masters of Illusion has performed live in front of tens of thousands of people around the US for the past seven years and been seen by over 100 million viewers on the CW network as well as in 126 countries around the world. Recently, Masters of Illusion premiered in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip for a limited engagement at Bally’s Las Vegas in a brand-new show for the whole family.
AS SEEN ON
The Slate “…non-stop magical entertainment.” “…a performance of a lifetime.” “…simply an in-your-face live performance that brought the art of stage illusion to the audience.” “With its star-studded performance, Masters of Illusion [Live] took the audience on a roller coaster ride that never ended.” “…Masters of Illusion [Live!] amazed, amazed and amazed.”
The Palm Beach Post “Remarkable magicians…” “…stunned audience members…”
The Daily Loaf “Sultry, stunning and spellbinding are spot-on adjectives in describing Masters of Illusion.” “With no help from camera tricks or computer graphics – just astonishing illusions leaving you asking ‘How did they DO that?’”
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$30-$70 7PM
Symphony Orchestra International Subscription eligible! See the right for details! The Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra was established in 1956 along with the construction of the famous Shanghai Opera House. The Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra is renowned for its interpretation of classical symphony repertoire. The orchestra performs the masterpieces of the world’s most historic composers such as Beethoven’s symphonies No. 6 and No.7, Tchaikovsky’s symphonies No. 4, 5, 6 and 9; Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 and Violin Concerto No.3; Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique; Mahler’s symphonies No. 1 and 4; Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) and 8; Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1, 5 and 7; Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1; Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, Finlandia and Symphony No. 2; Brahms Symphony No. 2 and 4; and Respighi’s Rome Series. The Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra additionally plays the works of famous Chinese composers such as Xian Xinghai’s Yellow River and He Zhanhao & Chen Gang’s Butterfly Lovers. The Orchestra also presents numerous overtures and music of operas and ballets. The Orchestra has been conducted by renowned maestros such as Daniel Oren, Lorin Maazel, John Nelson, Thomas Sanderling, Markus Stenz, Zoltan Kocsis, Maurice Peress and Jan Latham-Koenig. The Orchestra has toured to Finland, Italy, UK, Germany, Hong Kong and Macao.
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The 2019 USA tour will be the Shanghai Opera Symphony’s debut at the concert halls of North America.
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International Subscription Your passport for Destination Evenings in
20% off Ticket Prices Choose 5 of our 6 International Shows Ticket Includes One Free Drink Get Your International Subscription Passport Stamped at Each Show
CUBA • CANADA • IRELAND • SPAIN • SHANGHAI • AUSTRIA
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$45-$75 5PM & 8PM JANUARY 29
JIM BELU
of Com & The Board “We are not stand-up comedians. Our show is not a passive, sit-back-and-watch experience. Most of the fun we have on stage comes from our inclusion of the audience – we get suggestions from them to begin each scene we perform, and in certain instances, bring them on-stage with us to add to our performance. It’s less a ‘show’ and more a party. At least it feels like one to me. This group of actors brings me right back to how I started out in comedy – maybe that’s why we have so much fun doing it.” – Jim Belushi With more than thirty years of experience and an alumnus of “Saturday Night Live” and Chicago’s famed Second City, JIM BELUSHI is now bringing to the stage an improvised comedy sketch show featuring members of the Board of Comedy. Belushi starred on the ABC hit comedy “According to Jim,” on which he also served as executive producer, music composer and director. After wrapping 182 episodes for its eighth and final season, the family favorite series also hit a milestone when it launched into off-net syndication in 2007. A favorite of film, television and stage audiences, Belushi is one of the great leading character actors equally at home in drama and comedy, and a gifted performer who can also hold a room as front man of a rhythm and blues band. Accompanying Belushi are Megan Grano, Larry Joe Campbell and Joshua Funk*, all of whom are classically trained professional improvisers who tour regularly nationwide. *Supporting cast may be subject to availability
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream– one of Shakespeare’s most beloved and witty comedies, is brought to vivid life in an innovative new production by the Aquila Theatre. Full of memorable characters- Puck, Oberon, Hermia, and Nick Bottom- and the famous “play within a play”, A Midsummer Night’s Dream deals with the universal theme of love, and its attendant complications: passion, lust, frustration, depression, confusion, and marriage. Aquila Theatre weaves a web of theatrical magic that takes audiences to the heart of an enchanted forest while witnessing the injustice of the Athenian court and the political strife of the fairy kingdom. At the center of the story is the Fairy King’s servant, the impish Puck, whose magic creates an endless supply of mirth, mistaken identity, and inappropriate, if not absolutely ludicrous passions. He is set loose in the forest with his enchanted love drops which, when sprinkled into the eyes of the sleeping, charm the sleeper into a state of mad passion for the first person they see when they awake. Aquila’s signature physical theatre style of beautiful movement, combined with music and song and some of the finest Shakespearean acting today, produces an unforgettable Dream. A promise of “nightly revels and new jollity”. Aquila’s productions of Shakespeare have been critically acclaimed by The New Yorker as “beautifully spoken, dramatically revealing and crystalline in effect.” The New York Times says that Aquila “makes Shakespeare perfectly comprehensible” and hails the company as “an extraordinarily inventive and disciplined outfit.”
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$15-$45 3PM & 7PM FEBRUARY 2
THREE TENORS + One A Tribute to Andrea Bocelli
presented by Opera Club of The Villages Please join the Opera Club of The Villages for their annual fundraiser benefitting The Harold S. Schwartz Music Scholarship. Come enjoy an entertaining evening featuring three tenors and a guest soprano as they enchant you with their song. In 1997, the Opera Club of The Villages established the Harold S. Schwartz Music Scholarship program to honor the founder of The Villages and to commemorate his lifelong love of music. It is a goal of the Opera Club to encourage and support students of music in developing their talent and achieving their educational goals, which will in turn enrich all of our lives. For more information on The Opera Club of The Villages and The Harold S. Schwartz Music Scholarship please visit: www.OperaClubofTheVillages.com/Mission
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benefitting
Part I
“Libiamo” from La Traviata by Verdi Fanyong Du, Devin Eatmon, John McVeigh, & Carson Dorsey “Sorridi Amore Vai” from “Life is Beautiful” John Mcveigh “Amapola” by José María Lacalle García Devin Eatmon “Je crois entendre encore” from The Pearle Fishers by Bizet Fanyong Du “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi by Puccini Carson Dorsey
Part II
“Celeste Aida” from Aida by Verdi Devin Eatmon “Volare” by Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno Fanyong Du “Quando m’en vo” from La Boheme by Puccini Carson Dorsey “Time to Say Goodbye” Carson Dorsey, John McVeigh “O sole mio” by di Capua Fanyong Du, Devin Eatmon, John McVeigh, & Carson Dorsey
“La donna e mobile” from Rigoletto by Verdi Fanyong Du, Devin Eatmon, John McVeigh
“Caruso” from Lucio Dalla Fanyong Du
“New York, New York” by John Kander Devin Eatmon
“Nessun Dorma” from Turandot by Puccini Fanyong Du, Devin Eatmon, John McVeigh, & Carson Dorsey
“The Prayer” by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Alberto Testa and Tony Renis “Think of Me” from Phantom of the Opera Carson Dorsey, Devin Eatmon by Lloyd-Webber “Maria” from West Side Story by Bernstein Carson Dorsey John McVeigh “Music of the Night” from Phantom of “Funiculi, Funicula” by Luigi Denza the Opera by Lloyd-Webber Fanyong Du John McVeigh
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FEBRUARY 1
7PM
$25-$89
F DON McLEAN Don McLean is one of America’s most enduring singer-songwriters and forever associated with his classic hits “American Pie”, “Vincent (Starry Starry Night)”, “Castles in the Air”, “And I Love You So” and “Crying”. Since first hitting the charts in 1971, Don has amassed over 40 gold and platinum records world-wide and, in 2004, was inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. His songs have been recorded by artists from every musical genre, most notably Madonna‘s No. 1 recording of “American Pie” in 2000 and George Michael’s version of “The Grave” in 2003, sung in protest at the Iraq War. Don McLean is co-writer of Drake’s 2011 release, “Doing it Wrong“. In 2007, Don McLean shared his life story in Alan Howard’s biography, The Don McLean Story: Killing Us Softly With His Songs. Don continues to tour North America and the rest of the world – including UK/ Europe in 2012, Australia in 2013 and two UK and Europe tours in one year in 2015. In June 2011, he performed for an audience of 100,000 at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts.
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FEBRUARY 5
Farruquito International Subscription* eligible! See page 13 for more details! “Farruquito, heir to the most renowned Gypsy flamenco dynasty, is the greatest flamenco dancer of this new century...” –NY Times
$20-$70
Farruquito made his first international stage appearance on Broadway in New York City at the age of four alongside his grandfather, “EL Farruco”, and spent his formative years immersed in the legendary Farruco school. He has created and directed over 15 works since the age of eleven, and has not only been hailed by critics and audiences alike for his prodigious artistry, but also for his incredible personality, profound poetry and captivating beauty. As the principal inheritor of the greatest Gypsy flamenco bloodline, Farruquito has made it his life’s mission to share the purest form of flamenco on stages all around the world while further broadening his influence by collaborating with the most paramount film directors, conductors and artists of our time.
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*International Subscription will be closed after February 5.
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Coming Soon Henrik Ibsen
A Doll's House
ALEX JORTH
JUST MARRIED
STARRING: WHITNEY MORSE
Up Next
Translated by Christopher Hampton “A Doll's House (Hampton, trans.)” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
Book & Lyrics Brian Hargrove
Music & Concept Barbara Anselmi
IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
Preview: JAN 15 -JAN 17 Opening: JAN 18 Closing: FEB 24 $20 Previews $40 Performances
Preview: MAR 19-MAR 21 Opening: MAR 22 Closing: APR 28 $15 Previews $35 Performances
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Marty Rebecca Jenny Kaufman Steinberg Steinberg David Paul Rowan
Monica Titus
Chantelle Cognevich
JAN 15TH - FEB 24TH
Brian Howard Tyler Beauregard
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start collecting stamps! “I want to thank you for making our life in The Villag es feel so much broader and diverse. The shows and events are very much appreciated. We want to support the arts to ensure continued offering s.� -Elizabeth & Gerrit White
Interview with international subscription holders: - Elizabeth & Gerrit White The Village of Glenbrook
• How did you find out about the International Subscription offering at The Sharon? “I saw information about the International Subscription offering at the Sharon in The Villages Daily Sun. We have friends (Beth and Fred Donahue) living in Lynnhaven, The Villages who also expressed interest in selecting a series.” • What do you do/plan to do for each International Show? “The plan for each show is identify the nationality and determine what foods best represent the country that we could actually prepare for dinner before the show. Since we are going to 5 shows together the idea was to alternate, in each others homes, the preparation of the dinner between the two couples.” • How did you like the first show, the Chinese Warriors of Peking? “We really loved the first show, the Chinese Warriors of Peking. My husband and I traveled through China several years ago and saw a similar show. The performance in The Sharon was every bit as good, maybe better. It was surely easier to buy tickets!” • What did you think of the Featured Drink for the show? “The drink was fun to order and enjoy. After sharing a Chinese dinner, the drink added to our cultural experience.” • What other shows did you choose for the package and why? “Additional shows that we selected: Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra, Farruquito, Canadian Brass, and Murphy’s Celtic Legacy. We wanted to go to all of the shows but selected these because of commitments on other dates. All of the offerings seemed very interesting and we are sorry that we can’t make it to all of them.” • What are your thoughts on the Passport? “Love the idea of the passport because it enhances the international feel of the experience.”
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