Annie at the Christian a Fenton Performing Arts Center in Grosse Pointe Woods
From left, Theresa Selvaggio, of Grosse Pointe Farms, plays Dorothy Brock; and Catie Hauff, of Richmond, plays Peggy Sawyer in Grosse Pointe Theatre's product of "42nd Street."
Photo past Dale Pegg, provided by Grosse Pointe Theatre
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GROSSE POINTE Woods — To close its 70th anniversary season, Grosse Pointe Theatre is bringing back a beloved classic.
The dancing and singing spectacular that is "42nd Street" volition exist staged June 17 to thirty within the Christian A. Fenton Performing Arts Center at Grosse Pointe North High School.
The archetype tale of a broad-eyed young talent who leaves her small boondocks in search of success in show business, "42nd Street" follows the rise of dancer Peggy Sawyer, who'southward tapped to step into the starring role of a Broadway musical after the leading lady, Dorothy Brock, breaks her ankle.
Originally a novel and so a 1933 Busby Berkeley movie, the Tony Award-winning "42nd Street" — which is prepare in the 1930s — includes such well-known numbers equally "Nosotros're in the Money," "I Merely Take Eyes For Y'all" and "Shuffle Off to Buffalo." Information technology was start produced by GPT in 1988. Some members of this bandage, including Theresa Selvaggio, of Grosse Pointe Farms, who plays Dorothy Brock, were in the 1988 production.
"It's a happy bear witness," Selvaggio said. "Our patrons loved information technology. So when we decided to do it again, I wanted to be a office of information technology. (Information technology has) some of the greatest dance numbers always written for the stage."
Marie Reinman, of Grosse Pointe Farms, was the costume chair in 1988, and this fourth dimension around, her husband and daughter are in the show. Patricia Ellis, of Grosse Pointe City, who was in the 1988 cast, is the publicity chair this time.
"Closing our 70th year with this large show is a wonderful celebration of our 70th (anniversary)," said Ellis. "It'south just going to be visually pleasing, with the colors and the costumes."
Banana Director Danielle Caralis, a Grosse Pointe Shores native who now lives in Birmingham, agreed.
"We're going out with a bang," said Caralis, who also plays Ethel.
The 2018 show also features co-choreographer Catie Hauff of Richmond as Peggy Sawyer, Tom Pagano of Clinton Township as Julian Marsh, Zak Shugart of Troy as Billy Lawlor, Grace Knoche of New Baltimore as Maggie Jones, Ryan Quinn of Clawson as Andy Lee, Nick Marinello of Clinton Township as Bert Berry, Tim Reinman of Grosse Pointe Farms equally Abner Dillon, Bob Montgomery of Grosse Pointe Farms as Pat Denning, Maria Nanette Tilmos of Novi as Anytime Annie, Angela VanKempen of Ypsilanti as Lorraine Flemming, co-choreographer Christine Campbell-Cormier of Columbus as Phyllis Dale, Andrea Sevonty of Hamtramck as Gladys, Brad Hardecki of Grosse Pointe Woods equally Mac, Craig VanKempen of Ypsilanti as Oscar and Kristina Kamm of Grosse Pointe Wood as Diane Lorimer.
The ensemble consists of Julianna Brenner, Gino Calisi and Jerome Manning of Grosse Pointe Park; Audrey Brennan and Robby Mullinger of Grosse Pointe Urban center; Becky Bodley of Mountain Clemens; Erica Clarke of Warren; Matthew Carlsen, Nick Hysick, Lillian Klein, Sophie Leszczynski and Hazel Lyman of Grosse Pointe Forest; Emma Huber, Mary Reinman and Campbelle Stencel of Grosse Pointe Farms; Caroline Julian of South Lyon; Amanda Nummy of Ann Arbor; and Ashley Trefney of Birmingham.
Stephanie Butler, of Grosse Pointe Park, the show'due south costume chair, said there are more than than 230 costumes for this show, along with more than 100 pairs of shoes.
"Some of the girls have nine (full) costumes apiece and 13 (smaller) changes," Butler said.
She said she couldn't build the testify's lavish wardrobe without help from the roughly 30 volunteers who've been making hats and creating or altering costumes alongside her.
Manager Don Bischoff, of Macomb Township, started working on this product a year ago.
"That was 1 of the things we stressed: We wanted fantastic costumes, fantastic dancers," he said.
Having information technology at the Fenton Performing Arts Middle is enabling GPT to do things production-wise that it was never able to do at The State of war Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, such as dropping down scenery, Bischoff said.
"The venue has allowed us to call up large, to think bolder," Caralis said. "Our spin on this is going to be large, brilliant and in-your-face."
Because the show is known for its lively dance numbers — including many great tap dances — some of the area's height tap dancers are in the cast, and cast members hail from well outside of metro Detroit.
"This is the kind of testify that, if you're a tapper, you want to do information technology multiple times," Bischoff said.
Caralis said doing this testify was a "bucket listing" item for her.
"When I was 8, I saw this show with my sister at the Masonic (Temple in Detroit), and I said, 'I'chiliad going to dance on a dime (like the actresses) before I'1000 too old,'" she said. "When the (GPT) Board of Directors chose this show, I couldn't have been more than excited about it."
Bischoff, too, has loved "42nd Street" for years.
"This was the first full-diddled musical that I saw," he said.
Bischoff said he was on a date at the time — albeit not with his married woman, Tracy, who's painting scenery for this prove, every bit they hadn't met yet.
"We didn't take good seats — we were way in the dorsum," Bischoff recalled of that production at the Masonic in Detroit. "Just I was blown away by the big dance numbers."
Ellis said GPT audiences can expect to exist blown abroad equally well, given the caliber of the cast and coiffure.
"It will exist totally entertaining," she said of this production. "Information technology will transport you lot to a happy place, and for a few hours, yous can forget your troubles."
The Christian A. Fenton Performing Arts Centre is part of the Grosse Pointe N High Schoolhouse campus at 707 Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods. Free cocky-parking and free valet parking will exist available. Tickets toll $25. For advance tickets or more information, call the GPT box office at (313) 881-4004 or visit www.gpt.org.
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