| It’s the
Great Depression, bulldozers are tearing
the theater down, and the prima donna is
raising waves -- but the show must go on!
That’s the set-up for Anoka-Ramsey
Community College’s winter musical
production, “Dames at Sea,” running
Feb. 4-5, and Feb. 10-12 in the Coon Rapids
Campus Performing Arts Center. |
Full of comedy,
tap dancing and love songs, this spoof
of 1930s and '40s movie
musicals tells the story of naïve,
fresh-faced Ruby, who arrives in New
York with nothing but her tap shoes and
a suitcase. She becomes the last-minute
star of a new show, but only after a
sailor persuades the theater-less cast
to perform on the deck of a battleship.
A popular play ever since its Broadway
premiere in 1968, it features book and
lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller
with music by Jim Wise. The original
Broadway run helped launch the career
of stage and movie actress Bernadette
Peters in the role of Ruby.
The upcoming show is a joint production
of the Theater and Music Departments
of Anoka-Ramsey Community College, The
play is directed by ARCC theater faculty
member Scott Ford; ARCC music faculty
member Rich Manik serves as Musical Director;
ARCC music faculty member Judy Bender
is Vocal Director. All performances will
begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Coon Rapids
Campus Performing Arts Center. The Feb.
10 show will be an interpreted performance
for the hearing impaired. Tickets are
$8, available in advance at the College
Bookstore or by calling 763-422-3536.
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