45 Minutes From Broadway

 

Date:  Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Time:  9:00am (please meet at the theatre no later than 8:30am)
Location:  Fountain Hills Theatre, 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd, Fountain Hills
Cost:  $5 per person
Payment deadline:  August 2, 2010
RSVP:  email jan@theparsonsfamily.com to reserve your seat and receive payment information

The irresistible excitement of George M. Cohan's music and the period charm of his most enjoyable libretto are put into a modern school situation and with this you have the best of all (musical) worlds! "Let's do a musical!" is the cry from the members of the school's drama club. The problem is, which one? This common dilemma is solved by the appearance of an old theatrical trunk filled with the memorabilia of early show business days, such as some George M. Cohan props: his derby straw hat and cane and a script of 45 Minutes from Broadway. Miss Templeton, the teacher, and Jason, the student director, guide the cast through the auditions and casting and presentation of the old Cohan musical. This is an example of a show within a show, complete with such rousing George M. Cohan numbers as "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy," "Give My Regards to Broadway" and "You're a Grand Old Flag."

 

Remember that this theatre does NOT issue individual tickets, I will have a group invoice.  Therefore, we will meet at 8:30am in front of Fountain Hills Community Theatre to gather as a group and be ready to go inside when they begin seating.   Please check in with me  so that I know that you have arrived.  I have found that people are able to locate my identical twin daughters in a crowd easier than finding me.   They always dress alike, and their photographs can be seen at  http://www.theparsonsfamily.com .   If you arrive late, it's possible that we've already gone into the theatre.     Let the theatre company representative know that you are in Jan Parsons' Homeschool group.   I always let them know if there are families that haven't arrived when we go into the theatre.  It is at their sole discretion, however, on when and where you are seated.  Most of the companies fill the theatre from front to back, row by row, so it's probable that you will not sit with our group if you arrive late.  They may choose to seat other groups before you.  If the show has already begun, they may require you to wait for an appropriate time so as not to disturb others, meaning that you may miss some of the show.  

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