Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will perform a joyful send-up to 1920s musicals during its spring production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone.
Performances will be held in the ECC Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, and 24; Saturday, Feb. 18, and 25; and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19, and 26.
Winner of the 2006 Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is described as a “musical within a comedy.”
It begins when a die-hard musical theatre fan (Angelo O’Dierno, Rockford) puts on his favorite cast album. The musical bursts to life in his living room, and the audience is transported to a 1928 Broadway theater and into The Drowsy Chaperone, a play-within-a-play crammed full of every gag and gimmick from the golden age of musicals.
The audience is introduced to a host of characters including Broadway starlet Janet Van De Graff (Amy DeLamoreaux, Streamwood), her dashing fiancé Robert Martin (Brett Baleskie, Naperville), Janet’s drowsy chaperone (Sarafina Vecchio, Huntley), and Adolpho, a European ladies’ man (Terry Christianson, St. Charles).
“In this day and age, it’s fabulous to be able to go into a theatre, forget your problems, and just have fun,” says director/choreographer Konnie Kay of St. Charles. “This musical has that old vaudeville feel. It’s a hilarious, clever, and heartwarming show, and we can’t wait to share that joy with audiences.”
Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for students and seniors. Tickets for all performances in the ECC Arts Center are available online at tickets.elgin.edu or at the ECC box office located in the arts center.
Box office hours are noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. To purchase tickets by phone, call 847-622-0300. All major credit cards are accepted.
Visit elgin.edu/arts for more information about the ECC Arts Center, including video clips of upcoming artists and events, the Standing Room Only blog, and links to the Arts Center’s Twitter and Facebook pages.
ECC Coffee House for writers— Creative writers wanting to share their work with others have an outlet during the 2011-2012 Writers Center Coffee House. The events are held in the Student Resource Center Alumni Room at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Coffee houses will be held this spring on March 7 and April 4. The events are free and all ages are welcome. Refreshments also will be served.
From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. writers read original work, poems, essays, short stories, creative non-fiction or lyrics.
