Cherry Creek Theatre: 10/2 - 10/25
Pat Payne has done an
admirable job directing the regional premiere of Cherry Creek Theatre’s
“Sondheim on Sondheim.” It’s a revue that
touches on 21 shows including 64 parts of various songs. Many of the selections
are well known and some of them a bit more esoteric.
Stephen Day commands the
stage with his outstanding rendition of “Being Alive” from “Company.”
Susie Roelofsz touches us
with her singing of “Send in the
Clowns.”
Boni McIntyre’s “Do I Hear a
Waltz” is great … even with the onscreen Sondheim interrupting her to say that
this was not his favorite musical.
Brian Merz-Hutchinson’s superb musical theatre talents are showcased in his singing of “Finishing the Hat” from “Sunday in the
Park with George.”
Jennifer De Dominici sings “Simple”
from “Anyone Can Whistle” with a soprano to die for.
It’s a show for people who
know and adore Sondheim and who want to become acquainted with him on a more intimate level.
The list of songs include
some from “Sweeney Todd,” “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Passion”
and “Into the Woods.” There’s even a song that was cut from “Gypsy”called
“Smile,Girls.”
Merz-Hutchinson’s and Roelofsz’ singing of
such songs as “Loving you is Not a Choice” makes one long for a great
production of “Passion.”
In the video segments
Sondheim speaks directly to us as audience about his close relationship with
Oscar Hammerstein, his problematic relationship with his mother and also about
his creative process. There are anecdotes about such actors as Ethel Merman as
well as memories of his working on the lyrics for “West Side Story.”
Cherry Creek Theatre
Company
"Sondheim on
Sondheim"
Six decades of
inspiration and joy told through interview footage with the composer and, of
course, his music.
Oct. 2 - 25
Fri/Sat @ 7:30 p.m.;
Sun @ 6:30 p.m.
Tickets $34 Adult;
$29 Student/Senior
Shaver-Ramsey
Showroom, 2414 East 3rd Ave., Denver, CO 80206
Seating is limited.
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