Canterbury Summer Theatre premieres the first musical of its 2023 season with Dames at Sea, performing June 21-July 1. The theatre is located at 807 Franklin Street in Michigan City.
The book and lyrics are written by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller, with music by Jim Wise.
A long-running off-Broadway hit, which brought stardom to then newcomer Bernadette Peters, this delightfully campy show revels in nostalgia for Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.
(L-R) Reid Graham, Lauren Landman and Sarah Donofrio in Dames at Sea, running June 21-July 1 at Canterbury Summer Theatre
Sweet little Ruby from faraway Hometown, U.S.A. has come to the big city make her mark on Broadway. Who should she chance to meet but another boy from Hometown, U.S.A.: Dick, a sailor, who also has ambitions as a songwriter. Ruby begins in the chorus, and by the end of the day, in true Hollywood fashion, Dick saves her doomed Broadway show with a smash tune and Ruby becomes a star on the deck of a battleship, which just happens to be passing by.
The production is staged by Canterbury Artistic Director, Ray Scott Crawford. Choreography is by Victoria Hickman.
Returning for his fourth season as Canterbury music director is John Berst, who teaches on the faculty of the University of Miami musical theatre training program.
The cast includes Sarah Donofrio, Jack Gordon, Reid Graham, Victoria HIckman, Lauren Landman, Jeremiah Mitchell and Tony Morell.
Scenic design is by Crawford with lighting by Alex Gray. Amber Garitt provides costume design and Chloe Rayne Garcia will be production stage manager.
Reid Graham and Sarah Donofrio in Dames at Sea, running June 21-July 1 at Canterbury Summer Theatre
The Canterbury Resident Company is comprised of theatre artists hired from throughout the country, which has produced a season of musicals and plays in downtown Michigan City since 1969.
Canterbury performances are at 2:00 PM on Wednesdays, Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:00 pm. Regular admission price is $20.00, $18.00 for seniors (62 and above), and $10.00 for students and military.
Tickets can be purchased by phone at (219) 874-4269 or e-mail info@canterburytheatre.org
Canterbury Summer Theatre, one of the Midwest's oldest professional summer companies, is produced under the auspices of the Canterbury Guild, a nonprofit arts organization, which also manages the Canterbury Winter Arts Series.