Sweet Summer Evenings...
It's time for our 25th season under the stars!
Celebrate the holiday weekend!
Pack a picnic and join us for the final two performances of FUNNY GIRL!
Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4
(Don't rain on HER parade!)
Every cloud has its silver lining -- and ours is celebrating (can you believe it?) our 25th season under the stars at Danbury's Richter Park. You're in for an amazing summer of theater!
Our silver main stage season is already sparkling with Jule Styne and Bob Merrill's delightful "Funny Girl" (playing through Saturday, July 4) directed by MAR founding artistic director Bradford Blake. Starring Shannon-Courtney Porper of Ridgefield as the irrepressible Fanny Brice and Carl LePere of Carmel, NY as her love interest Nick Arnstein, this classic musical comedy features a multitalented cast of performers and beloved standards such as "Don't Rain on My Parade" and "People." Order tickets online HERE.
Following "Funny Girl" are Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban's groundbreaking musical "A Chorus Line" (July 9-25) directed by Broadway veteran Gene Bayliss and Stephen Schwartz's beautiful Old Testament-inspired masterwork "Children of Eden" (July 30-August 15) directed by MAR veteran E. Kyle Minor.
For more information on the season's shows, click HERE.
For the younger set, FAIRY TALE THEATER starts July 4! Elyse Jasensky is once again at the helm as Mother Goose for the 11th season of Fairy Tale Theater. These original one-hour adaptations of classic fairy tales and children's stories are performed by a talented ensemble of young local actors Saturday mornings in July on the grounds of Danbury's Wooster School. This season's selections include: "Sleeping Beauty" (July 4); "The Ugly Duckling" and "Stone Soup" (July 11); "Johnny Appleseed" and "Paul Bunyan" (July 18); and "Peter Pan" (July 25).
While you're thinking about the wonderful flights of imagination live theater can provide, please join the grassroots efforts to preserve the Richter House facility, home to both Musicals at Richter and the Richter Arts Association. Won't you consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Richter House Preservation Fund? Click HERE for information.
As we launch this very special 25th season, we invite you to be a part of this magical place under the stars! Join us as a member, volunteer your time and talents, make a financial contribution, take an ad in the program, become a show sponsor, plan to bring a group to a show...the possiblities are limitless. Won't you help? Please explore our website and see what interests you!
See you soon!
Sincerely,
Joyce Northrop, Artistic Director and Andy Salom, President and all the members of the Musicals at Richter Board, along with our 2009 Season Directors Bradford Blake, Gene Bayliss, Kyle Minor and Elyse Jasensky