Stage Notes: Upcoming shows by Garland Civic Theatre, Stolen Shakespeare Guild and more
The cast of Garland Civic Theatre’s ‘Carnival!’ (Courtesy photo) Stage Notes is a weekly aggregate post about theater, classical music and stage news, events, reviews and other pertinent information. Show announcements Garland Civic Theatre opens its 55th season with Carnival! Garland Civic Theatre will begin its new season with the classic musical Carnival!
by Bob Merrill, Michael Stewart, Helen Deutsch & Gower Champion. The production opens Sept. 9-25 at the Granville Arts Center.
The story centers on a naïve French girl infatuated with a troubled puppeteer in a traveling show. “The musical Carnival! is very special to me,” director Patty Granville said in a press release. “It was the very first musical I produced for Garland Summer Musicals in 1983 and that production was directed by Buff Shurr, who appeared in the Broadway production as Marco the Magnificent.
This production of Carnival! will be very exciting. The voices are magnificent and we also will be featuring professional aerial performers.” The production team includes music director Jon Schweikhard, choreography by Nick Leos and Patty Granville as Choreographers and Cheryl Pellett as stage manager.
