Sail away on a magical, musical journey as Broadway's finest performers arrive at the Bickford Theatre in Morristown, NJ, on Saturday, March 27, at 8 p.m. for an enchanted evening celebrating the classic songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein!
Some Enchanted Evening: A Lovely Night with Rodgers & Hammerstein, the 2010 Bickford Theatre Guild fundraiser, will be directed and produced by Stephen Kantrowitz, and stars Ron Bohmer (Ragtime), two-time Tony Award-nominee Howard McGillin (The Phantom of the Opera), Sandra Joseph (The Phantom of the Opera), Gay Willis (Show Boat), Ciaran Sheehan (The Phantom of the Opera), Michele Ragusa (Young Frankenstein), Kathy Voytko (The Pirate Queen and Oklahoma!), Rob Richardson (A Tale of Two Cities), Marc G. Dalio & Christine Marie Heath (co-stars of the Bickford's Mainstage smash hit I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change), Mark Montague, Jennifer Montague, and Jodi Chekofsky (all co-stars of Bickford's previous fundraiser, Masquerade: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Greatest Hits).
Peter Candela (The Lion King) serves as Musical Director.
Musical selections from Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, The Sound of Music, Flower Drum Song, Show Boat, and more will include such favorites as "If I Loved You," "I Have Dreamed," "Soliloquy," "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'," "Younger Than Springtime," and the title number "Some Enchanted Evening."
Two-time Tony Award-nominee
Howard McGillin and
Sandra Joseph have the great distinction of performing the roles of "The Phantom" and "Christine" in The Phantom of the Opera more than any other performers in Broadway history. Mr. McGillin earned his two Tony Award nominations for the long-running Broadway hits Anything Goes with
Patti LuPone and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Ms. Joseph is joyously married to
Ron Bohmer, who recently starred on Broadway as "Father" in Ragtime.
Ciaran Sheehan starred on Broadway as "The Phantom" and has performed in concert around the world with
Gay Willis, who starred as Magnolia in
Hal Prince's revival of Show Boat on Broadway and on tour.
Michele Ragusa recently starred on Broadway in
Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein. She took over for
Megan Mullally in the role of Elizabeth and starred in the
Paper Mill Playhouse productions of She Loves Me and The Full Monty.
Rob Richardson also appeared on the
Paper Mill Playhouse stage in The Full Monty and recently understudied the starring role of Sydney Carton in Broadway's A Tale of Two Cities.
Kathy Voytko performed the role of Ado Annie in the recent Broadway revival of Oklahoma! and understudied the title role in Broadway's The Pirate Queen.
Tickets for this benefit evening are $150 and include cocktails and lavish hors d'oeuvres at 6:30 p.m., the performance at 8 p.m., and a "Mingle with the Broadway Stars" dessert reception following the concert. A special donor "Sound of Music Package" is also available for $250, which includes all of the above plus Priority Seating, Program Book listing, and an autographed solo CD. Show and dessert reception tickets are $75.
Tickets may be purchased by phone at (973) 971-3706 or in person at the Bickford Box Office. The Bickford Theatre is conveniently located within the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, and offers free parking and full accessibility. Box Office hours for phone sales are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walk-up hours are Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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