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Frank Loesser (GUYS AND DOLLS, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING) scored his greatest artistic triumph with this touching, dramatic and intensely personal love story about a middle-aged vintner, Tony, whose mail-order marriage proposal is accepted under the girl's mistaken assumption a photo of his young, handsome foreman is her intended husband.
Her hurt and humiliation when she learns the truth, as well as a terrible accident which nearly kills Tony as he hurries to meet her, almost ends the relationship before it begins, but a loving understanding blossoms between them during Tony's long convalescence.
Filled with sweeping ballads, intense dramatic arias and tuneful, splashy Broadway-style numbers, this ambitious "Broadway opera" has found a home on opera and musical theatre stages alike. Its sizable score showcases strong singers, including a mature operatic baritone and a young soprano ingénue for the two lead roles. The rest of the large cast consists of a winsome comic duo for the secondary leads and a host of other compelling characters. The show's lasting popularity has led to two Broadway revivals, the latter with a two-piano accompaniment that is available for rental.
- Frank Loesser
- Sidney Howard
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The Full Monty
The Umbrella Arts Center (4/26 - 5/19) | |
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Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
Falmouth Academy Simon Center for the Arts (7/30 - 8/16) | |
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NUTS by Tom Topor
Barnstable Comedy Club (5/2 - 5/19) | |
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Ain't Too Proud
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (11/8 - 11/10) | |
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MJ
Boston Opera House (6/18 - 7/7) | |
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Chess: The Musical
Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/14 - 6/15)
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Come From Away
Boston Opera House (5/28 - 6/2) | |
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An Evening with Amor Towles
Emerson Colonial Theatre (9/24 - 9/24) | |
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