CPCC Summer Theatre Kicks Off 2011 Season with Hello, Dolly! June 3-11

CPCC Summer Theatre kicks off 2011 season with "Hello, Dolly!" Area actors to perform Tony award-winning musical on Halton Theater stage

WHAT: CPCC Summer Theatre, Charlotte's only professional summer stock theatre, is pleased to kickoff its 38th season with the Tony award-winning musical "Hello, Dolly!" on June 3.

Set during the turn of the 20th century in New York, "Hello, Dolly!" follows the matchmaking adventures of Dolly Levi. A widow, Dolly falls in love with a "half a millionaire" named Horace Vendergelder. Chaos ensues as she proceeds to weave a web of romantic complications that involve him, his two clerks, and a pretty milliner and her assistant. Eventually, of course, all is sorted out and everyone ends up with the right person.

This production will star Deborah Rhodes as Dolly Levi, Charles LaBorde as Horace Vandergelder, Andy Faulkenberry as Cornelius Hackl, Ashton Guthrie as Barnaby Tucker, Sarah Henkel as Mrs. Malloy and Cassadra Howley Wood as Minnie Fay. Don't miss this opportunity to support local theatre and hear the production's most classic songs, such as "Put on Your Sunday Clothes," "It Only Takes a Moment" and "Hello, Dolly!" Reserve your seat today!

WHEN: June 3, 4, 10 and 11; 8 p.m.
June 5; 2:30 p.m.
June 7; 7 p.m.
June 8 and 9; 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Dale F. Halton Theater, CPCC Central Campus, 1206 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte

Central Piedmont Community College is the largest community college in North Carolina, offering close to 300 degree and certification programs, customized corporate training, market-focused continuing

education, and special interest classes. CPCC is academically, financially and geographically accessible to all citizens of Mecklenburg County. In 2002, the National Alliance of Business named CPCC the Community College of the Year for its response to the workforce and technology needs of local employers and job seekers through innovative educational and training strategies.

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