World Premiere Musical 'Imagine This' In Concert
By: Beau Higgins Dec. 07, 2006
Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus
World Premiere of New Musical to be Featured in Next Major Concert Feb. 24 at Broward CenterThe Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus will hold the exciting world premiere of the concert version of a new musical. The show, titled "Imagine This," is the story of a troupe of courageous actors trapped in a Warsaw ghetto during World War II who perform a love story set 2,000 years ago. As its creators poignantly describe it: "Two worlds, two sets of characters.. .one story about making impossible choices in the name of love.""Imagine This" will be presented at the Fifth-Annual South Florida Choral Festival, presented and hosted by the FTLGMC on Saturday, Feb. 24 beginning at 8 p.m. in the Amaturo Theatre of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave., downtown Fort Lauderdale. In addition to the Gay Men's Chorus, the production will feature the Sunshine Cathedral Choir and women from the University of Miami School of Music.
'Exciting Beyond Words'
"In January, once again we will be in the enviable position of coming off of a sold-out performance (the chorus' Dec. 19 Holiday Concert) and continuing to build our reputation and our professionalism by opening our doors to welcome talented new members," said Todd Wiley, FTLGMC director. "And to have the privilege of our next major concert being the world premiere of the concert version of a totally new musical is exciting beyond words!"Along with the Feb. 24 concert and numerous community appearances of the chorus and its select ensemble planned for this spring, the FTLGMC will present its annual high-energy June musical revue, this year entitled "Time to Take Our Place," on Saturday and Sunday, June 16-17 in the Amaturo Theatre.For a complete listing of upcoming chorus events or for more information on the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus, see its web site at http://www.ftlgmc.org.
"It may seem hard to believe, but it's already time to put the word out that tickets to our Feb. 24 concert are going fast," Wiley noted. "We had a very successful season-ticket drive this fall, and with the growing popularity of the chorus and its performances, we've had sold-out crowds for the other two main productions of our season. So we encourage people to get their tickets early, so they won't be disappointed."Tickets are available through the Broward Center's AutoNation Box Office at (954) 462-0222 or online at http://www.browardcenter.org or http://www.ftlgmc.org. Tickets are $40, $30 and $20. The Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus exists with a mission to build community through quality musical performances that promote a world that accepts and values diversity.
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