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On The Town, November, 2002, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

Three sailors on a 24-hour shore leave in New York City during wartime 1944. Each of the three sailors meets and quickly connects with a woman.

Music by Leonard Bernstein, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Based on an idea by Jerome Robbins

Director: Rod Maxwell

Choreographer: David Connolly

Musical Director: David Meyrs

A Summer Or Two Ago, June 7 – 13, September 18 – 21, 2002, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

A fantastic song and dance revue! Style 2002 is back in September after a successful summer tour and they're hotter than ever!

Director: Rod Maxwell

Choreographer: Stephen Greig

Musical Directors: Dafydd Hughes & Jean Minielly

Measure For Measure, April 17 – 27, 2002, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

In this comedy about justice, the Duke of Vienna attempts to strengthen the laws that govern sexual conduct in his city. A straight moralistic tale, it would seem, until the man charged with cleaning up the city falls for the beautiful Isabella, who is pleading for the life of her brother, the first man to be sentenced to death for 'illicit sex' under the new laws. Shakespeare uses love, lust and sexual behaviour among Viennese society to demonstrate that no one is immune to the rules they must enforce. The play's title, Measure for Measure is taken from the Sermon …

Where’S Charley?, April 10 – 27, 2002, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

Where's Charley?, a musical spoof of a classic English farce, is a hilarious parody of Victorian social lunacy. The only collaboration between Broadway veterans George Abbott and Frank Loessor, Where's Charley? is a captivating and very funny romp. Set in 1902 in Oxford University, Two Oxford chums, Jack and Charley, have invited two lovely young ladies to their college rooms for lunch. Charley has arranged for Donna Lucia, his Brazilian aunt, to act as chaperone, as required by Victorian morality. When Donna Lucia fails to arrive, the quick thinking lads hatch a plot to impersonate her. Soon, poor Charley is …

Chekhov Short Plays, February 13 – 23, 2002, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

The Proposal, The Bear, The Man in a Case, The Festivities; Four short farces written by, or adapted from the works of, Anton Chekhov.

The characters in Chekhov's plays are haunted by demons from their pasts that determine their behavioural patterns in life. It was Chekhov's firm belief that if people could shed themselves of these demons, they could achieve true happiness and find fulfilment in life.

The Russian classic authors have been characterized as a dour and serious bunch, but these short farces from Anton Chekhov prove the old boys knew how to have a laugh as well. Chekhov …

Catch A Rising Star, February 6 – 23, 2002, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

Catch a Rising Star showcased the 3rd year Performance Critiques and the 2nd year Dance Critiques, as a true collaboration of creativity. As part of their curriculum, each student was assigned the task of creating a showcase for their singing and dancing talents. For Catch a Rising Star, the Directors have taken the best of the best and created this extraordinary unique show, full of diverse musical styles and dances. Providing a showcase for the talents of some of Canada's most promising performers has become a tradition with Sheridan’s Music Theatre Department.

A song and dance revue that is a …

"Музиката" На Сократ [The 'Music' Of Socrates], Anna K. Boshnakova

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