CalRep Pennsylvania to open new season
CALIFORNIA – CalRep Pennsylvania will present the works of Stephen Sondheim for its 2003 season. “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum” will join demon barber, “Sweeney Todd,” on stage in Steele Auditorium at California University of Pennsylvania.
Songs featured in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” include “Comedy Tonight,” Everybody Ought To Have A Maid” and “Lovely.”
“Sweeney Todd” is filled with intense music, such as “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd,” “Johanna” and “Not While I’m Around.”
Finally, Broadway will go Top 40 with the CalRep Cabaret.
The CalRep company will present an evening filled with songs that were hits on Broadway and the popular charts.
“Send in the Clowns,” “Somewhere over the Rainbow” and “Can You Feel The Love Tonight?” are only a few of the chart-topping tunes that will be featured by the company.
The shows run in repertory from July 9 through July 20.
“Forum” and “Sweeney Todd” will be performed in the air-conditioned Steele Auditorium, which is located on the campus of California University of Pennsylvania.
The CalRep Cabaret will once again be held at Highpoint Restaurant and Lounge on Route 88 in Coal Center near the campus.
Tickets will be available for both shows and CalRep Cabaret.
Call the box office at 724-938-5943 for more information and to be placed on the CalRep mailing list.
Michele A. Pagen, California University of Pennsylvania theater and dance associate professor, is working with the students to produce the shows.