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COUNTY PLAYERS, INC.
2681 West Main Street
Wappingers Falls, 12590
(845) 298-1491
www.countyplayers.org -
Fri/Sat May 2-17 at 8pm, Sun May 11 & 17 at 2pm
- Sweeney Todd - Sondheim's musical thriller. $20/adults, $17/seniors & children under 12.
County Players Presents Sweeney Todd Opens This Friday
Cat Guthrie and Christopher Schaljo
County Players closes out its 50th anniversary season with the musical thriller,
Sweeney Todd, opening on Friday, May 2 at 8pm. The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding
masterpiece of murderous barberism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands
to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves with her mysterious new meat pie recipe!
Sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising,
Sweeney Todd nevertheless has a great sense of fun, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor: audiences find themselves laughing hysterically one moment and gasping in
surprise the next. The play is directed by Anna Marie Martino, with musical direction by Joel Flowers and choreography by Cory Ann Fasano-Paff. Director Martino is thrilled to be working with such a talented cast, orchestra and production staff.
At the show's core is a challenging score of epic proportion with two tasty tour de force roles in Sweeney (Christopher Schaljo) and his comic female accomplice Mrs. Lovett (Cat Guthrie). Other leading roles are played by Jarek Zabczynski, Carolyn
Klocker, Joshuah Patriarco, Joni Falvey, Jeff Battersby, Johnny Delvecchio, George A. Conrad and Kevin McNaughton. The ensemble includes Jonah Acosta, Mary Beth Boylan, Dianne Carney, Mary Dallari, Cheryl Delvecchio, Kirsten Delvecchio, Gary Dodge,
Joanne Fenton, Michele George, Joel Goss, Trisha Hampel, Tim Latenser, Brian Lustig, Janet Nurre, Will O'Brien, Joseph Paggi, Tracey Toufali, Kayla Van Calcar, and Jeff Wilson.
Subsequent performances will be May 3, 9, 10, 16, and 17 at 8:00 p.m. and May 11 and 17 at 2pm. Tickets are $20 for adults; $17 for seniors and children under 12 years of age. Call the Box Office at 845-298-1491 for reservations. Visa, MasterCard, and
Discover are accepted. County Players Falls Theatre is located at 2681 W. Main, Wappingers Falls.
Note: Sweeney Todd contains graphic content
County Players Holds Auditions for a "Musical Review"
County Players is holding auditions for its June 2008 production
County Players in Concert, A Musical Review of the Past Fifty
Years. Casting 25-45 for chorus and solos. Ages 18+. Prepare a Broadway song. Sunday and Monday, May 4 and 5 at 7pm at
the County Players Falls Theatre, 2681 W. Main Street, Wappingers Falls. Info: Tom Lawrence at 485-5848.
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