'Bright Lights' at Seven Angels Theatre - My Review

Pictured: Members of the cast of ‘Bright Lights’ Photo by Nancy Sasso Janis

Bright Lights at Seven Angels Theatre is the aptly named production that is being presented for the 21st time this weekend in Waterbury. After their opening night on Friday, they are dark a night for a A Century of Sinatra with Tony DeSare and Tom Santopietro and then close with a matinee on Sunday at 2PM. Ten through 18 year old performers fill the stage with talent as they perform, sing and dance for two acts of great family entertainment.

The musical numbers are a wide variety of Broadway pieces performed in ensembles and as solos. The kids are clad in their Seven Angels t-shirts with a few added pieces like plaid jackets for the male ensemble for “Heart and Soul from ‘Forever Plaid.’ and a Tracy wig for Nicole Thomas for “I Can Hear the Bells” from ‘Hairspray.’ Rolling skates were put on for Fred Ebb’s “The Rink” from ‘And the World Goes Round.’

Some of the highlights for me were the duet by Michael Ramalho and Sophia Dadamo on a medley from ‘13 The Musical,’ an amazing solo by Naugatuck High School student Kathleen Dowling on “Superboy and The Invisible Girl’ from ‘Next to Normal.’ Peter Borzellino of Wolcott played a mean guitar and harmonica at the same time for several numbers.

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Congratulations to all the young actors/singer/dancers on a great show. These are our upcoming performers that will someday grace the stages of area community theaters. Kudos to the adults who contributed to making each performance the student’s best.