The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) at Vero Voce

(ST CHARLES) Vero Voce Theater in St Charles proudly presents Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart’s The Musical of Musicals (The Musical). Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 6:00 pm, March 11-20, 2016 in the Vero Voce Theater located at 951 State Avenue, St Charles, IL 60174.

The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is a musical about musicals! In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. The basic plot: June is an ingénue who can't pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue? The variations are: a Rodgers & Hammerstein version, set in Kansas in August, complete with a dream ballet; a Sondheim version, featuring the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants in revenge for not appreciating his work; a Jerry Herman version, as a splashy star vehicle; an Andrew Lloyd Webber version, a rock musical with themes borrowed from Puccini; and a Kander & Ebb version, set in a speakeasy in Chicago. This comic valentine to musical theatre was the longest running show in the York Theatre Company's 35-year history before moving to Off-Broadway.

Musical of Musicals (The Musical) is directed by Dennis Brown (Vero Voce co-owner) with Assistant Director, Katie Czajka, with music direction by Dawn Harkins (Vero Voce co-owner) and produced by David Rodriguez (Vero Voce Artistic Director).

The cast includes Anne Arza (Buffalo Grove), Susan O’Byrne (Hinsdale), Jocelyn Adamski (Oak Park), Virginia Kammerer (St Charles), Jonathan Witt (Naperville), Brian Rabinowitz (Oak Park) and Richard Trost (So Elgin).

Tickets are $20 Adults / $18 Senior & Student / $12 Child (12 and under), general admission and may be purchased online at www.verovoce.com or by calling (630) 584-0139. All major credit cards accepted. Reservations are recommended.

Vero Voce Theater was established in 2012 drawing some of the best non-equity actors in Chicago and the Western Suburbs. Our versatile100 seat theater space allows many different configurations and creativity is aided by the use of projected images. Our main stage series has some of the best plays and musicals in the area.

More information about the productions and the many other offerings at Vero Voce can be obtained by visiting the website: verovoce.com, or calling (630) 584-0139.