Swing! The Musical Closes Out Ocean City Theatre Company's Summer Series

The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company’s Summer Series comes to a close with Swing! the Musical.

Performances take place Aug. 31, Sept. 2 and Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk.

The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company and the Ocean City POPS Orchestra are collaborating on the performance of the show nominated for six Tony Awards in 2000.

Swing! the Musical combines music and dance of the Jazz era with favorites such as “It Don’t Mean A Thing” to “Cry Me A River.”

The show was nominated for Best Musical, Choreography, Orchestrations, and Direction of a Musical among others.

Swing! the Musical brings back classics from the swing dance era including “Jersey Bouce,” “Opus One,” “Jumpin’ At The Woodside,” “Hit Me With A Hot Note And Watch Me Bounce,” “Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy,” “G.I. Jive,” “I Got A Gal In Kalamazoo,” “I’ll Be Seeing You,” “In The Mood,” “Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree,” “Blues In The Night,” “All Of Me,” “I Won’t Dance,” “Stompin At The Savoy,” “Sing, Sing, Sing,” and Hoagy Carmichael’s “Skylark.”

It was named “the most purely exhilarating show in town” by the New York Post, and “sophisticated wit, tuneful and sexy” by USA Today.

The cast of Swing! the Musical includes actors, singers, and dancers from the the professional casting search in New York City, as well as, a small group of select local High School dancers.

Tickets range from $25-$30 and can be reserved by calling 609-525-9248 or by visiting www.ocnj.us/boxoffice.

Advanced reservation is encouraged.