Matt DeLuca and Aislinn Oliveri Collaborate on The Music Man at The Landmark Theater in Port Washington

Port Washington, NY: The Community Synagogue Theater Company is proud to present The Music Man at The Jeanne Rimsky Theater at The Landmark 232 Main Street in Port Washington. Performance dates are Thursday, April 27, 7:30 PM; Saturday, April 29, 7:30 PM; Sunday April 30, 1:30 PM and 5:30 PM.

The Music Man is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical that was made into an Academy Award winning film starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. It is considered to be one of the classics of musical theater. The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band , this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian. The score is filled with wonderful tunes including "76 Trombones", "Being in Love", "Till There Was You", "Wells Fargo Wagon", and the showstopper "You Got Trouble". Director Matt DeLuca states “The Music Man is a masterpiece. It is quintessential musical theater and you won’t want to miss this production!”

Director Matt DeLuca and Choreographer Aislinn Oliveri are very busy rehearsing the actors and working with the production staff of The Music Man. Recently, Matt and Aislinn were the creative team behind the very successful run of Seussical at Mineola High School. When asked about choreographing Seussical, Aislinn said “Watching my students be able to express themselves and grow into such wonderful actors, singers and dancers is such an honor, but most of all the passion they have for this art, changes my life.”

After graduating from The College of William and Mary with a degree in Theater, Matt DeLuca became an elementary school teacher in Mineola where he has stated that he has been blessed to not only teach amazing kids, but to have the opportunity to direct many shows. This is his first time directing for the Community Synagogue Theater Company. Aislinn and Matt first met when he cast her as Abigail in The Crucible and since then they have become friends and colleagues collaborating on the Mineola High School musical for four years. Matt said “Having the opportunity to work alongside Aislinn and watching her brilliance touch the lives of so many is one of the highlights of my entire career.”

Aislinn Oliveri went to Wagner College and majored in theater performance. After Wagner, Aislinn went back to school for her masters in Educational Theater at Adelphi University. “Being a part of a theater production is so much more than learning lines, music or a dance; you become family” stated Aislinn. Theater brings together so many different elements of the arts. Actors bring life to the stage, allowing their creativity and expression to shine.”

“I truly believe there is something magical about live theater,” remarked Matt, “I have witnessed first-hand how lives are changed when people come together to create a work of art.”

Come see the magic that Matt Deluca and Aislinn Oliveri create in The Music Man on the Landmark Stage on Thursday, April 27, 7:30 PM; Saturday, April 29, 7:30 PM; Sunday April 30, 1:30 PM and 5:30 PM. To order tickets, visit www.Commsyn.org or go to The Landmark Theater Website, www.landmarkonmain.org Regular tickets are $28.00 and premium seats are $44.00.

Cast Photo by Diana Berrent Photography