MAC players at the Middletown Arts Center will present THE WONDERFUL WONDERFUL in July
The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center will present the Off-Broadway hit THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, written and created by Roger Bean, Friday July 8, Saturday July 9 and Sunday July 10. With over thirty classic songs from the 50s and 60s, this jukebox comedy is a musical trip down memory lane. Director/choreographer Kathy Connolly and musical director Nicholas Jupinka lead the cast of betty jeanCindy Lou, Missy and Suzy.
The musical takes you to Springfield High School’s 1958 prom, where we meet betty jean, the “class clown”; Cindy Lou, the “prom queen”; Missy, the “over-achieving”; and Suzy, the “gum-chewing, carefree, companion girl”. We learn about their lives and loves as they serenade us with classic hits such as “Lollipop”, “Dream Lover”, “Heatwave”, “Stupid Cupid”, “Lipstick on Your Collar”, “It’s My Party and “It’s In His Kiss”. When they are called to perform at their prom as a last-minute replacement, the band comes together to entertain their classmates in a four-part harmony. In Act II, the Wonderettes reunite to take the stage and sing at their ten-year reunion. We find out about the ups and downs the girls have had over the past decade and are thrilled to find that no matter what life throws at them, they’ll overcome it together. With Mary Klein (Missy), Jillian Lee (Cindy Lou), Rachel Phelan (betty jean) and Madison Steinert-Santangelo (Suzy). With musical arrangements by brian Guillaume Boulangerorchestration of Michael Borth and vocal arrangements of Roger Bean and brian Guillaume Boulanger.
Tickets prices are $25 for adults and $17.50 for students/seniors and are general admission. Group rates are available ($12 per person for groups of ten).
Director Kathy Connolly is an award-winning actor, director, choreographer and teaching artist. She has performed extensively in productions on and off Broadway and in regional and national tours. Most recently, Kathy was the Artistic Director of the Holmdel Theater Company and was awarded “Best Director of a Musical” by Broadway World as part of its 2019 Regional Theater Awards.
Upcoming productions by MAC players
Addams Family | October (2022)
Seussical the Musical | March (2023)
Hairspray | July (2023)
The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is an award-winning, state-of-the-art facility in Middletown, New Jersey that offers arts-focused performances, exhibits, classes, demonstrations, and camps. Its convenient location opposite Middletown Station on Church Street provides easy access and its expanded MAC Annex is minutes from the Middletown Reformed Church Education Building. The MAC is operated by a 501c3 non-profit, the Township of Middletown Arts and Culture Council, which is dedicated to bringing quality arts programming and events to Middletown and surrounding communities.
