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ON THE TOWN: A Story of Ballet, Battle, Broadway, and a Blockbuster

ON THE TOWN: A Story of Ballet, Battle, Broadway, and a Blockbuster

by Laura Anne Millar ...  On the Town—the “New York, New York” musical! A fast favorite since 1944, the making of this Broadway hit is a story in its own right. While many musical theatre and movie buffs already know and love the film adaptation, they may not realize this was actually the third iteration of the story. The Broadway musical was the second. Which brings us to our first subject: ballet! The Ballet Fancy Free premiered on April 18, 1944 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. It was conceived and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and set [...]

By |2022-03-31T18:46:43-07:00March 31st, 2022|2021-2022 Season, Behind The Scenes|
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Board Meeting Minutes for March, 2022

SBMT Board Meeting March 9, 2022 Board Members present: Doy Charnsupharindr, Barbara Heninger, Michael Hirsch, Ed Hunter, Sharon Peng, Tipu Purkayastha, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Jay Steele, Aly Suleman Ex Officio: Sara Dean, Jeffrey Henson, Doug Hughes, Braden Taylor (partial) Motions MOTION: Move to invest 37 to 50% of current cash-on-hand into a moderate-to-conservative investment plan. Motion passed. Actions Barbara and Steve Sammonds will use Election Buddy to set up the Board member election (time frame for election expected June or July). Board Members all expect to contribute activity to the 60th Anniversary event in 2023. Reports and Discussion Facilities [...]

By |2022-03-13T03:49:00-07:00March 13th, 2022|Board Minutes|
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Meet the cast of On The Town

South Bay Musical Theatre is thrilled to announce the talented cast of ON THE TOWN, which opens May 14, 2022 at the Saratoga Civic Theatre. Regular patrons will recognize some familiar names as well as a significant number of newcomers. This high-energy, dance-filled musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Comden & Green is a sweet tale about three U.S. sailors grabbing 24 hours of shore leave in New York City before shipping off to World War II. The players are: Lysander Abadia (Gabey) Kyle Arrouzet (ensemble) Emery Ronan Bacon (ensemble) Christine Baker (ensemble) Peter Bullen (ensemble) Francesca Cipponeri (Ivy) Gabriela Crolla (ensemble) Chloe Diepenbrock  (ensemble) [...]

By |2022-03-07T05:59:38-08:00March 6th, 2022|2021-2022 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|
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Board Meeting Minutes February 2022

February 9, 2022 Started 7:06 pm Board Members Present: Michael Hirsch, Barbara Heninger, Jay Steele, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Raiña Parks, Aly Suleman, Ed Hunter, Sharon Peng Not Present: Jennifer Maggio, Doy Charnsupharindr, Tipu Purkayastha Other members present: Sara Dean (ED), Doug Hughes (Marketing)  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. ? DISCUSSION Updates Discussed decisions made by other companies. Decision by this team to hold off on performances of Company and Broadway in Love reaffirmed based on what we’ve seen in the industry. We’re encouraged to see that things are starting to open up. Marketing report  [...]

By |2022-02-10T21:00:43-08:00February 10th, 2022|Board Minutes|
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New dates announced for COMPANY

SBMT announced on January 7, 2022 that we are postponing our production of Company due to a spike in Covid / Omicron cases in the South Bay area. After consultation with the rights owners and the City of Saratoga, we can now confirm the new dates. Instead of running from Jan. 29 through Feb. 19, the show will now be staged from Sept. 24 through Oct. 15, 2022.  Here are the pertinent details. All ticket holders will be emailed about their new dates by 2/3/22. Physical ticket holders' tickets (with new dates) will be re-shipped via US Mail by 4/1/22. [...]

By |2022-01-27T20:51:00-08:00January 27th, 2022|2021-2022 Season, Announcements|
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Board Meeting Minutes for January, 2022

SBMT Board Minutes January 12, 2022 Started 7:06 pm Board Members Present: Michael Hirsch, Barbara Heninger, Jay Steele, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Raiña Parks, Doy Charnsupharindr, Tipu Purkayastha, Aly Suleman, Ed Hunter Not Present: Jennifer Maggio, Doug Hughes Other members present: Sara Dean (ED), Braden Taylor (CFO) ð  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. ? DISCUSSION Updates Marketing report (submitted in writing) Big news for us recently was postponement of Company  Facilities: Updates from Jay Steele, Michael Hirsch and Sara Dean Managed to put away and store the Company set. Should be in good shape to build [...]

By |2022-01-13T20:36:20-08:00January 13th, 2022|Board Minutes|
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Winter shows postponed due to COVID

COVID update: Jan. 7, 2022 It is with regret that South Bay Musical Theatre announces the postponement of our winter productions of Company and Broadway In Love. Rescheduled dates for these shows will be announced as soon as they are confirmed. UPDATE as of Jan. 12, 2022: The SBMT Board has approved new dates for these shows. Company will run Sept. 24-Oct. 15, 2022, while Broadway In Love will move to Sunday, Apr. 17, 2022. As a valued patron and ticket holder for one or both of these productions, know that your ticket(s) will automatically be transferred to the revised [...]

By |2022-01-13T20:52:05-08:00January 7th, 2022|2021-2022 Season, Announcements|
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In Praise of Understudies

by Sara K. Dean SBMT Executive Artistic Director The landscape for theatre has changed drastically over the past year. One of the ways that we at South Bay Musical Theatre have improved our practices is through the inclusion of understudies in all our productions. As many Broadway productions are hit with a wave of Covid, the positions of the understudy, swings, and standbys have been heralded as the “bedrock of Broadway.” SBMT recruited understudies most recently for Shout! The Mod Musical and Company, and we are building them into the soon-to-be-announced cast of On The Town. Some people refer to [...]

By |2021-12-30T22:48:36-08:00December 29th, 2021|2021-2022 Season, Behind The Scenes|
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Board Meeting Minutes for December, 2021

SBMT Board Minutes December 8, 2021 Started 7:06 pm Board Members Present: Michael Hirsch, Barbara Heninger, Jay Steele, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Raiña Parks, Sharon Peng, Ed Hunter, Doy Charnsupharindr, Tipu Purkayastha, Aly Suleman Not Present:Jennifer Maggio,  Other members present: Sara Dean (ED), Jeffrey Henson (Facilities), Doug Hughes (Marketing)  ð  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. ? DISCUSSION Updates Retreat is this weekend. Scheduled 10:00am - 5:00pm. There will be a brunch available. Lunch will also be served. Marketing report from Doug (see his report).  Completed photoshoot for Company on Sunday. Used photographer who has their [...]

By |2022-01-13T05:09:51-08:00December 8th, 2021|Board meetings, Board Minutes|
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Board Meeting Minutes for November, 2021

SBMT Board Minutes November 10, 2021 Started 7:05pm Board Members Present: Michael Hirsch, Dan Singletary, Barbara Heninger, Jay Steele, Steve Sammonds, Doug Hughes, Tipu Purkayastha, Aly Suleman, Jennifer Maggio, Raiña Parks, Doy Charnsupharindr Not Present: Ed Hunter, Sharon Peng Other members present: Sara Dean (ED), Jeffrey Henson (Facilities), Doug Hughes (Marketing) See: Slide deck shared by Michael Hirsch Marketing report from Doug Hughes   ð  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. ?   DISCUSSION Marketing report from Doug (see his report). Issue with printer for the Company postcards. Didn’t meet the date needed for delivery.  Looking [...]

By |2022-01-13T05:13:02-08:00November 10th, 2021|Board meetings, Board Minutes|
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