#The little theatre of norfolk code#
#The little theatre of norfolk professional#

Suddenly he becomes a revolutionary, spouting slogans about justice for all, still pertinent to 21st-century ears. Pippin recoils at his father’s brutality. Add to that “The Magic Show,” “The Baker’s Wife,” “Working” and portions of Disney’s “Enchanted,” “Pocahontas” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” and you can imagine the royalties rolling in for Schwartz. Our original conjurer, composer Schwartz, of course, rules his own magical musical empire as the author of a mighty triumvirate of blockbuster shows: “Godspell” (1971), “Pippin” (1972), and, coming soon again to Chrysler Hall, “Wicked” (2003). It’s sung by the Leading Player, Maya Garcia, in the ringmaster part made famous on Broadway by a hyper-talented Ben Vereen.

It takes a community of altruistic actors to make this magic, as the show’s earworm opener “Magic to Do” makes clear.

#The little theatre of norfolk professional#

Some - such as ShaaNi Dent and Rey - have even trodden the professional boards at Virginia Stage Company’s Wells Theatre. Virtually all the actors have played roles in other community venues, such as the Little Theatre of Virginia Beach.

And the romantic female lead, Rebecca Weinstein, steps onstage from her day job as an on-air announcer for WHRO-FM (“Mid-day Classics” and “Show Tune Café”). Ensemble member Ashlee Rey doubles as a suspended-hoop acrobat to entertain patrons at intermission. Director Amy Harbin, a tutor for the Norfolk Public Schools, doubles, for instance, as a scene painter. An all-volunteer cast and crew of teachers, college students, retirees and families of scenic sculptors (three named Vanderwerker) and prop constructors (four named Tunstall), “put on a show” with more sass and satire than Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland ever mustered for their cinematic barn spectacles. LTN, at 96 years old (historical by American standards), puts the “community” in “community theater” with this latest pip of a show. This confusing redundancy of names is properly mocked in the opening scenes of the musical “Pippin” (music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz book by Roger O. Exchanges end 90 minutes before showtime.ĬOVID COMPLIANCE: Patrons will wear masks covering both their mouth and nose at all times when on LTN’s property.Īnyone refusing to follow LTN’s health and safety guidelines will be required to leave the property without a refund.Little Theatre of Norfolk 'puts the 'community' in 'community theater' with this latest pip of a show,' writes reviewer Page Laws.

#The little theatre of norfolk code#

You must have the admission code printed on your ticket for the performance you are exchanging. The dominant mood is high comedy, and the audience is left with a feeling that the neglected virtues of kindness and affection have not been entirely lost in a world that seems at times motivated only by greed and dishonesty. Savage, but she perseveres and leads them on a merry chase with the help of her new friends. The self-seeking stepchildren are driven to distraction by their vain efforts to browbeat Mrs.

Savage meets various social misfits, men and women who just cannot adjust themselves to life, people who need the help Mrs. The stepchildren commit her to a sanatorium hoping to “bring her to her senses.” In the sanatorium Mrs. Savage has been left ten million dollars by her husband and wants to make the best use of it, in spite of her grown-up stepchildren’s efforts to get their hands on it.