ADRIAN COLLEGE PRESENTS ‘A BROADWAY REVUE’ posted 1/15/04

Who’s idea was this, anyway? It was the students’, which is exactly what Adrian College music chair Tom Hodgman loves about this show.

“A Broadway Revue” is scheduled at 8 p.m. Jan. 30 in the Adrian Tobias Room. The show, which will include many popular numbers from famous musicals, was a concept born in the minds of several ambitious students.

“They came up with this idea and developed it themselves,” Hodgman said. “I love it when that happens; they take full ownership of it. It’s going to be a big event for us.”

The production is sponsored by the music department’s chapter of MENC (Music Educators National Council). The students in this group thought the Revue would be a great way to allow musical theater students another venue to showcase their talents.

The show will feature numbers from Cats, Les Miserables, A Chorus Line, and Cabaret. Auditions were held in November and 40 Adrian College students will entertain for the night.

Sophomore Eric Swanson (Grand Ledge, Mich.) is director. Sophomore Kim Ferguson (Romulus, Mich.) is assistant director. Junior Amanda Grimes (Waltham, Mass.) is choreographer, and senior Aaron Taylor (Lansing, Mich.) and junior Rachel Boleski (Celina, Ohio) are soloists. The performance will also feature dance and large chorus numbers. Joining the cast of students will be Adrian College employees Mike Gillilan and Janel Sutkus.

Call the music department at 517-264-3868 for tickets. The price is $5 for students, $7 for adults. Seating is limited.

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