Music Man Jr. Lights Up The Stage
LAKE SUPERIOR YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS MUSIC MAN JR FOR ONE WEEKEND ONLY!
Cast members of LYST’s Music Man Jr. rehearse for opening night. (photo by Ron Caspi)
Marquette, MI – Another fabulous musical production by the talented team of LYST opens for a one weekend only run in Marquette, MI this Friday and Saturday nights October 17th & 18th.
Townspeople sing during their 4th of July celebration during a rehearsal of Music Man Jr. (photo by Ron Caspi)
With summer now behind us the Lake Superior Youth Theatre has moved it’s latest show to the larger stage of Kaufman auditorium for this weekend’s production of the Classic Music Man broadway show. This show scales down the length of the original show cutting out enough time to make it easy to sit through for young audiences. MUSIC MAN JR. WILL BE A GREAT SHOW TO TAKE THE KIDS with a running time of about an hour!
Soloist sings. (photo by Ron Caspi)
In fact with 62 kids involved in the production your children likely already know someone who is onstage or working behind the scenes. From set design, choreography, costuming, make-up, performing and everything in between, the kids have a hand in every facet of the production.
Director Nikke Nason and assistant Stage Director Natalie Berger have done a fantastic job of facilitating the kids to put together a quality musical performance. With the additional talents of Jill Grundstrom, Mallory Grugin, and Aspen Talsma in choreography and Jeff Bruning in vocal Direction this theatrical journey has given the kids an opportunity to participate in a fun and amazing learning experience as well.
To top it off all this was done in just 6 weeks! A challenge for any production this large let alone one whose entire cast is aged 13 – 4 years old.
Music Man Jr. delights with upbeat song and dance routines. (photo by Ron Caspi)
A little bit about the story:
The Music Man himself. (photo by Ron Caspi)
Music Man Jr. follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill (played by Will Guter) as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize. The catch? 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 (played by Megan Ludwig), whose belief in Harold’s powers just might help him succeed in the end in spite of himself. Funny, warm, romantic and touching, “The Music Man Jr.” is family entertainment at its best– a bold, brassy show that will have the whole town atwitter!
lady liberty, Music Man Jr. (photo by Ron Caspi)
The Lake Superior Youth Theatre’s mission is to empower young people to maximize their potential through performance arts training and the creation of outstanding theatrical and musical art while having fun and feeling safe in doing so. Previous productions in the past year have included “Narnia”, “Seussical Jr.”, and “Kids Sing Broadway”.
Town ladies gather to gossip. (photo Ron Caspi)
Kaufman Auditorium is located in Graveraet School at 611 N. Front St., Marquette. Join the new Lake Superior Youth Theatre in their family friendly production “The Music Man Jr.” at Kaufman Auditorium on October 17 & 18, 2014.
Seating is reserved and no refunds or exchanges will be accepted. Tickets are $14 per adult/senior and $8 per child or student in advance (add $3 at the door); all seats are reserved.
Tickets are on sale at all NMU EZ Ticket Outlets, online at www.nmu.edu/tickets or by calling (906) 227-1032.
For more information, please call (906) 362-6453, log onto www.lsyt.org on Facebook: Lake Superior Youth Theatre or email lakesuperioryouththeatre@gmail.com
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