The Charleston Light Opera Guild presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical comedy that centers on a fictional spelling bee in the gymnasium of the Putnam Valley Middle School. An eclectic group of 6 quirky middle school students (usually played by adults) arrive at the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, each eager to win for different reasons. The Bee is run by an equally quirky group of 3 adults. Four real audience members are invited on stage during each performance to compete alongside the 6 characters. With a book by Rachel Sheinkin and engaging, tuneful score by William Finn, the 2005 Broadway production won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for best book. Dates and times: Friday, January 19 at 7:30pm to 10:00pm Saturday, January 20 at 7:30pm to 10:00pm Friday, January 26 at 7:30pm to 10:00pm Saturday, January 27 at 7:30pm to 10:00pm Sunday, January 28 at 2:00pm to 4:30pm Friday, February 2 at 7:30pm to 10:00pm Saturday, February 3 at 7:30pm to 10:00pm Sunday, February 4 at 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Charleston Light Opera Guild presents “Anything Goes”
The S. S. American is sailing between New York and England with a comically colorful assemblage of passengers: Reno Sweeney, a popular nightclub singer and former evangelist, her pal Billy Crocker, a lovelorn Wall Street broker who has come aboard to try to win the favor of his beloved Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to another passenger, Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, and a second-rate conman named Moonface Martin, aka "Public Enemy #13." Song, dance and farcical antics ensue as Reno and Moonface try to help Billy with the love of his life. The Charleston Light Opera Guild will present Anything Goes on: July 28, 29, August 4 and 5, 2017 at 8:00 pm; July 30 and August 6, 2017 at 3:00 pm at the Charleston Light Opera Guild Theatre. The production is sponsored by the Alex and Betty Schoenbaum Foundation. For more info and to purchase tickets: www.charlestonlightoperaguild.org