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Media Release March 15, 2019 Leslie A. Rutherford, Development and PR Director [email protected] | 303.810.5276 Town Hall Arts Center Presents The World Goes “Round "Part musical revue, part Jukebox musical and part theatrical magic, The World Goes 'Round offers the perfect way to reacquaint yourself with familiar favorites and discover lesser known gems." – Stage and Cinema, Los Angeles LITTLETON, CO - The next production in the 2018-2019 Town Hall Arts Center season is The World Goes ‘Round, called “a handsome, tasteful, snazzily staged outpouring of song and dance that celebrates all the virtues of the Kander-Ebb catalogue while scrupulously avoiding most of the cloying cliches of and-then-I-wrote anthologies.”– Frank Rich, The New York Times. Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb, Conceived by Susan Stroman, David Thompson, Scott Ellis. The World Goes ‘Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award winning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards. From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems, including “Mr. Cellophane,” “Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret” and “New York, New York,” seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre. Our tuneful ensemble finds themselves careening through the world of love, babies and coffee. Filled with humor, romance, drama and nonstop melody, this title is a thrilling celebration of life and the fighting spirit that keeps us all going. Enter the world of distinguished and celebrated writing team, Kander and Ebb. Nick Sugar is back directing and choreographing his last show of the 2018-2019 season. His most recent projects include Casa Valentina, Green Day’s American Idiot, Sisters of Swing, Peter and the Starcatcher, In the Heights, Bonnie and Clyde and Hairspray! Nick was honored with a 2015 and 2016 Best of Westword Award for his Direction of a Musical for Next to Normal and Young Frankenstein here at Town Hall. Musical direction is by Donna Kolpan Debreceni, last seen directing music for Dames at Sea, A Christmas Carol, the Musical and Green Day’s American Idiot this season, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Sisters of Swing and In the Heights last season. Donna is a Henry Award Winner for THAC’s 2012 production of The Who’s Tommy. The World Goes ‘Round features a wonderful cast including: Margie Lamb, Traci Kern, Lynzee Newton-Jones, Matt LaFontaine, and Jeremy Rill. For a complete listing of cast and crew go to: townhallartscenter.org/worldgoesround The World Goes ‘Round is sponsored by Collins, Cockrel and Cole and opens Friday, March 29 running through Sunday, April 28, 2019. Showtimes are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (and 2 p.m. on 4/13) and Sundays at 2 p.m. (and 6:30 p.m. on 4/21). Ticket Information: Reserved seat tickets are currently on sale, priced $24.00-$44.00 at the Town Hall Arts Center box office, 303-794-2787 ext. 5 (Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 1 Hour prior to Shows) or on-line at townhallartscenter.org/worldgoesround. Group discounts available for purchasing ten or more tickets, please contact Corey Brown at [email protected] or 303.794.2787 x 213. In a continuing effort to make plays at Town Hall Arts Center accessible to all, ten value seats at $10 each will be made available on a first-come-first-served basis one-hour prior to each published curtain time. Town Hall Arts Center is a Colorado 501(c) 3 not for profit organization. The 2018-2019 Town Hall Arts Center Season is sponsored by: ### .

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And the World Goes 'Round Just After Finishing the New York Revival of Kander and Ebb's Flora, the Red Menace
AND THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND Music by John Kander: Lyrics by Fred Ebb: Conceived by Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman and David Thompson Westside Theatre - Off-Broadway - March 18, 1991 (408 perfs) SYNOPSIS "Rehearsals had been under way for nearly a month. In another week, we'd be in the Westside Theatre on West 43rd Street. On this particular day, John and Fred were coming to the studio. Of course, their appearance wasn't at all unusual. They were one of us. Even so, every few days we sat them down and showed them our progress. We wanted to make sure our interpretation of the number matched their own interpretation. Composers and lyricists are notorious for wanting their songs sung in a very particular way. For some reason, they think they know how a song is intended to sound. We were slightly apprehensive because we had been tinkering with one of their best known songs, Cabaret. We had changed not only the melody but the words as well. Our intention, unlike our intention for most of the other songs in the show, was to find a new way to present the song: to make it different-fresh-and as exciting as it must have been the first time it was ever performed. Now it was time to see if we had succeeded. John and Fred arrived. The performers stood around the piano and sang David Loud's new arrangement. When they had finished, a few moments passed. Nothing. Maybe this time we had gone too far. Finally, Fred broke the silence and said with a broad smile, "Well, you made the old turkey gobble again." Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman and I began working on And the World Goes 'Round just after finishing the New York revival of Kander and Ebb's Flora, the Red Menace.
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AND the WORLD GOES ROUND the Songs of Kander & Ebb
The New Studio Cast Album AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND The Songs of Kander & Ebb hey met in 1962. They had their first steadily produced all over the world albums of Chicago and Cabaret, with TBroadway show in 1965 and their ever since. Brad Ellis and his Little Big Band. in first Broadway smash hit in 1966. They fact, I’d first met and worked with John currently have the longest running re- In 2013 I received a call from my pal when I recorded some classical art vival in history still on Broadway, pack- Michael Sterling – he’d been talking songs he’d written, for an album called ing in the crowds. They were one of the with up-and-coming musical director Classical Broadway. most amazing musical theatre songwrit- Joshua Eli Kranz and the producers of ing teams in history – they were simply a production of the show that had re- The show’s producers asked if I would known as Kander & Ebb. ceived glowing reviews at a tiny theater keep one member of the cast of their in North Hollywood. Michael had set up production, and since I’d liked her in the Two of their shows are amongst the a radio interview with John Kander as a show, I agreed. In casting three of the most iconic in musical theatre history – surprise to Joshua and during that inter- other roles, I simply turned to three of Cabaret and Chicago, both at the time of view the idea of doing a new recording the best performers I knew and that I’d this writing, currently playing on Broad- was broached by Joshua.
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