OVERTURES & OVATIONS
River City Repertory Theatre, the area’s only professional theatre company, announces its 2012 fundraiser, “OVERTURES & OVATIONS”, a concert at Riverview Theatre featuring the Shreveport Symphony and the Shreveport Opera Chorus.
The concert, an evening of Broadway overtures and definitive songs from those
productions, will be May 5th at 7:30 pm featuring Tony Award winning actress,
DONNA McKECHNIE and London’s West End star, JEREMIAH JAMES.
River City Rep, Shreveport/Bossier’s first professional theatre company, is
currently completing its sixth year. The company’s goal is to mix professional
performers with local performers bringing a national spotlight to the local
theatre scene. The concert will consist of the full Shreveport Symphony orchestra
playing some of the greatest Broadway overtures, followed by performances
of songs from those shows. The Shreveport Opera Chorus will be featured throughout
the evening.
McKechnie, a Tony Award winner for the original production of A CHORUS LINE and JEREMIAH JAMES the star of CAROUSEL in London’s West End, will lead audiences through an evening of show stopping performances and overtures that have set the standard for decades on Broadway.
Also appearing will be ELLEN LINDSAY, DINA BENNETT, GALE ODOM, BILL GALLMANN, SUSAN KIRTON and JANIN POU.
The concert will be conducted by KERMIT POLING and directed by River City
Rep’s Artistic Director, PATRIC McWILLIAMS.
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OVERTURES & OVATIONS RIVERVIEW THEATRE BOX OFFICE OPENS APRIL 2 TICKETS: An after-the- concert “meet and greet” with the stars will be hosted by HORSESHOE
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