Dear Friends,

The 12th Annual Broadway Direct takes place this Friday, December 8th at 7:30pm!

This year, Broadway Direct celebrates the music and talent of Cole Porter and Frank Loesser. Familiar music from Cole Porter: Anything Goes, Love for Sale, Brush up Your Shakespeare, I Love Paris, It's De-lovely, Night and Day.

Familiar music from Frank Loesser: Songs from Guys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and the academy award winning song Baby it's Cold Outside.

Broadway professionals include:

Here's this year's line-up of talent:
THE PROS:
Bill Carmichael, Amanda Ryan Paige, Kathryn Markey, Jeffrey Todd Parrott and Scott Nicholas on the piano

THE STUDENTS:
Jonny Barden, Sydney Tarte, Maddy Smith, Caitlin Walsh, Sam Dickin

Saint Michael’s Playhouse collaboration: This entire show, students and all, will also be performing two shows the very next day on Saturday, December 9th in Saint Michael’s Playhouse! This gives the students an incredible opportunity to perform with professional singers/actors on an equity stage!

Tickets in advance are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors (65+), and $5 for students 18 and younger. The special pricing for students is made possible by underwriting from the Vergennes Rotary Club.

Online tickets can be purchased here: https://bdwydirectcoleporter.eventbrite.com/

Tickets will also be available in advance at Classic Stitching and at the door the evening of the performance. General seating. Doors will open at approximately 6:45 p.m.

For more information visit the Vergennes Opera House website or call 802-877-6737.

BROADWAY DIRECT is made possible by the generosity of the following underwriters thus far:
Vergennes Rotary Club, Mike and Lynn Donnelly, Beverly & Ed Biello, Fred Peet, Bill and Connie Houston, the Hardy Family, and Derek Cohen. THANK YOU!

An extra special "Thank You" to our Season Sponsors: Amanda Bodell & Jeffry Glassberg, The Schaefer Family, Jackman Fuels, Lizbeth & Timothy Ryan, Jeff & Andrew Fritz, RPM: Restoration Performance Motorcars, Vergennes Animal Hospital, H.J. LeBoeuf & Sons Contractors and Builders and the Radio Stations of Hall Communications, WIZN, WOKO, WKOL, WJOY and WBTZ.

THANK YOU!

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