Showtune: Celebrating the Words & Music of Jerry Herman August 28, 2010

Spotlight Theatre presents
“Showtune: Celebrating the Words & Music of Jerry Herman”
Composer/Lyricist Jerry Herman
Conceived by Paul Gilger; Piano and Vocal Arrangements by James Followell
Directed by Pat Payne
Music Direction by Lee Ann Scherlong; Accompanist Trent Hines
Choreography by Stephanie Lynn Prugh
Spotlight Theatre Company presents “Showtune: Celebrating the Words & Music of Jerry Herman” August 28 – September 25 at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place in Denver. Performances are Friday/Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sundays at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 Adult/ $18 for Students/Seniors and available by calling 720-880-8727or online at www.thisisspotlight.org.
We are welcomed to the world of Jerry Herman, one of the Golden Age of Broadway's pre-eminent tunesmiths. Composer and lyricist for some of Broadway's greatest shows, Showtune is sure to please audiences young and old alike with witty lyrics set to iconic tunes from shows that include “Hello, Dolly!,” “Mame,” and “La Cage aux Folles.”
Showtune is Spotlight Theatre’s first foray in the to world of musical theatre. Director Pat Payne was honored with the 2009 Camera's Eye Theater Award for Best Direction of a Musical for the Woof! Theatre production of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." He has chosen Deb Curtis, Kris Graves, Melinda Catherine – Gross, Keith Hershman, Michael Nicosia and Lee Ann Scherlong to bring Jerry Herman’s songs to life.

Jerry Herman is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater. He has been nominated for the Tony Award five times, and won twice, for “La Cage aux Folles” and “Hello, Dolly!” In2009, Herman received the 2009 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
Spotlight Theatre Company presents “Showtune: Celebrating the Words & Music of Jerry Herman” - Aug. 28 – Sept. 25 - Fri./Sat. at 7:30 p.m.; Sun. at 6:30 p.m. John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place in Denver. Tickets are $20 Adult/ $18 for Students/Seniors - 720-880-8727 or online at www.thisisspotlight.org.