STAGE TUBE: Westchester Broadway Theatre's I DO! I DO!

Based on the Jan De Hartog play, The Fourposter, the story spans fifty years, from 1895 to 1945, as it focuses on the trials and tribulations, laughters and sorrows, and hopes and disappointments experienced by Agnes and Michael Snow throughout their marriage. I DO! I DO! is a remarkably intimate, romantic piece. We are invited into the bedroom of newlyweds Michael & Agnes who anticipate a wonderful blissful life..."Together Forever" as one of the early musical selections would have us believe. As we all know, reality sets in as the young couple struggle to maintain their happiness, passion, devotion and yes even a sense of humor, through all the joys, pains, trials and tribulations that they share in their 50 years of marriage. Check out a preview from the production below!

In 1967, I Do! I Do! was more of a musical EVENT than a musical. Schmidt and Jones wrote this musical adaption of the play The Fourposter with one goal in mind - to unite two of Broadway's then-greatest stars, Mary Martin and Robert Preston. Martin signed on from the start but Preston took some convincing. Unique in the annals of musical theatre, I Do! I Do! is the antithesis of the standard lavish Broadway musical. With only two stars, no chorus, and one set, it marked the beginning of a minimalist period which continued well into the 1980's. The score is diverse in style to showcase its two performers and there are many terrific songs. From the wedding night innocence of 'Goodnight', to the hat-and-cane sophistication of 'It's A Well-Known Fact', to the fun vamping of 'Flaming Agnes', to the bouncey 'When The Kids Get Married', to the 11:00 ballad 'What Is A Woman?', there is something for all musical tastes.

After four previews, the Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Gower Champion, opened on December 5, 1966 at the 46th Street Theatre, where it ran for 560 performances.

In Honor of our upcoming show, I Do! I Do!, help us celebrate! SEND US YOUR STORY about your 50 year-plus-Marriage and be our GUESTS to see the show!! Call: 914-592-2268 X804, Facebook: Westchester Broadway theatre group. or e-mail: Piahaas@cloud9.net.