Broadway's Peter Pan, Cathy Rigby, will star as Mrs. Claus in "The Magical Spirit of Christmas", a fully staged and costumed musical extravaganza which culminates in the lighting of the nation's tallest decorated Christmas Tree, November 20-22 in Newport Beach, California.
Rigby is joined by Tony-nominated actress
Jonelle Allen and 60 talented young singers and dancers from The California Conservatory of the Arts' "Broadway U", Southern California's most comprehensive and intensive training ground in musical theatre for young performers from throughout the region, founded by
David Green.
Mr. Green's alumni include Tony-nominated actors
Susan Egan (Beauty and The Beast; Cabaret) and
Matthew Morrison (Light In The Piazza;
South Pacific) ,
Stephanie J. Block (
Wicked, The Pirate Queen, 9 to 5),
Lindsay Mendez (
Grease),
Krysta Rodriguez (A Chorus Line;
In The Heights) and Anneliese VanDerPol (Beauty and The Beast; Vanities) , among others.
"The Magical Spirit of Christmas" features original music by
David Green and
John Glaudini who wrote "How The Nurse Feels" which was recently featured as part of the National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT) Festival of New Musicals at New World Stages and the ASCAP-Disney
Musical Theatre Workshop, under the direction of
Stephen Schwartz, in Los Angeles. Their music was also featured as part of the "Broadway At Birdland" series in July. According to press notes, "
Santa Claus has lost the spirit of Christmas. Mrs. Claus sets out on a magical journey in a hot air balloon across the universe to find it, and in time, to save Christmas. The high energy song and dance spectacular is like a west coast version of the famous Radio City holiday show".
Performances are November 20, 21 and 22 at 6:00 pm at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. It is free of charge to the public. For more information call 949-487-7253 or visit
www.ccarts.net.
Photo of Cathy Rigby and James M. Nederlander courtesy of Rob Rich (www.societyallure.com)
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