BrightSide Theatre & Naperville Park District Present Summer In The Parks
BrightSide Theatre will bring 5 singers and 3 musicians together to celebrate and sing the music of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. by BWW News Desk
BrightSide Theatre is bringing a new program to the parks in Naperville this summer. Summer in the Parks: The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein will perform on 3 different Wednesdays throughout the summer at the Wagner Family Pavilion, located at the 95th Street Community Plaza, 3109 Cedar Glade Drive in Naperville. Performances will take place on June 30, July 21 and August 11 at 7:00 p.m.
As a way to share the music from Broadway s best with the residents of Naperville, BrightSide Theatre is partnering with the Naperville Park District to provide this opportunity free of charge. BrightSide Theatre s Artistic Director, Jeffrey Cass says, With many arts organizations unable to perform during the pandemic, this was a great way to pivot and bring the p
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Ted Chapin
Ted Chapin has announced he will step down as president and chief creative officer of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization at the end of his current contract later this month, ending a four decades-long career shepherding the musical theatre titans catalog of musicals. Itâs astonishing to me just how fast time passes when you love what you do, says Chapin. I canât help but feel that, over the course of our time together, this incredible organization and I have helped each other grow and flourish in ways that could never have been anticipated 40 years ago,â said Chapin. âAs I look forward to the next act of my life in the theatre, I take with me cherished memories, dear friends, andâabove allâgratitude. I am confident that Concord will continue to steward this catalog with passion and care.
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Exactly 40 years after he was first hired, Ted Chapin has announced his departure from the post of president and chief creative Officer of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. He will step down at the end of his current contract this month.
During his time with the organization, Chapin expanded what was essentially a family business into a worldwide company that was responsible for maintaining the copyrights created by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, and other writers. Over the course of his tenure, he has helped shepherd Tony-winning revivals of Rodgers and Hammerstein s musicals
Oklahoma!,
South Pacific, and
Jeff Lunden is a freelance arts reporter and producer whose stories have been heard on NPR s
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Other documentaries have profiled George and Ira Gershwin, Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Lorenz Hart, Harold Arlen and Jule Styne. Lunden has won several awards, including the Gold Medal from the New York Festival International Radio Broadcasting Awards and a CPB Award.