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CURRENT PRODUCTION

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Audiences had a great time, so we've added two new shows! Come join us in May in Melrose and Lexington.

Over the Rainbow, Singin' in the Rain, Moon River, As Time Goes By--so many of the classic songs of the last hundred years originated on the silver screen. Come join us as we celebrate a century of songs from movies old and new--from Disney standards to Moulin Rouge, from Kern and Arlen to Sondheim--this fast paced show will have you tapping your toes and singing in your seat!

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Mark Morgan, baritone

Mark Morgan, baritone

Mark​ ​Morgan​​ ​(performer​ ​and​ ​producer)​ ​has​ ​been​ ​singing​ ​professionally​ ​for​ ​nearly​ ​30​ ​years, and​ ​has​ ​been​ ​producing​ ​shows​ ​in​ ​Massachusetts​ ​since​ ​2003.​ ​As​ ​the​ ​founder​ ​and​ ​Artistic Director​ ​of​ ​New​ ​England​ ​Light​ ​Opera,​ ​he​ ​oversaw​ ​an​ ​organization​ ​that​ ​performed​ ​operetta, musical​ ​theater,​ ​art​ ​song,​ ​and​ ​cabaret​ ​in​ ​hundreds​ ​of​ ​performances,​ ​with​ ​hundreds​ ​of professional​ ​artists,​ ​in​ ​over​ ​25​ ​towns​ ​around​ ​Massachusetts.​ ​NELO​ ​debuted​ ​in​ ​2003​ ​with​ ​the first​ ​performance​ ​in​ ​30​ ​years​ ​in​ ​Boston​ ​of​ ​Lehar's​ ​The​ ​Merry​ ​Widow​ ​(with​ ​full​ ​orchestra.)​ ​It continued​ ​on​ ​with​ ​major​ ​shows​ ​by​ ​Gilbert​ ​and​ ​Sullivan,​ ​Romberg,​ ​and​ ​Offenbach;​ ​original revues​ ​(created​ ​by​ ​Morgan)​ ​of​ ​the​ ​music​ ​of​ ​Cole​ ​Porter,​ ​George​ ​Gershwin,​ ​Jerome​ ​Kern​ ​and more;​ ​and​ ​two​ ​original​ ​shows,​ ​Yes​ ​Yes,​ ​Jeanette!​ ​and​ ​Smooth​ ​Sailing.​ ​As​ ​a​ ​singer​ ​and​ ​actor,​ ​he was​ ​featured​ ​in​ ​the​ ​award​ ​winning​ ​Boston​ ​professional​ ​premieres​ ​of​ ​Stephen​ ​Sondheim's Assassins​ ​and​ ​Sunday​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Park​ ​With​ ​George​ ​(Lyric​ ​Stage​ ​Company.)​ ​He​ ​has​ ​also​ ​had principal​ ​roles​ ​with​ ​Ocean​ ​State​ ​Lyrics​ ​Opera,​ ​Seacoast​ ​Repertory​ ​Theater,​ ​Ohio​ ​Light​ ​Opera, and​ ​the​ ​Colorado​ ​Lyric​ ​Theater​ ​Festival.​ ​He​ ​has​ ​also​ ​appeared​ ​extensively​ ​throughout​ ​eastern Massachusetts​ ​as​ ​a​ ​soloist​ ​for​ ​various​ ​choruses​ ​and​ ​ensembles​ ​including​ ​Capella​ ​Clausura,​ ​A Joyful​ ​Noyse​ ​Early​ ​Music,​ ​The​ ​Bostonians,​ ​Boston​ ​Academy​ ​of​ ​Music,​ ​and​ ​many​ ​more.​ ​He​ ​is the​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​Music​ ​at​ ​Hancock​ ​Church​ ​in​ ​Lexington,​ ​and​ ​has​ ​served​ ​on​ ​the​ ​voice​ ​faculties​ ​of Boston​ ​College​ ​and​ ​Eastern​ ​Nazarene​ ​College.​ ​He​ ​holds​ ​Master's​ ​degrees​ ​in​ ​both​ ​vocal performance​ ​and​ ​choral​ ​conducting​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Eastman​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Music.

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Jean Danton, soprano

Soprano and Equity Actor, has appeared as a soloist with major orchestrasand festivals in the United States and abroad, and with renowned conductors Christopher Hogwood, Helmuth Rilling, Martin Pearlman, Bruce Hangen, Julian Wachner, and with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Performance highlights include solo debuts at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center at Avery Fisher Hall, in both performing Handel’s Messiah, and stage roles with New England Light Opera, Greater Buffalo Opera, American Classics, and the American Repertory Theatre (ART). Performance highlights include soloist with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Carmel Bach Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Nashua Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Breckenridge Music Festival, North Carolina Symphony, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, New York Bach Aria Festival, and the Biellese Festival and Associazione Culturale in Italy. She has performed on many prestigious concert series including the N.Y.C. Trinity Church Concert Series, Carmel Bach Festival, the Twentieth Century Music Series at the N.Y. Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, and the Atelier Concert Series at the American Church in Paris. Jean has several solo albums with Albany Records, Newport Classic, and CDBaby, and is afeatured artist on Pandora Premium. Her film credits include vocals for documentaries on PBS, Lifetime, and Oregon Public Broadcasting. Jazz performances include concerts with Bruce Hangen and the Orchestra at Indian Hill, and the Rusty Scott Quartet. Jean is on Voice Faculty at Boston College, Salem State University, and the New England Conservatory of Music (SCE) ,where she also co-directed the Opera and Musical Theatre Workshop courses. She is the Music Director/Cantor at St. Mary of the Annunciation Church in Cambridge. www.jeandanton.com and www.facebook.com/JeanDantonSoprano

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Joe Stroup, piano

 

is a collaborative pianist and music director working on the North Shore for over 25 years. He has performed with the Hillyer Festival Orchestra, Marblehead Little Theater, the Orchestra on the Hill, and North Shore Voices. Other credits include Salem State Community Chorus, Cape Ann Symphony Chorus, Suffolk University, Stage 284, and several regional high schools and private studios.


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This program is supported in part by the Lexington Cultural Council, a program of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

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This program is also supported by the Messina Fund for the Arts, a program of the City of Melrose.

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Many thank to both for making these performances possible!

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