Knox College | News _ Broadway Musical Revue

The Knox College Department of Theatre and Dance will present "Give My Regards to Broadway," a musical revue featuring hit songs from Broadway shows, at 8:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19 and 20, and at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27 in Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, and free to students with a school ID and to Knox College students, faculty and staff.

The revue features 16 students performing 33 songs from more than two-dozen Broadway shows, including "A Chorus Line," "Evita," "Les Miserables," "Phantom of the Opera," "Cabaret," "The Fantasticks," "Guys and Dolls," and "West Side Story." (Photo, right: Cast of "Give My Regards to Broadway." Download 300 dpi version.)

The revue is written and directed by Elizabeth Carlin Metz, associate professor of theatre at Knox College, based on a concept by Dianne Crowell, professor emerita at Roger Williams University. The musical director is Kurt Killam. Jim Clark, visiting instructor in theatre, designed sets and lighting. Costumes were designed by Margo Shively, resident costumer for the Knox theatre department.

Choreography was designed by Katy Biver, a senior from Swansea, Illinois. The voice coach was Mara Mindell, a cast member and post-baccalaureate student from Dallas, Texas. The stage manager is Krista Reeves, a first-year student from Loveland, Colorado.

Cast of Give My Regards to Broadway
Women	Men
Rachel Abarbanell, senior, Chicago	Michael Q. Boyd, junior, Chicago
Laetitia Bourgeois, senior, Galesburg	Will Culbertson, senior, Galesburg
Jennifer Cintrón, sophomore, Aibonito, PR	Vir Saran Das, junior, Noida, India
Jacqueline Dehne, first-year	Adam Doe, sophomore, Fort Collins, CO
Helen Drysale, first-year, Dartmouth, NH	Nathan Thompson, first-year
Kira Horel, first-year	Jacob Wright, junior, St. Louis, MO
Amanda Horton, first-year
Mara Mindell, post-baccalaureate, Dallas, TX
Kristin Miserocchi, senior, St. Louis, MO
Mary Morales, senior, Frankfort, KY

"The cast is a very talented group of students, many of whom have had extensive musical theatre experience in high school," Metz said. "Musical theatre is no longer just a spectacle with songs. Since the late 1960s, musicals have featured scores that call for more operatic voices, and lyrics that deal with social issues."

"The best revues have a 'mini play,' sometimes with ad-lib dialogue, that builds relationships between the songs and creates an emotional momentum," Metz said. "Give My Regards to Broadway" is presented in two acts: the first depicts a group of aspiring actors auditioning for parts in a Broadway show. The second act is presented as the show's opening night.

In addition to teaching and directing theatre at Knox, Metz has directed professional theatre in Chicago and musical theatre at Roger Williams University, where she earned her undergraduate degree. Metz earned her MFA at Temple University and has been a member of the Knox faculty since 1994.

Photo, right: Cast members of "Give My Regards to Broadway" wait for director Elizabeth Carlin Metz to apply make-up before a publicity photo session. Download 300 dpi version.

Knox College Theatre Presents Broadway Revue