Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre Presents Forever Plaid Celebrating its 20th Anniversary
Bill Mutimer, Director, and Ken Butler, Musical Director, have put not only “Heart and Soul”—one of the show tunes--but also a tremendous amount of laughter in their version of the Off-Broadway hit FOREVER PLAID.Monday, June 29, 2009 11:22 AM
Don’t be fooled into thinking this is a just a musical revue. While there are wonderful standards such as “Three Coins in a Fountain” and “Love is a Many Splendored Thing,” there is so much more that the four Muhlenberg College students—The Plaids—bring to this show: Broadway-level talent as musicians, vocalists, and actors, all with an incredibly funny sense of humor.
Prepare yourself for 90 minutes of nostalgic music and laughter that feels like the medicine we all could use these days.
Ticket and Show Information
Show runs July 8-26: Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Dorothy Hess Baker Theatre, Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance.
Ticket discounts available for the first four nights including July 8th, July 9th, July 10th, and July 11th:
Adults, $32.00
Seniors, $28.00
Students, (17-23) $18.00
Youth, (16 and under) $13.00
Beginning July 12th:
Adults, $38.00
Seniors, $34.00
Students, (17-23) $20.00
Youth, (16 and under) $15.00
FOREVER PLAID STORY
A perfect chord. One perfect moment.
A whimsical salute to a more innocent time, this deliciously nostalgic musical review tells the delightfully wacky and charming story of The Plaids, a classic 1950s all-male singing group who return from the Great Beyond to perform the show they never got to when they were alive!
The Plaids spent their teen years rehearsing in a basement and singing at family reunions, proms, and cocktail lounges, while dreaming of a shot to perform on the star-making Ed Sullivan Show. Before getting the chance to debut their smooth ‘50s sound, the singers are tragically (and ironically) killed in a car crash on the way to picking up their plaid tuxedos. But Sparky, Smudge, Jinx, and Frankie find themselves returned to earth 30 years later for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was.
FOREVER PLAID TUNES
The Plaids perform the great nostalgic pop hits of the '50s, including: “Catch a Falling Star,” “Moments to Remember,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “No Not Much,” “Cry,” “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” and “Magic Moments.” Funny, eccentric, and charming, the quartet not only masters the vocal smoothness of the day, but also demonstrates their talents by performing the variety acts of an entire Ed Sullivan Show in “three minutes and eleven seconds.”
STUART ROSS
Stuart Ross Stuart wrote and directed the musical phenomenon Forever Plaid for the original New York production, as well as subsequent productions across the United States, Japan, Canada, London's West End. Bob Harrington, a columnist for the New York Post, raves, "SCREAMINGLY FUNNY! Entirely enchanting, utterly entertaining, awesome! You won't find a more hilarious and captivating show either on or off-Broadway."
Editor’s Note: July 2nd at the Allentown Farmer’s Market Barbershop, the four students cast in the role of The Plaids will get 1950’s style haircuts. Before and after shots available!
