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| This show is a celebration of songs in a cabaret-style revue. Eight local artists, directed by Rebecca Derbas, will entertain for the evening with works from one of Broadways most reknowned composers. This show does contain adult themes and is not recommended for children 13 and under. |
| Tin Shop Theatre, Buchanan, MI Sunday August 27 at 8:00 PM EST For tickets call: (269) 695-6464 |
| Lake Michigan Theatre Company |
| Rebecca Derbas - native of Galien, is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City and has performed in regional and local theatre productions in New York, New Jersey, Indiana, and Michigan. Some of these productions include: Grease! (Sandy), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Pirates of Penzance (Mabel), and Fantasticks! (Hucklebee). She was a writer/producer/performer for Broadway on a Summer's Night - Tin Shop Theatre, Buchanan, MI; and A Woman's World Cabaret - Danny's Skylight, New York City. And has also performed at such venues as The Cutting Room, Eighty-Eight's, The Triad, Studio One; New York City and Maxwell's; Hoboken, NJ. Rebecca is an alumni of Lake Michigan College's music program and is currently finishing her Bachelor of Music Education - choral degree at Western Michigan University where she performs with WMU's Gold Company II and the University's Collegiate Singers. |
| Larry Fish - most recently appeared in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Senex) and before that in Godspell (Jeffrey) at the Tin Shop. Other shows include: Fiddler on the Roof (Lazar Wolf), No No Nanette, The Music Man, How the Other Half Loves (William Featherstone), Last of the Red Hot Lovers, and Anything Goes. He has been singing with the Lake Michigan College Concert Choir for the last four years. |
| Dan Hendrickson - Director of Ensembles at Lake Michigan College, holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Northern Michigan University and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University where he studied with Charles K. Smith. Mr. Hendrickson has completed all course work and comprehensive exams for the Doctor of Arts degree at Ball State University where he studied conducting with Douglas Amman. Mr. Hendrickson was an instructor of music for five years in the Adams Township Public Schools, Painsesdale, Michigan. He has taught and conducted choral ensembles at Suomi College, Michigan Technological University and Ball State University. He has served as clinician for musical theater workshops and adjudicated high school choral festivals as well as directed church choirs in Indiana and Michigan. At Lake Michigan College Mr. Hendrickson teaches music history, music appreciation, and voice. He conducts the Concert Choir, Voices LMC, and serves as the music director for the Theater Department's annual musical production. Mr. Hendrickson has also served as the ACDA Michigan Two-Year College Repertoire and Standards Chair. |
| Ann Marie Marlow - has been active in music and theater performances in Southwest Michigan since moving to the area several years ago, and is currently a voice student of Lisa Faletto at Lake Michigan College. She is a member of the LMC Concert Choir, has been a featured soloist in several concerts with the Concert Choir, is a cantor at St. Joseph Catholic Church and is a member of the churchs Chamber Choir. Ann Marie has performed in several theatrical productions with both Lake Michigan College and Twin City Players, including roles in Pirates of Penzance (Edith), Pippin (Berthe), and Into the Woods (Jack's Mother). Previously she has sung with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Indiana Opera North and Purdue Musical Organizations, and has been a cantor at St. Thomas Aquinas parish, West Lafayette, Indiana and Our Lady of Grace parish, Highland, Indiana. Ann Marie earned a B.S. from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago. She is currently a Computer Systems Analyst with Whirlpool Corporation. |
| Lisa Miller- a full time nurse and mom, has been a member of the Lake Michigan College Concert Choir for the last four years. She has appeared in various musicals including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Domina), Into the Woods (Stepmother), Fiddler on the Roof (Fruma Sarah), Anything Goes, No No Nanette, and The Boyfriend. She has also made her appearance as Mary Featherstone in the play, How the Other Half Loves. She has been onstage at Twin City Players, Lake Michigan College, The Beckwith Theater and the Tin Shop. |
| Carol Orlaske - is a partner in Shoreline Real Estate in St. Joseph. Fortunately for love for music brought her together with the other members of the Lake Michigan Theatre Company. Stage work came into her life when she auditioned and won the part of Bloody Mary in South Pacific at Twin City Players in St. Joseph. This followed with the lead in Lake Michigan College musical, Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney, Yenta in Fiddler on the Roof and Madam Lycus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. She has also had parts in Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and The Boyfriend. She is a member of the concert choir at Lake Michigan College and has been a private vocal student of Dan Hendrickson for the past 3 years. |
| Alan Selvidge - a member of the band The Deep Fried Pickle Project, Alan made his musical theatre debut in The Fantasticks! as Bellomy. He has been a member of the Lake Michigan College Concert Choir for four years as well as a voice student of Dan Hendrickson. |
| Sue Sweet - (accompanist)is a sixth grade social studies teacher in the Watervliet Public School system. In addition to accompanying the Lake Michigan College Concert Choir, Sue is the accompanist for all of the Watervliet vocal ensembles and the Southwest Michigan Symphony Chorus. She is an active church musician in the Coloma and Watervliet United Methodist Churches. A graduate of Lake Michigan College, Sue went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University with minors in Elementary Education, Sociology, Music Education, and Group Social Science. She also holds a Master of Arts degree (Teaching in the Middle School) from Western Michigan University. She is a member of the Michigan State Vocal Music Association. Sue is the mother of two grown sons and lives in Watervliet with her husband, Tom. |
| Susan Withrow - (co- director) |
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| Emily Hosinski - (choreographer) |
| A wonderful group of people to work with whose talent is top-rate. If anyone is interested in seeing an extremely talented group of people perform songs from one of the most challenging composers on Broadway, then they would definitely enjoy our show. It's full of happiness, heartache and hilarity.
"I recently moved back here from Chicago and was actively involved in the arts scene there, and the talent and excellence in our cast and in Southwest Michigan's theatrical productions rivals anything the off-loop theaters produced in Chicago. " -Susan Withrow, co-director |