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Celebrate the Season

Celebrate the Season – A Family Songfest

Songs and narrations of the season including old popular chestnuts, Christmas and Chanukah selections.

Audience participation will be encouraged!

Directed by Betty Lautner, featuring songs of the season including Tom Lehrer’s hilarious CHRISTMAS SONG, a funny snowman depiction of BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE, and an audience sing-a-long of carols and Chanukah favorites.

Special guests include story teller Judith Black with her rendition of TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHANUKAH, and Rudy Lautner singing Adam Sandler’s CHANUKAH. John Archer will offer a musical rendition of TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.  And even SANTA promises to make an apperance.

Performers include: John Archer Judith Black Tom Edmonds
Barbara Dempsey Nick Economou Chris Finn Kobi Alka
Rudy Lautner Larry Lowe Anne Lucas David Scannell Honorah Tinti

And the Marblehead High School a capella group, the Jewel Tones under the direction of Andrew Scoglio

Friday December 1 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 3 at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $22.50 for adults and $15.00 for Children, 3 and over.

CAST
John Archer, Judith Black, Tom Edmonds, Barbara Dempsey, Nick Economou, Chris Finn, Lucy Key, Kobi Kobialski, Joey Lautner, Rudy Lautner, Arianna Leahy, Larry Lowe, Anne Lucas, David Scannell, Honorah Tinti

SPECIAL GUESTS
The Jewel Tones, Directed by Andrew Scoglio

PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer…Dayle Persons Director…Betty Lautner
Stage Manager…Dayle Persons Costumes…Joanne Scannell Light Design…Greg Mancusi-Ungaro Set Designer…Larry Lowe Set Construction…Larry Lowe, Len Schoenthal
Advertising…Elaine Leahy, Erin Pelikhov, Stanis Ames

MUSIC
Betty Lautner Chuck Becker Victor Dalpozzal

Gershwin & Porter, Who Could Ask for Anything More?

A Musical Revue

Two of the greatest composers of the 20th century are brought to life through their music.

First staged at Marblehead Little Theatre in 2014, this original musical revue was written by Anne Lucas and Betty Lautner. Gershwin & Porter, Who Could Ask for Anything More? returns to MLT July 28-August 6.

Produced by Dayle Persons and Elaine Leahy
Written by Anne Lucas
Directed by Anne Lucas and Betty Lautner
Music Directed by Thom Smoker
Choreography by Danny Swain

Featuring: Kenny Meehan, Andrew Hankinson, John Archer, Alix Bigley, Jennifer Hurley, Adam Kaplowitz, Kris Kobialka, Larry Lowe, Honorah Tinti, Dayle Persons.

And Betty Lautner, Anne Lucas, Thom Smoker, Ron Amon

All Remaining Performances are Sold Out


Artwork by Al Hirschfeld is the copywrite of © The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. www.AlHirschfeldFoundation.org

Follen Angels

SENSATIONAL SONGS
OF SINATRA AND FRIENDS!

A Live Concert featuring
The Follen Angels

December 3, 2022
7:30 pm

International Cabaret and Jazz recording artists, THE FOLLEN ANGELS, joyfully return to Marblehead Little Theater with hip, new arrangements to celebrate music with lyrics that tell the various stories of Frank Sinatra and friends. The Follen Angels, take Center Stage at the charming Marblehead Little Theater for one special evening of song, stories, and sophistication.

Join HILDY GROSSMAN on vocals, SHINICHI OTSU on piano, KENNETH W. DANTZIG on drums, RICK STONE on sax/clarinet, MIKE BALL on bass and special guest, MILT REDER (composer and guitarist for featured Sex In The City music) for this fun- filled evening. The Angels guarantee you’ll have a smile on your face and be humming a tune for the rest of the night.

A portion of proceeds will be donated to “Upstage Lung Cancer”, using the performing arts to raise funds for cancer research.)

Tickets are now on sale – Purchase Tickets 3 Ways

  1. ADVANCE DISCOUNT for first 50 tickets (or until theatre sell out) by PHONE CHARGE ONLY 800-418-7771 (Prime Time Promotions) $35
  2. ARNOULD GALLERY AND FRAMING
    111 Washington Street; Marblehead. 781 631-6366 $38
  3. Marblehead Little Theatre Box Office, NIGHT OF SHOW ONLY
    12 School St. Marblehead, MA 01945 Based on Availability $40

All sales are final
Please visit the Follen Angels website, theFollenAngels.com

Our goal is to provide a joyful evening in a safe environment.
Masks will be available at the entrance for this very special performance.


Enjoy wonderful songs and Start spreading The News ! Sensational Songs of Sinatra and Friends is here ! Your favorite composers, lyricists and performers. The Follen Angels bring their own unique styling to such tunes as, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, “Come Rain or Come Shine”, “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”, “How High The Moon”, “New York, New York”, “My Way” and many more. The Angels also dive into the lives of the iconic artists who originally brought these songs to life. Hear what has made these timeless artists and their music a national treasure. You’ll long remember this musical evening of and some of the greatest jazz standards ever written, performed lovingly by The Follen Angels. The music is fabulous; the energy high!

The Follen Angels last East Coast Tour included taking center stage at the renowned “Metropolitan Room” in New York City, Knickerbocker Café in Warwick, RI, and Holiday Inn, Brookline. Over the years, they have filled concert halls and radio airwaves, and brought enthusiastic audiences to their feet from Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, Acton Jazz Café, Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, Don’t Tell Mama’s in New York City, Mechanics Hall in Worchester, Columbia Station in Washington, DC, and other outstanding venues. Their six CDs represent a range in style from Gershwin and Cole Porter, Broadway showstoppers, to 1970’s pop!

Reviews include:

The Boston Globe acclaims the Follen Angels music as,” heavenly sounds”.
Stacey Marcus, of the Marblehead Reporter, wrote: “I was instantly smitten with the Follen Angels and their unique presentation of music. The group has the robust talent of a big band coupled with the intimate charm and allure of a glamorous piano bar entertainer from a sequined era. All in all, it was a toe tapping good time that made me want to don an evening gown, color my lips ruby red and sip a bubbly glass of champagne”
New York Producer Andy Skurow writes of a New York performance, “The Follen Angels provide fresh arrangements to familiar classics…Their repertoire sounds unique and fresh…never sounded so good with a twist of funk. This was the MOST FUN I’ve had in the cabaret in a long time. The Follen Angels are a Must See !”