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Thoroughly Modern Millie, December 2011

Opening Scene

Millie Dillmont arrives in New York where adventure awaits her!

Speed Test Finale

Handsome Trevor Graydon hires Millie, not knowing that she has has plans to marry her boss and he fits the bill just fine!

Mrs. Meers

Crazy Mrs. Meers, Millie's landlady, is determined to ship all her orphaned tenants off to southeast Asia into a life of white slavery!

Chinese

Mrs. Meers has selected Dorothy as her next victim. Ching Ho is smitten with Miss Dorothy in spite of all his brother, Bun Foo, can do to prevent it.Muzzy

Muzzy Van Hossme, a fabulous singer and Jimmy and Dorothy's step mother, performs at a party at her penthouse.

Speakeasy

Millie and her friends are arrested at the local "Speakeasy" and spend the night in jail.

Jimmy in Jail

From jail, Jimmy sings "What Do I Need With Love?", as he tries to convince himself he's not falling for Millie.

Jail in the morning

After a long night in jail, Millie and her friends are released.

Millie and Jimmy

Jimmy and Millie dance high up on a window ledge as Millie realizes she is in love with Jimmy.

Graydon and Dorothy dance

Meanwhile, Millie's boss Trevor Graydon has fallen in love with her best friend Dorothy.

Muzzy and Boys

Muzzy Hossmere performs at Cafe Society with "Her Boys".

Final scene

Of course, it all works out in the end. Millie marries Jimmy,Mrs. Meers ends up in jail,
Dorothy marries Ching Ho, and Bun Foo becomes Mr. Graydon's secretary!

Annie, December 2010

Eighty-nine little girls auditioned for the coveted role of "Annie" in October, 2010. Out of that group of extremely talented girls came Annie, six orphans, and seven orphan dancers.

Hard Knock Life

The orphans really got into it when singing "Hard Knock Life," bemoaning their fate as forgotten children under cruel Miss Hannigan.

Annie, Rooster, and Lily

Hannigan, her sleazy brother Rooster and Lily St. Regis, his floozy girlfriend, sang "Easy Street" with such high-octane energy, that it set the tone for the entire show.

NYC dance number

Annie finds it hard to believe she is actually outside the orphanage and seeing the sights in New York City for the first time in the NYC Dance number.

Radio Show

Bert Healy, Wacky, the Producer, and the Boylan Sisters sing about toothpaste in "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile."

Orphans Sing Fully Dressed

Eight little orphans dream about a wonderful future they imagine they'll never
have.

Annie and Servants

Singing while decorating the tree, the servants are all excited at the prospect of adopting Annie. The servants are all excited at the prospect of adopting Annie and decorate the tWarbucks mansion to look "just spiffy"."

Annie and Pres. Roosevelt

President Franklin D. Roosevelt is a personal friend of Daddy Warbucks (of course!) and helps Annie figure out the mystery of her lost parents.

Grace, Annie, and Daddy Warbucks take a moment to reflect on their new circumstances: Daddy Warbucks will adopt Annie and marry his long-time secretary Grace . . .

Annie, Daddy Warbucks, and Grace

Grace, Annie, and Daddy Warbucks take a moment to reflect on their new circumstances: Daddy Warbucks will adopt Annie and marry his long-time secretary Grace . . .

Annie Finale

. . . which leads to a happily-ever-after finale!

The Sound of Music - 2009

nuns

Sister Margaretta, the Mother Abbess, Sisters Berthe and Sophia pray for "the flibberty-gibbet" Maria who just doesn't seem to fit into Abbey life.

Maria and kids sing

Maria teaches"Do-Re-Mi" to the von Trapp children --their first song.

Liesl and Rolf

Liesl is madly in love with Rolf. Here they dance and sing to "Sixteen Going on Seventeen."

Elsa and Max

Max Detweiller and Elsa Schraeder dance and sing to "How Can Love Survive?"

Maria and the Captain in love

Maria and the Captain diiscover their love and sing "Something Good" to each other.

Von Trapp family

The von Trapp family is complete now that Maria has joined the family.

Cast

Cast of the 2009 production "The Sound of Music" presented at the Zermatt Resort to sell-out crowds!


The Sound of Music, July & Sept. 2011

Mother Abbess

The Mother Abbess had a profound effect on Maria's life.

Liesl and Rolf

Liesl and Rolf perform "You Are Sixeen."

Dancers

Guests at the Captain's party dance a classical Vienna Waltz.

Elsa and Max

Elsa and Max are determined that Elsa marry the Captain.

Maria comes back

Maria is overjoyed to be back with the children again.

Capt and Maria

The Captain and Maria sing "I Must Have Done Something Good."

Wedding 2

The Mother Abbess congratulates Maria on her upcoming marriage to the captain.

Wedding

The wedding march was one of the high points of the show.

Admiral and Zeller

The Admiral gives permission to the Von Trapp Family to sing at the Leipzig Festival.

concert

The final performance of the Von Trapp Family Singers before their escape from Nazi Austria.

A Christmas Carol 2009

"A Christmas Carol, the Musical" was again presented in the Midway Town Hall to rave reviews. Here are a few favorite moments.

Ghost of Christmas Past

The Ghost of Christmas Past is Scrooge's first mysterious visitor.

Christmas Present

The Ghost of Christmas Present scoffs at Scrooge's Christmas gruel.

Abundance

Happy children in the "Abundance" dance teach Scrooge to laugh.

Ghost of Christmas Future

The visit of the Ghost of Christmas Future shows Scrooge his bleak future if he continues to live a selfish life.

Christmases

Three Christmases-2009

Reformed Scrooge

Three nighttime visitors have changed Scrooge's life forever. He will spend his life doing good whenever he can.

Cast 2009

Christmas Carol cast 2009.

A Christmas Carol 2008

Smythe meets Scrooge

Mr. Scrooge is without mercy when Mr. Smythe pleads for more time to pay his mortgage.

Bob Cratchitt

The long-suffering Bob Cratchitt, Scrooge's Secretary, has just convinced Scrooge to pay him early!

Marley visits Scrooge

Scrooge's former business partner, Jacob Marley, tries to warn Scrooge that he'll wear the chains of hell if he doesn't change his ways.

Ghost of Christmas Past

The Ghost of Christmas Past is the first of three spirits to visit the miserly
Scrooge.

.The Fezziwigs

Scrooge visits the past and relives Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig's Christmas Ball!.

.Ghost of Christmas Future

The final visitor of the night is the Ghost of Christmas Future bringing to Scrooge harrowing view of his future.