What’s the Buzz? Broadway at the Waldo
Broadway at The Waldo!
Sunday, July 10th at 4:00 pm
A one-day-only gala event celebrating “Broadway at the Waldo”, featuring stars of the local stage performing old favorites and new fancies. Music from Musicals of the Silver Screen, Broadway hits of days gone by, and new numbers you are sure to love. These talented performers have all been featured on the stage at the Waldo Theatre- some more recently than others. There are Adelaides and Dollys, Music men and Gamblers, gangsters, and fairy tales here. The cast rehearsed in living rooms, on zoom, and sometimes even at the Theatre. Each one is a Star of the local stage, just not all from the same decades, That is how it works when a stage is as well-loved as the Waldo stage has been for 35 years.
Emcee Teddy Howland literally grew up on that stage. He tap-danced right into the hearts of the theater community and the town, He was 8 years old when he sang “ There’s No Business Like Show Business” – and Teddy meant every word.
Charlie “Fingers” Grindle will accompany the show on the Baby Grand piano. His confident style made it possible to put together performers from all over the state and beyond, many of whom will not meet in person until dress rehearsal.
Director Ellie Busby (me) needs her head examined but that is nothing new. Somehow, in January as a pandemic was trying to settle down, it seemed like a brilliant idea to rehearse 20 people apart from one another and then just * boom* onstage and curtain up. It was- please come and see for yourself.
The performers: Erin Chenard, Stefanie McAllister, Kim Fletcher Smith, Dagney C. Ernest, Jim Bickford, Laura Whitney, Joseph Lugosch, Wyatt Sykes, Stephen Wallace, Andrew Luke, Betsey DeGroff, Skip Simonds, Carol Teel, Tom Handel, Andrea Handel, Teddy Howland, Ellie Busby, and Laurie Brown are delightful.
Online tickets are available for $25 in advance, $30 the day of the event. Tickets are available at the box office for $30 starting at 3:00pm. Early ticket purchase is strongly suggested.
Doors open at 3 pm. Wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase before the show. At intermission drinks, along with hearty snacks can be purchased. The Waldo’s Bill and Joan Alfond Gallery will feature photos from past performances.
Ticket link: https://waldotheatreinc.thundertix.com/events/199968
Come enjoy the newly remodeled Waldo Theater and help welcome Musical Theater back to the stage.
About this blog:
What's the Buzz" covers what's happening, what might be happening, and what should be happening in the opinion of the author.
Eleanor Cade Busby is an unpublished award-winning writer, photographer and blogger & simply loves writing about herself in third person.She published this absolutely all true bio.
Busby grew up all over New England,a preacher's kid who set out to destroy every single stereotype about a "Minister's Daughter."
She attended Goddard College, The Rhode Island Conservatory of Music and The School of Life, majoring in everything she could stuff into her head. She once had her own office and a red stapler. Her employees learned quickly never to touch it.
Much of her very long life has been spent on or back-stage at theaters. She penned a couple of plays, directed many more and acted in scores of productions. She's done it all except hanging lighting. You can't make her climb a ladder.
She won awards locally & nationally for social services and customer care. Most recently she was awarded the PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award along with 3 million of her closest personal friends for "galvanizing a potent global movement to resist infringements on the rights and dignity of women and many other groups."
Busby has been a theater, art and dance reviewer and commentator for several publications, including CRACKED magazine.
Opinionated, obstinate, much-abused, and under-appreciated, she believes that if it isn't funny or relevant, it isn't worth it.
Eleanor Cade Busby lives in Midcoast Maine with two cats who like to stand on her head at 3 AM demanding a sacrifice, often her sanity.
Suggestions for topics and comments are always welcome at eleanorcadebusby@hotmail.com
