Carlisle Theater Follies 2009

This weekend I’m performing in the Carlisle Theater’s Follies 2009. It is a fundraiser for our great little theater in the town I live in. We have been practicing hard for two months and now it’s time for the show (Friday and Saturday March 27 and 28 at 7:30 P.M.). The theme is “70 Years of Entertainment” as the theater is celebrating its 70th anniversary. As you will see through the pictures, the show highlights world history, local history, and theater/film history. I am singing a solo from “The Sound of Music”. These photos are from our last practice.

The show moves through decades of time and there are props

showcasing each decade. The theater opened in 1939, showing

films like “The Wizard of Oz”, “Gone with the Wind”,

as well as films starring Shirley Temple.

Soprano, Linda Applegate (who is originally from

England) sings “Somewhere over the Rainbow.”

Seen here is the chorus, who sings throughout the

entire show. I sit in the middle of the front row.

During the years 1940 through 1949, the film “Oklahoma”

was released. Shanna Rae sings “Out of My Dreams”

from that beloved musical.

Bill Seely sings the theme song from “Oklahoma”.

Along with the chorus, the Follies Dancers perform
throughout the show. Here is a Jolie Rankin performing
during “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”.

The children singing the “Howdy Doody Show’s” theme song.

Viki Mallios Baker, who plays a Greek tap dancer,

steals the show with her humor for the Ted Mack

Amateur Hour skit.

During the years 1950-1959, Bonnie Berk plays

Lucy of “I Love Lucy” for a hilarious skit.

Sean Shambaugh plays Dick Clark with Kristina Wilday on American Bandstand.

West Side Story came out in the years 1960-1969.

Seen here are Rob Morris as Officer Krupke and Sean

Shambaugh as Action from the Academy Award winning film.

For the years 1980 through 1989, the movie “Jaws”

was released as a 3D movie. Patrons were given polarized
glasses for the showing of the film. Seen here is a cute skit

depicting patrons seeing the film in 3D.