{"id":124368,"date":"2019-10-31T06:56:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T11:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=124368"},"modified":"2019-10-31T06:57:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T11:57:04","slug":"npac-musical-celebrates-post-wwii-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/10\/31\/npac-musical-celebrates-post-wwii-music\/","title":{"rendered":"NPAC musical celebrates post-WWII music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producers of the Tony Award\u00ae<\/sup>-winning musical\u00a0Bandstand<\/em>, which is coming to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in January, recently released rehearsal photos from the musical prior to the company heading out for its national tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally directed and choreographed by three-time Tony winner and\u00a0Hamilton<\/em>\u00a0choreographer\u00a0Andy Blankenbuehler, featuring music by\u00a0Richard Oberacker,\u00a0with book and lyrics by\u00a0Robert Taylor\u00a0and Richard Oberacker, this poignant and inspiring new American musical explodes with infectious music and high-octane, heart-stopping dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cast members of the musical Bandstand<\/em> are shown rehearsing prior to the show heading out for its national tour. <\/strong>photo provided<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As previously announced, the national tour cast will star Zack Zaromatidis as Donny Novitski and Jennifer Elizabeth Smith as Julia Trojan. They will be joined by Roxy York (Mrs. June Adams), Rob Clove (Jimmy Campbell), Benjamin Powell (Davy Zlatic), Scott Bell (Nick Radel), Louis Jannuzzi III (Wayne Wright), and Jonmichael Tarleton (Johnny Simpson).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cast also includes Shaunice Alexander, Beth Anderson, Michael Bingham, Milena J. Comeau, Ryan P. Cyr, Sarah Dearstyne, Michael Hardenberg, Andre Malcolm, Kaitlyn Mayse, Matthew Mucha, Mallory Nolting, Taylor Okey, Katie Pohlman, Oz Shoshan, and Cameron Turner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A complete list of cities and dates for the national tour of Bandstand can be found HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story: It\u2019s 1945. As America\u2019s soldiers come home to ticker-tape parades and overjoyed families, Private First Class Donny Novitski, who\u2019s a singer and songwriter, struggles to rebuild the life he left behind. When NBC announces a national competition to find the nation\u2019s next great musical superstars, Donny sees a lifeline for himself and some fellow veterans that gives them the purpose they so desperately need. Together, they form a band unlike any the nation has ever seen. Along the way, they discover the power of music to face the impossible, find their voice, and finally feel like they have a place to call home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Bandstand<\/em>\u00a0is \u201cboth a peppy celebration of can-do spirit and a more somber exploration of what American servicemen experienced when they marched home from World War II. It\u2019s a great argument for why theater can sometimes tell a story more boldly and more viscerally\u201d (The New York Times<\/em>). \u201cThe show defies you not to be moved\u201d (Time Out New York<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award-winning\u00a0Bandstand<\/em>\u00a0design team includes Tony Award nominee\u00a0David Korins\u00a0and associate\u00a0Justin West\u00a0(scenic design), Tony Award winner\u00a0Paloma Young\u00a0(costume design), Tony Award winner\u00a0Jeff Croiter\u00a0(lighting design), Tony Award winner\u00a0Nevin Steinberg\u00a0(original Broadway sound design),\u00a0David Thomas\u00a0(tour sound design),\u00a0J. Jared Janas\u00a0and\u00a0Dave Bova\u00a0(makeup, hair and wig design), Tony Award nominee\u00a0Greg Anthony Rassen\u00a0(co-orchestrator and music arranger), Tony Award winner and 2017 Tony Award nominee\u00a0Bill Elliott\u00a0(co-orchestrator),\u00a0Fred Lassen\u00a0(music supervisor),\u00a0Gina Rattan\u00a0(tour director), with choreography restaged and additional choreography by\u00a0Marc Heitzman. Tour casting by\u00a0Kate Lumpkin, CSA.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bandstand<\/em>\u00a0is produced by\u00a0Work Light Productions\u00a0and was originally produced on Broadway by\u00a0Tom Smedes, Gabrielle Palitz, Terry Schnuck, Roger Horchow, Peter Stern, Michael Palitz, Jane Dubin, Tom Kirdahy, David Lyons, Sarah Perot, James L. Nederlander, James and Catherine Berges, Darren DeVerna & Jere Harris, Jeff and Ellen Adler, Nancy and Randy Best, Deep End Productions, Patty Baker, Terry D. Loftis\/Scott D. Huffman, Independent Presenters Network\/Charles and Lisa Siegel, Rosie Gunther McCooe\/J. Scott and Sylvia G. Bechtel, Roy Putrino\/Heather Shields, Diane and John Kalishman\/Alison and John Ferring,\u00a0and\u00a0The Shubert Organization,\u00a0in association with\u00a0Paper Mill Playhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the show, which will be performed in Van Wert at 7:30 p.m. on January 23, 2020, contact the Niswonger Performing Arts Center by calling 419.238.6722 or go online at NPACVW.ORG<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information Producers of the Tony Award\u00ae-winning musical\u00a0Bandstand, which is coming to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in January, recently released rehearsal photos from the musical prior to the company heading out for its national tour. Originally directed and choreographed by three-time Tony winner and\u00a0Hamilton\u00a0choreographer\u00a0Andy Blankenbuehler, featuring music by\u00a0Richard Oberacker,\u00a0with book and lyrics by\u00a0Robert […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-31 11:28:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124368\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}