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By Phil Greenfield and Phil Greenfield,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | August 14, 2003
We're approaching the dog days of August, my air conditioning isn't working properly and, still, I'm spending a lot of time whistling happily. What I've been whistling are songs from two of the wonderful musicals crafted by lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe, whose works are de rigueur from one end of the Annapolis Historic District to the other. At Summer Garden Theatre across from the City Dock, Professor Henry Higgins is busily at work elevating the horrific speech patterns of Eliza Doolittle in the classic My Fair Lady.
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By Phil Greenfield and Phil Greenfield,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | June 26, 2003
Each summer for about the past 15 years, theater in Annapolis has entered the machine age. That's machine as in Talent Machine, of course. The brainchild of the late Bobbi Smith, the demanding, dynamic director-choreographer who had hundreds of kids hoofing with primal energy and immense joy during her remarkable career, Talent Machine has become an integral part of Annapolis' summer season in the arts. What a proud legacy this appropriately named ensemble has bequeathed to its audiences over the years.
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By Jacques Kelly and Jacques Kelly,SUN STAFF | July 25, 2002
Mary Kathryn Martinet, who danced in classic Broadway musicals, died Sunday of pancreatic cancer at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn. She was 76 and lived in Cos Cob, Conn. Born in Baltimore and raised on Woodlawn Road in Roland Park, she was a graduate of Girls' Latin School, where she won awards for playing tennis, badminton and field hockey. She was the daughter of Eugene Martinet, a singer, vocal teacher and founder of the old Baltimore Civic Opera Company, who appeared in the Broadway operetta Blossom Time.
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By Pat Brodowski and Pat Brodowski,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | April 25, 2001
THE MYSTICAL Scottish town of Brigadoon has been transported to the stage of North Carroll High School, where the sometimes bawdy, sometimes tender musical of the same name will be performed May 10, 11, and 12. Two Americans, played by Joshua Hunt and Chris Grove, get lost on a hunting trip and stumble into town on the wedding day of Charlie Dalrymple, played by Matt Perry, and Jean MacLaren, played by Amy Havlicsek. More than one romance is afoot. Harry Beaton, played by Adam Henry, also loves Jean, but is torn by a desire for a college education.
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By Mary Johnson and Mary Johnson,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | November 16, 2000
Lerner and Loewe's "Brigadoon" score might not conjure up "the street where you live," and the musical's fanciful plot, with a 1947 romanticized spin, might seem remote to today's audiences. But the production being staged by Second Star at the Bowie Playhouse in White Marsh makes the show relevant, offering a talented, committed cast faithful to the show's premise. The story centers on two American tourists - idealistic Tommy Albright and cynical Jeff Douglas - who are lost in Scotland's woods and discover a village that is not on their map. The village appears only one day every 100 years.
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By Mary Johnson and Mary Johnson,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | November 9, 2000
The folks at 2nd Star Productions are sprinkling a little pre-holiday magic with their production of the musical fantasy "Brigadoon," starting tomorrow and running on weekends through Dec. 9 at Bowie Playhouse in White Marsh Park. Debuting in 1947 with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, "Brigadoon" was the team's third show on Broadway and its first big hit. Through this integrated musical based in the past, Lerner and Loewe proved to be innovators and heirs Rodgers and Hammerstein.