"HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING" 
 

PHOTOS FROM REHEARSALS OF "HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING"

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TICKET TURTLE: Purchase show tickets online!

For your convenience, we are offering easy online ticket sales again this year. Use the TicketTurtle.com link to purchase your tickets using your credit or debit card. After completing your purchase, be sure to print your receipt and your tickets. Then simply bring your ticket with you the night of the show and bypass any lines at the box office. 

Using online sales is the only opportunity to purchase tickets using your credit or debit card. Ticket sales at the door are currently cash or check only.

If you have questions or need to speak to a member of the ticket committee, please call our new Vocal Music Hotline number at 487-5240 ext SING (7464). Thank you for supporting Upper Arlington Vocal Music, and Enjoy the Show!

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The January, 2012 issue of the Arlingtonian includes an article about this year's musical, written by Olivia Miltner, UAHS '13. In it, she writes:

"The energy in a typical rehearsal for this year’s musical, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, is unmistakable. As the cast arrives before practice at 3:30, everyone is joking and laughing and excited to start working on the show. UAHS students, from freshmen to seniors, are ready to begin practicing for the production, which will open on Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 pm. One such person is junior Audrey McMahon, who plays Rosemary, a lead character in the play.

Although McMahon says she has always loved singing and dancing, she also enjoys unraveling her roles’ personalities, and discovering what motivates them to act the way they do."

Read the entire article and see photos from rehearsals here.

ABOUT THE MUSICAL:
     How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

This year's musical is How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, the show is based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name.

The musical opened at the 46th Street Theatre on Broadway in October 1961, running for 1,417 performances. The show won seven Tony Awards, the New York Drama Critics Circle award, and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 1967, a film based on the musical was released by United Artists, with many of the original cast recreating their roles. A 1995 revival was mounted at the same theatre as the original production (now named the Richard Rodgers Theatre) ran for 548 performances and starred Matthew Broderick and Megan Mullally. A 50th anniversary Broadway revival directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford and starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette opened on March 27, 2011, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

David Bahgat, UAHS class of 2004, will again be our guest stage director. David recently completed a tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and really felt a lot of personal growth when he stage directed Millie. We are fortunate to have such a talented alumni who is willing to share his experiences and give back to his community as he helps all of us continue to grow.

UA THIS WEEK ARTICLE:
Alums Return to Help with Musical

From UA This Week, January 25, 2012: 

With this month’s production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying a number of production roles have been filled by former students, working to share their experiences with this year’s class.

February’s production will feature directing by David Bahgat (’04), set design by Keith Schnacke (’07), sound design and engineering by Mike Freeze (’08), and lighting design by Anthony Aleshire (’08).

“It’s a pretty cool thing that, from the technical side, these guys have learned and decided to make that their vocations, but they all started in our productions,” said Eric Kauffman, UAHS vocal music director. “When they were students here they all did dual duty. If they weren’t in a scene, they were doing something backstage, or in here on weekends working to get the musicals ready.”

Bahgat, who is now acting in New York City, said this year’s production satirizes the way men and women interact in the office. “In this piece, we really decided from the beginning that women are the brains behind the workplace, that really, the job can’t be done without them, and we play with that.”

Read the entire article here.

Performances of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will be on February 23, 24, 25 and 26. Tickets are on sale now!

CHORAL CONTRACT

The UA Vocal Music Department now has an online Choral Contract, which enables you to submit information to a database that can then be used for effective and efficient communication. 

Access the Choral Contract here.

2011 - 2012 CHORAL HANDBOOK

The Choral Handbook is designed to provide students and parents with an overview of the program, its policies, procedures, and the responsibilities of its participants.

 View the Choral Handbook here.

2011 -2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The 2011 - 2012 Choral Calendar outlines required performance dates for the entire choral department or events for specific choirs. See this year's calendar for Vocal Music events.

REMINDER ABOUT COMMUNICATION!   
Please update your contact information!

Dina Giddens is our communication coordinator. Email is our main source of communicating to parents. Encourage your student to please complete the Choral Contract. Also, to insure we have your correct email, you may email Dina with the information. In the subject line, write "UAVMB contact." In the body, provide the parents' first and last name, student's first and last name, choral group they enrolled in, and both parent and student email addresses. If you do not wish to get emails, please call Dina at 246- 8932, and we will find another way to contact you.