Dearborn resident Matt Miazgowicz (second from left) as Artie and Aaron Glenn (third from left) of Wyandotte as Bobby will perform in the Sondheim musical comedy “Saturday Night” Jan. 6 to 15 with the Motor City Musical Theatre in Livonia. Others in the cast include Luke Rose (left) of Harrison Township as Dino, Elyse Moon (fourth from left) of Royal Oak as Helen, George Abud of Grosse Pointe Woods as Gene, Dave Cowan of Detroit as Ray and Andrick Siegmund (right) of Pleasant Ridge as Ted. (Photo courtesy of the Motor City Musical Theatre.)
Dearborn resident Matt Miazgowicz (standing, top right) as Artie and Aaron Glenn (bottom right) of Wyandotte as Bobby will perform in the Sondheim musical comedy “Saturday Night” Jan. 6 to 15 with the Motor City Musical Theatre in Livonia. Others in the cast include George Abud (far left) of Grosse Pointe Woods as Gene, Luke Rose (seated, middle row, left) of Harrison Township as Dino, Andrick Siegmund (bottom row left) of Pleasant Ridge as Ted and Dave Cowan (seated, middle row right) of Detroit as Ray. (Photo courtesy of the Motor City Musical Theatre.)
By SUE SUCHYTA
Dearborn actor Matt Miazgowicz and Aaron Glenn of Wyandotte will perform Jan. 6 to 15 in the Motor City Musical Theatre’s two-weekend run of the Stephen Sondheim musical comedy, “Saturday Night.”
MOTOR CITY MUSICAL THEATRE STARTS ITS ENGINE
The recently revived show, Sondheim’s first musical, will be performed at the Grantland Street Playhouse, 27555 Grantland in Livonia. Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m. with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee.
For more information, call (313) 535-8962 or send an email to motorcitymusicaltheatre@gmail.com.
SONDHEIM FIRST SHOW REDISCOVERED
Sondheim’s intended theatrical debut, a family-friendly musical comedy which he composed and lyricized while in his mid-twenties, lost funding in 1955 when its young lead producer Lemuel Ayers died before “Saturday Night” could be produced.
WITH WORDS TO RIVAL “CASABLANCA”
The show features a book by Julius and Philip Epstein, who wrote the script for “Casablanca.”
FUN FROM THE FIFTIES
Director Jeremy Mossman of Ferndale said that most of the actors are from Wayne State and Oakland Universities and even from Windsor. He said he is eager to spread the word about the emerging semi-professional college-aged theatre group.
“I am enjoying watching our run-throughs,” Mossman said. “The cast is so strong and dynamic, and we’ve aimed to treat the material authentically in the style of a 1950s musical comedy… it’s given us a great excuse to be silly.”
IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- IN LIVONIA
“Saturday Night” is set in the spring in Brooklyn, New York just prior to the 1929 stock market crash. The protagonist, Gene, a Wall Street clerk, played by Wayne State University student George Abud of Grosse Pointe Woods, dreams of a life of luxury.
FROM LOWLY TO LUXURY
Gene convinces his lonely, dateless buddies to let him invest their money so they might find their fortune and begin to live the good life. He starts spending his friends’ money extravagantly until he falls in love with woman who helps bring him back down to earth.
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF
The Motor City Musical Theatre personnel said the timing for this seldom-performed musical is desirable given the country’s current distain for Wall Street and the ever-widening gap between the rich and poor, and they look forward to capitalizing on the show’s parallels with present day headlines.
COLLEGE AGED CAST
The cast includes George Abud of Grosse Pointe Woods as Gene, Elyse Moon of Royal Oak as Helen, Dave Cowan of Detroit as Ray, Luke Rose of Harrison Township as Dino, Matthew Miazgowicz of Dearborn as Artie, Andrick Siegmund of Pleasant Ridge as Ted, Aaron Glenn of Wyandotte as Bobby, Nathanial Cedroni of Clinton Township as Hank, Miriam Goldsmith as Celeste, Jeremy Mossman of Ferndale as a vocalist, Kendall Talbot of Warren as Mildred, and ensemble members Sydney Machesky of Shelby Township, Dan Finn of Armada and Allison Fisher of Birmingham.
FLORKOWSKI AT THE HELM
Redford residents Fred and Nancy Florkowski are the technical director and artistic director, respectively, of the Motor City Musical Theatre.
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