Ask me how to describe this whole beautiful thing? Well, if I were a bell Iâd go ding, dong, ding, dong, diiing! And ring the bells they do, for that splashy, lush Frank Loesser musical, Guys & Dolls. Whoâs ringing bells? Tidewater Players, thatâs who. Itâs a cute and campy way to close out their 2024/2025 mainstage season and itâs got a lot of adorable little moments and some stellar performances that are worth taking a gamble on seeing!
Theyâre gonna shake you! Theyâre gonna bake you! A donkey! Pot! Whoopsie. Thatâs the wrong iteration of that showâŚnow letâs see hereâŚI made the left onto Thomas Run RoadâŚgot turned around at Maleficentâs castleâ oh! Oh there it is. Phoenix Festival Theatre! Hiding out at The Amoss Center with their production of Shrek the musical! (Which does not include âDonkey Pot Pieâ, not even sure that song ever made it off Broadway!) Directed by Emily Jewett with Musical Direction by Mia Bray and Choreography by Samantha Jednorski,
What a chilly evening! Havre de Grace is all aglow! Donât it feel like it might snow? Such a merry season! Donâtcha love it so? Merry Christmas, dearieâ time to go! To Tidewater Playersâ production of A Christmas Carol. Yes, itâs mid-November, and yes Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, but gosh darn it in the infamous words of Auntie Mame (yes, yes, different show, I know) ââŚwe need a little Christmas!
Reset your mind to island time. Because itâs five oâclock somewhere. And for the next two weekends, itâs five o’clock in Havre de Grace as the Tidewater Players presents Jimmy Buffettâs Escape to Margaritaville. Directed by Dickie Mahoney, with Musical Direction by Chris Rose, and Choreography by Evyo (and tap-choreo by Bambi Johnson), this âthrow-your-cares-awayâ silly good time show is just what the doctor ordered in these chilly winter months. And if you really want to be on âisland timeâ?
Hey. I gotta prediction. You wanna hear it? Tidewater Players production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is going all the way! Donât write off this jukebox musical, featuring the music & lyrics of Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil (and a book by Douglas McGrath) because its actually a heartwarming story that reads extremely well on an intimate stage, like the one Tidewater Players is working with at The Opera House.