The Cedar Springs Community Players will present Pompeii: the Musical, by Scott Phillips, this weekend and next weekend at the Kent Theatre.
A few years ago, a local theater group decided to perform Titanic: the Musical, a Broadway play. To local playwright, Scott Phillips, it seemed rather bizarre someone would take this horrific event and add a lot of song and dance. In keeping with Scott’s tradition of irony and sarcasm, he decided to write Pompeii: the Musical.
The play is set in ancient Rome and tells the story of two young lovers whose romance is in jeopardy. To the rescue comes the dysfunctional family and friends, along with a prominent Roman oracle. Adding to the mayhem is the increasing rumblings of the volcano, Vesuvius. Obviously, things don’t go so well. History tells us how Pompeii ends, but theater can always twist things a bit.
Pompeii is Scott’s 10th play and 5th musical. Scott’s sister, Jill Detroit, and his nephew, Sean Anthony, wrote the music. The cast includes: Sammi Kunz, Scott Herdegen, Steve Hutchins, David Schmuker, Madison Ruth, Rob Kellner, Debbie Irwin, Cathy Anderson, Doug Christensen, Jessica Talsma, Russ Cole, Annie Bagin, Savana Williams, Jack Bagin and Kirstin Bagin.
Performances are at the Kent Theatre, 8 N. Main, Cedar Springs, on
Friday, May 19 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 20 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 21 @ 5:00 PM
Friday, May 26 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 27 @ 7:30 PM
Adult tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door; tickets for those under 18 years of age are only $6. Advanced tickets can be purchased at the Cedar Springs Public Library, or reserved by emailing Scott at phillips4ba@yahoo.com.
