MONTCLAIR OPERETTA CLUB ENTERS “SEASON OF GROWTH”

Montclair Operetta Club has been producing musicals for 85 years, since their founding in 1925! And they never do it by half: witness a magnificent Titanic! and Ragtime in recent years, not to mention a gripping Cabaret and a sweet Meet Me in St. Louis, in their old home at Mt. Hebron School in Montclair. If you love Broadway musicals, you must put MOC on your list of must-sees. They produce 2 musicals a year at the Westminster Art Center on the campus of Bloomfield College.

Announcing the 2010-2011 season . . .

MOC’s theme this season is "Growth."  MOC will grow by presenting two musicals that they’ve never done before.  In Company, Bobby grows as he figures out his life.  In Gypsy, Rose grows as her mother pushes her into vaudeville. Please join MOC as they celebrate the 80th birthday of theater legend Stephen Sondheim with the presentation of two of his most notable shows.

WHEN: Friday, October 22–30, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 2:00 PM.
WHERE: Westminster Art Center, corner of Fremont & Franklin Streets, Bloomfield        
TICKETS: $25, Senior citizens $22, Student (with ID) $15, Bloomfield College student (with ID) $4

Set in 1970s mod Manhattan, Company focuses on a thirty-something bachelor named Robert, who is ambivalent about love and averse to commitment. Watch as Robert tries to make sense of the institution of marriage and comes to terms with what it means to be alive.

To reserve tickets and information, call the box office at 973.744.3133.  Please leave a message with the following information:

• Your name
• Your telephone number
• The number of tickets you need
• The date of the performance you wish to attend

Or you can order online at http://www.boxofficetickets.com/mocmusicals. Because of the cost of the online transactions, tickets and subscriptions are marginally more expensive online.

WHEN:  April 8–17, 2011; Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 2:00 PM.      
WHERE: Westminster Art Center, corner of Fremont & Franklin Streets, Bloomfield        
TICKETS: $25, Senior citizens $22, Student (with ID) $15, Bloomfield College student (with ID) $4  

In 1959, Sondheim (lyrics) collaborated with Jule Styne (music), Stephen Laurents (book) and Jerome Robbins (director) to create Gypsy. The show tells the story of stage mother Rose as she pushes her daughters Louise (later known as Gypsy) and June into vaudeville. Watch Mama focus all her attention on her older, less talented daughter Louise—and the outcome she never would have predicted! The score includes the standards "Let Me Entertain You" and "Everything's Coming Up Roses."