State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota’s (SCF) Music Theatre Ensemble presents “Into the Woods” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 and Nov. 5, with a 2 p.m. matinee performance Nov. 6. The show will take place in the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St. W., Building 11 East, Bradenton.
“Into the Woods” is a Tony Award-winning musical written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Favorite fairy tale worlds collide as a baker and his wife travel through the woods attempting to reverse the curse of a mischievous witch in order to have a child. Along their way, they meet Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and other characters who are also on a quest to fulfill their own wishes. Soon the stories become entangled and reveal what really happens "happily ever after."
The SCF Music Theatre Ensemble, under the direction of Melodie Dickerson, performing arts chair and director of choral/vocal studies, features a cast of 32, including both SCF Music Theatre and SCF Collegiate School students. Rex Willis, director of guitar studies and composition, directs the 10-piece live orchestra, and choreography is by Kelly Burnette, adjunct instructor of dance.
Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at SCF.edu/Neel or by calling the box office at 941-752-5252. For more information, contact Melodie Dickerson at DickerM@SCF.edu or 941-752-5580.
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