Eastern Opera Theatre presents Sondheim tribute
Willimantic, CT (01/23/2024) — Opera-theatre students and alumni of Eastern Connecticut State University will celebrate the career of iconic musical theatre composer Stephen Sondheim on Feb. 9 in a one-night performance of "Sondheim Tribute Revue."
The performance will be presented in the Fine Arts Instructional Center's Concert Hall at 7 p.m. Tickets are required.
This special performance was assembled for the cast and features songs from some of Sondheim's best-known works--"Into the Woods," "Sweeney Todd," "Company," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "A Little Night Music" and "Follies"--as well as gems from some of his lesser-known stage productions, including "Merrily We Roll Along," "Sunday in the Park with George" and "Anyone Can Whistle."
Tickets are free for Eastern students and all those 18 and under; $15 for senior citizens; $18 for Eastern faculty, staff and alumni, and $20 for the general public.
To reserve tickets, visit http://easternct.showare.com/sondheim/.
For more information, contact the FAIC Box Office at (860) 465-5123 or email theatreboxoffice@easternct.edu.
This production was licensed by special arrangement with Music Theatre International with the permission of The Estate of Stephen Sondheim.
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving upwards of 4,000 students annually on its Willimantic campus. In addition to attracting students from 160 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 30 states and eight countries. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 68 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal arts foundation grounded in a variety of applied learning opportunities. Ranked among the top 20 public institutions in the North by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022-23 Best Colleges ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review 13 years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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