Scarborough music theatre
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Scarborough Music Theatre is a non-profit community theatre group in Scarborough, Ontario
, Canada, near Toronto. The group evolved out of concerts done by the Church of the Master senior choir into the Scarborough Light Opera in the early 1960s. The early years consisted of concerts and Gilbert and Sullivan
operas. The 1970/1971 season marked the first full season of musicals with The Fantasticks
, Guys and Dolls, and Bells Are Ringing
.
, originally known as Playhouse 66.
Playhouse 66 was named after the original performing location at 66 Denton Avenue. In 1982, Playhouse 66 moved from 66 Denton Ave. to their current home at the Scarborough Village Theatre in the Scarborough Village
Recreation Centre complex at 3600 Kingston Road.
in November 2010, The Full Monty
(February 2011), and Guys and Dolls
(April/May 2011). Both Annie and The Full Monty were completely sold out shortly after opening night.
(November 2011 - Sold out two weeks before opening), Nunsense
(February 2012), and My Fair Lady
(May 2012). The 2011/12 season also marks SMT's 50th anniversary season and their 30th year at Scarborough Village Theatre.
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
, Canada, near Toronto. The group evolved out of concerts done by the Church of the Master senior choir into the Scarborough Light Opera in the early 1960s. The early years consisted of concerts and Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan . The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S...
operas. The 1970/1971 season marked the first full season of musicals with The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It was produced by Lore Noto. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play "The Romancers" by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into...
, Guys and Dolls, and Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing (musical)
Bells Are Ringing is a musical with a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne. The story revolves around Ella, who works at an answering service and the characters that she meets there. The main character was based on Mary Printz, who worked for Green's answering...
.
About Theatre Scarborough
Together with Scarborough Players and the Scarborough Theatre Guild, Scarborough Music Theatre is a part of Theatre ScarboroughTheatre Scarborough
Theatre Scarborough, previously Playhouse 66, is a nonprofit theatre organization in the Scarborough region of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The organization consists of three groups: Scarborough Music Theatre, Scarborough Players and the Scarborough Theatre Guild.Established in late 1958, Theatre...
, originally known as Playhouse 66.
Playhouse 66 was named after the original performing location at 66 Denton Avenue. In 1982, Playhouse 66 moved from 66 Denton Ave. to their current home at the Scarborough Village Theatre in the Scarborough Village
Scarborough Village
Scarborough Village is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the south-central part of the district of Scarborough. Historically, it was one of the earliest settlements in the former Township of Scarborough and was the first region of the township to have its own post office...
Recreation Centre complex at 3600 Kingston Road.
2010/2011 Season
Scarborough Music Theatre's 2010/2011 season consists of AnnieAnnie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
in November 2010, The Full Monty
The Full Monty (musical)
The Full Monty is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally and score by David Yazbek.In this Americanized musical stage version adapted from the 1997 British film of the same name, six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers, low on both cash and prospects, decide to present a strip act at a local club...
(February 2011), and Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably...
(April/May 2011). Both Annie and The Full Monty were completely sold out shortly after opening night.
2011/2012 Season
Scarborough Music Theatre's recently announced 2011/12 season will be Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
(November 2011 - Sold out two weeks before opening), Nunsense
Nunsense
Nunsense is a musical comedy with a book, music, and lyrics by Dan Goggin. Originating as a line of greeting cards, Goggin expanded the concept into a cabaret that ran for 38 weeks, and eventually into a full-length musical...
(February 2012), and My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
(May 2012). The 2011/12 season also marks SMT's 50th anniversary season and their 30th year at Scarborough Village Theatre.