CANCELLED
Join us for the world premiere of a new musical.
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Paramount Theater-Aurora
11:00 am Brunch/Lunch at Stolp Island
1:00 pm The Secret of My Success
The Secret of My Success, based on the 1987 Universal Pictures film starring Michael J. Fox., concerns Brantley Foster, a Midwesterner who moves to New York City to start his dream job at a major corporation, only to be laid off on the very first day. In his relentless enthusiasm to succeed, Brantley finds himself tangled up in a scheme in which he assumes the identity of rising executive Carlton Whitfield.
Holiday Inn’s Gordon Greenberg will direct the production. Greenberg also co-wrote the book for the new musical with Steve Rosen (The Other Josh Cohen); the score is by Chicago writers Michael Mahler (Sarah Siddons Scholarship Recipient) (October Sky, Diary of a Wimpy Kid) and Alan Schmuckler (Sarah Siddons Scholarship Recipient) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Kidding).
The cast will be led by Billy Harrigan Tighe as Brantley/Carlton, Melody A. Betts as Rose Lockhart, Sydney Morton as Christy Lockhart, Kai Edgar as Ernie Lockhart, Jeremy Peter Johnson as Piers Johnson, Heidi’s Kettenring (Sarah Siddons Leading Lady Award Recipient) as Vera Prescott, Barbara Robertson (Sarah Siddons Leading Lady Award Recipient) as Joanne Foster, Gabriel Ruiz as Lester Mann, Sara Sevigny as Sylvia Popkin, and Ian Michael Stuart as Garth Portnoy.
Brunch/Lunch preceding at the new Amy Morton restaurant next to the theater.
$100.00 for Sarah Siddons Society members includes Brunch and an orchestra ticket (limit 2 per member)
$120.00 for nonmembers includes Brunch and a orchestra ticket (limit 1 per person)