Experience Local Talent: Olney Central College Hosts Spring Musical Showcase on May 3

The Olney Central College Music Department will present its Spring Musical Theater Showcase on May 3 at the Dr. John D. Stull Performing Arts Center. The event starts at 7 p.m. and will feature performances by the Concert Choir and Musical Theater Workshop students. According to OCC's Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Andrew Pittman, the showcase allows students to perform leading roles.

Dr. Pittman noted that this year's showcase includes participants from the OCC band, some of whom will sing in a vocal ensemble for the first time. He expressed his pleasure in working with these students.

The showcase will include a variety of musical theater pieces, ranging from the 1879 comic opera 'The Pirates of Penzance' by Gilbert and Sullivan to the 2015 Tony-award winning 'Dear Evan Hansen.' The program will also feature a cabaret section with songs from 'Cabaret,' 'Chicago,' and 'Sweet Charity.'

Performances will also cover songs from 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' by Stephen Sondheim, 'Grease,' Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Cinderella,' 'Newsies,' and 'Annie Get Your Gun.'

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