BRIGHT, BOUNCY MUSICAL, "DAMES AT SEA," AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY APRIL 10 - 15

"Dames at Sea," Haimsohn, Miller and Wise’s breezy spoof of 1930s Hollywood musicals, will be presented at William Paterson University’s Shea Center for Performing Arts in Wayne from April 10 - 15.

The campy, nostalgic "Dames at Sea" was an Off-Broadway hit of the late 1960s and an early venue for soon-to-be-star Bernadette Peters who played Ruby, the girl from Utah who saves a sagging Broadway musical aboard a battleship. The musical is a small cast tongue-in-cheek tribute to the large cast Busby Berkeley film musicals. Pithy lyrics, music you can hum to and production numbers with tap shoes complete the picture.

The community/educational theatre production is comprised of William Paterson University students and alumni and community members. Students are: Jonathan Angelico of Hamilton Square as "Lucky"; Amy Edelstein of Wayne as "Joan"; Rob Traegler of Hamilton Square as "Hennesy"; and Erin Zapcic of Brick as "Mona Kent". A 2000 graduate of William Paterson is Mike Wnoroski of Clifton as "Dick". Community member is Rachel Menconi of Montvale as "Ruby." William Paterson adjunct faculty and staff members Brian Vinero, Joan Marie Delahunt and Shari Selke serve as director and choreographer, musical director and production stage manager, respectively.

Show times for "Dames at Sea," are 8 p.m., April 10, 11, 12 and 14; 12:30 p.m., April 15; and 3 p.m., April 13. Tickets are $15, $12 for senior citizens. For directions or to purchase tickets, please call the Shea Center Box Office at 973-720-2371.

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3/10/03
For Further Information, contact:

Mary Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966