Media Contacts:
Kristy Grimes
Managing Director, Half Moon Theatre
845-625-3047
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Diane Jackson Schnoor
PR Director, Half Moon Theatre
845-702-5379
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Hyde Park, NY – Join us November 1–16 as Half Moon Theatre Company (HMT)
kicks off its sizzling Fall/Winter season at The Culinary
Institute of America with The World Goes ’Round, a stunning
revue of the music of Tony Award-winning songwriters Kander and Ebb. From Cabaret to Chicago, the non-stop hit-parade
features unforgettable gems like “All That Jazz,” “Cabaret,” and “New York, New
York,” seamlessly interwoven into an up-tempo evening of musical theatre.
An overwhelming hit Off-Broadway when it opened in 1991, The World Goes ’Round won
the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical and
three Drama Desk Awards. Audiences will recognize many of the songs made famous
by Kander and Ebb and their muse, Liza Minnelli. In
his New York Times review, Frank Rich
said The World Goes ’Round “may be
its authors’ long overdue smash. The evening is an unexpected delight: a
handsome, tasteful, snazzily staged outpouring of
song and dance that celebrates all the virtues of the Kander-Ebb
catalogue while scrupulously avoiding most of the cloying clichés of ‘and-then-I-wrote’
anthologies.”
Michael Schiralli, who directed
HMT’s popular Side by Side by Sondheim and the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway play Nico: Underground, will direct The
World Goes ’Round. Schiralli said The World Goes ’Round has been on his director’s wish list since he first saw the show in
1991. “The World Goes ’Round is one of those rare theatrical pieces that delves into the human
experience, while thoroughly entertaining the audience with show-stopping
excitement,” Schiralli said. “Just
what you’d expect from Kander and Ebb!”
The full cast of The
World Goes ’Round includes Christopher deProphetis*,
Melissa Marye Lehman, Kenneth Kyle Martinez, Lisa
Sabin*, and Denise Summerford*. Costumes are designed
by Charlotte Palmer Lane, lighting by Henry Siebecker,
and sound design by Zach Dexter.
Drama Desk winner and Broadway veteran Summerford,
who delighted audiences in HMT’s Side by
Side by Sondheim, said, “I am thrilled to bring the indelible melodies of Kander and Ebb to the Hudson Valley. The World Goes ’Round features songs like “All That Jazz,” “How
Lucky Can You Get,” “Maybe This Time,” and “New York, New York” sung by a cast
of Broadway veterans. As an actor, it is an honor to be able to perform this
caliber of music. It stretches you musically, vocally and intellectually.
There’s nothing like it. It is an evening of perfection.”
Sabin, a professional singer and actress based in Cold
Spring, NY, has performed at New York City’s Avery Fisher Hall, Symphony Space,
Don’t Tell Mama, and B. B. King’s, and The Plush Room (San Francisco), The
Fringe Club (Edinburgh), and The Paramount Center for the Arts (Peekskill).
“I’ve been hearing about Half Moon Theatre for a while now, and I am so pleased
to have been cast in The World Goes
’Round with them!” Sabin said. “The music of Kander and Ebb is timeless and delicious, and to be performing it at the brand
spanking new theatre at The Culinary Institute of America is a dream. How lucky
am I?”
In December, Half Moon Theatre will present It’s a Wonderful Life: The 1946 Live Radio Play adapted by Tony Palermo. Kristy Grimes, managing director of Half Moon Theatre
says, “It’s a Wonderful Life is the
perfect holiday show for the whole family. We’re hoping everyone from grandma
to the grandkids will come for dinner at the CIA, see the show, and start a new
Christmas tradition right here in the Hudson Valley.”
To round out the Fall/Winter season, HMT will present Fully Committed, from January 16–25.
This sharp comedy follows a day in the life of Sam Peliczowski,
who mans the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan’s top restaurant. One actor
plays all 40 roles including the chef, maître d’, and
socialites scheming for a table.
The CIA will offer a special three-course, prix fixe menu
prior to Friday and Saturday evening performances for $39 per person (subject
to availability). To make reservations, visit or call 845-471-6608. Grimes
encourages patrons to call early for reservations and mention they have tickets
for the theatre, as the theatre special is expected to book quickly.
Tickets for The World
Goes ’Round range from $35–$45 and are available at halfmoontheatre.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006.
* Denotes members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union
of professional actors and stage managers.
Photo Captions and Hi-Res Images
Photo 1 (top photo): Denise Summerford, Melissa
Marye Lehman, Kenneth Kyle Martinez, Lisa Sabin, and Christopher
DeProphetis in The World Goes 'Round, a musical revue of Kander and
Ebb's greatest hits, directed by Michael Schiralli. (Photo credit: Paula Siwek)
Photo 2: Lisa
Sabin, Denise Summerford, and Melissa Marye Lehman in The World Goes
'Round, a musical revue of Kander and Ebb's greatest hits, directed by
Michael Schiralli. (Photo
credit: Paula Siwek)
Photo 3: Kenneth
Kyle Martinez, Denise Summerford, and Christopher DeProphetis in The
World Goes 'Round, a musical revue of Kander and Ebb's greatest hits,
directed by Michael Schiralli. (Photo
credit: Paula Siwek)
Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is an independent,
not-for-profit college offering associate and bachelor's degrees with majors in
culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, applied food studies, and culinary
science, as well as certificate programs in culinary arts and wine and beverage
studies. As the world's premier culinary college, the CIA provides thought
leadership in the areas of health & wellness, sustainability, and world
cuisines & cultures through research and conferences. The CIA has a network
of 46,000 alumni that includes industry leaders such as Grant Achatz, Anthony Bourdain, Roy
Choi, Cat Cora, Dan Coudreaut, Steve Ells, Charlie Palmer, and Roy Yamaguchi. The CIA also
offers courses for professionals and enthusiasts, as well as consulting
services in support of innovation for the foodservice and hospitality industry.
The college has campuses in Hyde Park, NY; St. Helena, CA; San Antonio, TX; and
Singapore.
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