Sunday, November 30, 2008
‘High School Musical’ karaoke contest at mall
YOUNGSTOWN — Tickets for Disney’s “High School Musical: The Ice Tour,” which comes to Chevrolet Centre for six shows Jan. 2-4, go on sale Thursday. The tickets are $10 (special discount for children ages 2 to 12; limit four per paying adult and not valid for front row or VIP), $14, $19, $30 and $42 and will be available at the Chevrolet Centre box office and all Ticketmaster locations; online at ticketmaster.com; and by phone at (330) 747-1212.
Two radio stations will host a “High School Musical” karaoke contest from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Southern Park Mall in Boardman. The first 60 contestants who come to the mall concourse near Sears may participate in three categories: elementary, middle school and high school. All contestants will be given a pair of ticket vouchers to the ice tour show. The grand prize winner will receive four front-row seats; two finalists will each receive four VIP tickets.
Show times are 7 p.m. Jan. 2; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Jan. 3; and 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., Jan. 4.
Youth Theatre presents ‘Cinderella Brunch’
YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Playhouse may be closed for the winter, but its Youth Theatre will hold its annual “Cinderella Brunch.” Faced with potentially large heating bills, the financially strapped Playhouse recently decided to shut its doors until spring, postponing all scheduled productions.
But the Youth Theatre decided to go ahead with the “Cinderella Brunch” at a new location. The three shows will be at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday and Dec. 13 and 20, in the Great Hall at Trinity United Methodist Church, 30 W. Front St.
“The Playhouse board is going all out with decorations and a lovely meal, so it will be a nice holiday event,” said Patricia Fagan, Youth Theatre director. “We don’t make a ton of money from this, but the intent has always been to provide an affordable opportunity for children and their families, especially this year. Also, I feel we must do everything possible to keep the Playhouse name ‘out there’ until the reopening in early spring.”
The brunch will allow audience members to meet and talk with “Cinderella” characters. Young ladies may try on the famous slipper and can dance with the Prince, if they choose. Santa Claus will visit, and each child will get a coloring book.
The brunch includes scrambled eggs, sausage, french toast fingers with syrup, jeweled fruit kebobs, assorted fruit breads, muffins, coffee, milk and holiday punch. Reservations are necessary. Call (330) 788-8739.
‘Smoke on Mountain’ sequel at Salem theater
SALEM — The Sanders family will return to Salem Community Theater in “Smoke on the Mountain Part 2: Sanders Family Christmas.”
Following up last year’s “Smoke on the Mountain,” The sequel takes place on Christmas Eve 1941, 17 days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and 3 1/2 after the original story.
The show includes dozens of songs. The cast includes Mark Frost, Cheryl Kekel, Gary Kekel, Amanda Frost, Josh Lewis, Len Derico, Connie Baer, Connie Price, Andy Cowan, Carolyn Saunders and Kari Lankford.
Performances will be 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Dec. 12 and 13; 2 p.m. next Sunday and 14; and 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Call the box office at (330) 332-9688.
Monday Musical plans collection before show
YOUNGSTOWN — Before the Dec. 14 Debby Boone concert at Stambaugh Auditorium, Monday Musical Club will hold its annual collection to benefit the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley. The 7 p.m. show will feature Christmas music and a salute to Boone’s late mother-in-law, Rosemary Clooney. Joining Boone on stage will be the Boardman High School Chorale. The Boardman Singers will perform before the show. For tickets, call (330) 743-2717.
Courthouse concerts
MERCER, Pa. — The annual Christmas concert series at the Mercer County Courthouse by middle and high school choirs begins Friday. The performances are at 12:30 p.m. in the courthouse rotunda. The schedule is as follows: Friday, Sharpsville; Dec. 10, Reynolds; Dec. 11, Hickory; Dec. 12, West Middlesex Oakview Middle; Dec. 15, Commodore Perry; Dec. 16, Jamestown; Dec. 17, Lakeview; Dec. 18, Mercer; and Dec. 19, Grove City.