Carpenter Performing Arts Center, CSULB (Long Beach, CA)
Based on the MGM film starring Judy Garland, Meet Me in St. Louis is a nostalgic look at love and family against the backdrop of the 1904 World's Fair. The classic score includes "The Boy Next Door," "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
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The last date listed for Meet Me In St. Louis was Sunday November 15, 2009 / 2:00pm. (view all dates)
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GREAT show, as usual for Musical Theatre West! I call it the closest thing to Broadway quality theater on the West Coast. Highly talented cast, and the feel-good style of the staging was perfect. The two little girls in the show were outstanding, as was Cathy Newman who played the Katie/housekeeper role. Her timing and delivery was impeccable. Sets were impressive, and I was upgraded to what must have been a house seat, so I felt really well taken care of by the folks at MTW. Also, ate at a fairly decent Pizza place within walking distance on the corner and watched the Lakers game...great evening!
I loved it!!. I found myself smiling and sighing throughout the entire play. If you have seen the movie you know that this cast has big shoes to fill, but I think they did a really nice job.
Their voices, especially those of the younger girls, were very impressive.
It was a great way to spend my halloween and I would do it all over again.
Also, thank you goldstar the tickets were amazing.
My wonderful girlfriend and I enjoyed this show very much. It was a colorful set with very talented performers. We also thought the Carpenter theatre was exquisitely designed. The bar is nicely outfitted - we enjoyed the champagne.
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The Carpenter Performing Arts Center seats 1,079 patrons in a lush and intimate configuration. The stage area was modeled after the New York State Theater of the Arts at Lincoln Center, and can accommodate large or small performing ensembles, film screenings, concerts, conferences and other special events.
Meet Me in St. Louis is the stage version of the memorable 1944 MGM motion picture which tells the story of four sisters living in St. Louis at the time of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair in 1904. It played for 252 performances on Broadway at the George Gershwin Theatre and starred Betty Garrett, George Hearn, Charlotte Moore and Milo O'Shea. It was directed by Louis Burke with choreography by Joan Brickhill. The musical varies from the film with additional songs and some additional character development; the focus is not primarily on the character of Esther, as in the film.
The MGM film version of "Meet Me in St. Louis" stars Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Leon Ames, Marjorie Main, June Lockhart, and Joan Carroll. The movie was adapted by Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finklehoffe from a series of short stories by Sally Benson, originally published in The New Yorker magazine and later in the novel 5135 Kensington.
The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, who met his future wife, Judy Garland, on the set. In the film, Garland debuted the standards "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" which became hits before the film was released.
Musical Theatre West is one of Southern California's oldest and most respected regional musical theatre companies and draws more than 60,000 patrons to Long Beach's Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Now in its 53rd season, Musical Theatre West is the fastest growing arts organization in Long Beach and is dedicated to preserving musical theatre as a unique American art form.
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