Civic Theatre of Allentown presents an iconic rock musical and Northampton Community College stages a children\u2019s show based on a beloved book series.<\/p>\n
Civic Theatre presents \u201cHair: The Tribal Love-Rock Musical,\u201d June 19 to July 5, Nineteenth Street Theatre.<\/p>\n
NCC\u2019s Bill Mutimer Summer Theatre Series presents \u201cJunie B\u2019s Essential Survival Guide to School,\u201d June 17 to July 25, on the Bethlehem Township campus.<\/p>\n
Set in the turbulent 1960s, \u201cHair\u201d follows a group of youths searching for truth and belonging amid war, protest and cultural upheaval.<\/p>\n
Claude (Liam Thompson) is torn between free-spirited rebellion and military duty.<\/p>\n
\u201cHair\u201d celebrates connection, individuality and resistance. Its themes of protest, identity and unity are still relevant.<\/p>\n
The high-energy rock musical defined a generation, with iconic songs like \u201cAquarius\/Let the Sunshine In\u201d and \u201cGood Morning Starshine,\u201d celebrating love and freedom.<\/p>\n
\u201cHair\u201d is directed by William Sanders, Civic Theatre of Allentown Artistic Director. Music direction is by Steve Reiseter. Choreography is by Rose Fortkamp and Sarai Misic.<\/p>\n
The cast includes Anthony Rizzuto, Andy Van Antwerp, Dylan Miller, Rachel Kemmerer, Makenna Copeland, Melody Portnoy, August Fegley, Sarai Misic, Arlo Guzman, Nat Miller-McBride, Ericka Coencsits, Nneoma Akpunonu, Nico Rodriguez, Rose Fortkamp, Chloe Jarjous, Zoe Mulzet, David Lippincott, Julia Brown, Angie Dries, Maia Spears, Robert Morgan, Jayden McFaddin, Keane Carrington and Alyssa Weber.<\/p>\n
The book and lyrics are by Gerome Ragni and James Rado. Music is by Galt MacDermot.<\/p>\n
The show opened on Broadway in 1968 and its 3 million-selling original Broadway cast recording spawned several Top 10 hits.<\/p>\n
\u201cHair\u201d contains mature content, including brief nudity, and is not recommended for audiences under 16. Patrons under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or adult.<\/p>\n
\u201cHair,\u201d 7:30 p.m. June 19, 20, 26, July 2, 3; 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. June 27; 3 p.m. June 28, July 5; 2 p.m. July 4, Civic Theatre of Allentown, 527 N. 19th St., Allentown. 610-433-8903, https:\/\/civictheatre.com\/<\/p>\n
Based on the bestselling books about a wisecracking first-grader, the saga of Junie B. Jones continues in \u201cJunie B.\u2019s Essential Survival Guide to School,\u201d a funny and heartwarming follow-up to \u201cJunie B. Jones, The Musical.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJunie B. Jones\u201d is a children\u2019s book series written by Barbara Park and illustrated by Denise Brunkus published 1992 to 2013 that centers on \u201calmost six-year-old\u201d Junie B. and her adventures in kindergarten and first grade.<\/p>\n
A self-appointed expert on all things first grade, Junie B. (Audrey Wood) is determined to write the ultimate guide: \u201cJunie B.\u2019s Essential Survival Guide to School.\u201d As she deals with writer\u2019s block and constantly getting into trouble, Junie B. realizes that she still has a lot to learn.<\/p>\n
The show has upbeat songs by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich (\u201cDear Edwina\u201d)<\/p>\n
The cast includes Auqinay Jones, Declan Messics, Giovanni Failla, Jacob Piccini, Madisyn Bonilla and Maricel Wheatley.<\/p>\n
\u201cJunie B\u2019s Essential Survival Guide to School,\u201d 10 a.m. June 17, 18, 20, 24, 25, 27, July 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 22, 23, 25; 1 p.m. June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 25, Bill Mutimer Summer Theatre Series, Lab Theater, Kopecek Hall, Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem Township. 484-484-3412, https:\/\/www.ncctix.org\/<\/p>\n
\u201cCurtain Rises\u201d is a column about the theater, stage shows, the actors in them and the directors and artists who make them happen. To request coverage, email: Paul Willistein, Focus editor, pwillistein@tnonline.com<\/p>\n
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOLiam Thompson (Claude), \u201cHair,\u201d Civic Theatre of Allentown.<\/p>\n
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOAudrey Wood (Junie B. Jones), \u201cJunie B\u2019s Essential Survival Guide to School,\u201d NCC Bill Mutimer Summer Theatre Series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Civic Theatre of Allentown presents an iconic rock musical and Northampton Community College stages a children\u2019s show based…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-223031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}