The choir I sing in here in Cedar Rapids, Chorale Midwest, is trying something new and fun this spring: a Broadway-style cabaret.
Here's a story I wrote about the event to send to local media outlets. Not sure if they'll pick it up, but I can at least share it myself! If you love Broadway--or the Chorale Midwest--come join us!
Chorale Midwest will present a Broadway music extravaganza, “A Journey Down Broadway,” on Saturday, April 5 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Echo Hill Presbyterian Church, 9000 C Avenue NE.
For the show, the church will be transformed into a Broadway café where guests can enjoy refreshments while listening to Chorale Midwest soloists and ensembles sing songs from favorite musicals.
The “Journey Down Broadway” will include pieces from “West Side Story,” “Rent,” “Les Miserables, “Company,” “Candide,” “Jersey Boys,” and more.
The Broadway theatre ambiance will begin as guests enter the building, which will be set up like a theatre lobby. Doormen will welcome them, CDs will be available for purchase, and free refreshments will be offered. Relaxed cabaret seating will allow guests to socialize during intermissions and before the show, as singers mingle with the crowd.
“We chose a Broadway theme because we want to offer our audience a chance to hear and see a different side of our group,” says Bradley T. Barrett, artistic director and conductor of Chorale Midwest.
The group is known for its a cappella sound and for performing diverse, challenging choral works from multiple musical genres. Chorale Midwest will be presenting its traditional spring concert at the end of April.
Tickets for “A Journey Down Broadway” are $15 and are available on Chorale Midwest’s website, www.choralemidwest.org, or from any Chorale Midwest member.
