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!["I enjoy being a part of Gypsy because it's considered the classic musical theater show," said Omar Montes, as Tulsa, in the Riverview Little Theatre production of the 1959 musical, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Arthur Laurents.
"I consider [performing in Gypsy] a rite of passage for those in theater because it really is the quintessential musical," Montes said. "And the opportunity to play Tulsa is amazing, since there aren't a lot of roles my age in the show."
Montes graduated from East Bay High School in 1999 and the University of South Florida in 2005. He plans to attend law school and had been a frequent performer on the Riverview stage before moving to Miami. "I knew that I'd be back in Tampa this summer and I was, for two weeks, when I heard about the auditions," Montes said.](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/ARTS-Community/i-TWDvSNg/0/Ti/DSC_0895-Ti.jpg "\"I enjoy being a part of Gypsy because it's considered the classic musical theater show,\" said Omar Montes, as Tulsa, in the Riverview Little Theatre production of the 1959 musical, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Arthur Laurents.
\"I consider [performing in Gypsy] a rite of passage for those in theater because it really is the quintessential musical,\" Montes said. \"And the opportunity to play Tulsa is amazing, since there aren't a lot of roles my age in the show.\"
Montes graduated from East Bay High School in 1999 and the University of South Florida in 2005. He plans to attend law school and had been a frequent performer on the Riverview stage before moving to Miami. \"I knew that I'd be back in Tampa this summer and I was, for two weeks, when I heard about the auditions,\" Montes said.")
"Ready or not, shhh, here comes Mama!" sings Ellen Kleinschmidt, as Mama Rose, in the arousing finale song in the Riverview Little Theatre production of Gypsy.
Gypsy premiered on Broadway in 1959 and has been revived four times. Regarded by many critics as the greatest American musical, this is the story of how a no-talented Louise Hovick rises from vaudeville and behind the shadow of her sister, Dainty June, to become the wildly successful burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee.
Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. for the July 23, 25, and 30, and Aug. 1 stagings of the Riverview Little Theatre production. The community theater troupe performs and is in residence at Riverview High School in Riverview, at 11311 Boyette Road.
The show is directed by Daron Hawkins, theater teacher at Riverview, and musical directed by Bev Sutherland, the choral teacher at Bloomingdale High School. Both schools are in the Hillsborough County School District, the nation's eighth-largest school district.
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Once you're through here, take a look at how the Village Players of Valrico staged the show Gypsy (in May, 2008).
Gypsy premiered on Broadway in 1959 and has been revived four times. Regarded by many critics as the greatest American musical, this is the story of how a no-talented Louise Hovick rises from vaudeville and behind the shadow of her sister, Dainty June, to become the wildly successful burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee.
Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. for the July 23, 25, and 30, and Aug. 1 stagings of the Riverview Little Theatre production. The community theater troupe performs and is in residence at Riverview High School in Riverview, at 11311 Boyette Road.
The show is directed by Daron Hawkins, theater teacher at Riverview, and musical directed by Bev Sutherland, the choral teacher at Bloomingdale High School. Both schools are in the Hillsborough County School District, the nation's eighth-largest school district.
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Once you're through here, take a look at how the Village Players of Valrico staged the show Gypsy (in May, 2008).
Riverview Little Theatre production of Gypsy.
Gypsy premiered on Broadway in 1959 and has been revived four times. Regarded by many critics as the greatest American musical, this is the story of how a no-talented Louise Hovick rises from vaudeville and behind the shadow of her sister, Dainty June, to become the wildly successful burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee.
Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. for the July 23, 25, and 30, and Aug. 1 stagings of the Riverview Little Theatre production. The community theater troupe performs and is in residence at Riverview High School in Riverview, at 11311 Boyette Road.
The show is directed by Daron Hawkins, theater teacher at Riverview, and musical directed by Bev Sutherland, the choral teacher at Bloomingdale High School. Both schools are in the Hillsborough County School District, the nation's eighth-largest school district.
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Once you're through here, take a look at how the Village Players of Valrico staged the show Gypsy (in May, 2008)." href="javascript:openLB(598315270,'',XLarge,'',1024,693);">
"Ready or not, shhh, here comes Mama!" sings Ellen Kleinschmidt, as Mama Rose, in the arousing finale song in the Riverview Little Theatre production of Gypsy.
Gypsy premiered on Broadway in 1959 and has been revived four times. Regarded by many critics as the greatest American musical, this is the story of how a no-talented Louise Hovick rises from vaudeville and behind the shadow of her sister, Dainty June, to become the wildly successful burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee.
Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. for the July 23, 25, and 30, and Aug. 1 stagings of the Riverview Little Theatre production. The community theater troupe performs and is in residence at Riverview High School in Riverview, at 11311 Boyette Road.
The show is directed by Daron Hawkins, theater teacher at Riverview, and musical directed by Bev Sutherland, the choral teacher at Bloomingdale High School. Both schools are in the Hillsborough County School District, the nation's eighth-largest school district.
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Once you're through here, take a look at how the Village Players of Valrico staged the show Gypsy (in May, 2008).
Gypsy premiered on Broadway in 1959 and has been revived four times. Regarded by many critics as the greatest American musical, this is the story of how a no-talented Louise Hovick rises from vaudeville and behind the shadow of her sister, Dainty June, to become the wildly successful burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee.
Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. for the July 23, 25, and 30, and Aug. 1 stagings of the Riverview Little Theatre production. The community theater troupe performs and is in residence at Riverview High School in Riverview, at 11311 Boyette Road.
The show is directed by Daron Hawkins, theater teacher at Riverview, and musical directed by Bev Sutherland, the choral teacher at Bloomingdale High School. Both schools are in the Hillsborough County School District, the nation's eighth-largest school district.
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Once you're through here, take a look at how the Village Players of Valrico staged the show Gypsy (in May, 2008).
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