"Broadway Holiday" slated at Victoria

Show tunes take center stage at the Victoria Theatre when "Broadway Holiday" opens a two-week run on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
This show is the kickoff of the Miami Valley and Good Samaritan Hospitals Broadway Series. Five more future shows are also on the 2009-10 slate.
The upcoming two-act production featuring five Broadway stars is being presented by the Victoria Theatre Association and Leftfield Productions Inc.
Songs in the show include hit tunes from old chestnuts like "South Pacific" and "Guys and Dolls" to hit tunes from new shows like "Chicago" and "Jersey Boys."
And, of course, there will be a bevy of Yuletide songs as well in "Broadway Holiday."
The quintet of Broadway stars includes Norm Lewis, Marc Kudisch, Rita Harvey, Carter Calvert and Danny Zolli.
As a bonus, the show will include the singing talents of a half dozen local singers who auditioned for choral roles. More than 30 local people auditioned in November for the opportunity to sing with the Equity players in the show. The "locals" selected include Jackie Schneider, a University of Dayton student, Heather Liston of Cedarville, Caitlin Erker and Chadz Woods of Dayton, Allison Shipp and Andrea Thomas of Cincinnati and Tina Manses of Girard, Ohio.
The local talent will share the stage for a number of show tunes such as "White Christmas."
"Broadway Holiday" will be presented in a concert setting featuring state-of-the-art lighting and scenic design by John Rensel and Patrick Keough of Dayton.
The show is slated Dec. 8-20 at 8 p.m. throughout the run and 2 p.m. on both weekends. For more information, call 228-3630.
Incidentally, audiences are invited to attend a free Chase Background on Broadway pre-show talk on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m. and Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. in the Victoria Theatre Reception Room. Neil Berg, a composer and lyricist who created "Broadway Holiday," is slated to be the guest speaker.