Lyric Stage Presents Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber In Concert

MADISON, CT – Madison Lyric Stage, a professional theater company serving the Connecticut Shoreline, will present Music of the Night: An Evening of Andrew Lloyd Webber in concert on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, February 29 at 7:30, and Sunday, March 1 at 4:00 p.m.

The season fundraiser, to be held at Madison’s Deacon John Grave House, will also feature a nightly silent auction.

The evening features 18 singers, with a combo of musicians, performing some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most famous songs from his hit musicals, including Cats, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard and many others.

A highlight of each evening will be a silent auction featuring: vacation packages, apartment stays, private dinners, theater and concert tickets and lots of great merchandise from the area.

“We first presented an evening of Andrew Lloyd Webber six years ago in our barn, and we decided now was a great time to bring it back in a new evening featuring singers who have been involved in our most recent productions,” said Marc Deaton, artistic director of Madison Lyric Stage. “You’ll hear some of your favorite songs, including Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, Gethsemene, Heaven on Their Minds, I Don’t Know How to Love Him, Memory, Music of the Night, With One Look and so many more. It’s going to be a fun evening, and you’ll know that you are helping Madison Lyric Stage present our 2020 season.”

Soloists for the evening include: Marc Deaton, Rebecca Ellis, Daniel Hague, John Johmann, Alexis Kurtz, Allison Lindsay, Tim Reilly, Lindsay Ryan and Allison Waggener.

Tickets for the fundraiser are $50 and can be purchased by visiting madisonlyricstage.org or by calling 203-215-6329. The Deacon John Grave House is located at 581 Boston Post Road in Madison.

Madison Lyric Stage recently announced that its 2020 mainstage season will include: a double bill of Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Schoenberg’s Erwartung in April; the landmark Mart Crowley play The Boys in the Band in July; and, for Halloween, the Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler musical masterpiece Sweeney Todd. All three productions will be directed by Marc Deaton.

Money-Saving Subscriptions Now On-Sale

Madison Lyric Stage is offering money-saving subscriptions for its three mainstage shows: Suor Angelica and Erwartung, The Boys in the Band and Sweeney Todd. While individual tickets, which will go on sale at a later date, will be priced at $50, season ticket bundles for three performances are currently available for a limited time for $120 (a savings of $30 over the individual ticket price) at madisonlyricstage.org or by calling 203-215-6329. Subscription purchasers will need to select their dates in advance, but will be able to change them.

Madison Lyric Stage is supported in part by generous gifts from Guilford Savings Bank and the Maureen E. and Peter F. Dalton Fund of The Madison Foundation, with support from the Connecticut Office of the Arts, which also receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Madison Lyric Stage is an award-winning, non-profit arts collective serving the Connecticut shoreline. Its mission is to expand participation in the arts by presenting accessible, inclusive and affordable professional-quality opera, musical theater and drama. Past productions include: A Little Night Music, Agnes of God, Blithe Spirit, Company, Evita, Godspell, Hansel and Gretel, Into the Woods, Jesus Christ Superstar, Macbeth, Of Mice and Men, Peter Grimes, Salome, The Glass Menagerie, The Turn of the Screw, and many others.

For more information about Madison Lyric Stage, visit madisonlyricstage.org.