Varsity Blues Celebrates the Grammy Awards July 12-14

It is time once again for the annual blockbuster summer show presented by Saline Varsity Blues show choir. Varsity Blues Celebrates the Grammy Awards will take place July 12, 13, 14 at at 7:30 pm, doors open at 7pm. Tickets at the door are $12, advanced tickets available for $10 at the following Saline locations: Rhythm Dance Crew, Bemis Farms Preschool, Northstar Montessori, Saline Community Education, Capitol Cleaners and Busch’s Supermarket.

The Grammy Awards are a fitting theme for a show choir cast, with decades of hits to choose from.

“I loved working with songs that spanned over 50 years,” said Pat Douglas, Varsity Blues show Director. 

The cast has perfected hit songs spanning the decades, a little something for everyone in the audience to recognize and enjoy. Parents like Mary Wagner are getting a kick out of it too.

“Some of the songs are what I grew up with, so it has been fun sharing that common ground,” Wagner said. 

Her son Collin is in the Varsity Blues Kids Cast for the first time, and is enjoying the experience.

“It’s awesome and I would encourage other kids to do it,” Collin said. “My favorite part of VB is the singing and the friends you make.”

There are a lot of friends to make. 118 kids of all ages make up the three- tiered cast, each selected after a two day audition process. Varsity Blues is the kind of program that enables kids from different grades and schools to get to know each other.

“I like the varied ages,” Wagner said.  “Younger kids get to know the older kids, then see them throughout the community and as they advance in school.”

The Varsity cast just returned from their 2012 tour to New York City, where they performed “Wicked” at the Statue of Liberty.

“New York was amazing,” said show Director Pat Douglas.  “One of the best tours I have ever done.”  The Varsity Blues cast will be performing excerpts from “Wicked” during the Varsity Blues Celebrates the Grammy Awards Summer show.

For more information visit www.salinevarsityblues.com, email salinevarsityblues@yahoo.com or for a preview, see the Varsity cast perform a glimpse of “Wicked” at Brewed Awakening Café in Saline on Saturday, July 7 at 7 p.m.