Left to right: J. Cole Becton, Angel Purl, Elena Farley and Noah Bryant are the ensemble stars of “Starting Here, Starting Now” July 3-13 at Canterbury Summer Theatre in Michigan City.
“I had some experience with interacting with the audience in a previous production of ‘Our Town’ when I was cast as the role of the stage manager,” said Angel Purl, one of the four ensemble members in the show.Broadway composers Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire created “Starting Here, Starting Now,” in 1976 as a musical revue of love songs to help connect audiences to the pairs of couples featured as the four-person cast.
“This is a musical relatable to all ages and for anyone who has ever thought about the lyrics of a love song,” Bryant said.John Berst, now in his fifth season at Canterbury and a faculty member of the University of Miami for their musical theatre training program, is the director of the production and also serves as musical director. The choreographer is Elana Farley.
Purl and Bryant agree the show’s scenic design by Peyton Kistler is intentionally sparse to allow the lighting design by Robin Eaken to help set the tone and mood for each of the song-centered scenes. “We both did our research, and one of the aspects of Canterbury which drew our attention was the smiles we noticed on the faces of the company members in the photos included on the website.”
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