74 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, June 20 - June 26, 1997
dl I Need Is the Girl" opens at Baystar Theatre July 3
The many theatre-goers who
raved over "Kissin Country,"
Baystar Dinner Theatre's opening
show of the season, and who
wanted to see it again, and those
who missed the first time, are all
in luck. Baystar is bringing the
show back next month and is
adding another new high energy
song and dance musical, "All I
Need Is The Girl," as a compan-
ion. Combined, they promise
blockbuster summertime musical
theatre.
"All I Need Is The Girl" will
run on Thursday evenings from
Ju'ly 3 through Aug. 14, and
"Kissin' Country" will run on Sat-
urday evenings from July 5
through Aug. 16. The musical
"Brigadoon" was Originally
scheduled for the same time slot,
but due to a contract glitch with-
the owners of the musical proper-
ty,'it will not be performed.
"All I Need Is The Girl" is a
musical tribute to the ladies in
everyone'S life. As befit such as
show, five beautifully costumed
and lovely young ladies breathe
life, vitality and charm into the
performance. Four men provide a
supporting cast.
The cast members are Amy
Baker of Seaford, Laurie Bireley
of Salisbury, Md, Elise Eckerd of
Dagsboro, Suzette Riggin of
• Georgetown and Kim Wray of
Millsboro. The men in the cast are
Paul Lewis of Pot Nets, David
Payne of Rehoboth, Gil Shisler
and Geoff Thompson, both of
Lewes.
The music comes from every-
where - Broadway, Hollywood
and plain old Tin Pan Alley. The
title song, "All I Need Is The Girl"
come from "Gypsy." Another
song, "One," is from "A Chorus
Line" and "Second Hand Rose" -
a big hit for Barbara Streisand, is
from "Funny Girl." Movies are
represented by such numbers as
"Stuff Like That There," from
"For The Boys," and "Pretty
Woman," from the movie of the
same name.
"I¢ssin' Country" uses'the de-
vice of a country radio broadcast
over station KCOW, complete
with commercials, to bringto au-
diences some of the biggest hits of
country and western stars - songs
such as "Islands In The Stream,"
made popular by Kenny Rogers
and Dolly Parton, "Cheatin'
Heart €' by Hank Williams, "Blue
Moon of Kentucky," by Patsy
Cline, "Are You Lonesome
Tonight," by Elvis Presley and the
show's ending tune, "Happy
Trails To Y6u," the Dale Evans -
Roy Rogers signature song.
Songs from Broadway hits are
also included, such as "You
Oughta Be Here With Me," and
"Hand For The Hog," from "Big
River," "A Little Bitty Pissant
Country Place," from "Best Little
Whorehouse In Texas," and "Big
D,' from "Most Happy Fella."
Five members from the "Kissin'
Country" cast are also in "All I
Need Is The Girl." They are Elise
Eckerd: Suzette Riggin, Gil
Shisler, Geoff Thompson and Kim
Wray. Other "Kissin' Country"
cast members" are Jay Boone of
Lewes, Leslie Boslett of Re-
hOboth, Kati Cassidy and Mar-
garet Haas of Milton, Taylor
Dickerson of Selbyville, Chris
Myers and Ches Warrener of
Lewes, and Orville Nichols of
Laurel.
Both shows were written and di-
rected by Marjorie Eckerd of
Dagsboro. Richard Eckerd is mu-
sical director of both. Laurie Bire-
le3, and Elise Eckerd choreo-
graphed both shows while Kim
Wray choreographed part of"All I
Need Is The Girl." The show pro-
ducer'is Mikki Kahne of Lewes,
and producer of "Kissin' Coun-
try" is Patty Alexander of Re-
hoboth.
The Baystar Dinner Theatre is
located in the Sussex Room of the
Sea Horse Restaurant in Rehoboth
Beach. Dinner, which is a special
gourmet, all-you-can-eat buffet,
begins at 6 p.m. A cash bar is
available until show time and
again during intermission. Curtain tions, call the Sea Horse Restau-
time is at 7:30 p.m. For reserva- rant at 227-7451.
The Green in Dover to host free concerts
The City of Dover Parks and Recreation Division will sponsor the
287th Army Band on Thursday, June 26 at 7 p.m. and Leilani Wall in
concert on Thqrsday, July 3 at 7 p.m. at The Green. The Army Band
will be performing various mil!tary marches, patriotic tunes, pop and
classical standards. Leilani Wall will perform eclectic acoustic music,
including rock ballads by the Moody Blues and Beatles, Irish modem
and traditional tunes and some original selections. If the weather is in-
clement, Wall's concert will. be moved to the Dover Park Recreation
Center, located off White Oak Road.
If.food could "
talk it would say
Rehoborn Beach's Celebrated Nev American Cuisine
Executive Chef Jeff Thiemann
has an array of new flavors to
surprise and excite you.
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essert & beverage.
Just 20 minutes north of Rehoboth in
Milford, Delaware you'll find a fabulous
Restaurant housed in an exquisite
Historic Inn. Dine indoors or outside on the
porch overlooking the Mispillion River.
112 NW Front Street
Milford, Delaware
htt:l/www.mispillion.com
(Closed June 23rd - 30th for Summer Break)
Sunday, Tuesday - Friday 11-2 & 5-9
Saturdays 5-9 * Closed Mondays
422-5708
-Reservations Appreciated-
