Broadway under the Kenwood stars
Transcendence Theatre Company opens its summer season June 16 with The Beat Goes On, the company’s first show in its Broadway Under the Stars 2023 season of original outdoor musical revues. The production runs through July 2 on the Belos Cavalos in Kenwood.
Tickets start at $35 and are on sale now. Groups of ten or more save up to 20%.
Transcendence brings talented musical theatre artists from all over the country, many from the stages of Broadway, to perform for Bay Area audiences. “We are so excited to work with this incredible group of performers, and to delight the Sonoma Valley audience with their talents,” said Artistic Director Amy Miller.
The cast includes: Carl Draper (Spamalot – National Tour), David R. Gordon (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – National Tour), Aaron LaVigne (Broadway’s Spiderman), Cory Lingner (Broadway’s An American in Paris), Courtney Kristen Liu (Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera), Kelly MacMillan (The MUNY’s Footloose), and Erin Maya (The Hangar Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors). Making their Transcendence debuts are Juli Biagi (Anderson Symphony Orchestra’s South Pacific), Elise Frances Daniells (Harmony – Off Broadway), Joseph Lee (North Texas Performing Arts Repertory Theatre’s Songs For A New World), Ariel Neydavoud (The Secret Garden – National Tour), Jenna Lea Rosen (Goodspeed’s Anne of Green Gables), Macy Watts (Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s May We All), and Tray Wright (Argyle Theatre’s Footloose).
Conceived and directed by beloved Transcendence veteran Susan Draus (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), The Beat Goes On “celebrates the grooviest, hippest, and most rockin’ hits from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, Miller said. Originally slated to be a part of the 2020 season lineup before the pandemic shutdown, this musical time-traveling show marks Draus’ Transcendence directorial debut.
“I am delighted that we get to open the season with a show that honors all the throwback hits that so many generations love and grew up listening to,” shared Draus. “Music has the ability to bring joy and spark memories, and it’s my hope that the audience will feel that same joy they felt the very first time they heard their favorite songs.”
Joining Draus on the creative team are Sierra Lai Barnett (Associate Director/Choreographer), Cory Lingner (Associate Choreographer – ’70s), Alex Hartman (Associate Choreographer – ’80s), Eryn Allen (Music Director), and Matthew Zweibel (Associate Music Director).
Transcendence Theatre Company present its first ever Pride Night on Saturday, July 1. In partnership with Sonoma County nonprofits Positive Images and Face to Face, Transcendence will present an evening for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies to come together in a safe space to enjoy a night of Broadway Under The Stars. The evening will include a pre-show picnic with delicious fare from LGBTQIA+ owned and operated vendors such as Corner 103, signature cocktails, special pre-show performances, and more. A portion of all wine and beverage sales from the evening will be donated to participating nonprofits.
Visit BestNightEver.org or call 877-424-1414 for more information.
The 2023 season also includes:
THE FULL MONTY
Broadway’s hit musical comedy
July 28 – August 20, 2023
Jack London State Historic Park
AN ENCHANTED EVENING
A magical night of Broadway and beyond
September 8 – 17, 2023
Jack London State Historic Park
