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Lend Me A Tenor
Summer Comedy & Fundraiser for
Parkinson’s Research
June 24 - July 16
“We can’t tell you how amazed we were
by Broadway Bound! You orchestrated the
most professional, dazzling, unique and
age-appropriate performance we could have
imagined. You wove kids of different ages
and abilities into a fabulous tapestry of
song, dance, and performance, gracefully
and creatively staged, and respectfully show-
casing diverse abilities and personalities. It
was magnificent.”
They say John and his team create a
“positive, supportive, fun environment
for them to learn, grow and develop
self-confidence.”
In the process of learning how to sing,
dance and act, the kids learn how to
become better communicators and gain
a sense of poise — skills they can use all
through their lives. Being part of a large
cast, the kids have to learn focus and team-
work in order to put on a quality show.
Parents describe John as a director with
“professionalism, patience and energy.” And
they give kudos to him for the production
quality of his musicals.
One parent remarked that being in the
production of “Gleeful Live” taught her
girls how to listen, follow direction, and
most important, how to be “all in” and
dedicated to the show.
It’s a taste of stardom. Some get hooked
and theater becomes part of their lives.
Bisceglie has also served as Artistic
Director for San Jose Parks and Recreation’s
Young People’s Theater, and in the same
capacity for Gilroy’s Community Services
Department for over twenty years. He
has received numerous outstanding
achievement awards from the Bay Area
Theatre Critics Circle.
Thousands of kids have partici-
pated in the Gilroy Children’s Musical
Theater (GCMT) over the past 25 years.
Many have literally grown up in John’s
productions. Some have pursued careers in
theater while others say that having been
involved in GCMT has had a positive
influence in their lives.
GCMT’s motto is that…
“everyone has talent
and can succeed”
…regardless of age, experience and natural
ability. GCMT is all about empowering our
local youth and giving them a chance in the
spotlight.
Filming*
August 4, 5, 6, 7 (San Jose & SF Cast)
August 11, 12, 13, 14th (Morgan Hill & San Jose Cast)
*Certain cast members may be required to attend additional filming
sessions on August 20, 27, and September 3, 10, 17.
Set in September 1934. Saunders,
the general manager of the Cleveland
Grand Opera Company, is primed to
welcome world-famous, Tito Morelli, Il
Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his gen-
eration, to appear for one night only as
Otello. The star arrives late and, through
a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a
double dose of tranquilizers and passes
out. His pulse is so slow that Saunders
and his assistant Max believe he’s dead.
In a frantic attempt to salvage the eve-
ning, Saunders persuades Max to get
into Morelli’s Otello costume and fool the
audience into thinking he’s Il Stupendo.
Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli
comes to and gets into his other costume
ready to perform. Now two Otellos
are running around in costume and two
women are running around in lingerie,
each thinking she is with Il Stupendo. A
sensation on Broadway and in London’s
West End, this madcap, screwball com-
edy is guaranteed to leave audiences
teary-eyed with laughter.
Limelight Actors Theater
limelightactorstheater.com
Mary Poppins
June 3 - June 25
Mary Poppins is the story of the Banks
family who live in a big house in
London on Cherry Lane. Things are not
going well for the family; the children,
Jane and Michael, are out of control
and are in need of a new nanny. They
have their own ideas about what sort of
caretaker they should have, while their
parents–and in particular Mr. Banks–are
insistent on someone strict for the job.
When a mysterious young woman
named Mary Poppins appears at their
doorstep, the family finds that she’s the
answer to their prayers, but in the most
peculiar way. Mary Poppins takes the
children on many magical and memo-
rable adventures, but the children aren’t
the only ones she has a profound effect
upon. Even grownups can learn a les-
son or two from the nanny who advises
that “anything can happen if you let it.”
South Valley Civic Theater (SVCT)
svct.org
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