Hangar Theatre Invites IPEI to Partner for First 2006 Show!
The Ithaca Public Education Initiative (IPEI) joins the Hangar Theatre as its first
Community Partner of the 2006 season, for the world premiere of
Sammy & Me, May 31-June 17.
IPEI constituents* may purchase single tickets for the show and receive a $2.00 discount! Just call the Ticket Center at 273-4497 and say IPEI Discount, please. Discount applies only to Sammy & Me and does not apply with other discounts or promotions.
* IPEI constituents include: Ithaca City School District teachers, staff, administrators, and students; IPEI and Fine Arts Booster Group donors, board and committee members; and members of the IPEI Roundtable organizations!
About the show . . .
Sammy & Me
by Eric Jordan Young and Wendy Dann
directed by Wendy Dann
Sponsor: Emerson Power Transmission
Media Sponsor: The Ithaca Journal
Community Partner: IPEI (Ithaca Public Education Initiative)
A world premiere musical about an incomparable, unforgettable showman, featuring twenty great songs, thirty characters, dazzling dance, and one dynamic Broadway performer. Eric Jordan Young joins forces with the Hangar's associate artistic director, Wendy Dann, to recount the story of Eric's life-long fascination with the only African-American member of the famous Rat Pack. Following Sammy from his tap dance beginnings on the "the Chitlin' Circuit" to headliner on the Las Vegas strip he helped to desegregate, Eric unravels the complexities of being an entertainer caught between his racial identity and his drive to transcend race as a performer. An extraordinary and powerful tour de force!
Sammy & Me is a co-production between the Hangar Theatre and MusicalFare Theatre in Buffalo, NY.
"...a one-man force of nature, using...his...innate artistry to bring the audience into his world."
- The Buffalo News
"...a complex and insightful examination of racial tensions in America..."
- ArtVoice
Hangar Theatre
P.O. Box 205
Ithaca NY 14851
607-273-8588
http://www.hangartheatre.org
Ithaca Public Education Initiative
P.O. Box 4268
Ithaca, NY 14852
607-256-IPEI (4734)
ipei@ipei.org
