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Brooklyn: The Musical
Written By: Lindsay Garner Hostetler | Issue: September - 2022
Brooklyn: The Musical, is the logical progression from Sentimental Journey – Mountain Theatre Company’s exuberant production at The Highlands Playhouse. Get your tickets at mountaintheatre.com
Mountain Theatre Company continues their mostsuccessful season in history at The HighlandsPlayhouse, they are already gearing up for their fallproductions.Sentimental Journey, a celebration of USO shows of the 1940s,closes on September 4, and MTC is hard at work on their nextproduction! Up next on the historic Playhouse stage isBrooklyn:The Musical, opening September 23rd and running throughOctober 16th.Using a play within a play structure,Brooklyn: The Musicalfocuses on a group of street musicians known as the City Weeds.The group transforms a street corner under the foot of theBrooklyn Bridge into a stage where they present their story abouta young Parisian singer named Brooklyn.Named after the New York City borough from which herabsent father hailed, Brooklyn begins a journey of self-discovery when she is orphaned after her mother dies. She issent to live in a convent where she discovers her vocal talents,becomes a star, and travels across the Atlantic in search of thefather she never knew.Scott Daniel, Mountain Theatre Company’s Executive ArtisticDirector, states, “This show speaks to all of us: how we look forand find our place in the world, how we define our own story,and how we leave our legacy to those behind us. This spectacularshow really embraces the theme I wanted to define our wholeseason: to celebrate the gifts we have to give, the journey we taketo share them, and the hands that guide us along the way.”Mountain Theatre Company has assembled a cast of professionalactors from across the country to appear in this North Carolinapremiere ofBrooklyn: The Musical. Come see this group oftalented performers tell this beautiful and inspiring story of theAmerican Dream.Mountain Theatre Company’s production ofBrooklyn: TheMusicalwill run at the Highlands Playhouse from September23 – October 16, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 P.M. andSaturdays and Sundays at 2:00 P.M.
by Lindsay Garner Hostetler,Director of Marketing and Outreach, Mountain Theatre Company
