Monday November 29, 2004
7:30PM

Book by David Shaw, Dorothy Fields,
Herbert Fields and Sidney Sheldon
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Music by Albert Hague

PRESS RELEASE

Part Agatha Christie and part Keystone comedy, REDHEAD is a sexy murder mystery musical involving waxworks, music halls, cunning disguises, spine tingling chases, a killer on the loose and... yes... some really great songs by Albert Hague and the legendary Dorothy Fields. The show is rarely performed yet ran 452 performances and swept the 1959 TONY AWARDS, not only for its two stars Gwen Verdon and Richard Kiley, but also for Best Musical, Best Director & Choreographer (Bob Fosse) and Best Librettist and Best Composer. And, yes, THE Sidney Sheldon contributed to the book! 45th ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION!

- ABOUT MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD -

Now in it's eighth season MTG is a company of professional musical performers dedicated to preserving the art of the musical by presenting rarely seen, forgotten and undiscovered works in concert staged readings. Prior shows have included the West coast premiers of PARADE and Stephen Sondeim's PASSION and SATURDAY NIGHT. The Los Angels Times declares: "The Musical Theatre Guild occupies one of the most distinctive niches in L.A. Theatre." They produce five shows a year at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Their program THE HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATRE IN 42 MINUTES AND 28 SECONDS has been presented by Musical Theatre West at local schools for over 3000 students and was received enthusiastically at the recent Footlighters luncheon. Musical Theatre West is pleased to bring these shows to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center.