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Music of Harry Chapin presented in
special stage show Oct. 17-Nov. 2 in Blowing Rock
A talented cast of musician/actors
will bring the songs of Harry Chapin to life in the
Blowing Rock Stage Company production of Lies and Legends.
The musical is presented at the Hayes Performing Arts
Center in Blowing Rock Oct. 17 through Nov. 2.
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Harry Chapin was a storyteller, a socially conscious folk balladeer
whose haunting lyrics and soulful tunes celebrated the extraordinary
lives of ordinary folk. Through such introspective songs as
“Taxi”, “W.O.L.D.”, “Circle”,
“Remember When the Music” and his most popular, “Cat’s
in the Cradle,” Chapin had a knack for conveying universal
themes of alienation, disappointment, unrequited love and yearning
with searing clarity via characters ranging from factory workers
and taxi drivers to tradesmen and neglectful fathers. Nearly
two-dozen of Chapin’s most inherently theatrical narrative
pieces have been assembled in Lies & Legends: The Musical
Stories of Harry Chapin, a heartfelt tribute to both the man
and his music. The Blowing Rock Stage Company recaptures the
wistful pathos and tattered-blue-jeans idealism that defined
the singer-storyteller with the company’s production of
this Off-Broadway hit musical revue Oct. 17-Nov. 2, on stage
at the Hayes Performing Arts Center, 152 Jamie Fort Road, in
Blowing Rock.
“This show tells the stories of real American people,”
says Lies & Legends guest director Avi Hoffman, who serves
as the producing artistic director of the New Vista Theatre
Company in Boca Raton, Fla. “The strength of Harry Chapin
was his ability to understand and empathize with the joys and
tribulations of the Average Joe, and put their stories into
beautiful musical manifestations.”
The musical’s construct is such that there is no specific
Harry Chapin character, explains Hoffman, yet “each song
is a musical journey with distinct characters who take us with
them on their emotional roller coaster. Within the depictions
of all of the characters in all of the musical numbers, we achieve
a full and detailed picture of the brilliance of Harry Chapin
- a brilliant songwriter and storyteller.” The BRSC production
stars Steve Anthony (Beau Jest), Wendy Hayes (A Dash of Rosemary),
Cindy Summers (Always.Patsy Cline), Drew Perkins and Ben Hope.
Performances for Lies & Legends: The Musical Stories of
Harry Chapin are Oct. 17 at 8 p.m., Oct. 18 at 2 & 8 p.m.,
Oct. 19 at 2 p.m., Oct. 22 at 8 p.m., Oct. 23 at 2 & 8 p.m.,
Oct. 24 at 8 p.m., Oct. 25 at 8 p.m., Oct. 26 at 2 p.m., Oct.
29 at 8 p.m., Oct. 30 at 2 & 8 p.m., Oct. 31 at 8 p.m.,
Nov. 1 at 8 p.m., Nov. 2 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $32 for adults, $14 for students and are available
now at the Box Office or by calling 828-295-9627. Tickets can
also be purchased online at www.HayesCenter.org by credit card.
Special group rates are also available. Season and Flex Passes
can be purchased and used throughout the entire ’08 season.
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