BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Stephen Sondheim&rsquo\;s chilling musical\, &ldquo\;Sweeney Todd\, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street\,&rdquo\; will be staged July 20 -29 by the College of Lake County departments of theatre\, music and dan ce. It features a stellar cast of 44 and a professional orchestra of 18\ , including Ross Kugman of Lake Forest in the role of Anthony.\nThis hea rt-pounding\, Tony Award-winning thriller has been hailed a musical mast erpiece. It tells the tale of an unjustly-accused man transformed by gri ef into the murderous Demon Barber of Fleet Street. After 15 years in ex ile\, Benjamin Barker returns to London under the new identity of Sweene y Todd\, seeking to punish those who took away his beloved family. Sween ey and his enterprising accomplice\, Mrs. Lovett\, cook up a shocking pl an packed full of sweet revenge and deliciously dark humor.\nThe show is based on a version of &ldquo\;Sweeney Todd&rdquo\; by Christopher Bond. Music and lyrics are by Stephen Sondheim\, and the book is by Hugh Whee ler. The CLC production is being directed by Craig Rich\, with musical d irection by Jean Hersey\, orchestral direction by Paul Hefner and choreo graphy by Lamaiya Lancaster.\nRich said audiences are really in for a th eatrical and musical treat with &ldquo\;Sweeney Todd.&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Pe ople are so passionate about Stephen Sondheim and many consider his work to be the pinnacle of contemporary musical theatre\,&rdquo\; Rich said. &ldquo\;I&rsquo\;ve always respected the richness and complexity of Son dheim\, but absolutely fell in love with his work the first time I stage d it. I directed &lsquo\;A Little Night Music&rsquo\; about ten years ag o at Western Illinois University and have been a devoted Sondheim fan ev er since. We are extremely excited and honored to be presenting &lsquo\; Sweeney Todd&rsquo\; at CLC this summer. The score is breathtaking. The story is full of thrills and chills\, romance and suspense\, comedy and tragedy. \; &lsquo\;Sweeney Todd&rsquo\; is brilliant in every way. Our very talented cast\, orchestra and production team have been working long hours to make this a theatrical event not to be missed.&rdquo\;&nb sp\;\n&ldquo\;Sweeney Todd&rdquo\; will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Jul y 20\, 21\, 27 and 28 and at 2 p.m. on July 22 and 29 in the Mainstage T heatre of the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts on the CLC Gra yslake campus\, 19351 W. Washington St.\nDavid Lundholm of Waukegan\, wh o performs the title role\, works as a costume designer and performer at Six Flags Great America\, where he says he has played Dracula in the pa rk&rsquo\;s annual Fright Fest &ldquo\;close to 1\,000 times.&rdquo\; Lu ndholm has 30 years of theatre experience\, including professional roles at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire\, the Apple Tree Theatre in Hig hland Park and Drury Lane South in Evergreen Park. He has also performed at theme parks in Georgia and Tennessee in addition to Six Flags in Gur nee. This is his first show at College of Lake County.\n&ldquo\;This is definitely a &lsquo\;bucket list&rsquo\; moment for me. It is a show/rol e I have wanted to play since I was a teenager\, listening to the origin al cast recording on cassette tape\,&rdquo\; Lundholm said. &ldquo\;This role is arguably one of Sondheim&rsquo\;s most difficult male roles. On the surface there is a lot of anger and resentment&hellip\; his obsessi ve need for revenge. As an actor\, I find the challenge lies in finding the humanity in Sweeney Todd. The hurt. The sadness. The longing for the life that was taken away from him. And although his actions are unconsc ionable and his behavior deplorable\, the audience should\, by the end\, have some empathy for this man\,&rdquo\; Lundholm said.\nKelley Combs o f Mundelein plays the scheming Mrs. Lovett\, Sweeney Todd&rsquo\;s landl ady. She also said this is a &ldquo\;bucket list&rdquo\; role for her.\n &ldquo\;I have wanted to play the role of Mrs. Lovett since I saw my sis ter as Johanna in &lsquo\;Sweeney Todd&rsquo\; when she was 16\,&rdquo\; Combs said. She earned a B.A. in communication from Western Illinois Un iversity and an M.A. in teaching/elementary education from National Loui s University. Combs works as a special education teacher\, and this is h er first CLC production.\nThis show and Sondheim music are familiar\, as Combs sung in the show&rsquo\;s ensemble as a Western Illinois student. She also performed in a Sondheim Revue called &ldquo\;You&rsquo\;re Gon na Love Tomorrow&rdquo\; at Elgin Community College.\n&ldquo\;The show i s very challenging\, but the creative team and the cast have been great\ ,&rdquo\; Combs said. &ldquo\;I have learned so much about music and per formance from Jean Hersey. Craig Rich has helped me grow as a performer by allowing me the autonomy to discover who Mrs. Lovett is and also by p roviding great insight when I am struggling to find her. The cast has a wide range of ages and experience\, but they are all extremely talented. When I was at call backs\, I was so impressed with the amount of talent .&rdquo\;\nDino and Mario Mazzetti -- a pair of brothers from Lake Zuric h who have had leads in past CLC summer musicals &ndash\; are enjoying p erforming villainous roles of The Beadle (Dino) and Adolfo Pirelli (Mari o). Dino appeared in last year&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Oliver!&rdquo\; as Mr. B umble\, and Mario starred in CLC&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Urinetown&rdquo\; as B obby Strong in 2010 and as Seymour in &ldquo\;Little Shop of Horrors&rdq uo\; in 2008. They last appeared together in a production of &ldquo\;Jos eph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat&rdquo\; in 2009 and relish the chance to work together again.\n&ldquo\;We sing a little snippet togeth er in the final number\,&rdquo\; Mario said. &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s crazy h igh and I sing an intense harmony under his melody. It&rsquo\;s really f un\, especially since it&rsquo\;s so difficult. It&rsquo\;s always fun t o perform with Dino because we have very similar senses of humor and sin ce we both have a music background\, we help each other with our skills. Dino is really talented and is perfectly cast as the Beadle. I knew he& rsquo\;d get the part and I thought it would be fun to do a show togethe r again.&rdquo\;\nMario graduated from Lake Forest College in 2010 with a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in theatre and English. He sings with the Inv ox A Cappella\, a Chicago ensemble.\nDino Mazzetti teaches music at Nipp ersink Middle School in Richmond. He received a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in vocal music education from Millikin University in Decatur. &ldquo\;I was attracted to this show because the talent and creativity of the dir ectors\, the intensity of the music and the complexity of the story line \,&rdquo\; he said. &ldquo\;Also\, I have always wanted to play a villai n and I really like the vocal range of the character.&rdquo\;\n&ldquo\;S weeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street&rdquo\; CLC cast listSween ey Todd: David Lundholm (Waukegan)\; Mrs. Lovett: Kelley Combs (Mundelei n)\; Anthony Hope: Ross Kugman (Lake Forest)\; Johanna: Emily Chidlow (P alatine)\; Tobias Ragg: Mac Myles (Lake Bluff)\; Judge Turpin: Chris War ren (McHenry)\; The Beadle: Dino Mazzetti (Lake Zurich)\; Beggar Woman: Lindsey Yates-Badtke (Antioch)\; Adolfo Pirelli: Mario Mazzetti (Lake Zu rich).\nEnsemble Women (* denotes soloist)Amy Alderson (Gurnee)\, Mary C lare Becks * (Barrington)\, Julie Brouton (Round Lake Beach)\, Chelsea D oyle (Mundelein)\, Emilia Dvorak (Long Grove)\, Aracely Garza (Mundelein )\, Stacy Goebel * (Round Lake)\, Lizzy Haberstroh (Vernon Hills)\, Alys sa Klein (Grayslake)\, Marita Kovarik * (Mundelein)\, Adelle McDaniel (W auconda)\, Mary K. Nicholas (Palatine)\, Allie Noland (Lake Zurich)\, Li za Passalino * (Lake Forest)\, Holly Robertson (Grayslake)\, Ashley Rodr iguez * (Hainesville)\, Christy Scriba (Evanston)\, Jessica Shryock (Thi rd Lake)\, Rebecca Van Sickel (Mundelein)\, Susana Velasco (Lake Villa)\ , Sheri Warren* (McHenry).\nEnsemble Men (* denotes soloist)Robert Bock* (Lake Villa)\, David Brown* (Kenosha\, WI)\, Moises Diaz (Waukegan)\, M ichael Dvorak* (Long Grove)\, Carl E. Johnson* (Waukegan)\, Joe Lewis* ( Glenview)\, Daniel Mendoza* (Waukegan)\, Gregory A. Nevil* (Waukegan)\, Alex Nicodemus (Grayslake)\, Bryan Nolte (Mundelein)\, Andrew Piechota* (Lake Forest)\, Evan Szewc (Round Lake Beach)\, Robert Williams (Waukega n)\, Jeff Wright (Lake Villa).\nTickets: $16 General Admission\; $13 for CLC/Senior/JLC Subscribers. An opening night special ticket price of $1 0 will be offered for Friday\, July 20 to all CLC Students\, Staff and A lumni. Prices include a $1 per ticket JLC facility fee. Box Office Hours : Monday-Friday\, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Order your tickets today by calling the JLC Box Office: at (847) 543-2300 or online at www.clcillinois.edu/t ickets.\nNote: This production contains mature themes\, including sexual ity and violence\, and is not appropriate for children age 12 and under. For more information\, contact director Craig Rich at crich@clcillinois .edu or (847) 543-2567.\n\n \; URL:http://lakeforest.patch.com/events/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-f leet-street-7a33485c SUMMARY:"\;Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"\; LOCATION:19351 W Washington St\, Grayslake\, IL 60030: 19351 W Washington St\, Grayslake\, IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR