`Fancy Nancy’ Gets Circa All Fancied Up For Holiday
For its first family musical of the 2017-18 season, the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse brings a beloved literary figure to life in the area debut of FANCY NANCY SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL, a holiday-themed follow-up to the sweet and hilarious Fancy Nancy: The Musical produced at the theatre in 2015. Based on the storybook by Jane O’Connor, and with its music and lyrics by Matthew Hardy and Randy Klein, this delightful adaptation is sure to thrill kids of all ages, and is being brought to life by a sensational cast of professional talents.
Circa ’21 will present show-only performances of FANCY NANCY SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL on scheduled Fridays, Saturdays, and Tuesdays through Dec. 26. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for the 10 a.m. performances, with tickets $10.50 per person. Added 1 p.m. performances have been scheduled for Dec. 9 and 16.
Brunch performances also will be held every Sunday from Nov. 26 through Dec. 17, with the show’s opening-day debut on Friday, Nov. 24 also a brunch performance. Doors for these presentations open at 10:45 a.m, the buffet opens at 11 a.m, and the shows begin at noon. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for ages 6 – 18, and $15 for ages five and younger.
For tickets and information, contact the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse at 1828 Third Ave., Rock Island or by calling 786-7733, Ext. 2. You also may order tickets online at circa21.com.
In FANCY NANCY SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL, our grade-school heroine wants to buy a fancy ornament for her family’s Christmas tree, and decides to raise the money by selling her old dresses and accessories. But when her little sister JoJo falls in love with a rhinestone necklace at the sale and doesn’t realize that Nancy has already sold it, the show’s extra-fancy star has to find a way to retrieve the necklace, make the money, and ensure a merry Christmas for all.
Described by Stage Buddy magazine as “a splendiferous choice for any family wanting to learn the true meaning of Christmas,” FANCY NANCY SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL is directed by Andrea Moore, the theatre’s operation manager and former member of the performing wait staff, The Bootleggers. She also had appeared in such musicals as CATS, GREASE and JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT. Moore also directed the previous FANCY NANCY: THE MUSICAL, as well as holiday productions of THE MOST FAMOUS REINDEER OF ALL and JINGLE ARRGH THE WAY.
Travis Smith serves as music director for FANCY NANCY SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL, and filling out the professional cast for this new family musical are three of Moore’s fellow Bootleggers – Brad Hauskins, Sarah Hayes and Antoinette Holman – plus performers TJ Besler, Catie Moss and Miranda Sloan, all of whom appear in Circa ’21’s current mainstage production of ELF: THE MUSICAL.
Circa ’21 is thrilled to be treating family audiences to this early holiday present and encourages audiences to make immediate reservations at 786-7733, ext. 2 for the joyous, wondrous, stupendous fun of FANCY NANCY SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL!
