Josie Hess as Mary Lennox and E. Augustine as Colin Craven
The Secret Garden bloomed again when the Broadway Bound Vista Theatre Project (BBVTP) presented the wondrous tale of a young girl's search for home July 18-21 in Cardinal Newman School’s Anna Tronco Williams Performing Arts Center, 2945 Alpine Road.
Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved classic blossoms in this enchanting musical by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon. When young Mary Lennox loses her parents to a cholera outbreak in India, she is sent to live with her uncle, hermit Archibald Craven, who lives in an imposing, secluded manor on the Yorkshire moors. Inside this haunting house upon a hill, Mary finds a reclusive, long-suffering collection of souls. Since her Aunt Lily’s death, Mary’s uncle has pushed away his surviving loved ones, leaving his bedridden son, Colin, alone. Sickly Colin, hidden away in the depths of the manor, bears the guilt of his mother’s death on his crippled shoulders. When Mary discovers her Aunt Lily’s hidden garden, locked shut and overgrown with vines, the stubborn girl is determined to revive the beauty that once was. Surrounded by spirits from the past, who both warn and welcome her, determined Mary begins to peel away the layers of sadness that cover the house and the garden, showing everyone the power that "one small girl" can have when she "wants things to grow."
The Secret Garden premiered on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on April 25, 1991, and closed on January 3, 1993, after 709 performances. It won the 1991 Tony Awards for: Best Book of a Musical (Marsha Norman), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Daisy Eagan), and Best Scenic Design (Heidi Landesman). At age 11, Eagan was the youngest female recipient of a Tony Award to date.
Leading the BBVTP’s cast of talented youth and adults were Josie Hess as Mary Lennox; Lanny Spires as Archibald Craven; Caitlin Thomas White as Lily; Clayton King as Dr. Neville Craven; E. Augustine as Colin Craven; Kyle Mayson as Dickon; Mattie Mount as Martha; Tracy Steele as Captain Albert Lennox; Sydney Davis as Rose Lennox; Nic Stratton as Ben Weatherstaff; Carol Beis as Mrs. Medlock; Romell Dash as the Fakir; Stephanie Villamizar as the Ayah; and Leighton Mount as Mrs. Winthrop. Also among the cast of servants and spirits were Angela Bernardo, Gwen Bernardo, Amanda Britt, Jessica Britt, Emily Clelland, Ed Davis, Selah Grace Detty, Cecily Diaz, Jeremiah Frazier, Chris Matney, Ella Nissen, Dianne Palmer-Quay, Anniston Redd, Annabelle Stratton, Amy Thomasson and Rylee Whitehair.
The Secret Garden was directed and choreographed by Dedra Daniels Mount, with musical direction by Michael Simmons. Costumes were by Dianne Palmer-Quay.
The Secret Garden was sponsored by Ken & Cheryl Wheat and Davis Orthodontics.
Performances were 7:30 p.m. July 18-19 and 2:30 p.m. July 20-21. Tickets were $20 for adults and $15 for students, seniors and military.
The Secret Garden was presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved classic blossoms in this enchanting musical by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon. When young Mary Lennox loses her parents to a cholera outbreak in India, she is sent to live with her uncle, hermit Archibald Craven, who lives in an imposing, secluded manor on the Yorkshire moors. Inside this haunting house upon a hill, Mary finds a reclusive, long-suffering collection of souls. Since her Aunt Lily’s death, Mary’s uncle has pushed away his surviving loved ones, leaving his bedridden son, Colin, alone. Sickly Colin, hidden away in the depths of the manor, bears the guilt of his mother’s death on his crippled shoulders. When Mary discovers her Aunt Lily’s hidden garden, locked shut and overgrown with vines, the stubborn girl is determined to revive the beauty that once was. Surrounded by spirits from the past, who both warn and welcome her, determined Mary begins to peel away the layers of sadness that cover the house and the garden, showing everyone the power that "one small girl" can have when she "wants things to grow."
The Secret Garden premiered on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on April 25, 1991, and closed on January 3, 1993, after 709 performances. It won the 1991 Tony Awards for: Best Book of a Musical (Marsha Norman), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Daisy Eagan), and Best Scenic Design (Heidi Landesman). At age 11, Eagan was the youngest female recipient of a Tony Award to date.
Leading the BBVTP’s cast of talented youth and adults were Josie Hess as Mary Lennox; Lanny Spires as Archibald Craven; Caitlin Thomas White as Lily; Clayton King as Dr. Neville Craven; E. Augustine as Colin Craven; Kyle Mayson as Dickon; Mattie Mount as Martha; Tracy Steele as Captain Albert Lennox; Sydney Davis as Rose Lennox; Nic Stratton as Ben Weatherstaff; Carol Beis as Mrs. Medlock; Romell Dash as the Fakir; Stephanie Villamizar as the Ayah; and Leighton Mount as Mrs. Winthrop. Also among the cast of servants and spirits were Angela Bernardo, Gwen Bernardo, Amanda Britt, Jessica Britt, Emily Clelland, Ed Davis, Selah Grace Detty, Cecily Diaz, Jeremiah Frazier, Chris Matney, Ella Nissen, Dianne Palmer-Quay, Anniston Redd, Annabelle Stratton, Amy Thomasson and Rylee Whitehair.
The Secret Garden was directed and choreographed by Dedra Daniels Mount, with musical direction by Michael Simmons. Costumes were by Dianne Palmer-Quay.
The Secret Garden was sponsored by Ken & Cheryl Wheat and Davis Orthodontics.
Performances were 7:30 p.m. July 18-19 and 2:30 p.m. July 20-21. Tickets were $20 for adults and $15 for students, seniors and military.
The Secret Garden was presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
