{"id":36988,"date":"2025-07-10T08:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=36988"},"modified":"2025-07-10T08:17:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:17:31","slug":"on-stage-peoples-light-offers-a-new-take-on-little-shop-of-horrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=36988","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: People’s Light offers a new take on ‘Little Shop of Horrors’"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Denny Dyroff,<\/strong> Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/div>\n
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Little Shop of Horrors<\/p><\/div>\n

Gold is always good \u2013 as long as you\u2019re not talking about bibles, sneakers or cologne.<\/p><\/div>\n

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People\u2019s Light (39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, www.peopleslight.org<\/a>) has been celebrating its Golden Anniversary season for the last 10 months.<\/div>\n
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The theater, which has been a cherished Chester County attraction for 50 years, is closing its landmark season with a heavy hitter \u2013 the cult musical \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The show was a smash hit both as a Broadway production and a movie.<\/div>\n

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\u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d\u00a0is a\u00a0horror comedy rock musical <\/a>featuring music by\u00a0Alan Menken\u00a0and lyrics and a book by\u00a0Howard Ashman. It tells the story of a hapless florist shop worker who grows a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh.<\/div>\n
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The musical, which traces its roots to a low-budget 1960\u00a0black comedy\u00a0film, \u201cThe Little Shop of Horrors,\u201d premiered\u00a0off-off-Broadway\u00a0in 1982 before moving to the\u00a0Orpheum Theatre off-Broadway<\/a>, where it had a five-year run. It later became a\u00a0Broadway\u00a0production.<\/div>\n
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An owner of a florist shop on Skid Row, Gravis Mushnick has two employees — Audrey and Seymour. When Seymour fouls up a floral arrangement for a dentist customer, Mushnick fires him.<\/div>\n
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Hoping to change his boss\u2019 mind, Seymour talks about a plant he has grown from seeds that he got over on Central Avenue. Seymour has also unwittingly cultivated a singing botanical menace. To the delight of Audrey, he names the plant \u201cAudrey II.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Mushnick is unimpressed and gives Seymour one week to revive the plant. The usual plant food does not nourish it, but when Seymour accidentally pricks his finger, he discovers that the plant craves blood.<\/div>\n
Fed on Seymour\u2019s blood, Audrey II begins to grow. Audrey II continues to grow and that means more blood. The plot continues to get darker from that point.<\/div>\n
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The celebratory \u201c50 Years of People\u2019s Light,\u201d has Zak Berkman as Producing Artistic Director and Shonali Burke as Managing Director. \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d is directed by Molly Rosa Houlahan.<\/div>\n
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With \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors,\u201d Berkman has not tried to compete with ever-popular movie or the stage production (which is a favorite of high school drama teachers).<\/div>\n
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\u201cA lot of folks love musicals but at the beginning, musicals were not our thing,\u201d said Berkman, a graduate of Oberlin College. \u201cI took this position in 2022, and we got a new artistic team that loved musicals.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWith this show, we\u2019re asking some deep important questions \u2013 such as what sacrifices are we willing to make to achieve what we want in this world — and then wrapping them in a fun, hilarious way.<\/div>\n
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\u201cMolly (Rosa Houlahan) had a really great idea for it. She knew how to make this fresh. Even if you\u2019ve seen \u2018Little Shop of Horrors\u2019 20 times, you\u2019ll want to see this.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve done a lot of Panto productions here and they have a lot of outrageousness. This show is very Panto-like. It is also outrageous.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe also wanted to focus on the degree in which gender plays into what we think we all want. By having a non-binary actor play Seymour, he plays it like a man.\u201d<\/div>\n
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When Audrey II attracts a lot of attention from the news and from customers, Seymour becomes a focus.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSeymour is not attractive until he becomes famous,\u201d said Berkman. \u201cHe becomes attractive \u2013 but he\u2019s afraid of what will happen if he is no longer famous.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe also have a female actress playing Mushnik as a man and Audrey II, who is on stage a lot, is played by a woman. Molly wanted to put the plant on stage.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Seymour is played by Anna Faye Lieberman. Mushnik is played by Mary Elizabeth Scallen and Chabrelle Williams plays Audrey II.<\/div>\n
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Berman has been with the theater in Malvern for almost a decade-and-a-half.<\/div>\n
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He has more than 30 years of experience producing theatre and developing new plays and musicals.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI came to People\u2019s Light in 2011,\u201d said Berkman. \u201cI started as Associate Artistic Director and became Producing Director in 2013. I was promoted to Producing Artistic Director in 2022. I was first introduced to People\u2019s Light through Margo Lion.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Prior to People\u2019s Light, Berkman was Associate to Broadway producer Margo Lion, and the Founding Executive Director of Artistic Programming with Epic Theatre Ensemble, a multi-award winning Off-Broadway theatre company.<\/div>\n
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Highlights include\u00a0the World and U.S. Premieres of Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole<\/i>\u00a0by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor,\u00a0Mud Row <\/i>by Dominique Morisseau, Project Dawn<\/i>\u00a0by Karen Hartman, Barcelona<\/i>\u00a0by Bess Wohl, No Child…<\/i>\u00a0by Nilaja Sun, Palace of The End<\/i>\u00a0by Judith Thompson, and Hannah and Martin<\/i>\u00a0by Kate Fodor, as well as the New York Premiere of Sarah Ruhl\u2019s\u00a0Passion Play\u00a0and multiple Barrymore Award winning revival of Paul Osborne’s\u00a0Morning’s At Seven.<\/div>\n
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Berkman\u00a0is a multifaceted artist — writer, composer, director, and dramaturg. His\u00a0plays include The Harassment of Iris Malloy<\/i>, Beauty on the Vine<\/i>,\u00a0and A Breath Short of Breathing<\/i>.<\/div>\n
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He was the adaptor\/composer for a new music-filled version of Charles Dickens\u2019\u00a0A Christmas Carol<\/i>\u00a0that People\u2019s Light produced in 2021 and 2023, as well as the co-author\/composer of Such Things As Vampires<\/i>, which received a Barrymore Award for original music.<\/div>\n
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A former soap writer for NBC\u2019s Days of Our Lives<\/i>, Berkman also wrote two episodes of People\u2019s Light\u2019s Covid-era digital series America 2am<\/i>.<\/div>\n
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\u201cOne of my primary roles here at People\u2019s Light is selecting plays with the artistic team \u2013 deciding which new works we\u2019re commissioning. We have three to five commissions a year.\u201d<\/div>\n
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People\u2019s Light\u2019s 51st\u00a0season will begin with \u201cThe Unexpected 3rd,\u201d which opens on September 17 and runs through October 19.<\/div>\n
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People\u2019s Light also has special events known as \u201cFlight Nights.\u201d The final one of the 50th season will be \u201cVegas Night\u201d on July 16.<\/div>\n
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\u201c\u2018Flight Nights \u2013 Vegas\u2019 has three flights of whiskey, three palates and three eight-to-10-minute mini-plays,\u201d said Berkman. \u201cAfter each mini-play, we give a question, and each table discusses the question.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cFlight Nights \u2013 Vegas\u201d will start a 7 p.m. on July 16. Tickets are $35.<\/div>\n
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The cast for \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d also includes Madeleine Garcia (Chiffon), Jessica Johnson (Crystal), Taylor J. Mitchell (Ronette), Jessica Money (Audrey), Andrew Kane (Orrin) and Connor McAndrews (Bernstein, Luce, Snip, everyone else).<\/div>\n
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\u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d is running now through August 3. Tickets are $57 — $52 for youth.<\/div>\n
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Other special events this month at People\u2019s Light are \u201cComedy Night\u201d on July 18 and \u201cSwing Night\u201d on July 19.<\/div>\n
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Steve Forbert, a singer-songwriter whose career started almost 50 years ago, has developed a very strong area fan base over that time.<\/div>\n
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He has played a plethora of venues in the Delaware Valley \u2013 from the Main Point and Tin Angel to Ardmore Cabaret and Kennett Flash. He played the club in Kennett as recently as April this year.<\/div>\n
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On July 12, Steve Forbert & The New Renditions will headline a Bryn Mawr Twilight Series show at the Bryn Mawr Gazebo (9 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, www.brynmawrtwilightconcerts.com<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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Steve Forbert<\/p><\/div>\n

When Forbert returns to the Philly suburbs, he\u2019s bringing a new album with him.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Forbert released his 21st album, \u201cDaylight Savings Time,\u201d in November on Blue Rose Music. It was his fourth album in the last six years on the label.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe released the album last fall,\u201d said Forbert, during a phone interview from his home in Asbury Park, New Jersey.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe recorded the album last year here in Asbury Park. It was produced by Steve Greenwell, and we used his studio. I did the last two albums before this there.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe songs are all recent. Before it was recorded, I hadn\u2019t performed any of them live.<\/div>\n
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\u201cMy current set has songs from \u2018Daylight Savings Time\u2019 and songs from previous albums. The rest is what people want to hear \u2013 songs like \u2018What Kinda Guy,\u2019 \u2018Romeo\u2019s Tune\u2019 and \u2018Going Down to Laurel.\u2019\u201d<\/div>\n
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In 1984, Forbert had a disagreement with his record company Nemperor and contractual issues prevented him from recording for a number of years afterwards.<\/div>\n
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His 1988 album,\u00a0\u201cStreets of This Town,\u201d and the 1992 follow-up,\u00a0\u201cThe American in Me,\u201d were released by\u00a0Geffen Records and both received significant airplay.<\/div>\n
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Over the next two decades, Forbert released 11 albums on seven labels before settling down with Blue Rose Music.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe recorded 10 songs for the new album,\u201d said Forbert. \u201cThe last one, \u2018Dixie Miles,\u2019 I wrote as we were finishing the album.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Written as he approached his 70th\u00a0birthday, \u201cDaylight Savings Time\u201d contemplates and celebrates the proverbial \u201cextra hour of daylight\u201d that comes with the time change.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe links between the songs \u2013 a lot of nature appreciation,\u201d said Forbert.<\/div>\n
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\u201cDaylight Savings Time is that extra hour of daylight. It\u2019s similar to late middle age.\u201d<\/div>\n
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On the album\u2019s first single, \u201cSound Existence,\u201d Forbert sings, \u201cYeah to chirping crickets and to daylight savings time! The best ain\u2019t yet to come, but you could still get by just fine.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Over the years, Forbert has been involved in political activism and that spirit is still alive.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI just finished a brand-new single called \u201cEbeneezer\u2019s Back in Town,\u2019,\u201d said Forbert.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWriting is something I do all the time. I always go on inspiration. I don\u2019t want to take a break. \u00a0It\u2019s always there. It\u2019s my job.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhat I do is more about songs. I just do what I\u2019ve always done. Lyrics \u2014 and topics \u2014 move with me through life. I don\u2019t pay attention to fads.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Video link for Steve Forbert \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/wTze13syk7s<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The show at the Bryn Mawr Gazebo on July 12, which has Tom Hampton as the opening act, will start at 7 p.m.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $18.<\/div>\n
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Another show at the Gazebo is scheduled for July 13\u00a0 — Trout Fishing in America.<\/div>\n
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On July 11, Elkton Music Hall (107 North Street, Elkton, Maryland, www.elktonmusichall.com<\/a>) will host a twin-bill featuring a pair of Delmarva\/Tri-State favorites.<\/div>\n
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It will start with an album release show by the Alicia Maxwell Project followed by a set by lower case blues (a.k.a. LCB).<\/div>\n
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Over the past 15 years, lower case blues — Jake Banaszak (guitar), B.J. Muntz (vocals and bass), and Paul Weik (drums) — has established a loyal following\u2026especially at the shore resorts.<\/div>\n
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Among LCB\u2019s many accolades is its 2009 rating of \u201cBest Band in Delaware\u201d by\u00a0Delaware Today\u00a0Magazine, its 2012 induction into the DE Blues Hall of Fame, and its placement in in the semi-finals of the 31st International Blues Challenge in Memphis.<\/div>\n
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In comparison, the Alicia Maxwell Project has been building its fanbase for just the last six years.<\/div>\n
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Formed in the summer of 2019, the Alicia Maxwell Project is a four-piece band hailing from the Delmarva area.\u00a0 Since coming together, the band has performed steadily at clubs and festivals and has opened up for national acts such as Danielle Nicole Band and Popa Chubby.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI met Jake when we were teenagers at open mics,\u201d said Maxwell, during a phone interview from Delaware on Tuesday evening.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI started to meet people \u2013 other musicians \u2013 at open mics. Later, Jake would get me up onstage to sing with lower case blues. That was 20 years ago.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The Alicia Maxwell Project consists of Alicia Maxwell (vocals), Joe Casamento (guitar\/vocals), Joe Geiger (bass) and Bill Dube (drums\/vocals).<\/div>\n
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\u201cIn 2019, I was with another band \u2013 Tommy Alderson Group \u2013 with Joe Geiger and Bill Dube. Joe Geiger knew Joe Casamento.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe had a practice with Joe Casamento, and it clicked. It just meshed really well. I had bands before, and they\u2019d break up. With Alicia Maxwell Project, we have a great connection.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe get along. We like to play with each other. We had our first show on September 1, 2019 at the Union Hotel in Port Deposit and we\u2019re still going.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The show on July 11 at Elkton Music Hall will be doubly special for Maxwell. It will be the release party for the band\u2019s sophomore album, \u201cGet Lifted,\u201d and will also be Maxwell\u2019s birthday.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt took us a while to record \u2018Get Lifted\u2019 because we have day jobs and families,\u201d said Maxwell, who graduated from Widener Law School and now works as a paralegal. \u201cWe recorded it at Mid-South Audio in Milton, Delaware.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe started before Christmas \u2013 actually the first day was in October 2024. It took us several months. It was self-produced along with Frank Marchand. He really knew his sounds.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe album has nine songs \u2013 all originals. Our songwriting varies. I\u2019ll come up with a lyric or idea and take it to Joe Casamento \u2013 or Joe will send me a guitar lick. We\u2019re constantly writing.\u201d<\/div>\n
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In 2022, the band released its self-titled album featuring eight original tracks.<\/div>\n
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Like many musicians, Maxwell started in music when she was young.<\/div>\n
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\u201cMy grandmother played organ in church,\u201d said Maxwell, who graduated from Dickinson High School in Wilmington.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI sang in high school. I had a solo in one of the concerts at Dickinson.\u201d<\/div>\n
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When asked to describe AMP\u2019s music, Maxwell said, \u201cWe\u2019re poly-jamorous \u2013 a bluesy, funky, soulful jam band. We\u2019re all over the place wit hour covers and our originals.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Video link for the Alicia Maxwell Project — https:\/\/youtu.be\/w79Wu33x57Y<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The show at Elkton Music Hall on July 11 will start at 8 p.m.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $20.<\/div>\n
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On July 10, Jamey\u2019s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, www.jameyshouseofmusic.com<\/a>) will host \u201cKate Gaffney\u2019s Corner\u201d with special guest\u00a0Cowmuddy.<\/div>\n
According to Jamey\u2019s website:<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis immensely talented and rave reviewed singer-songwriter invites you into her \u201cliving room\u201d for some musical conversation over dinner and drinks.<\/div>\n
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As a regular monthly \u201cSecond Thursday\u201d event, some nights will feature a full performance by Kate, some will start off with Kate followed by an open-mic, and others will feature guest artists.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe musical theme will focus on what is currently called Americana, which is a melange term embodying folk, blues, country, singer-songwriter, roots and some low-key electric fare.<\/div>\n
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Kate is an incisive and engaging artist and has a large and loyal national following. Her music is heard worldwide, and we are so happy to offer her a regular platform to connect with her fans. Please join us!\u201d<\/div>\n
The project has taken off. From now on, the second Thursday of the month belongs to\u00a0Gaffney.<\/div>\n
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\u201cJamey called me and asked me if I wanted to host and curate an Americana\/Folk\/Roots night,\u201d said\u00a0Gaffney\u00a0during a phone interview from her home on Montgomery County.<\/div>\n
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Gaffney\u00a0agreed but had something in mind more than just an evening of her playing acoustic American music.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe show will be loose in format,\u201d said\u00a0Gaffney. \u201cHe (venue owner\/manager Jamey Reilly) has given me carte blanche to plan the evening. I thought it would be nice to feature some artists who are either just\u00a0getting started or don\u2019t play out solo very much.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Gaffney\u00a0is a singer\/songwriter\/guitarist who was born in Lansdale and then moved west. Now, she has returned to this area \u2013 from Pacifica, California to Schwenksville.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI have a lot of experience,\u201d said Gaffney. \u201cNow, I\u2019m devoting my life to focusing on my own music. And I want to help others.\u201d<\/div>\n
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That\u2019s exactly what she does on the stage at Jamey\u2019s.<\/div>\n
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Video link for Kate\u00a0Gaffney\u00a0— https:\/\/youtu.be\/EObnXPx4-ts<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The show on July 10 at Jamey\u2019s will start at 8 p.m.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $25.<\/div>\n
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On July 11, Jamey\u2019s will host Amanda Fish while the Paul Waltz Band will headline the venue on July 12.<\/div>\n
The Girke-Davis Project will perform at the Sunday Blues Brunch & Jam on July 13.<\/div>\n
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This event features many of the top regional and national players every week and welcomes amateurs and weekend warriors to join on stage to celebrate the beautiful heritage of the blues.<\/div>\n
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The open mic jam runs from 1-3 p.m. with the featured band playing a set from noon-1 p.m.<\/div>\n
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Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) will present Songs, Stories, & Art:\u00a0Lessons from Strangers\u00a0by\u00a0John John Brown on July 11, Riot Act on July 12 and The Legendary Kennett Flash Open Mic Night\u00a0hosted by\u00a0Strays & Misfits.<\/div>\n
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Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street, West Chester, www.uptownwestchester.org<\/a>) is hosting KVNB Jazz on July 10 and Takin\u2019 It To The Streets on July 12.<\/div>\n
After being closed for several months for renovations, the Candlelight Theatre (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313, www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org<\/a><\/i>) is reopening this weekend with<\/div>\n
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Openinig Night scheduled for July 12.<\/div>\n
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The show is the musical hit \u201cEscape to Margaritaville.\u201d<\/div>\n
Featuring Jimmy Buffett classics with book by Greg Garcia and Mike O\u2019Malley, \u201cEscape to Margaritaville\u201d tells the story of\u00a0 Tully, a smooth-talking singer\/bartender whose laidback, no-strings-attached lifestyle is turned upside down when he falls for Rachel, an environmental scientist visiting the island.<\/div>\n
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The show will run from July 12-August 24.<\/div>\n
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Presented and produced by Rising Sun Presents!, the 2025 Concerts Under the Stars series will again take place at the scenic Upper\u00a0Merion\u00a0Township Building Park (175 West Valley Forge Road, King of\u00a0 Prussia, www.concertsunderthestarskop.com<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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The 2025 Concerts Under the Stars series July schedule will feature: 10; Legendary Wailers and Jeffrey Gaines, 11; Trevor Hall, 19; The California Honeydrops, 20; The High Kings, 23; Grace Potter, 24; Tom Hamilton, 25; \u201cJerry Harrison and Adrian Belew: Remain in Light,\u201d 23; and Rachel & Vilray, 30.<\/div>\n
The\u00a0Rose Tree Summer Festival (Rose Tree Park, Route 252, Media, www.delcopa.gov\/departments\/parks<\/a>)\u00a0is a summer-long series of free outdoor shows now through August 10 at the scenic park just north of Media.<\/div>\n
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The following is the season schedule for Delaware County\u2019s 50th Annual Rose Tree Concert Series:<\/div>\n
JULY: 3, The Plants; 5, Tupelo Honey; 6, Blackbird Society Orchestra; 10, Triple Rail Turn; 11, FuseBox; 12, Upper Darby Summer Stage; 13, Jersey Beach Boys; 16, Eco del Sur; 17, The Rockdale Boys; 18, Live Wire; 19, PA Symphonic Winds; 20, The Beat Tells; 23, Jamison Celtic Rock; 24, Merion Concert Band; 25, Barry Harris; 26, Van Halen Nation; 27, The Discoteks; 30, Lolly Hopwood & Friends; and 31, Mysterious Ways U2 Tribute.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Gold is always good \u2013 as long as you\u2019re not talking about bibles, sneakers or cologne. People\u2019s Light (39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, www.peopleslight.org) has been celebrating its Golden Anniversary season for the last 10 months. The theater, which has been a cherished Chester County attraction for 50 years, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5166],"tags":[3912,13027,4508,4479],"class_list":["post-36988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-featured","tag-little-shop-of-horrors","tag-peoples-light","tag-steve-forbert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36989,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36988\/revisions\/36989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}