8/17/15: Saturday Night Fever at the North Shore Music Theatre

It was time to put on my boogie shoes and have some fun at the North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) for Saturday Night Fever.  Admit it when you read that you started singing "Stayin' Alive" in your highest Bee Gees voice!  I know I am still singing it.  Plus read on for a special announcement of shows for next season!

All show photos by Paul Lyden provided by the North Shore Music Theatre

The cast was made up of some great dancers and actors.  The show runs until August 23rd so get your tickets now. 

Let's start out with Tony Wolf who plays Tony Manero.  This is the famed role by John Travolta.  I personally love John Travolta so I knew this would be a hard one to do.  I think he did phenomenal with talking like Tony did and his dancing was awesome.  The only issue I had was with his singing.  I am not sure if it was trying to stay in the character's voice but I felt like his singing just was not strong enough.  When he sang Stayin' Alive I thought maybe it was just nerves at the beginning of the show, however at the end when he sang Tragedy I felt like he also had issues.

I think he had great personality, however with the strong singers and dancers around him he did not stand out as much as I would have liked him to.

 Tessa Grady who plays Stephanie Mangano is another key role.  Here dancing was awesome and she had a very powerful voice.  She sang "What Kind of Fool" wonderfully!

My favorite dancers in the show were Jovan Dansberry Andres and NaTonia Monet.  They were fantastic! 

Another stunning pair were Andres Acosta who played Caesar and Michelle Marmolego as Maria.  Their lifts were amazing and flexibility was outstanding.

The set design was very well done and I felt like I was in a 70's club.  The block color panels were awesome along with the Disco Balls and bridge.  I also enjoyed Matthew Rodin when he sang Stuck with Audrey Tesserot who played his girlfriend.  Haley Swindal  (Candy) had a fabulous voice.  Pat McRoberts (Monty) was a hysterical DJ and did an awesome job acting and looking the part.

Overall the show was a lot of fun.

Here is a video preview of the show:  

More About the Show:

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER The Musical is musical adaptation of the ‘70s classic film based on Nik Cohn's 1975 New York Magazine article "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night" and Norman Wexler's 1977 film. The story of a talented, streetwise kid from Brooklyn who attempts to escape his dead-end life through dancing features music by the Bee Gees. Songs. Songs include "Stayin' Alive," "Boogie Shoes," "Disco Inferno," "If I Can't Have You," "Night Fever," "You Should Be Dancing," and "How Deep Is Your Love." Almost all of the songs from the original movie sound track are included in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER The Musical. The album remained 24 weeks on the top of the U.S. album charts and stayed until March 1980 on the charts.  In 1979 it won a Grammy as Album of the Year. In 2003 it reached # 131 of Rolling Stone's "500 best albums of all time". The cast of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER The Musical will be led by Sam Wolf playing the iconic 1977 film role of Tony Manero made famous by John Travolta. 

Tickets for the Saturday Night Fever are priced from $54 - $79.  Performances are thru August 23rd, Tue - Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri and Sat at 8 pm, matinees Wed, Sat and Sun at 2 pm.  Kids 18 and under save 50% on ‘Family Fridays'- August 21st at 8 pm. 

 The 2015 Musical Season continues with Billy Elliot The Musical (September 29 - October 11), Sister Act (November 3 - 15), and concludes with 25th Annual Production of A Christmas Carol (December 4 - 23), starring David Coffee as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Big announcement, musicals for next year at the North Shore Music Theatre include Funny Girl, Mary Poppins and Singing in the Rain. More to be announced at their next show Billy Elliot. ‪

So get out your white leisure suit and head to this show for a night of fun!

Disclosure:  I received 4 tickets to attend a performance of Saturday Night Fever.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.