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One night only concert of ‘Titanic’ musical to raise funds for ‘at risk’ youth
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The Phoenix Theatre for Children is branching out of its regular season schedule this March to put on a one night only concert performance of the musical Titanic. The musical is being produced by Phoenix Artistic Director Steven C. Anderson and is starring thirty-eight local performers. If that’s not big enough, the performance is being put on to raise funds for Phoenix’s mentor program with the Columbus City Schools in which artists and educators work with fourth graders “considered at risk of failure in the classroom.”
Titanic tells the story of the fated ship, which sank on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912. The musical opened on Broadway in 1997 and won five Tony Awards—best musical, book, orchestrations, set design, and score.
The thirty-eight local performers include Darryl Cook and Christopher Griffin of Bexley; Julie Alton, David Campbell, Mary Gray, Alexandra Hovland, Anne Johnson, Peter Smith, Shyla Starnes, and Allison Walker of Clintonville; Chris Storer of downtown Columbus; 11-year-old Adam Crawford and Jeff Horst recent resident of Dublin; Whitney Eads and Ian Short of Gahanna; Ted Amore of German Village; Drew Eberly, Geoff Martin, and Liz Shannon of Grandview; Glenn Garcia and Liz Wheeler of Grove City; Linda Dorff of Hilliard; Jair Torres of Lima; Joe Bishara, Austin Bingman, and Susan Bunsold Wilson of Marysville; Dustin Grovemiller, Rick Paul, and Whitney Thiessen of Merion Village; Samantha Mastrain and Matthew Trombetta of Newark; Vanessa Jones of Powell; Katy Lynn Patterson of Upper Arlington; Kim Garrison Hopcraft of Westerville; Don Knoblauch of Whitehall; and Christopher Clapp of Wilmington. Music accompaniment will be provided by ProMusica.
Titanic: A Concert Version of the Musical will be presented on March 27 at 8:00 pm, the same day that the Titanic exhibit returns to COSI. The concert will be held at the Lincoln Theatre (769 E. Long Street). Tickets are $50 each, with the exception of limited $100 VIP tickets, and can be purchased at the Ohio Theatre Ticket Office (39 E. State Street) or by phone at 614-469-0939. VIP tickets include priority seating and a post-show reception with the cast. This production is made possible through the generous support of American Electric Power and Limitedbrands.
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