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Arts & Entertainment

McLean School of Maryland presents, Babes in Arms Musical

Babes in Arms is a quintessential ‘Hey, kids, let’s put on a show!’ musical with one of the greatest scores ever written. 

Set at a summer stock theatre, the plot concerns a group of young apprentices and their conviction to mount the original revue they’ve created while dodging the underhanded attempts of the surly theatre owner to squash their efforts at every turn. Further complications arise with an overbearing stage mother of a beautiful ex-child star and the inflated ego of a hack southern playwright. But of course, the show must go on, and so it does in a resolution of comeuppance, reconciliation and romance. Several songs in Babes in Arms became pop standards, including the title song; Where or When; My Funny Valentine; The Lady is a Tramp; Johnny One Note and I Wish I Were in Love Again.

Babes in Arms opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre in 1937, making this 2012 performance a Diamond Jubilee Celebration. The film version, released in 1939, starred Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. This version is the 1959 adaptation by George Oppenheimer. Richard Rodgers wrote the music, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Rodgers and Hart.

 

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Performance Dates
Thursday, April 26
Friday, April 27
Saturday, April 28
No ticket sales after noon on Thursday, April 26.
Tickets available at the door.

Friday, May 4
Saturday, May 5
No ticket sales after noon on Thursday, May 3.
Tickets available at the door.

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Time
7:00 pm

Location
McLean School of Maryland Gym
8224 Lochinver Lane
Potomac, Maryland 20854

2. Write the number of tickets you would like to order on the lines provided next to the evening(s) you wish to attend. Send in the Ticket Order Form with the correct amount of payment (cash or check). 

3. Send to McLean School of Maryland Performing Arts Department Ticket Sales
8224 Lochinver Lane, Potomac, Maryland 20854

4. Tickets will be waiting at "Will Call."

5. Questions? Contact ccary@mcleanschool.org or 240.395.0665.

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