"Shenandoah" closes soon

June 04, 2009 04:47 pm

— Shenandoah, the Civil War musical, closes at Cumberland County Playhouse in Crossville on June 14. The Tony Award winning musical is sponsored by M. Stewart Galloway, MD/Cumberland Eye Care. Shenandoah is a Broadway musical based on Barrett's original screenplay for the 1965 film Shenandoah, starring James Stewart.
As with the film, Shenandoah centers on Virginia farmer Charlie Anderson, living with his family in the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Anderson tries to keep his family safe from the conflict that rages around them, but he's forced to take action when his youngest son is taken prisoner by Union soldiers.
Steve Ayers, a noted film and TV actor who trained first at Tennessee’s Maryville College, plays Charlie in this production inspired by Abigail Crabtree’s 1989 and ’91 Playhouse productions of the musical.
“Charlie is one of American musical theater’s greatest baritone roles,” stated director Jim Crabtree, "and it fits Steve like a glove. I think his performance in Shenandoah will be remembered for years.”
Members of Charlie’s family are played by an impressive group of Playhouse leading actors, including Daniel Black, Jason Ross, Nicole Begue, and Anne Staler. Cookeville’s Logan Hartman and Steven Harris are young professionals in supporting roles, with Pikeville’s Lenny Lively and Cookeville’s Daniel Perlongo as the youngest Anderson son.  
Also showing at the Playhouse: On Golden Pond, sponsored by Dr. Stanley Bise, MD; Smoke on the Mountain, sponsored by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store; and The Foreigner, sponsored by Comfort Suites, Holiday Inn Express, and Hampton Inn. Tickets are available at the CCP Box Office (484-5000) and online at www.ccplayhouse.com.    

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