Emceed by CRT Artistic Director Michael Lederman, the show will sparkle with what Lederman calls "98 percent" Coastsiders.
Assisting Lederman will be former Coastsiders Glenn Wyman, stage managing, and his 10th-grade daughter Ellie, both former CRT actors who travel down to the show from their Grass Valley home.
 Anna Robertson, a teenager from El Granada, will be hanging out at the Coastside Talent Show this weekend. |
Behind them will be musical director Ken Crowell and seven members of the big band Chops. Crowell, who will conduct the band instead of play this year due to recent tendonitis surgery, is in his fifth year with the talent show.
In addition to the many performing kids, Lederman said many adults will be making a debut.
The show takes place at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, and Saturday, Jan. 12, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Coastal Repertory Theatre venue at 1167 Main St. in Half Moon Bay. Tickets are $25 for adults and $18 for students and seniors on Friday and Saturday, and $18 for adults and $15 for seniors and students on Sunday, at coastalrep.com, by calling 569-3266. They may also be available at the door.
The lineup at press time is:
Returning regulars:
• Lisa Spector (all shows), classical piano with humor;
• Judi Engel and belly dancers (all shows);
• Husband and wife singers Amy Cowan and Brian Thorsett, a medley from "Cinderella" (Friday/Saturday);
• Baritone Ron Fahy (Saturday/Sunday);
• Teen aerial acrobat Anna Robertson, (all shows);
• Suzanne Sims-Butts and her debuting teen daughter Stevnae, singing country-western songs (all shows);
• Vocalist/bassist Peter Bland and friends, singing jazz a cappella (Sunday);
• Courtney Hatcher, singing, with violinist Amanda Johnson (all shows);
• Improv artist Marc Samuels and Blue Blanket Improv (Friday);
• Improv artist Chris Miller (Saturday).
Possibly joining the lineup:
• Classical guitarists Richard Patterson and Stevan Pasero;
• the Michelle McDonald and Shely Pack young dance troupes;
• singer/songwriter Ryan Salet;
• the Capo Brothers, folk rock;
• baritone Doug Mallon.
Young performers:
• dancer Michaela Ehring (all shows);
• Bobby Thornton, singing "Corner of the Sky" (Friday/Saturday);
• sixth-grader Shelby Hartness, singing from "Les Miserables" (Saturday/Sunday);
• 10th-grader Shae Marx, singing Billie Holliday (Friday/Saturday);
• brother and sister Michael (a first-grader, in his debut) and Emily Whitlatch (a sixth-grader), singing (all shows);
• sixth-grade flutist Ryan East (all shows);
• fifth-grader Darragh White singing Norah Jones (Friday/Saturday);
• eighth-graders Hilary DeWitt (Friday/Saturday), and Kelly Tittle (Saturday/Sunday), and third-grader Sarah Adler (all shows), singing;
Adults making their debut:
• Pianist Peter Master with a vocalist, tango and jazz (Friday/Saturday);
• Ken Polani singing Tony Bennett (all shows);
• Michigan transplants Laurel Cole and partner Bill Wood (all shows);
• classical soprano Marilyn Pratt, singing opera selections (all shows).
For information, call 569-3266.
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