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August 2, 2017
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Photo by
t ravis n odurft
Mont Chris Hubbard (from lef) Merideth Kay Clark, Susannah Mars and Don Kenneth Mason
showcase the music of Irving Berlin in ‘The melody Lingers On,’ at the Osterman theater at
Clackamas Community College.
American
Classics on Stage
One of America’s most be-
loved composers is celebrated
this month when the Clacka-
mas Repertory Theatre cele-
brates the music of Irving Ber-
lin with “The Melody Lingers
On” at the Osterman Theater
on the Clackamas Communi-
ty College campus in Oregon
City.
“We’ve assembled an in-
credibly talented cast,” said
Director David Smith-English.
“We sought out the area’s most
powerful voices and are eager
for audiences to hear them.
Many of the songs we’ll per-
form are American classics,
songs we’ve grown up with.”
Performances feature vocal
powerhouses Susannah Mars
and Merideth Kaye Clark
with Mont Chris Hubbard,
Don Kenneth Mason, James
Dixon, Natalie Mallak, Cait-
lin Brooke, Matthew Brown,
Kevin Minkoff and Allesondra
Helwig rounding out the cast.
LaRhonda Steele, the 2016
Muddy Award-winner for best
female vocalist presented by
the Cascade Blues Association,
and Lauren Steele will alter-
nate performances.
“The Melody Lingers On,”
opens Thursday, Aug. 3 with
shows Thursday-Saturday at
7:30 p.m. with 2:30 p.m. Sun-
day matinees through Aug. 27.
Tickets may be purchased at
ClackamasRep.org or by call-
ing 503-594-6047.