St. George Musical Theater presents “The Scarlet Pimpernel”
By Bruce Bennett
Opening its fall season, St. George Musical Theater presents “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” a crowd-pleasing musical that is sure to appeal to the show’s adoring fans as well as convert many new devotees.
“The Scarlet Pimpernel” is a swashbuckling action/adventure musical based on Baroness Orczy’s famous 20th-century novel about the French Revolution with an epic, sweeping book by Nan Knighton and a rousing and passionate score by Knighton and Frank Wildhorn. The show features drama, comedy, and the love triangle of Percy, a British aristocrat who dons an alias to subvert the French, Chauvlin, his always-clad-in-black nemesis, and Marguerite, Percy’s new bride and Chauvlin’s former flame. Truly, this show has it all: suspense, drama, plenty of laughs, and how can a show that features a life-sized guillotine go wrong?
“We are thrilled with this cast featuring two dozen of the most talented performers in our area,” said artistic director Rachel Parry. “Nearly everyone comments on how much talent we have in our community, and this production of ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ is a perfect showcase to display the truth of that observation.” Much like St. George Musical Theater’s previous shows “The King and I” and “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Scarlet Pimpernel” will likely have sold-out performances, so it is recommended that tickets be purchased early. There are two methods to reduce the cost of the already very reasonable ticket prices. We are still selling our season ticket packages, which offer tickets at a price of less than $19 a piece and the ability to use the tickets for the shows a patron wants in the quantity he wants. For an even greater discount, we have group rates as low as $15 per ticket with a minimum group size of only 15, making this perfect for family reunions and company events.
St. George Musical Theater’s “The Scarlet Pimpernel” runs Thursday-Saturday and Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15–Sept. 14, with 2 p.m. performances Aug. 31 and Sept. 7. Go to sgmt.org for all tickets, and call (435) 628-8755 for group rates. St. George Musical Theater is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are welcomed.
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