Adelphi PAC's Best of Broadway Celebrates Musicals of the 1970s
Garden City, NY (10/04/2023) — Adelphi University's talented performing arts students once again take the stage during their semi-annual Best of Broadway show at Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Sunday, October 22, at 4 p.m.. Let's Paint the Town - Musicals of the 1970s pays tribute to the uniqueness of that decade in musical theater.
Director Erin Quill and Music Director Brandon Grayson have chosen songs from such shows as Sondheim's Pacific Overtures (1976), Gordon & Gestner's You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (1971), and Kander & Ebb's Chicago (1975). The show is a salute to when love was free, children were free-range, but everyone still had to pay their dues.
Adelphi's Best of Broadway is part of the Poole Family Broadway Series at the Adelphi PAC, which is generously sponsored by Mary Jane and Thomas Poole.
The show will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.
Tickets start at $30, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Livestream access is $20. For more information call the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or email boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and the box office is also open two hours before all ticketed performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.
Adelphi PAC is one of Long Island's premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. See more about other upcoming Adelphi PAC offerings at adelphi.edu/pac.
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Adelphi University’s talented performing arts students once again take the stage during their semi-annual Best of Broadway show at Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Sunday, October 22.
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