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ENJOY A “LOVERLY” NEW YEAR’S EVE  WITH MY FAIR LADY!
Begin the New Year singing “I Could Have Danced All Night!”

LANCASTER, PA – “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” to be entertained in high society style by a fully costumed ensemble cast on New Year’s Eve! Or start the year by enjoying the same great show at a Sunday afternoon matinee. Fans of music, song and theatre will be thoroughly charmed and enchanted by the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Stephen Gunzenhauser, in collaboration with Fulton Theatre, Artistic Director Marc Robin, as they present this once-in-a-lifetime semi-staged concert production to ring in the New Year. The cast will be joined in song by the Lancaster Symphony Chorus, Dr. William Wright, Chorusmaster.

“The exciting and original musical by Lerner and Loewe will be captured by the full sound of the Lancaster Symphony in the tradition of the New York Philharmonic's ‘Classical Musical’ series,” shared Maestro Gunzenhauser. “This wonderful presentation features the best of a Broadway musical with the rich depth of a full symphony orchestra. It is indeed something to celebrate!"
This spectacular event will be showcased “Only in Lancaster” on New Year’s Eve, Friday, December 31 at 7 pm and in a special matinee on the first Sunday of the New Year, Sunday, January 2 at 3 pm.

“MY FAIR LADY “ Event details:
DATES /TIMES: Friday, December 31, 2010 at 7 pm – NEW YEAR’s EVE
Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 2 pm – FIRST SUNDAY of 2011

VENUE: American Music Theatre
2425 Lincoln Highway East (Route 30) Lancaster
Opposite the Rockvale Square Outlets.

TICKETS: $69 / all tickets

CONTACT: (800) 648-4102 or amtshows.com
"With a Little Bit of Luck," this musical tribute to My Fair Lady, adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture “PYGMALION” will have audiences singing their way into 2011!

Cast leads and artistic directors of My Fair Lady:
Abby Mueller (Eliza Doolittle). Abby comes directly from starring as Milly in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at Drury Lane Oakbrook. Other credits include Fantine in Les Miserables (Fulton Theatre), Missy in The Marvelous Wonderettes (Mason Street Warehouse), Constance in the World Premiere musical The Three Musketeers (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Catherine in Pippin (Utah Shakespearean Festival), The Most Happy Fella starring George Hearn (Ravinia Festival), and numerous productions at the Marriott Theatre, including Fiona in Brigadoon, Cinderella in Into The Woods, Meg March in Little Women, Anne in Shenandoah, Georgie in The Full Monty, and Babette in Beauty and the Beast. She is also a voiceover artist and proud member of SAG, AFTRA, and Actors’ Equity Association.

Peter Simon Hilton (Professor Henry Higgins). Peter’s theatre in the US includes: Damascus, My Fair Lady (more than once), Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, White Noise, Frost/Nixon, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, The Odyssey, The Iliad, Comedy of Errors, Coriolanus, Agamemnon, The Wasps, The Birds. Theatre in the UK includes: Oklahoma!, Les Miserables, Medea, On the 20th Century, Plain and Fancy, Grease, Guys & Dolls, Sleeping Beauty. Film/TV: An Englishman in New York, The Prince, Tea Before Honour. Peter is a board member of the Shakespeare Globe Center (USA), and is also an award-wining playwright (receiving productions in New York, LA and the Edinburgh Festival), as well as an international drama consultant developing theater programs to train people in global issues of diversity and cultural awareness www.dramaconsultant.com.

Stephen Gunzenhauser (Music Director/Conductor). Stephen is the Music Director of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra. He has a rich and prolific history as a stellar musician and conductor, creating 66 recordings and selling more than two million CDs. He led the Delaware Symphony Orchestra for 23 years and has served as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor for the Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra. He maintains a regular guest-conducting schedule in Bogota and with symphony orchestras worldwide.

Marc Robin (Director). Marc is the Artistic Director of the Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, PA. As a freelance director/choreographer he has staged over 250 productions at theatres across the country. Marc is the recipient of 16 Joseph Jefferson Awards (46 nominations); 12 After Dark Awards; 3 Ari "Zoni" Awards, Light Opera Works Lifetime Achievement Award and 3 Barrymore Award nominations for his work at Walnut Street Theatre. He is a resident of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is a 70-member professional ensemble that was founded in 1947 by Frederick S. Klein and John H. Peifer, Jr. from Franklin & Marshall College. Now in its 63rd season, the Symphony has evolved into a professional regional orchestra serving over 30,000 music enthusiasts annually. Its annual program includes 24 classical music concerts, a family holiday concert, a New Year’s Eve celebration, a free, outdoor community patriotic concert, and its nationally-recognized Sound Discovery Community Engagement programs which benefit more than 8,500 students annually. The Symphony is a non-profit organization governed by a board of 30 community volunteers and managed by a professional staff under the direction of president and chief executive officer Scott Robinson. Ticket sales, individual contributions, corporate gifts, and foundation and government grants help underwrite the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra’s invaluable contribution to the quality of life in South Central Pennsylvania. For more information, please go to www.lancastersymphony.org