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“Remember the Paramount”

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NARRATION:

Ladies and Gentlemen, we welcome you tonight to the performance of “Remember the Paramount”. We request that you turn off all pagers and cell phones. Please do not use flash photography as too much flash could distract and possibly cause injury to our dancers. The News Argus will be taking pictures. Please remember that no food or drinks are allowed in the auditorium. Thank you for your cooperation. And now

THE SHOW MUST GO ON………

LIGHTS: Stage goes completely black with closed curtain

SOUND: sound of bell chimes x 3; then

LIGHTS: sole spot light on podium & narrator

NARRATION:

Time of death 6:40 AM, February 19, 2005. That was the moment that we lost our beloved Paramount. In the words of our police chief Tim Bell, “ it’s burnt, it’s toast; it’s gone” Paramount left behind a legacy of memories and a large family of dancers, singers, actors, and musicians, who lost their home; and in turn we performers lost our audience. Despite a long life of over 100 years, the death was untimely and unexpected. Although we have mourned this loss for the past two years, we have not completed our final farewell and requiem to our dear Paramount.. So tonight we shall shed our last tears for our remembrances past; and yet, celebrate the dreams to come with the rebirth of the new Paramount. Tonight we shall make ashes into fairy dust.

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LIGHTS: during the eulogy above the curtain opens and sole spot light hits coffin

SPECIAL EFFECTS: use of smoke so as curtain opens stage is filled
SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER # 1: “Funeral for a Friend” be sure volume is up

STAGING: A funeral procession now begins with the mourners proceed to the stage where they now move the coffin and flowers off the stage leaving a sole dancer weeping.

TIME__8:08__minutes

LIGHTS: Lightening increases as number proceeds with additional dancers. At the end of the number CLOSE CURTAIN AND go black with stage lightening

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NARRATION: Paramount was born in 1882 and initially was first used as an Armory. In 1898, The United States became involved in the Spanish-American War with Cuba and Spain. It was the time of Teddy Roosevelt and his “Rough Riders”, notably the 71st New York and 1st North Carolina, charging up San Juan Hill in Puerto Rico. In the aftermath of the war, Latin America dancing was the rage. Please welcome our International Ballroom Champions Robertas Maleckis & Inga Sirkaite perform The Cha Cha.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #2: Cha Cha Medley with Robertas & Inga TIME___2:08______minutes

SPECIAL EFFECTS: at the end of the CHA CHA; make the stage go black with lightening to allow new dancers to set up.

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It was the beginning of the 20^th century and the end of the millennium. It was a time of hope and new technologies and inventions. The Paramount was now being used as office space. Classical ballet technique originally developed in France during the 1600's. At the turn of the century, Masquerade parties were the rage.

SPECIAL EFFECTS: Curtains open

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER # 3: Masquerade Ballet by Goldsboro Ballet TIME_________minutes

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The Paramount was no longer needed as an Armory as World War I had ended. The Paramount has now become a movie theatre with about 900 seats to view the new technology of silent movies and see the new dance grazes: The Peabody & The Charleston on the big screen. The Peabody was named after a police lieutenant, William Frank Peabody who had developed his own unique style. Because Mr. Peabody was a man of considerable girth and in order to dance with a woman, he had to keep the lady by his side, rather than in the front.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #4 & follow immediately with #5: The Peabody with Norman & Ella Hooker, and “The Charleston “ Stage Struck singers
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Originally, in the 1930s the dance was called the “Turkey Trot” until Harry Fox added his own unique style of trotting; and, thereafter, we have called it the Foxtrot. Please welcome Charles Zwerling & Tamara Congdon performing the Foxtrot

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #6 : “ Steppin Out with My Baby”, Foxtrot

TIME___2:15___minutes

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NARRATION:

Most people credit the 1953 movie, “Gentlemen Prefer Blonde’s”, with its new star, Marilyn Monroe for the song, “Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend”. However, I bet you didn’t know that the song was first performed by Carol Channing in the broadway production of the movie in 1949. Well, I guess you learn something new everyday. Here is A Step of Class’s Pre-Teen Company with their tap performance to one of the most famous 1950’s songs.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #7: "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend", Musical

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American World War II veterans have just returned home to the Big Band sounds of Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller. The sedate waltz and foxtrot were now replaced with the high energy LINDY & SWING

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #8: Pennsylvania 6-5000, Big Band Swing

SPECIAL EFFECTS: curtains close at end to allow next number to prepare

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In the early 1900’s, a few dancers in Europe started to rebel against the rigid constraints of Classical Ballet. Shedding classical ballet technique, costume and shoes these modern dance pioneers practiced “free dance”. In America Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Doris Humphrey and Martha Graham developed their own styles of free dance and laid the foundations of American modern dance with their choreography and teaching. The Goldsboro Ballet Company is pleased to present the first interpretative Modern Dance number of the night, “Ode to Charlie”.

SPECIAL EFFECTS: curtains now open

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #9: “Ode to Charlie” Modern Number

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NARRATION:

Rock 'n' Roll), is a genre of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and became popular in the early 1950s, and quickly spread to the rest of the world.

The beat is essentially a boogie woogie blues rhythm with an accentuated backbeat

Alan Freed is credited with coining the phrase "rock and roll" to describe the rollicking R&B music.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #10: Crocodile Rock, Rock & Roll number

TIME_____2:45____minutes

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The original Broadway production of “A Chorus Line” received 12 Tony Award nominations in the 1970’s. The production won 9 of those awards in addition to the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It ran for 6,137 performances, becoming the longest-running production in Broadway history up to that time. The show has enjoyed many successful productions world-wide and was revived on Broadway in 2006. Today, A Step of Class’s mini, petite, and junior company are excited to present their award winning performance of “A Chorus Line’s” most popular song, “One”.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #11: “One” Step of Class, Tap

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“Death in the Afternoon” was written by Ernest Hemingway about the ceremony and traditions of Spanish bullfighting. The name "Paso Doble" in Spanish means "Two Steps". The Paso Doble was one of many Spanish folk dances associated with various facets of Spanish life. In particular, the Paso Doble is based on the Bullfight. It portrays the man, as a bull fighter and the woman as his cape. It is danced to the characteristic marching music used for the procession at the beginning of a bull fight.

LIGHTS: lower lights and focus spot light on man and then enhance lights to full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #12: Paso Doble

TIME_____3:15____minutes

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Over fifty years of history, how it goes by in a blink. We welcome the Center Stage actors and singers to give us a review and a preview of what is to come.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #13: “A Megamix for the Millenium”, Center Stage

TIME____7:10_____minutes

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INTERMISSION

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Speech from David Weil concerning the building project of the new Paramount….

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Ladies and Gentlemen, we began tonight with a funeral for a dear old friend. Now it is time to rejoice and celebrate the rebirth of the new Paramount. The Samba was popularized by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their first film together: "Flying Down to Rio" In 1941, its popularity was boosted by performances by Carmen Miranda in her 1950 films, particularly "That Night in Rio" Welcome back Robertas & Inga performing the dance of celebration: SAMBA

SPECIAL EFFECTS: curtain opens

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #14: “Samba Medley”

TIME___2:05______minutes

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NARRATION:

As The dancer’s of Robin’s Academy of Dance and Gymnastics invite you to join them as they say goodbye to the old Paramount and welcome the establishment of the new, in their presentation of their lyrical number, “Movin’ On”.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #15: “Movin On”, Lycrical

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Bye Bye Birdie is a Tony Award-winning musical with a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. Originally titled Let's Go Steady, this satire on American society is set in 1958 and focuses on Conrad Birdie, a hip-thrusting, rock and roll superstar. Where there’s a theater, there’s performer’s. Please welcome from Stage Struck: Haily, Andrew, and Jamar, because there is a lot of livin’ left to do

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #16: “Lot of Livin to Do”, Stage Struck

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The term Modern Dance today, is typified as being the style of theatrical dance seen in the period between the 1970s and 1980s. As we continue to live, life’s not always peaches and cream. We always seem to run into a little bump in the road every now and then. To elaborate on times like these, Goldsboro Ballet’s company will now perform their modern piece titled, “Bump In the Road”.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #17: “Bump in the Road” Goldsboro Ballet

SPECIAL EFFECTS:

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A Step of Class’s Teen Company will now like to take you into the 80’s. Now, don’t get too excited, you’re not going to see big, poofy hair or neon colored sweat bands, but your adrenaline will be pumping watching this high-energy jazz routine to the 80’s song, “I’ve Got The Music In Me”.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #18: “I got the music in me” Jazz

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Our next song is from the musical “Hairspray”, a movie of the musical that just opened in theater’s July 20th, so you might want to go check that out.

So we will stay in the 80’s a little while longer to enjoy another high-energy performance from Robin’s Academy of Dance and Gymnastics, called, “You Can’t Stop The Beat”.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #19: “You can’t stop the beat” Musical

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Coinage of the term hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy, a rapper with Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five. He created the term while teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army, by scat singing the words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers

Our next performance by Artistic Dance Academy takes us into a new dance style. Hip-Hop began to take it’s root in the 80’s, but today it’s bigger and better than ever. Get ready to nod your heads to, “Boogie Bounce”.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #20: “Boogie Bounce” Hip Hop

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We’re now going to take a little break from our time line to remember someone who deserves his credit, God. We all have our struggles and we all become re-built. With God, whom we trust, we can overcome and do anything. He is here and rejoicing with us right now. In this next number, A Step of Class’s Teen and Senior Company would like for you to join them as they pray for our new Paramount and help you to realize, through dance, what it means to be “Held”.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #21: “Held” Step of Class

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NARRATION:

Just Developed in Spain and perfected in Argentina, the tango was first introduced to the American public in the 1922 film, The Sheik with Rudolph Valentino. This dance of passion is characterized by monumental stillness and sharp swift action. From the movie, Shall We Dance, we present the passion of tango

LIGHTS: all red

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #22: “Santa Maria” Tango the music begins when the MAN WITH HAT enters from Stage left. Let woman hit center stage pose first…. Music fades and ends when man and woman walk off

SPECIAL EFFECTS: a woman walks to center of stage and hits a pose. Now illuminate her with a single spot medium intensity. Increase lightening as dance begins BUT maintain heavy red color. Stage Struck actors provide background

TIME___2:45______minutes

AT THE END OF THE NUMBER STAGE GOES BLACK

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NARRATION:

Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket

Never let it fade away

Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket

Save it for a rainy day

For love may come and tap you on the shoulder some starless night

Just in case you feel you want to hold her

You'll have a pocketful of starlight

Goldsboro Ballet’s adorable apprentice’s are very excited to share with you their modern piece to, “Catch A Falling Star”.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #23: “Catch a Falling Star” Modern

SPECIAL EFFECTS: none

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NARRATION:

The Rumba is a dance of seduction and passion from Cuba. It is characterized by the movement of the body rather than the feet. Here again are Robertas & Inga

LIGHTS: start subdued and then go full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #24: “Rumba Medley” Rumba

TIME____2:55_____minutes

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Hip Hop is both a music genre and a cultural movement developed in New York starting in the 1970s, predominantly by African Americans and Latinos. Since first emerging in the Bronx in the 1970s, hip hop has grown to encompass an entire lifestyle that consistently incorporates diverse elements of ethnicity, technology, art and urban life. Right now I think we should have a party with Artistic Dance Academy, A Holy Ghost Party!!

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #25: “Holy Ghost Party” Hip Hop

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Dance is broadening so much throughout the years. Choreography doesn’t have to be your typical moves that you learn in class or everyday techniques that you study. Now, you can do whatever you want and it is accepted. This next dance that A Step of Class’s senior company will perform is actually a jazz dance, but it’s not your typical jazz dance. It has a contemporary feel to it, so open your minds and enjoy this contemporary jazz number to, “The Sky Is Falling”.

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #26: ”The Sky is Falling”, Jazz

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The Jive is a dance of true American origin and has evolved into many variations. The association between youth and this style of dance has continued through its subsequent metamorphoses as Lindy, Boogie-Woogie , Be-Bop , Twist , Disco , Swing, the Shag, and of course for you now please welcome Robertas & Inga performing: The Jive

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #27: ”Jive Medley”, Jive

TIME___2:14______minutes

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THE FINALE

LIGHTS: full

SOUND: MUSICAL NUMBER #24: music is playing during the narration below

Finale: “I am Still Standing” music by Elton John, featuring the entire dance and singing ensemble

SPECIAL NOTES: all artistic dance directors, Stage Struck, Center Stage singers, and special guests, Robertas & Inga, remain on stage to form a final single line with the cigarette girls at the ends. As each artistic director is announced and comes to center stage, the cigarette girls will hand out the bouquet of roses to them. The artistic directors start forming a line. Each artistic dance director, (6 roses x 6 bouquets), Choreographer , female singers from Stage Struck (6 roses ) and Center Stage (6 roses x 4 bouquets), Inga Sirkaite (12 roses), Cheri Crabtree (12 roses), and Melissa Zwerling (12 roses + 2 white roses) all receive red roses. Note: all the rose bouquets will be made up before the show and kept in cooler !

In the center of stage, the director and the producers. All other dancers exit stage to front of stage o ground level and along the sides.

TIME___3:30______minutes

NARRATION:

Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce the artistic directors, choreographers, our cast of dancers, singers, and actors from:

1. Mrs. Robin’s Academy of Dance & Gymnastics

Robin Boyd Webster and choreographer Anna Lanier, and the cigarette girls: Marissa Walker, Brittney Coltren, Gayna Morgan, Mikayla Braswell, Hannah Guilliams, and Mindy Godwin

2. A Step of Class

Tammy Evans and choreographer Lisa Mace,

3. Artistic Dance Academy

Patricia O’Quinn Warren

4. Goldsboro School of Ballet, Inc.

Peggy Wingate / Mary Franklin and choreographers Kashka Pickett and Brad Parquette

5. Top Hat Ballroom Dance Studio

Patti Andersen Troy

6. Center Stage Theatre
John Stutts, Jimmy Martin, Craig Millard, Jim Bryant, Sue Nobers, Candy Smith, Wanda Becton, Sandra Evans

7. Stage Struck

Andrew Patzer, Hailey Best and Jamar Williams

8. Our Special Guests: Robertas Maleckis & Inga Sirkaite

9. Your Director and Choreographer, Cheri Snow Crabtree

10. Your Producers and Hosts tonight, from the Heritage Dance Foundation: Charles and Melissa Zwerling

11. Ladies and Gentlemen, we thank you for your support of the Paramount. This is your narrator, Wayne Alley from WGBR signing off and wishing you a safe trip home.