The 46th season of the MSC OPAS performing arts series opens Tuesday night with the American debut of the British musical “The Choir of Man”.
OPAS executive director Anne Black describes the production as a combination of watching the “Cheers” television show put to music.
Director/co-producer Nic Doodson describes the production, involving nine men on stage, as “a pint-filled good time set in a working pub that combines hair-raising harmonies, high-energy dance, and live percussion with foot-stomping choreography.”
Doodson says the music includes songs made famous by Adele, Queen, Paul Simon, Katy Perry, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Performances are Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7:30 at Rudder Auditorium. Tickets and more information is online at mscopas.org.
Click below for comments from Anne Black and Nic Doodson, visiting with WTAW’s Bill Oliver.
Listen to “Preview of MSC OPAS season opener "The Choir Of Men"” on Spreaker.
Additional information from MSC OPAS:
OPAS will open the first U.S. tour by THE CHOIR OF MAN on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 2 and 3 (7:30 PM) in Rudder Auditorium. This worldwide smash, and runaway hit of numerous music festivals, will have stateside audiences on their feet! Tickets to THE CHOIR OF MAN are on sale now at the MSC Box Office (979-845-1234) and online at www.MSCOPAS.org.
Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up 90 minutes of indisputable joy. It’s a party. It’s a concert. It’s a pint-filled good time set in a real working pub that combines hair-raising harmonies, high-energy dance, and live percussion with foot-stomping choreography. The multi-talented cast of nine handsome blokes sings everything – pub tunes, folk, Broadway, classic rock – all to roof-raising heights. It’s the best singing, dancing, stomping, pub crawl of a show you’ll ever attend!
One of the show’s producers, Nic Doodson states, “The guys have spent the last couple of years touring the UK and Australia and they are ready to bring this show to American audiences! This concert is such a great time for all – whether it’s a ladies night, first date, guys night out or even a bachelorette party! So, grab your best mates and we’ll see you at the venue…the first pint is on us (seriously!)”
OPAS Executive Director Anne Black states, “OPAS has a storied history of being on the first legs of tours for shows that ended up being cultural phenomena – Blue Man Group, Tap Dogs, The Midtown Men and Stomp. The Choir Of Man is shaping up to be the next big thing! Not only are we part of their first tour – we are opening their first U.S. tour right here in Aggieland! These nine guys are incredible. They have been slaying audiences across the globe. I can’t wait to see them in Rudder on October 2 and 3. Join us and let’s make history together.”
Imagine the greatest pub gig you’ve ever been to, multiply it by ten, and you’ll still be nowhere near the fun that this show exudes throughout. The show celebrates music that has wide appeal including songs by Adele, Queen, Paul Simon, Katy Perry, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more. The cast features world-class tap dancers, acrobats, singers, instrumentalists and poets, ensuring that there is something for everyone in this joyous and uplifting show for all ages.
THE CHOIR OF MAN is the latest show from the creative minds of Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay – the team behind Soweto Gospel Choir, The Magnets, and the award-winning North by Northwest.