May 2012

The Producers
At a packed AGM, held recently in Dodd’s Crescent Bar, we revealed details of our 2012 production. Late November will see the record-breaking, Tony Award winning, musical stage show hit, The Producers make its Boyle debut.
Written by the legendary Mel Brooks, this hilarious comedy tells the story of a down-on-his-luck stage producer and his accountant, who plot a get rich quick scheme. If they can raise enough money to invest in a play that is a guaranteed flop, they can rake in the insurance money when the show fails! The two proceed to find the worst play ever written, obtain a large number of investors, hire a lead actor and director with absolutely no talent, and then sit back to wait for the bad reviews…. The plan is faultless, until the show turns out to be a massive success…..Then the fun begins!

The Producers made its screen debut as far back as 1968, but people will be more familiar with the 2005 screen adaptation starring Matthew Broderick and Uma Thurman.

The plans for this years show were revealed by our Chairperson, Patricia Golden. She said, the Society had given a lot of consideration to this year’s show and once again felt that something light-hearted might help to evaporate the current depression and gloom. The chairperson paid tribute to the hardworking committee and in particular the officers, Deirdre, Benny and Brendan. She reflected on the past year and the outstanding success of Beauty & The Beast which allowed so many of the dedicated cast to excel and shine. She also paid tribute to the Production team of Anne, Frank and Vivienne.

A special mention was given to the set construction team and sincere gratitude was also extended to everyone who makes the Society what it is… the backstage crew, costume department, pit chorus, orchestra, set painters, lighting and sound team, stewards, front of house and shop personnel, programme designers, hair stylists, make-up team, tea ladies, and the ticket & programme sellers. St. Joseph’s Hall committee were thanked for the use of one of the best venues in the west of Ireland, both for the duration of the show itself, and the months leading up to it. Special thanks were also extended to Abbey Community College for additional rehearsal facilities and additional seating which thankfully had to be borrowed! The Society is also indebted to Perpetua McGee for providing premises for the booking office, and to Denis in Dodd’s bar, for providing a warm and inviting venue for Committee meetings.

The Chairperson also paid tribute to the whole community of Boyle and thanked all the sponsors who always play a huge part in the financial success of the staging of the shows and never fail to come up trumps when funding is required.

This year, the Society’s Director of many years, Frank O’Mahoney will not be on board and the Chairperson paid tribute to Frank for his dedication, inspiration and commitment to the Society, which may not have reached its current status without him at the helm. She also said that the success of Boyle Musical Society has come from a solid core of members, of which Frank and the O’Mahoney family have always been a large part.

When the Committee was faced with the task of finding a new Director, the ‘wish list’ was quite long and the person filling Frank’s shoes this year would also have to have to be available, dedicated, talented, respected & respectful and preferably local! We are delighted to announce that Vivienne Caldbeck-Moran, who has been the Society’s choreographer for the last number of years, will take on Directorial duties for ‘The Producers’.

Following the Secretary and Treasurer reports, Vivienne outlined the plans for the 2012 production.

The following were elected as officers to our committee:
Chairperson: Patricia Golden, Secretary: Deirdre Moran,
Treasurer: Benny Morgan, PRO: Brendan McGee.
Also elected to the Committee were Eugene Beirne, Sadhbh Duignan, Paddy Fennelly, Siobhán Gallagher, Liz Gannon, Marie Kennedy,
Joe O’Donnell and Gavin Ward.

The Producers will be staged from Wed. Nov. 21st until Sun. Nov. 25th 2012 in St. Joseph’s Hall, Boyle.
Rehearsals will begin on Mon. August 27th 2012.

Written by: Brendan McGee, P.R.O.

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