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ENRAGED ELDERS STAR IN MCT’S ‘RETURN TO SUNSET VILLAGE’

Think, if you would, of a stereotypical protest scene. The picket signs. The raised voices. The marches for a unified cause. Now, let us ask: In that image,...
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FRED MOYER JAZZ TRIO ENTERTAINS KEYS LISTENERS

By Asta Kraskouskas Florida Keys Concert Association presented its second of six concerts on Jan. 23-24 at Coral Shores and Marathon high schools – jazz by three musicians:...
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MARATHON COMMUNITY THEATRE’S ‘ONE WEEKEND ONLY’ OPENED THURSDAY

More than 30 acts, from body percussionists to hula hoopers and opera singers, will bring a talent overload to the stage at the Marathon Community Theatre for...
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SHAKESPEARE MEETS THE WILD WEST WITH MARATHON COMMUNITY THEATRE’S ‘DESPERATE MEASURES’

Marathon Community Theatre’s newest main-stage show may be based on a Shakespearian plot – “Measure for Measure,” for those familiar. But instead of stilted early-1600s dialogue set...
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STANLEY SWITLIK PREPARES TO DEBUT MUSICAL ‘THE HIGH SEAS’

Merry bands of pirates, sailors, sea creatures and more are just about set to take the stage at Stanley Switlik Elementary as the school’s drama club prepares...
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MHS DRAMA CLUB TELLS A TALE AS OLD AS TIME WITH ‘BEAUTY AND THE...

Lyn Cox’s swan song as the longtime director of the Marathon High School Drama Club will be a tale as old as time, with a cast determined...
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‘SCAPINO!’ EXPLORES A SCOUNDREL’S SOLUTIONS AT MCT

Marathon Community Theater’s new show is “Scapino!,” a witty comedy full of surprises and laughs. Set in a charmingly designed – and somehow familiar? – Naples, Italy,...
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MUSICIAN CORY YOUNG SAYS ‘LIFE LOOKS BEST’ BACK IN MARATHON

Cory Young doesn’t carry himself like a musician who’s shared stages with the Coral Reefer Band. He doesn’t boast about the fact that 10-time CMA Musician of...
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THIS WEEKEND: ‘SEUSSICAL JUNIOR’ TAKES THE STAGE AT MARATHON COMMUNITY THEATRE

A host of beloved characters from the mind of Dr. Seuss will come to life on the Marathon Community Theatre stage this weekend as Lynn Ahrens and...
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STORIES IN SONG: ‘AN EVENING WITH JAIMIE ROBERTS’ IS THIS WEEKEND AT MCT

What exactly is a cabaret? Ask veteran performer Jaimie Roberts to describe her show this weekend at Marathon Community Theatre, and she’d probably use that word. Ask her...