Podcast #111: American Music Theatre




Around the Wood Stove show

Summary: <a href="http://www.amtshows.com/broadway-now-and-forever/"></a> The <a href="http://www.amtshows.com/" target="_blank">American Music Theatre</a> is a 1,600 seat Lancaster theatre that boasts 300+ live performance each year mixing original musical productions like their current show <a href="http://www.amtshows.com/broadway-now-and-forever/" target="_blank">Broadway: Now &amp; Forever</a> with some of the top touring celebrity acts in the country such as upcoming headliners Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne, and Loretta Lynn, and Michael McDonald. These performances achieve AMT’s ongoing mission to create an extraordinary, immersive, live entertainment experience. Andrea McCormick is the theatre’s artistic director and creator of  Broadway: Now &amp; Forever, which runs through mid-October. Ric Zimmerman is a performer who has worked with the theatre for over a decade, and is a vocalist in the current show. Andrea and Ric graciously took time out of their busy schedules to chat about the show, the history of the American Music Theatre, and their own personal experiences working in the performing arts. Connect with <a href="http://www.amtshows.com/" target="_blank">AMT</a> online or on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AMTShows" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AMTShows" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. And don't miss <a href="http://www.amtshows.com/broadway-now-and-forever/" target="_blank">Broadway: Now &amp; Forever</a>! Mickel Time with Mike McMonagle Along with being an accomplished local musician, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mikemcmonaglemusic" target="_blank">Mike McMonagle</a> is also responsible for booking live music events at <a href="http://www.tellus360.com" target="_blank">Tellus360</a>, a Lancaster business that brings environmentally sustainable solutions to all aspects of living. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Series42Lancaster" target="_blank">Series 42</a> presents <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/518140818242508/?fref=ts" target="_blank">JP Harris and Joe Fletcher</a>, Thursday June 13 @ 9:30 pm at the <a href="http://www.dispensingco.com/" target="_blank">Lancaster Dispensing Company</a> (DipCo), 33-35 N. Market St., Lancaster. <a href="http://chestnuthillcafe.com/" target="_blank">Chestnut Hill Cafe</a> presents <a href="http://mattwheeler.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Matt Wheeler</a>, Sunday, June 16  @ 3 pm at 532 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster. FREE <a href="http://www.chameleonclub.net/" target="_blank">Chameleon Club</a> presents Why? and Sarah Jaffee, Friday, June 21 @ 7 pm at 223 N. Water St., Lancaster. $12-$14 <a href="http://www.chameleonclub.net/event/246555-why-lancaster/" target="_blank">TICKETS</a> <a href="http://beerfridgelancaster.com/" target="_blank">The Fridge</a> presents <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/165981623572807/" target="_blank">Music Mondays with the Scott Pemberton Trio</a>, Monday, June 24 @ 6:30 pm at 534 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster. $15 Other Upcoming Events <a href="http://www.ephrataperformingartscenter.com/" target="_blank">Ephrata Performing Arts Center</a> (EPAC) presents Brighton Beach Memoirs opening Thursday, June 13 @ 7:30 pm (through June 29) at the Sharadin Bigler Theater, 320 Cocalico Street, Ephrata.  <a href="http://www.ephrataperformingartscenter.com/" target="_blank">TICKETS</a> <a href="http://www.hansherr.org/Home" target="_blank">Hans Herr House</a> and Wood Stove House presents <a href="http://www.hansherr.org/Home/Events/Music_in_the_Orchard" target="_blank">Music in the Orchard</a> with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SopaSol" target="_blank">Sopa Sol</a> and <a href="http://www.christopherjonesmusic.com/" target="_blank">Christopher Mark Jones</a>, Saturday, June 15 @ 6 pm at 1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street. $5/kids under 12 FREE <a href="http://www.millersville.edu/conferences/fourcorners/" target="_blank">Millersville Four Corners Festival</a> presents Outdoor One Act Comedies,