Li'l Abner
If you're looking for a fun-filled, foot-stompin' musical, then Barton Community College’s production of LI'L ABNER is for you. It's pure entertainment; a side-splitting extravaganza for all. Based on the original comic strip by Al Capp, this satisfying mixture of hillbilly nonsense and sharp, critical humor appeals to the sophisticated theatregoer as well as the child within us all.
March 9 - 11, 2012
Curtain Times:
March 9 & 10 at 7:30 p.m.
March 11th at 2:00 p.m.
A book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank
Based on Characters Created by Al Capp
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Music by Gene de Paul
Directed by Erin Renard
Musical Direction by Vern Fryberger
Conducted by Steve Lueth
LI'L AB NER originally played for 693 performances on Broadway in 1956 at the St. James Theatre. The original cast included Edith Adams, Peter Palmer, Howard St. John and Stubby Kaye. The Tony award winning musical is laced with gentle political satire, rib-tickling humor, and a host of brash, catchy tunes, making this a classic American musical.
