“I am still as in love with this piece as a director today, as I was years ago playing second trumpet in the pit.”

“Now, of course, winding roads got me to where I am here, but it really is a full circle for me,” Kennedy said. The seasoned performer and director credits the musical with introducing him to the magic of theater back in high school, when he played in the theater orchestra.

Kennedy’s love for “Brigadoon” began well before he brought it to Loveland. To me, it speaks to the quality and level of how great this piece is.” “…The script has been left almost literally unchanged since 1947, and that’s unheard of. “They (Lerner and Loewe) really were masters at creating a story that utilizes music to truly tell the story,” he said. They will be joined by other principal cast members Emily Morris (Meg), Solomon Abell (Jeff), and Seth Riley (Charlie Dalrymple).ĭirecting is the opera’s artistic director, Timothy Kennedy, who said that “Brigadoon” has stood the test of time both thematically and musically. The Loveland version stars Bella Mallow as Fiona and Nathan Snyder as Tommy. Penned by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, the musical debuted on Broadway in 1947, featuring memorable songs such as “Almost Like Being in Love” and “Heather on the Hill.” Later, it was adapted into a film starring Gene Kelly and Syd Charisse. “Brigadoon” tells the tale of strangers Tommy and Fiona, who meet and fall in love in a quaint Scottish village that only appears to the outside world once every 100 years.

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