“Glitter & Gold” at the The Belle Theatre celebrates hits from Broadway’s Golden Age to today with a mostly female cast of talented singers, including Camila Guedes, who channels her inner Barbra Streisand in her powerful rendition of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from “Funny Girl.”
Lauren Miller delivers several powerful performances, including “Adelaide’s Lament” from “Guys and Dolls” and “When You’re Good to Mama” from “Chicago.”
The concert-style show is also big on duets, such as “Breathe” from “In the Heights” and big, flashy ensemble numbers including “Seasons of Love” from “Rent.”
Big on visceral engagement and nostalgia, “Glitter & Gold" is onstage Friday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
For tickets, telephone 239-323-5533 or visit https://thebelletheatre.com/.
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“Glitter & Gold” has something for everyone.
The show’s playlist also includes “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair” from “South Pacific,” “You Gotta Get a Gimmick” from “Gypsy,” “I Need a Hero” from “Footloose,” “On My Own” from “Les Miserables” and “The Sound of Music.”
The cast consists of:
Allison Reiter
Becky Nilson
Brighton Corby
Brittany Ringsdore
Camila Guedes
Carrie Guffy
Cathy Shea
Emily Berlanga
EmmaJean Jones
Grace Koltz
Jessica Turner
Kieran Strosser
Lauren Miller
Michaela Ward
Terry Foster
The concert will give patrons a chance to see the improvements Belle Theatre has made over the summer in the form of new risers, new carpeting and floor lighting.
“There are only seven rows in the theater, which allows every seat to have a great view,” said Tyler Young. But the redesigned risers make that view even better. “The theater really allows us to interact with our audience and bring them into the experience onstage and be part of the production.”
The theater is an homage to Young’s grandmother, who not only supported Tyler in his theatrical pursuits, but supported the arts in general. When she died in 2017, she bequeathed her grandson enough money to start a theater of his own.
“Her name was Bellemira Young,” Young noted. “Short for Belle. Always went by Belle. No one ever called her Bellemira, and we sat around the table trying to come up with a name and Belle Theatre came out, which seemed pretty simple at the time, but now has a great ring to it.”
Belle Theatre is located at 2708 Santa Barbara Blvd. in Cape Coral, just a six minute jaunt over the Midpoint Bridge.
Support for WGCU’s arts & culture reporting comes from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, and Naomi Bloom in loving memory of her husband, Ron Wallace.
