April 16: “The Wedding Singer” opens
Directed by Marie Danvers and musically directed by Dr. Hosun Moon, The Wedding Singer is a humorous musical based on the 1998 hit movie starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The music is by Matthew Sklar, the lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and the book is by Beguelin and Tim Herlihy.
Making ends meet as a wedding singer in New Jersey, Robbie Hart, a wannabe rock star, has to change his tune when he is jilted at the altar by his own fiancée, but waiting in the wings is Julia, a waitress at his singing gigs, who is more than willing to harmonize with him except that she’s about to marry a Wall Street shark.
The Wedding Singer, Five Towns College Performing Arts Center, 305 North Service Rd., Dix Hills, 631-656-2148; $18; seniors and students, $15; 7:30 p.m., April 16; 7:30 p.m., April 17; 7:30 p.m., April 18; 2 p.m., April 19
