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“David-Edward Hughes love musicals and has for many years. 17 years ago, among other theatrical activities, he helped found Showtunes! Theatre Company. Their presentations are a model of concert stagings, with minimal sets and costumes, actors using scripts, and maximal singing talent. The opportunity afforded was also to present musicals that may well never be chosen to be fully staged, but still have an opportunity to experience them.”

“‘Mack & Mabel,’ a lesser known musical by the legendary composer Jerry Herman (‘Hello, Dolly,’ ‘Mame’), was not a hit when it premiered on Broadway in 1974 (starring Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters). It ran for about two months and then closed. It did earn eight Tony Award nominations, but won none and seemed to be destined only for the history books.
Thank goodness it was not forgotten by the folks at the new theater company Sing Out Louise!, who are currently offering a delightful concert staging of the musical at SecondStory Repertory in Redmond.”