CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS THE CI
IN "ciLIVING."
Heather: THE BROADWAY HIT
WRITTEN BY RODGER'S AND
HAMMERSTEIN, "OKLAHOMA" IS
COMING TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
TODAY'S ciGIVING SPONSOR, THE
LITTLE THEATRE ON THE SQUARE IN
SULLIVAN.
JOHN STEVENS, EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER, AND BRITTANY AMBLER,
WHO PLAYS ADO ANNIE IN THE
LITTLE THEATRE'S PRODUCTION OF
"OKLAHOMA" ARE HERE.
WELCOME BACK!
Guest: THANK YOU.
Heather: THIS IS A BIG SHOW.
Guest: BIG SHOW.
WON A TONY AWARD THIS YEAR AS
WELL.
SO WE'RE HAPPY TO BRING THIS
CLASSIC BACK TO OUR STAGE.
WE DID A SURVEY LAST YEAR.
THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE THING
PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THIS YEAR.
SHOCKED ME AS WELL.
Heather: REALLY?
WHAT ARE PEOPLE DRAWN TO?
THEY HAVE A FEELING OF
NOSTALGIA.
THEY KNOW THE MUSIC.
YOU SAY OKLAHOMA AND PEOPLE GO
"OKLAHOMA"!
Heather: I WAS HOPING YOU
WOULD DO THAT.
[LAUGHTER]
Heather: IT IS A GREAT SHOW.
I REMEMBER WATCHING IT IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND HAVING IT AT OUR
SCHOOL.
SO IT IS A GREAT SHOW.
BUT FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE
FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY LINE,
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.
WE'LL LET ADO ANNIE TALK.
Guest: YES.
IT'S KIND OF ABOUT THIS MAIN
COUPLE CURLY AND LORI.
AND THEM GOING BACK AND FORTH AS
THEY LOVE EACH OTHER, NOT.
AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHARACTER,
JUDD, WHO CREATES THIS
INTERESTING LOVE TRIANGLE
BETWEEN THEM.
BUT MY CHARACTER... HAS ANOTHER
LOVE TRIANGLE ASPECT TO IT.
I'M MORE OF LIKE THE COMEDY
ASPECT OF THE SHOW.
Guest: A LITTLE BIT.
SHE'S THE TOWN FLIRT.
Guest: I AM THE TOWN FLIRT.
Heather: OH, CAN YOU RELATE?
Guest: NOT AT ALL, NO!
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
[LAUGHTER]
Guest: I'M LIKE I DON'T
KNOW.
Guest: NO.
HER MOM IS WATCHING THIS.
[LAUGHTER]
Guest: SHE'S SO FUN TO PLAY,
THOUGH.
Heather: I BET.
MAYBE YOU CAN CHANNEL SOMEONE
WHO YOU DON'T GET TO BE EVERY
DAY.
Guest: YEAH, EXACTLY.
Heather: WHAT IS YOUR
EXPERIENCE IN THEATER?
Guest: I'VE BEEN DOING
THEATER SINCE I WAS EIGHT.
AND LIVING IN BLOOMINGTON, I HAD
TONS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DO
THEATER THERE.
BUT MY FIRST SHOW EVER WAS
"OLIVER".
AND I WAS A BOY.
[LAUGHTER]
Guest: SO I'VE BEEN DOING
THEATER THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT WAS MY MAJOR IN COLLEGE,
SO...
Heather: GREAT.
LOOK AT 'YA NOW.
Guest: LOOK AT ME NOW.
A LITTLE BOY TO ADO ANNIE.
[LAUGHTER]
Heather: LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE LITTLE THEATRE ON THE SQUARE
THERE IN SULLIVAN.
SUCH A GREAT SPACE.
Guest: IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO
SEE A CLASSIC SHOW LIKE THIS.
IT FEELS LIKE THE RIGHT TYPE OF
SHOW TO SEE AT THE LITTLE
THEATRE.
VERY FAMILY-FRIENDLY.
TICKET PRICES ARE AFFORDABLE.
$37.50 IS THE TOP TICKET PRICE.
IF YOU GO TO CHICAGO OR ST.
LOUIS, YOU'RE PAYING $100 TO
$150 TO SEE A SHOW AND PAY FOR
PARKING.
YOU'RE GETTING A GOOD DEAL TO
SEE A SHOW IN SULLIVAN.
AND MANY OF THE SAME PEOPLE HAVE
DONE THE SHOWS ON TOURS IN NEW
YORK OR AROUND THE UNITED
STATES.
WE'RE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO DO
BE.
Heather: YOU HAVE
HIGH-CALIBER TALENT COMING TO
THE THEATER IN SULLIVAN.
HOW CAN PEOPLE GET TICKETS?
Guest: THEY CAN ALL 728-7375
OR ORDER ONLINE AT
www.thelittletheatre.org.
YOU CAN PRINT YOUR TICKETS AT
HOME.
AND SEE YOUR SEATS, RIGHT THERE.
Heather: WE'RE LOOKING AT
SHOW DATES THERE.
PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET
TO SULLIVAN AND SEE THE SHOW.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE
SHOW THAT YOU HOPE PEOPLE ENJOY
THE MOST?
Guest: OH, THE DANCING.
ALL THE DANCE NUMBERS.
THEY'RE JUST SO HIGH-ENERGY.
WE ALL HAVE SO MUCH FUN ON THE
STAGE TOGETHER.
Heather: WELL, GOOD.
I BET PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT
TO GET UP AND JOIN YOU PROBABLY.
OR SING ALONG, BECAUSE THESE ARE
CLASSIC, CLASSIC SONGS.
Guest: THEY'LL BE SINGING
ALONG FOR SURE.
Heather: YOU'RE GOING TO
STICK AROUND.
WE'RE GOING TO GET A SNEAK PEEK.
WHAT DO WE HAVE IN STORE?
Guest: LOTS OF BELTING.
LOTS OF FUN.
[LAUGHTER]
Guest: I'M DOING "I CAN'T
SAY NO".
Heather: SOMETHING TO LOOK
FORWARD TO.
BEST OF LUCK.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
IF YOU NEED ANY INFORMATION
ABOUT "OKLAHOMA," COMING TO THE
LITTLE THEATRE ON THE SQUARE
THERE IN SULLIVAN, WE'LL CONNECT
YOU AT www.CILiving.tv.
TODAY'S ciGIVING IS
SPONSORED BY THE LITTLE THEATRE
ON THE SQUARE.