The hit musical That Lovin' Feelin' is returning to the St. Croix Off Broadway stage after appearing as part of the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival.
The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, produced by Underscore Theatre Company, will be showcasing 14 new works in 2016, including That Lovin' Feelin', which will be showing at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater for four performances, August 9-12. Following the Chicago run, the cast will return to Hudson for a two-month run at the St. Croix Off Broadway Dinner Theatre at the Hudson House Grand Hotel, August 25-October 29. That Lovin' Feelin' is the musical biography of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. During an interview with a college paper, an elderly Bill recounts his rise to stardom. Young Bill Medley starts out as a doo-wop singer, but when his friend John Wimber puts him together with Bobby Hatfield, Bill and Bobby discover their common love for R&B and the Righteous Brothers are born. They quickly get signed to record their first hit, and their sound catches the attention of hit producer Phil Spector. Phil gets them to sing You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' and the group's popularity skyrockets. The stress of producing another hit leads to tension between the two singers. Can the two find a way to work together or will their differences drive them apart? The show stars Leon Hammer as the elderly Bill Medley, Brittany Oberstadt as promising young journalist Ali Hansen, Greg Lund as young Bill Medley, Joe Keith as Bobby Hatfield, and David Wesley Frank as Phil Spector. Other cast members include Lydia Keith, Yvonne Freese, Wayne Peterson, Phillip Frieler, and Peter Alexander. For more information on the Chicago performances, visit http://www.cmtf.org. For more information on the Hudson performances, visit http://www.stcroixoffbroadway.com.
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