Tom Wopat and Alli Foss (photo by Lorah Haskins)
Clearly, FST Managing Director Sarah Marty was trying hard to convince us to remind you that there are tickets to this staged concert version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic available for as little as $15. She was also clearly responding to our complaint that the photograph of Wopat she’s sent earlier was the one he’d used in 2008 when he performed in the FST production of “Follies.”
While pondering whether to write about “Some Enchanted Evening” or just “… Wash That Man Right Outa of My Hair,” we received an e-mail from an MOTC fan who was sitting in the audience, watching Wopat live. She told us she couldn’t keep her eyes off him (but how then did she text us from her iPhone?). We took this as a sign that we should let you know how you can see Wopat — and the other talented members of the cast — this weekend.
The remaining performances of “South Pacific” are at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 21st and 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 22nd in the Wisconsin Union Theatre., 800 Langdon Street. You may purchase tickets online or telephone (608) 265-ARTS (but there aren’t many left, so hop to it whether or not you’re “Younger than Springtime”).
Wopat will also be a featured guest on Michael Feldman’s “Whad’Ya Know?” live broadcast at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 21st in the Mitchel Theater in Vilas Hall. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online (service charge applies).
One of us will soon be counting sheep; the other (that would be Izzy) is going to search for his autograph book. Izzy wants to add Wopat’s autograph to his collection; so if you see a geeky-looking guy with an old-fashioned autograph book trying to get Wopat’s attention, you’ll know it’s probably our irrepressible intern.
Addendum: The photograph used with this post is ©Four Seasons Theatre and is used with permission. If you’d like to see more production photos from “South Pacific,” visit the Four Seasons Theatre’s photostream on Flickr.
