MONSTERS IN HARMONY AT MALL.Byline: Romy Jacobson Daily News Staff Writer The Wolfman, Frankenstein, Vampira and Dracula are dancing and singing hand in hand at the Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. . Actually, they are performers from ``Haunting Melodies,'' a chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in review which combines melodies from the Broadway musical ``Phantom of the Opera'' and '50s tunes. ``I loved the idea of Halloween as a child growing up,'' said show director Kristal A. Cutler, who has played piano at the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Mall's food court for seven years. ``I thought it would be fun to have some of the campy, old monsters singing campy songs, so it would be fun and not frightening, exciting and not evil.'' ``Haunting Melodies'' will begin at 5 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 25, with an encore performance at 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at the mall's Oasis Food Court. There is no charge. Cutler approached mall management with the idea of having dinner theater in the food court, starting with excerpts from ``Les Miserables'' last summer. The free Saturday evening shows drew hundreds. ``Being a pianist at the mall, I saw people appreciate the music,'' Cutler said. ``It was this dream, this little desire I had.'' The cast is composed of Antelope Valley residents, who have been devoting five to six hours once or twice a week for rehearsals since August. They aren't paid. ``We get to perform in front of a lot of people and let them know there are talented people to fill their cultural needs in the Antelope Valley,'' said Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. music major Nathan Romo, who is part of the ``Phantom of the Opera'' cast. Mesquite Elementary School elementary school: see school. fourth-grade teacher Dave Sheridan Dave Sheridan (born March 10, 1969) is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. Sheridan began his career as an intern at "Saturday Night Live". From there, he entered Chicago's famed comedy Mecca, The Second City, where he wrote, directed and produced "Dave plays the Phantom. ``It's a good cultural outreach for the arts,'' Sheridan said. ``It's a great way to bring the arts into the community.'' Littlerock High School Littlerock High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Littlerock, California. It is the a part of the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). External links
``It's just tons of fun. It's my outlet,'' she said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) Barbara Adams, the Bride of Frankenstein, and Tom Davis, Frankenstein, are in the cast of ``Haunting Melodies'' at the A.V. Mall. Terri Thuente/Daily News |
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