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 There’s a touch of Broadway at Royersford Baptist Church this week.
The Tony nominated musical “Once on This Island” opens on the RBC stage Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 8 p.m. and continues nightly through Saturday, Aug. 9. The show is the 16th summer production at the church.
The story, based on the original Hans Christian Andersen tale of “The Little Mermaid,” takes place on a beautiful Caribbean island. Ti Moune, a poor peasant girl, falls in love with a wealthy young man and struggles with the powerful forces of love and death.
The show, by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, is a blend of Caribbean music and dancing suitable for all ages.
According to church member Dianne Umstead, who has choreographed and directed several shows, the musicals began as a way of keeping the congregation in touch through the summer months. It’s also an intergenerational activity, she said, as “people of different ages work together and get to know each other better.”
The first RBC summer musical was “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Others have included “Footloose,” “The Sound of Music,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Hello, Dolly!,” “The Music Man,” “Oliver,” “Annie,” “Once Upon a Mattress,” “State Fair” and “Annie Get Your Gun.”
“Once on This Island” will be presented Wednesday through Saturday, Aug. 6 to 9, at 8 p.m. in the air-conditioned fellowship hall at Royersford Baptist Church, 452 S. Lewis Road, Royersford. Tickets may be ordered online at www.rbcabc.org or by calling the church office, 610-948-4170.
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