You might think it’s crazy to pull together 75 or 80 teenagers from all over Cincinnati to put on a musical in the summertime. Artistic Director Tim Perrino doesn’t even have a barn … but he does have the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, where he assembles a group of talented teens for Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre every summer — this year is the group’s 30th anniversary.
The youthful energy of Perrino’s crew seems like a perfect match for the George Gershwin musical Crazy for You, winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Musical. (It’s actually based on a 1930 show, Girl Crazy, with a few more tunes added for good measure.) The show is a dancing extravaganza about a young man who just wants to be a dancer, despite his disapproving mother and his doubtful fiancée.
There’s trouble along the way — not to mention some fancy footwork — but it all works out for the best. That’s the kind of show Perrino excels in assembling with his teens, and there’s nothing crazy about that.
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