Disney's Descendants the Musical

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Maleficent (Stephanie Frank) and her daughter Mal (Paris Rennhack) pose for a family portrait for SPCT’s production of "Disney’s Descendants: The Musical."

Sun Prairie Civic Theatre production, 7:30 pm on 10/7-8 & 14-15 and 2 pm, 10/9 & 16, Sun Prairie East High School.

media release: Who’s the baddest of them all? Will it be some of Disney’s most infamous villains? Or will their troublemaking teenaged children prove to be rotten to the core? Audiences will find out with Sun Prairie Civic Theatre’s production of Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical”. Performances are October 7 through 16 at the Sun Prairie East High School’s Performing Arts Center.

Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical” features adventure, romance, plus many of the characters and hit songs from the movies. When their children are invited to attend prep school with the children of Disney’s classic, do-good heroes, the villains hatch a scheme to exact revenge. With mischief in their blood, will the Evils follow through the plan and restore their parents to power? Or will they leave their wicked ways behind and learn to be good?

“Descendants is a fun opportunity to be the first community theater in the region to bring together a cast of adults and teens to stage a Disney story that’s proven to be wildly popular for a younger generation,” says Mike Schuster, Sun Prairie Civic Theatre Board Member.

Evening performances are October 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee performances are October 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. All performances are at the Sun Prairie East High School’s Performing Arts Center, located at 888 Grove Street in Sun Prairie. General admission tickets are $20 for adults; $17 for seniors, 60 years old and over and active military; and $15 for youth ages 18 years old or younger. Tickets may be purchased prior to the performances online with a credit card at sunprairiecivictheatre.com or in-person with cash or check at The Piano Gal Shop in downtown Sun Prairie. Tickets will also be sold at each performance.

The show’s book and additional lyrics are by Nick Blaemire. The music adaptations plus vocal and incidental arrangements are by Madeline Smith. Orchestrations and music are produced by Matthew Tischler. The show features popular songs from the movies including “Evil Like Me,” “Rotten to the Core,” “Ways to be Wicked,” “Chillin’ Like a Villian,” and “If Only.” The production is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com.

SPCT is a community of volunteers who have been sharing their time and talent to educate people of all ages in the experience of live theater on stage, backstage and in the audience since 1970. Anyone interested in getting involved or supporting the organization can learn more at sunprairiecivictheatre.com.

At this time, SPCT does not require production staff, cast, crew, volunteers or audience members to be vaccinated for COVID-19.  Those who wish to wear masks are encouraged to do so during auditions, rehearsals, when offstage or watching the show. If guidance and school policies allow, the cast will not be wearing masks on stage during tech week or performances.