Springfield Contemporary Theatre at SCT Center Stage in Wilhoit Plaza (corner of Pershing and Robberson downtown) opens its 2018-19 season TONIGHT (Fri June 8) with "A Grand Night for Singing," a musical revue featuring songs by two of musical theatre's greatest songwriters, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, who created some of the most romantic music in the Great American Songbook. Behind the plots, characters, carnivals and surreys with the fringe on top are beautiful stories about people falling in – and out – of love. The creators of this Tony-nominated show provide producers and theater companies a lot of leeway. Since this is not the traditional “book” musical (a full storyline interspersed with musical numbers), but rather more of a revue, it can take all kinds of approaches—anything from stand-and-sing (or park-and-bark if you prefer) to something far more elaborate. Assistant Director and Choreographer Vince Miller notes that the show, which includes classic songs from
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