Springfield Contemporary Theatre at SCT Center Stage in Wilhoit Plaza, corner of Robberson and Pershing downtown, opens their 23rd season tonight (Friday May 26) with the ultimate celebration of 1960s female empowerment: "BEEHIVE--The '60's Musical ." Director Josh Inman came in this morning to discuss the show on KSMU " Arts News ," and with him as SCT's Co-Artistic Director Rick Dines (more on that change in Dines' job title below), who provided a detailed rundown of the new season. Director/choreographer Josh Inman simply says, "It's so fun." There are over forty songs from the 1960s in the show. "We just take you on a trip--all the girl-group stuff is in there. We go through the British Invasion, we go into Dusty (Springfield) and Janis (Joplin) and Tina (Turner) and Aretha (Franklin). Everything you want from the '60s is there. It's great." Beehive nostalgically recalls the days of miniskirts, transistor radios and flower power. Told from the perspective of six young women who
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