Terry Newell has chosen The Legacy Theater in Carthage to present the Sue Newell Scholarship Showcase on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m.
Newell has lined up another great cast of performers for the third annual scholarship showcase.
This year’s artists include Mary Lynn Metternich Arms, a Broadway performer, now of Hamilton. Brad Culpepper is a powerful singer of opera and show music.
Bill Maakestad is a retired law professor at Western Illinois University, who specializes in storytelling and ballads. He is joined with Lysa Fox, the head of the WIU musical theater department, who has an extensive resume as a performer, director and actress.
Tenor Danny Lasswell has sung in many places, including The Legacy Theater in a last year’s production of "A Christmas Wish."
Nalani Proctor is an amazing singer/songwriter. Nalani will join with her parents, Dan and Lana Proctor, who are music teachers and performers, and Peggy Moss in a group called The Islanders, for a lively mix of Irish and Hawaiian tunes.
Pianist Janet Carlisle will accompany the performers. This show has no set ticket price, with all freewill donations going to the Sue Newell Scholarship Fund. The variety show featuring local and regional talent is a rental event hosted at the theater, produced by Newell in memory of his late wife, Sue.
“This is the third year for this memorable event,” said Newell, who will emcee the evening. “The showcase celebrates Sue’s impact on arts and education, creating a touching community experience with a vibrant array of talent.”
Sue Newell attended V.I.T. High School in Table Grove and graduated from Western Illinois University in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in English and speech. She taught English, speech, and directed the class plays for many years at Carthage High School.
Sue taught English, speech and drama at Robert Morris College in Carthage, and later became a recruiter and director of development at Robert Morris.
She was a trainer for major corporations in Chicago in human relations, and English and speech skills. She worked alongside Terry in a customer service business for auto dealers and assisted Terry at Crooked Creek Art Gallery.
The Legacy Theater is at 1160 Buchanan Street, Carthage, IL. It is available to rent by groups and businesses to hold programs, meetings, recitals and other special events.
For further information, go to www.thelegacytheater. com; contact Larissa McShane, executive director of the theater, at [email protected]; or call the box office at 217-357-9479 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday to Friday.
