Yo Ho Ho! Join Our Pirate Cruise on Thursday, June 11!

Steve Welch and his crew are all ready for the Pirate Boat Cruise benefit for the Soo Theatre Project on Thursday evening, June 11. Leaving Soo Locks Boat Tours Dock One at 6:00p.m., the cruise is sure to be fun for the whole family.

Become a pirate for the evening! Come as you are or as a pirate! During the two-and-a-half-hour cruise on the beautiful St. Mary's River you will enjoy:

• Pirate snacks
• A pirate re-enactment
• Pirate stories and songs
• Pirate prizes, and
• A pirate auction for a Pirate Hat, A Parrot, King's and Queen's Crowns,Jack the Monkey, and a huge Pirate Flag.
  

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at the Soo Theatre or at Soo Locks Boat Tours Dock One (1157 East Portage Ave.) (map to Dock One).

PDF version of the event poster

For more information, call the Soo Theatre at (906) 632-1930 or go to our website at sootheatre.org. The Soo Theatre is located at 534 Ashmun St., Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Photos of the Cruise

Don't Miss A Table for Two This Saturday, June 6

Rehearsing for the first of the season's shows at the Soo Theatre are some of the ladies from the Lock Cities Chorus of Sweet Adelines. The Sweet Ads and the Northland Barbershop Chorus are presenting A Table for Two as a benefit for Soo Theatre Project on Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Come and enjoy a family evening of song and comedy. Show tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and are available at Soo Theatre Box Office or at the door.

For more information, see our previous posting.

International Idol Competition Returns June 7: Do You Have What It Takes?

Once again, Soo Theatre Project, Inc. & All Good Soundz Present... International Idol!

Returning for a much-anticipated second season on June 7, International Idol is American Idol meets Rock Star: INXS. Contestants will be judged—sometimes harshly—based on technique, presence, audience rapport, and that magical quality that makes a great performer.

This is not a vocal-quality-only, Karaoke-style competition. We are looking for the best Front person in the Twin Sault Area. Own the song, stage, audience. Do you have what it takes?

Competition starts at 7:00 p.m. on June 7th and contestants compete every Sunday until July 5th when one is crowned as the International Idol. And, yes, there will be challenges, surprises, and eliminations along the way.

Contestants have until the second week (Sunday, June 14) to sign up.

Grand Prize is $500 studio time at Lake Street Studio in Brimley. Second Prize is $200 studio time and Third Prize is $100 studio time, also at Lake Street Studio.

Download a sign-up form from the Soo Theatre website at sootheatre.org or stop by the Soo Theatre office to register. Registration is FREE!

For more information, call the Soo Theatre office at (906) 632-1930.

Andy McKee Update

Soo Theatre Project
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
May 27, 2009

When Andy McKee was not able to make his scheduled duo show with Don Ross at the Soo Theatre last July, he said he would reschedule the show for late November or early December. And he said “To those of you who hold a ticket for the show and come to the makeup date, I will present to you a 3 song disc called July 3 Sault Ste. Marie…”

So what’s happening?

The Soo Theatre Project has been working to try to find a show date that works but we have not been successful as yet. We were hoping to get Don and Andy back playing together here this summer, because without heat, our theatre is closed during the colder months (October to May). But as you may know from the duo’s website, after touring together for most of 2008, Don and Andy are focusing on solo performances in 2009. Further, Andy is on tour in Europe through July this year.

But there’s good news!

Andy’s last world tour date is July 25 in the UK (andymckee.com). He has signed a deal with a new record company, Razor & Tie (razorandtie.com), and he will be coming off the road after two and a half years to take some time to do a new album. In June he’ll be in New York City to record an EP with the new company that will be released via iTunes only. But, to honor his pledge, he’s going to give the Soo Theatre signed copies of this new EP on CD for exclusive distribution to the Soo Theatre concert ticketholders. So if you have your ticket to the July 3 concert at the Soo Theatre, you’ll be part of a very select group to ever have this EP. This CD will be personally signed by Andy McKee to commemorate the missed Soo date. Please note: this EP is coming out to the rest of the world as a digital-only piece at the time of release - so on a good faith basis please keep this as your personal physical copy (no reselling please) and as a very special thank you directly from Andy.

We should be announcing the availability of this limited-edition CD sometime in July. Stay tuned to the Soo Theatre website at sootheatre.org for further information on how to get the CD.

June 6: A Table for Two Kicks Off the Summer at the Soo Theatre

A Table for Two will be kicking off the 2009 Season in the Soo Theatre on June 6 at 7:30 p.m. This terrific show features the Lock Cities Chorus of Sweet Adelines and the Northland Barbershop Chorus. The two choruses are repeating (with a few additions) part of the annual show that the men’s chorus held in April in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Each of these choruses boasts members from both sides of the St. Mary’s River. The show will benefit the Soo Theatre Project.

Each chorus presents a wide variety of songs in traditional four-part barbershop harmony, and they join together for a rousing musical duel singing “Anything You Can Do We Can Do Better.”

The script for A Table for Two was written by the directors of the two choruses, Judy Hendrickson and Bob Shami, and Northland Chorus member Steve Patterson. Steve will be playing the part of Gaston LeBlanc (aka Gus White), the maître d’ of a nightclub that is sponsoring a speed dating session. Enter the two choruses—the women very excited at the prospect of meeting someone, the men very nervous.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and are available at the Soo Theatre Box Office or at the door.

You will enjoy this evening of song and comedy with as many as 60 singers and actors on stage. Be sure to join in the fun and help support the Soo Theatre Project.

The Soo Theatre is located at 534 Ashmun St. in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. For more information, contact the Soo Theatre at (906) 632-1930 or go to our website at sootheatre.org.

PDF version of the show poster

Photos:

• May 31 Rehearsal

• June 6 Show