Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 03/24/2024
(CLOSTER, NJ) -- The NYC Music Marathon and composer Jack Dallas are presenting a series of Wednesday evening musical comedies for an 8 week only run starting April 3. Performances take place in Fellowship Hall at St Paul's Lutheran Church in Closter. Donations will be accepted $5 minimum. Performances take place every Wednesday at 7:00pm from April 3 through May 22, 2024.
Fellowship Hall at St Paul’s Lutheran Church is located at 171 Closter Dock, Closter, NJ (up the back stairs)
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Jack Dallas – Musical Comedy Classics
Dallas composed “The HighWayMan” and “Miranda” with Richard Petrocy. Love triangles and complications to romance in Wales and Florida Keys. (5M, 3F, 100 minutes) 1986 (4M, 3F, 95 minutes) 1989
Jack Dallas - Americana
“Copper Kettle” the Frank & Tom Beddoe folk opera, Dallas musically edited. (8M, 5F, 105 minutes) (wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Kettle ) 1992, 1953
“1756- Making America” A love story, a Heroine and Hero must defeat Indian and French warriors to survive. Ben Franklin supplies lyrics. Dallas scribed these Philadelphia stories and songs (2M, 2F - 95 minutes) 2006
Jack Dallas - Musical Comedy Bard Series
“Jen – X” with David Beddoe - Bards Jack Zack and Craig A. Davis guide Lost Lovers in war zones. (3M, 2F, 100 minutes) 1998
”Humor, Babes, Wisdom, Brevity” by Dallas - Firemen, EMTs, Teachers in NYC scramble to emergencies and romance. Bards Jack Zack and Bruce Excuse Davis musicalize. (3M, 3F, 100 minutes) 2003
”Jessica’s Smile” & “Factor Tats” 2 Sci Fi love stories … Zack & Davis Music Comedy Mavens preside, Sci Fi resides in the past and present. A wedding is requested, after mucho problem quests block the romantic union. (3M, 3F, 60 minutes, & 25 minutes)
“Uncle Bob” & Bridal Whites, Flights, Slights & Nights” Jack Dallas. Musical Comedy Bards recreate Uncle Bob Beddoe,. and a skittish Couple deals with Bridal gowns, bounds and downs. (2M, 1F, 45 minutes, 25 minutes) 2024
“Jack Dallas – In the Bull Pen, waiting for call ups
”CinderBrat” Step Mom and 2 new step sisters won’t sway Cinder Brat from her home made havoc. Dad tries too. Diana Bullard writes, Jack Dallas music (1M, 5F 25 minutes) 2007
“Trinity” allows the blind, the hearing impaired and the wheelchair bound to join in a Trinity to go to their high school 50th reunion. Socializing prevails. (3F, 12 minutes) 2009
”Ransom Ring” is a Scottish cottage tale of an unlikely love triangle. Mermaids, milkmaids, Fisher Lad and Neptune appear. (2M, 2W- 45 minutes)
”The Country Doctor” recounts Russ Tether as his life enfolds saving patient’s lives in mid 1900s. Fever, Fatigue and Fastness to integrity is displayed. (1M, 85 minutes)
Jack Dallas Beddoe is a Northern Valley Demarest Norseman and Upsala College Viking alum. Dallas is an Exempt Fire Fighter and Life member EMT. In his early post college years, he was an “on the road” musician. He is Music Minister of Centennial AME Zion Church in Closter and served other congregations. Dallas has served as a Teacher of the Blind for many years.
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