(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- On Thursday, August 24, Music Mountain Theatre (MMT) hosted their first-ever invited dress rehearsal, where donors who had contributed at the current level of Benefactor or higher were welcomed for an intimate cocktail reception and meet and greet with the cast, crew, and creative team before getting to sit in on the final dress rehearsal of All Shook Up before opening night.
This rare peek behind the curtain is the first in what will be a series of new donor benefits offered by MMT moving forward, with an anticipated three invited dress rehearsals offered every annual season, one per cycle. The full slate of new donor benefits at MMT will be officially announced along with the upcoming 2024 Annual Fund campaign, all of which is a result of the new marketing and fundraising initiative financed by a recent contribution from John Martison, a venture capitalist and Chairman of the Martinson Family Foundation.
“When you're asking people to make an investment in the theatre, it's important to invest in them as well,” said Ginny Brennan, Founder and Producing Director of MMT. “Getting to interact with our audience and donors in a more personal environment like this is exciting for us.”
All Shook Up will be running at MMT through September 10, 2023 and is inspired by and features the songs of Elvis Presley®, with a book by Joe Dipietro. This hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy will have you and your whole family jumpin’ out of their blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”
Tickets are available at www.musicmountaintheatre.org.
