Lexie Wolfe as Polly Baker and Kristian Andrewson as Bobby Child starred in “Crazy for You.” (Lacy Camp photo)

Davidson Community Players’ recent production of “Crazy for You” set an all-time attendance record for the 47-year-old theater company. The local theater group drew more than 4,100 patrons to eight performances in Davidson’s College’s 550-seat Duke Family Performance Hall.

That beat the old record set last summer for the award-winning and powerful production of “Ragtime.”

“Crazy for You,” co-sponsored by Peoples Bank and MI-Connection, featured more than 45 volunteer performers and averaged over 500 patrons a night.

“The success of this production shows the strong demand for high-quality theatre in the Lake Norman region. Produce a great show, and supporters of the arts will attend,” said Matt Merrell, Davidson Community Players’ executive director.

Susan Medlin, DCP’s former board chair and a frequent patron, said the show represented “everything wonderful and engaging about community theater. It was 2 1/2 hours of pure toe-tapping brilliance and unbridled joy. The music was amazing, the tap dancing was incredible, the actors left us wanting more.” Others loved the extravagant costumes, the beautiful lighting and imaginative sets.

The players offer the hilarious Neil Simon play “Rumors,” a traditional summer comedy, as their next production. “Rumors opens July 26″ and will also be performed at the college’s Duke Family Performance Hall. Ticket info: DavidsonCommunityPlayers.org

The "Crazy for You" cast includes, front, Tatum Terry, and back from left, Caleb Mount, Lexie Wolfe and Kristian Andrewson (Lacy Camp photo))

Davidson Community Players’ production of “Crazy for You,” a Tony Award-winning Gershwin musical filled with familiar tunes, opens Thursday, June 21, and runs through Saturday, June 30, at Duke Family Performance Hall at Davidson College. Meanwhile, on a more intimate scale, Christian Hamilton’s new play “Garden Party: The Adventures of Adam & Eve,” will run June 28-July 5 at Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius. Details on those upcoming shows below.

‘CRAZY FOR YOU’ IN DAVIDSON

George & Ira Gershwin’s “Crazy for You is filled with great music and lively dancing, and sprinkled with Ken Ludwig’s hilarious dialogue. It’s described as a high-energy musical comedy that includes mistaken identities, plot twists, dance numbers, and classic and familiar Gershwin music. Tunes include: “I Got Rhythm,” “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” “Embraceable You” and “But Not for Me.”

The cast includes Kristian Andrewson as Bobby Child, Lexie Wolfe as Polly Baker, Karen Heroy as Mrs. Child, Daniel Breuer as Lank, Erin Corns as Irene, Dan Ryan as Eugene Fodor, Della Knowles as Patricia Fodor, Bettina Michaels as Tess, Kevin Roberge as Bela Zangler, and Roger Watson as Everette Baker. There’s also an extended cast of Cowboys, Showgirls, Townspeople, Colleagues, and Workers

The show opens this Thursday at 8 p.m. at Duke Family Performance Hall on the Davidson College campus. Shows continue Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday, June 24, at 2 p.m.; next Thursday to Saturday, June 28-30, at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, June 30 also at 2 p.m. The show is appropriate for all ages. For tickets, call 704-892-7953 or visit DavidsonCommunityPlayers.org

Meanwhile, next up in Davidson Community Players’ main stage season is “Rumors” by Neil Simon, which runs July 26-Aug. 4. It’s aimed at audience 12 and up. For advance tickets, contact the box office, 704-892-7953.

‘GARDEN PARTY’ AT THE WAREHOUSE

“Garden Party: The Adventures of Adam & Eve” is a new play Christian Hamilton, running June 28-July 5 at Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius. Directed by Rachel Jeffreys, it’s a comic tapestry that weaves strands together from Mark Twain’s “Diaries of Adam and Eve,” George Bernard Shaw’s “Back to Methusaleh,” John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” old nursery rhymes, medieval miracle plays and more.

Hear Adam and Eve read from their diaries, meet God, see Cain and Abel as babies – and try and figure out what those angels are doing. The show is appropriate for all ages and features actors Lou Dalessandro, Amy Wada, Jim Esposito, Alan England, Dervin Gilbert, Aby Pagan, and Brad Tarr.

Tickets are $15. Shows are at the Warehouse, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius. Performances are Thursday – Saturday, June 28-30 at 8 p.m., Sunday, July 1 at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 3rd at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 4th, at 7 p.m.; and Thursday, July 5, at 8 p.m.

For reservations, call 704-619-0429 or email tickets@warehousepac.com