{"id":49,"date":"2020-03-01T17:13:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T22:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.operalytes.com\/?post_type=event&p=49"},"modified":"2022-05-05T12:07:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T16:07:41","slug":"man-with-a-load-of-mischief","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/event\/man-with-a-load-of-mischief\/","title":{"rendered":"Man With a Load of Mischief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Man with a Load of Mischief” is a 1967 chamber musical by Ben Clifton and John Tarver. Set in 1820, this romantic story of two couples who meet unexpectedly at a country inn boasts an engagingly tuneful score, a hero and heroine who sparkle In this sophisticated musical drama, four travelers, unexpectedly forced to spend the night together at a country inn, confront their ambitions, fears, and desires.\u00a0By turns wistful and sardonic, playful and passionate,\u00a0Man with a Load of Mischief\u00a0<\/em>is a rare gem of lyric theater that also seriously engages with issues of social justice and personal integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be performed at the Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, NY, Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4, at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, June 5 at 2 pm. A pre-curtain lecture on\u00a0 the historical and theatrical background of the show will be presented on Sunday, June 5 at 1:30 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A longer illustrated lecture titled “Man with a Load of Mischief\u00a0<\/em>and Three Episodes in Theater History” will be available for viewing on the Opera-Lytes YouTube channel beginning on May 15, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/49"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}