A Classical Valentine

The El Portal marquee After a fine dinner from The Eclectic Cafe, Dakin Matthews opens the show Harry Groener sings Noel Coward Joe Spano evokes randy scientists Sara Bostford and Michael Gross do a scene from "The Real Thing" Emily Chase and Richard Miro sing Dakin Matthews and Kandis Chappell do a scene from "Shadowlands" Carl Smith sings an adaptation of Sonnet 147 Jeff Nordling, Marin Hinkel, Billy Campbell and Francia DiMase read love poetry Lawrence Pressman, Berowne Revisited Janellen Steininger sings accompanied by Jan Powell The "Old Old Love" sextette from "Patience" Intermission -- and dessert! The Firesign Theatre in Shakespeare's very lost comedy, "Anythynge You Want To" Phil Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman and Philip Proctor D.B. Woodside and Lynn Collins do Shakespeare's "Kissing Sonnet" Miriam Margolyes and Miriam Margolyes presents Dickens' "A Bumbling Proposal" Dawn Didawick and Harry Groener sing of Love at First Sight Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith do a scene from "Moon Over Buffalo" Marian Mercer and Paul Dooley perform "Post-It Notes" The can-can "Mr. President" from Matthew Goldsby's "Goriot" Honoring Dr. Barry Kohn Finale: Douglas Sills sings a love song from "The Scarlet Pimpernel" and a good time was had by all!