“Hartman,” the husband & wife combo featuring singer/songwriters Jeff & Carol Anne Hartman, bassist Scott McCloud, drummer Chris Allen, guitarist Brandon Mann, saxophonist Steven Foster, and Grammy-nominated special guest Jake Moore of Moore Brothers, will appear on the Jeffers mainstage at Hickory Theatre on Saturday, July 25, 2020, from 7:30 pm.
Original Release Date — September 9, 2016
Join us in celebrating the 35th anniversary of the first cast album of an original musical ever produced, recorded, and sold by any community theatre in North Carolina history; “Caught in the Act,” newly digitally transferred by Studio B Mastering in Charlotte, NC from an original mastered print, now available on CD & by digital download on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and more! Reissue courtesy of Producer Jeff Hartman, Plastic Moon & Hickory Arts.
Caught in the Act
A ZESTY MUSICAL CONCOCTION
Buzz Atwood
Kevin Barlowe
Denise Baxter
Robert Bush
Jaqueline Somers-Canter
Beth Gaither
Mike Gaither
Tina Jeffers
Joy McManus
Karen S. Whitworth
Chuck Yoder
Caught in the Act . . . . . . . Company
Remember Me . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie
Recollections . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denise & Chuck
Married Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie & Buzz
Love Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin & Beth
Telegram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tina
Is Love Like That? . . . . . . Denise
Streets of Hickory . . . . . . . Mike & Company
Soaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joy, Jackie, Beth & Company
Love Me Please . . . . . . . . . . Tina, Beth & Denise
My Father’s House . . . . . . . Chuck, Robert & Kevin
Dear Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joy
Write Me a Song . . . . . . . . . John & Karen
Turning Back . . . . . . . . . . . Beth
Gimme that Jazz (Finale) . Jackie & Company
CAUGHT IN THE ACT burst onto the stage of the Hickory Community Theater on May 21, 1981 after nine months of feverish work.
Feverish is the only word to accurately describe this concoction of song and dance that was no more than a single tune at the Kay Awards banquet in August of 1980. This song, “Caught in the Act,” was the first hint to the public that something unusual was brewing at HCT.
Actually, the brewing had begun well before then. In May of 1980, Charles Jeffers, the executive director of the HCT, had contacted a Lenoir pianist/composer concerning the possibility of writing a musical revue for local production. When an Atlanta-based actor/writer added his talents to the project in November of 1980, the brew began to simmer. And, when eleven of the Piedmont’s finest local talents were tossed in, the brew boiled, reared back, exploded into the hottest show to hit the HCT boards in many a season.
Cooking metaphors aside, “Caught” was so well received that an unprecedented second run of the show was set for August/September of 1981. Such is the love of a good show by the people of Western North Carolina; and it’s because of that, once again we’re all caught in the act.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT was originally produced by the Hickory Community Theater, Hickory, N.C., the best-balanced city in the Tarheel State.
Production directed by Charles E. Jeffers.
Choreographed by Jane Sigmon.
Set designed by Ray Mills.
Costumes designed by Norma V. Frank.
Lighting designed by Wille Thompson.
Original production also featured Stage Manager Mike Clark.
Recorded June 28th, 1981 at Galaxie III Studios in Taylorsville, N.C.
Album produced and engineered by Harry Deal.
Album design, art direction, and photography by Wille Thompson.
recorded at GALAXIE III Studios
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The Original Cast of Junk recently hit the studio to record 13 songs for the soundtrack from the Bass/Hartman musical comedy that premiered with a sold-out run in The Firemen’s Kitchen at Hickory Theatre. Directed by Pamela Livingstone. Developed for the Stage at Hickory Arts & Hickory Theatre.
Track 10, “The Extra,” is an ode (a very bloviated ode) to musical theatre and a reminder that (in the immortal words of The Rolling Stones) “you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you might find you get what you need.”
Nathan Crabtree delivers a showstopping performance, supported by his very own Greek chorus. Nathan, as “The Extra,” proves the smallest roles can pack the biggest punch.
The album will be available by summer on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and more. In the meantime, you can catch a sneak peek at the video for “The Extra.”
A Musical Performed on the Jeffers Mainstage
June 10, 2014
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An Operetta Performed on the Mainstage in the Jeffers Theatre
Hickory Theatre
30 Third St. NW
Hickory, NC 28601
828-327-3855
hickorytheatre.org
Performances:
May 9-June 1, 2014
Thursdays from 7:30 pm
Fridays and Saturdays from 8 pm
Sundays from 2:30 pm
Produced by Carol Anne Hartman Photography and Plastic Moon Pictures at Hickory Arts
Special thanks to The Crabtrees for their hospitality!