MARGATE – The Martin Bloom Pavilion and the Margate City Public Library are hosting a trip Tuesday, June 27 to see Rogers and Hammerstein’s Tony Award nominated “State Fair” at the Surflight Theater in Beach Haven.
Based on Phil Strong’s novel, the musical is set in America’s heartland and follows the Frake family’s journey from their farm to the three-day 1946 Iowa State Fair. Ma and Pop are intent on winning prizes for their accomplishments in hog raising and mincemeat cooking, while their children Margy and Wayne have romantic adventures ahead of them. As Margy and Wayne find love and heartbreak on the midway, they discover what they find most important and carry home lessons on love and life that will sustain them long after the State Fair.
The musical, which premiered on Broadway in 1996, was originally written for the silver screen and features an Academy Award-winning score, including the hit song, “It Might as Well Be Spring.”
A luxury coach bus will leave the Margate City Library, 8100 Atlantic Ave., at 10 a.m. and return to Margate at approximately 5 p.m. The show starts at 2 p.m. Tickets are $60 per person.
A price fixe luncheon is available at The Waterfront Restaurant. Food choices will be made at the time of registration.
For more information about the menu, or to make a registration, call the Library at 609-822-4700 or the Pavilion at 609-822-2285. Payment is due at the time of registration.
