He looks forward to singing his favorite pop genre, saying “this is the show where I’ll come to the first rehearsal off book…I already know all the lyrics.” Really, I didn’t know any of them, but when I saw something titled “Rhinestone Cowboy” (Glen Campbell’s 1975 mega hit), I figured that was right for me without even listening, and it was.”īut with “Cabaret: Sounds of Boy Bands,” it’s different. He wasn’t exactly sure why he was to cast sing 1970s country, but he enjoyed it: “The songs were all new to me. Mavrikes has already appeared in “Cabaret: 70s Country,” and when this write-up runs, he will have lent his gorgeous tenor to “Cabaret: 80s Rock.” The program includes sixteen actors singing in three or four concerts in which each has three or four songs – solos, duets, and group numbers. Olney Theatre’s summer program kicked off in July and has been melodically hopscotching through the decades and various genres since. The concert features, in addition to Mavrikes, talented performers Derrick Truby, Jay Frisby, Ryan Burke accompanied by a small band, usually four to seven players. 18.Īs part of Olney Outdoors, 25 summer programs to be held on the newly renovated Root Family Stage at Omi’s Pavilion. Heady stuff for a young super fan.Īnd now, all these years later, Mavrikes, 32, is singing some of the band’s songs in “Cabaret: Sounds of Boy Bands,” a tribute to the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC and Boyz II Men, and 98 Degrees at Olney Theatre on Aug. The fathers of the teen idol and Mavrikes played softball together and according to family lore, once while seated in the bleachers, Mavrikes’ mother passed Chasez’s little sister a tissue.
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