Hey, R-FH area old timers (cringe), remember Mr. Chartier, Knollwood School principal and later Fair Haven district superintendent?
Well, his son, Michael, a longtime area actor, is on stage this weekend in Phoenix Productions’ Spamalot at the Count Basie.
The younger (well, sorta) Chartier is starring as King Arthur in the zany musical adaptation of the classic film, Monthy Python and the Holy Grail. And it’s opening at 8 p.m. at the Red Bank theater on Monmouth Street.
The show, replete with a kooky cast of dancing and signing knights, cows, killer rabbits and divas, runs through Nov. 23. But, this weekend, curtain is 8 p.m. on Saturday as well and 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Call for tickets at 732-747-0014. Prices range from $22 to $29.
Michael Chartier is quite revved up for opening night, as he’s been running commentary and a host of nutty photos all day. Catch him in the act on stage!
Break a … well, something or other, Michael!
Also on Friday eve …
• If you’re looking for something a little more mellow, you may be interested in the Sickles Market Holiday Open House, which runs from 4 to 7 p.m.
There will be music, free samplings and live reindeer. Cheers!
On Saturday …
• Catch a Spamalot performance, or …
• Check out the preview performance of Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot at the Two River Theater in Red Bank. This is the serious musical that delves into the life of King Arthur.
The show starts at 8 p.m. and will cost you $20 to $42.
• In community theater, Monmouth Players are presenting John Ford Noonan’s A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking at what is now dubbed Navesink Arts Center (formerly the Navesink Library).
Desserts will be sever. Curtain time is 8:15 p.m. and the cost is $15.
Call the theater at 732-291-9211 for reservations and more info.
• The JT Bowen Band is playing at Barnacle Bill’s in Rumson, for those who want to stay down by the river in their hometown.
Music starts at 9 p.m.
On Sunday …
• Don’t forget to get over to the Red Bank Farmers Market in the Galleria parking lot. It’s up and running from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pay a visit to Fair Havenites Melanie and David Stewart at the Handmade Haven booth for some original artisan work!
• And, if you’d like to take in a show after the market, you can head over to Navesink for the matinee of A Coupla White Chicks at 2 p.m.