‘All Together Now:” Local theater groups, others across globe team up to celebrate craft

Blank Conversations Theatre Company of Las Cruces, alongside the Rio Grande Theatre, Las Cruces Community Theatre, Alma d’arte Charter High School and Centennial and Las Cruces high schools, will join thousands of theatrical organizations around the globe with their own local production of Music Theatre International’s (MTI) “All Together Now!: A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre.”

Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12; noon and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., the City of Las Cruces said in a news release.

“All Together Now!” features songs from MTI’s catalog of musicals, including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Guys and Dolls,” “American Idiot,” “Les Misérables,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Mamma Mia!,” “Matilda,” “My Fair Lady,” “Rent” and many more.

MCI, a national theatrical licensee, created the worldwide revue to use as a local fundraising event to help theaters recover from the shutdown caused by the pandemic.

This event will be the first collaboration in years between multiple theater organizations In Las Cruces and will see different performers from each of the organizations’ core groups.

“Everyone involved is incredibly excited to be able to bring all of these groups together to perform,” said Gus Sanchez, president and founder of Blank Conversations Theatre Company. “The best part is many of us will get to be in the same room getting to learn from each other and perform with one another.”

Tickets are $15 online and at the door. A student discount rate of $10 will be available at the door. You can also purchase tickets online at www.riograndetheatre.org.

Contact Chris Faivre at 575-541-2150, or by email at cfaivre@las-cruces.org.

 Also visit www.blankconversations.org.