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...Young's Helpless, among other tunes. The message is clear: there are many still-working seniors who don't have the luxury of playing golf and watching their 401(k)s grow. Much of the humor that is a big part of their theatrical approach comes courtesy of Bob Cilman, 51, an accomplished artistic director and the group's founder. The performers' Road to Heaven is set in a surreal nursing home where, in the opening scene, chorus members wear prairie bonnets and cowboy hats. The repertoire includes Every Breath You Take by the Police, Led Zeppelin's Stairway...
...chorus also turns on its ear the perception of what it means to grow old. Twenty-two years ago while working a lunch shift at a senior center, Cilman conceived the idea of having elders entertain, but it wasn't until a year later that he got a group together. Initially it did community performances, but in 1997 Cilman took the troupe to Holland for its first overseas appearance. These days Young@Heart confines itself to just a couple of local gigs, at which the performers get an equally exuberant reception...
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