On May 6, the curtain goes up for Michigan State University Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Izzo, in the Great Hall of the Wharton Center in East Lansing. He's helping raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society.
According to excerpts from the article:
During his 14 years as head coach of the MSU men’s basketball team, Tom Izzo has participated in his share of pressure-inducing activities.
He’s coached in three Final Fours, thrown out the first pitch of a Detroit Tigers game and even rapelled from the ceiling of Breslin Center.
But Izzo said those stunts will seem like a walk in the park compared to what he experiences May 6 at Wharton Center, where he toes a different type of hardwood as the featured star in the musical “Izzo Goes to Broadway.”
“Riding on the horse was pretty crazy, flying from the ceiling was a little crazy,” said Izzo, invoking memories of crazy things he’s done during Midnight Madness.
“But this one’s going to be tops because . . . this really is a big-time event. There’s going to be some very, very talented people, and me. It’s like a bunch of A’s and a D-.”
Written and directed by the Greg Ganakas, the award-winning son of former MSU head coach and current radio personality Gus Ganakas, “Izzo Goes to Broadway” celebrates the “‘winning spirit’ with an evening of song, dance and inspiration.”
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