Grammy-Nominated CELTIC WOMAN to bring their new tour ANCIENT LAND To the Charles F. Dodge City Center Pembroke Pines Tuesday, March 5th

15 Friday Feb 2019

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Grammy-Nominated
Celtic Woman
To bring their new tour
Ancient Land
To the Charles F. Dodge City Center Pembroke Pines
Tuesday, March 5^th

For Immediate Release
Contact: Carol Kassie
carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244

February 15, 2019

PEMBROKE PINES, FL: Celtic Woman (www.celticwoman.com) the Grammy^®-nominated, multi-platinum international music group returns to North America with a brand-new live show, Ancient Land. The tour comes on the heels of the release of the group’s 13^th studio album of the same name. Celtic Woman will visit nearly 70 North American cities in 2019 including one performance at The Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines on Tuesday, March 5^th at 7:30 pm.

Ancient Land is the next chapter of Celtic Woman’s extraordinary musical journey, as the group continues to touch the hearts of a huge global audience with the centuries-old Irish tradition of telling stories through song: stories of the land, stories of love and stories of dancing — songs that will bring a piece of Ireland to audiences everywhere. An exciting new concert spectacular will air on PBS stations this fall (check local listings for airdates). Filmed against the backdrop of the historic Johnstown Castle in County Wexford, Ireland, the outdoor concert special features brand new music from Ancient Land, timeless Irish favorites and unexpected cover songs.

Continuing the remarkable legacy of introducing some of Ireland’s most talented singers and musicians onto the world stage, Celtic Woman features the angelic voices of Megan Walsh, Mairéad Carlin, Éabha McMahon and the breathtaking Celtic violinist Tara McNeill, accompanied by a full ensemble of musicians and dancers. Celtic Woman celebrates Ireland’s rich musical and cultural heritage and combines the finest musical talent with epic stage productions to present a unique, inspiring live experience.

Tickets for Celtic Woman Ancient Land range in price from $39.50-$115.00 and are on sale now. Advance ticket sales are available only through Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and at Ticketmaster outlets. On the day of the show, tickets are available at the Charles F. Dodge City Center Pembroke Pines box office 90 minutes before the show.

There is no charge for self-parking. Valet service is available for most performances on the west side of the main entrance for $17.00.

The Charles F. Dodge City City Center Pembroke Pines is located 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025. For more information visit www.charlesfdodgecitycenter.com.

In the attached photo, from left to right: Tara McNeill, Mairéad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Megan Walsh.

For more information about Celtic Woman Ancient Land, please visit www.celticwoman.com or contact Carol Kassie at Carol@CarolKassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Celtic Woman Ancient Land
Tuesday, March 5 at 7:30 pm
For tickets: www.ticketmaster.com / 1-800-745-3000
Tickets: $39.50 – $115.00
Performance Venue:
Charles F. Dodge City Center Pembroke Pines
601 City Center Way
Pembroke Pines, FL 33025

About the Charles F. Dodge City Center Pembroke Pines
The mission of the Charles F. Dodge City Center Pembroke Pines is to serve the community by offering a state-of-the-art facility with professional management and by hosting local events, conventions, trade shows, meetings and concerts generating significant economic impact for the City of Pembroke Pines as well as promoting education, entertainment and community pride in a fiscally responsible manner. In addition, the PPCC will support and encourage actions and programs that enhance the desirability and attractiveness of Pembroke Pines to neighboring communities. The Charles F. Dodge City Center Pembroke Pines is located 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025. For more information visit www.charlesfdodgecitycenter.com.

Tara McNeill, Mairéad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Megan Walsh

Tara McNeill, Mairéad Carlin, Megan Walsh, and Éabha McMahon

Pigs Do Fly Productions presents CURLY TALES ~ March 11-27 at Empire Stage

09 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Pigs Do Fly Productions
presents

Seven Short Plays
at Empire Stage March 11^th – 27^th
(Preview performance March 10^th)

A collection of Seven BRAND NEW Short Plays chosen to appeal to audiences of all ages

February 9, 2016
LAUDERDALE, FL – Pigs do Fly Productions will return to Ft. Lauderdale’s Empire Stage with Curly Tales the first production of their third season, from March 11^th through March 27^th. There will be a preview performance on March 10^th.

Curly Tales will once again feature seven short plays chosen from numerous submissions the company received after putting out a call for works specific to their mission: To highlight vibrant healthy people over the age of fifty doing interesting things with their lives.

“When we began Pigs Do Fly with the idea of highlighting, positively, the many of us over 50, I had no idea of what to expect,” says Ellen Wacher, the company’s founder and Executive Producer. “I’m thrilled the subject has resonated with so many theater-goers. I think we’ve selected a good balance of comedies and dramas for this production – we look to keep getting better and better and happily move forward. Our audience is growing, and so are we!”

Directing duties for Curly Tales will once again be shared by Elena Maria Garcia and Gail S. Garrisan, both of whom wholeheartedly share Wacher’s vision:

“This time the plays are more personal with attention to life’s details,” Garcia says. “And I’m excited to work with former Pigs cast members as well as new ones. Let’s see where this new journey will take us.”

“It’s both a pleasure and a challenge to find new works that exemplify the mission of Pigs Do Fly,” Garrisan explains. “Working on this affords me the opportunity become acquainted with a number of talented playwrights with whose work I was not familiar.” This will be Garrisan’s second Pigs Do Fly production.

Local actors Brenda Aulbach, Lynn Simmons Chvotkin, Harry Marsh, Stanley Ross, Kerry Sensenbach, Elissa D. Solomon, and Carol Sussman have been cast in Curly Tales.

“Entertaining an audience with a variety of short plays is great,” says Brenda Aulbach. “But entertaining an audience with short plays about people over the age of 50 is even greater because it’s relevant. And performing in this production by Pigs do Fly that clearly values and showcases the talent and artistry of actors over the age of 50 is nothing short of an honor.”

The seven 10-minute plays are (see below for playwright bios):
Yours and Mine – by Glenn Alterman
Flowers – by Sheila Cowley
The Dove – by Joshua Fardon
Land of the Music – by E.M. Garcia
The Nude – by W.L. Newkirk
Politically Correct Police – by Larry Parr
The Mating Season of Flying Monkeys – by Ann R. Wuehler

Tickets for Curly Tales are $35 and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.pigsdoflyproductions.com, or by calling 866-811-4111. Performances are on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm, and on Sunday at 5 pm. All performances will take place at Empire Stage, 1140 North Flagler Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, 33304.

For more information about Pigs Do Fly Productions, please visit www.pigsdoflyproductions.com. For more information about Ellen Wacher, please visit www.ellenwacher.com. To set up interviews, or for photos, please contact Carol Kassie at ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244.

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Pigs Do Fly Productions presents
Curly Tales
By Various Playwrights March 11 – 27
(Preview Performance – March 10)
Tickets: $35 Tickets: 866-811-4111 / www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performances: Thursday, Friday, & Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
All performances will take place at
Empire Stage
1140 North Flagler Drive
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33304

Curly Tales – Playwright Bios:

Glenn Alterman (Yours and Mine) is the author of 29 theater related book, including 10 books of original monologues. He’s listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and RecordSetter.com for “The Most Published Original Monologues For Actors”. His plays and monologues have appeared in over 30 “Best of the Year” anthologies. He’s won The Arts and Letters Award In Drama, The Julio T. Nunez Arts Grant, The Bloomington Playwrights Project (Reva Shiner Award) and over 60 playwriting competitions. Glenn’s work’s been performed at Primary Stages, Playwrights Horizons, LaMama, Beverly Hills Rep, Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Circle Rep., and at many theaters in the U.S. and in Europe.

Sheila Cowley’s (Flowers) plays have been developed in Chicago at Chicago Dramatists and The Equity Library Theatre, in New York with Athena Theatre, March Forth and Reverie Productions, in London through American Actors UK and in Florida at American Stage, The Gorilla Theatre, Stageworks and the University of South Florida. There have been productions of her work from New York to Florida and Texas, with Ohio coming up. Sheila recently completed two commissions, one using live sound effects for a show in New York, and a work drawn from a painting for a local arts performance. www.sdcowley.com

Joshua Fardon’s (The Dove) play A Painting of a Dog is a semifinalist for the 2016 Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference. The Annoyance Theatre, Chicago: The Condition. Theatre of NOTE, Los Angeles: Do Not Disturb – An Evening of Plays by JoshuaFardon, Shake, This Contract Limits our Liability – Read It! Brand Studio Theatre: Julia Arbuck. Short plays for The Naked Angels, EST, Sacred Fools, The Secret Rose, Slap n’ Tickle, the Yale Cabaret, the Yo! Yo! Theatre Company. A graduate of Northwestern University and the acting department of the Yale School of Drama, he is thrilled that Pigs Do Fly.www.joshuafardon.com

Elena Maria Garcia (Land the Music) is a co-founder of Underdog Productions where she has adapted numerous children’s books and stories into plays for young audiences. Her adaptation of Give A Boy A Gun was produced twice in South Florida to rave reviews from students, teacher, and parents. She was also the co-founder of the all female improv troupe Big Purse and Matching Shoes as well as Separate Checks Improv Troupe, where she learned quickly how to write sketch comedy about current political and social issues. Through Underdog Productions, Elena has been able to direct, act, write, and produce her one-person show, Do You Speak Mexican? at the Fillmore Miami Beach. She is currently writing her new one person show titled, Teacher Conference: A True Story.

W.L. Newkirk (The Nude) is best known as a playwright. His recently-written, award-winning stage plays include East Lansing (Winner, Best Play, 2014 Tampa Bay Theatre Festival), 5 to 4 (Winner, Best Play, 2015 4 X 6 Fest), and In Me (Winner, 2015 Vigoda Award, Best Dramedy). He has degrees from the Ohio State University (Medicine) and Harvard University (Government), where he was a John Harvard Scholar and Lecturer. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to the arts and sciences, including Recognition from the Daniel Hanley Trust for “Courage, Leadership and Innovation.” He is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

Larry Parr (Politically Correct Police) Hundreds of regional productions. Hi-Hat Hattie Kansas City’s Drama Desk Best Musical, Florida Individual Artist Recipient, American Cinema Foundation; My Castle’s Rockin’ Sart ScriptFest, National Black Theatre Festival; Invasion Of Privacy 1999 Gold Coast Players best-play award, Playwrights First Award in Manhattan, Ashland New Play Festival, Theatre Conspiracy’s New Play Competition, Florida Individual Artist Recipient, Dezart Performs Audience Favorite; Sundew Sart Scriptfest; His Eye Is On The Sparrow Florida Individual Artist Recipient, Sarasota County Arts Council’s Fellowship, Dayton Best Overall Production; Shunned Sart’s ScriptFest, Utah Shakespeare Festival, New American Playwrights Project. 2000, 2010 Barbara Anton Playwriting Award. http://www.larryparr.info

Ann R. Wuehler (Mating Season of Flying Monkeys) is a native Oregonian who has traveled to China, Europe and Honduras. Oregon Gothic, a collection of her short stories published by Kensington Gore, came out last year. She is currently working on a new novel that just went into editing. City Theatre, Miami, awarded her play, the Mating Season of Flying Monkeys, Short Playwriting Finalist, 2015. Her Traces of Memory has been made into several short films by Joseph Culp, Jody Jaress and Jason Figgis, to name a few. She also holds a BA in Theatre, from Eastern Oregon University and an MFA from UNLV in Playwriting.

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Family Pool Productions presents UNLIKELY HEROES January 28 – February 21, 2016

29 Tuesday Dec 2015

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Family Pool Productions
presents

Avi Hoffman directs and joins an award-winning cast in a world premiere production of a riveting new play by Charles Gluck

December 29, 2015
BOCA RATON, FL: Avi Hoffman, whose recent performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman for the New Yiddish Rep at Off Broadway’s Castillo Theatre won consistently rave reviews, will direct Unlikely Heroes, a new play by first time playwright Dr. Charles Gluck. Hoffman, who will also act in the production, will be joined on stage by a veritable ‘Who’s Who’ of South Florida Theatre – the cast of Unlikely Heroes includes Patti Gardner, Robert Johnston, Margot Moreland, Kim Ostrenko, and Michael H. Small. The production will run from January 28^th – February 21^st at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center in Boca Raton.

Dr. Charles Gluck

Although the Unlikely Heroes addresses a number of serious subjects – fractured relationships versus family ties and major health issues among other things – there are numerous lighter moments interspersed throughout the play, and Dr. Gluck’s unique background played an integral part in the formation of the family and characters who populate the production: “This is my first play and it has been an amazing ride for me,” he explains. But this isn’t the first time I’ve had anything to do with show business. In my previous life I was a Gastroenterologist. And soon after I went into practice, I started doing stand-up comedy. I did that for about ten or twelve years, and I always loved to write. I’ve been a story-teller my whole life, and I’ve been a theatre nut my whole life. And my dream always was, when I got out of Medicine, that I’d move into play writing. Unlikely Heroes has been a perfect vehicle for me to integrate comedy and drama because for me, the combination of being a physician and being a stand-up comedian was very organic.”

Avi Hoffman

“The way that this came about was that I was approached by Charles Gluck after a reading I did for (producer/director) Joe Adler at Gable Stage in Coral Gables,” director Hoffman explains. “He told me he had written a play – apparently his first play – and asked me if I would be willing to read it and give him my honest opinion. And I did! And here we are, three and a half years later, working on the world premiere of this play, with the most incredible cast I could ever have dreamed of. “And what I love most about Unlikely Heroes is even though the play is so serious – it has some seriously funny moments!” he continues. “Only really great plays can mix that comedy and drama together in such a wonderful and integrated way.”

Avi Hoffman, who is also known for his extremely popular one man shows Too Jewish?,Too Jewish Two! , and Still Jewish After All These Years has won multiple awards for his work, including Performer of the Year ’95 by NY Press Magazine, and the prestigious Los Angeles Ovation Award as Best Actor In a Musical, 2001. He has also been nominated for both the NY Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards. His 2012 Carbonell Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical was in recognition of his work as Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray at Actors Playhouse in Miami. Hoffman was also featured on the NBC series ‘Law and Order’ as Teddy Wayne, and played key roles in the hit Starz series ‘Magic City’ and Netflix’s ‘Bloodline’.

Unlikely Heroes will run from January 28^th through February 21^st at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center (2^nd Floor). The theatre is located at 201 Plaza Real in Boca Raton’s Mizner Park (opposite Lord & Taylor). Tickets for Unlikely Heroes are $35 (plus $4.50 S/C). Excellent group rates (10 or more) are also available at 828-536-0963. Tickets for Unlikely Heroes can be purchased on line at www.UnlikelyHeroesPlay.com, or by phone at 800-595-4849. Performances days and times are Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm.

Unlikely Heroes By Charles Gluck Directed by Avi Hoffman January 28 – February 21, 2016 (Previews, January 28 at 8 pm, January 29 at 8 pm & January 30 at 2 pm) Tickets: $35 (plus $4.50 S/C) Phone: 800-595-4849 / UnlikelyHeroesPlay.tix.com Group Rates Available at: 828-536-0963

Performances Schedule:
Thursday, 1/28 – 8 pm
Friday, 1/29 – 8 pm
Saturday, 1/30 – 2 pm
Saturday, 1/30 – 8 pm
Sunday, 1/31 – 2 pm
Wednesday, 2/3 – 8 pm
Thursday, 2/4 – 8 pm
Friday, 2/25 – 8 pm
Saturday, 2/6 – 8 pm
Tuesday, 2/9 – 8 pm
Wednesday, 2/10 – 2 pm
Wednesday, 2/10 – 8 pm
Thursday, 2/11 – 8 pm
Friday, 2/12 – 8 pm
Saturday, 2/13 – 2 pm
Saturday, 2/13 – 8 pm
Sunday, 2/14 – 2 pm
Tuesday, 2/16 – 8 pm
Wednesday 2/17 – 2 pm
Wednesday, 2/17 – 8 pm
Thursday, 2/18 – 8 pm
Friday, 2/19 – 8 pm
Saturday, 2/20 – 2 pm
Saturday, 2/20 – 8 pm
Sunday, 2/21 – 2 pm
All performances will take place at
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center/Studio Theatre 2^nd Floor 201 Plaza Real Boca Raton, FL 33432
(Opposite Lord & Taylor)
http://unlikelyheroesplay.com/
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KWP Productions presents MARY POPPINS – January 8th – January 17th, 2016

21 Monday Dec 2015

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presents

Mary Poppins
January 8^th – January 17^th, 2016

“Just as I thought: Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way.”
~ Mary Poppins

December 21, 2015
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL: KWP Productions has some ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ entertainment in store for audiences of all ages when their production of Mary Poppins opens at the William T. Dwyer High School Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens on January 8^th. The show will run through January 17^th.

Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the beloved Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers and astonishing stage craft.

KWP Productions’ Kimberly Rommel-Enright will direct the production, which will feature Victoria Devereaux as Mary, and Sean Gogan as Bert.

“Perhaps one of the most iconic and memorable movies of my childhood was Mary Poppins,” says Rommel-Enright. “I have always loved all things Disney, so as adult I am thrilled to be able to produce and direct Disney shows such as Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan and now Mary Poppins. It allows me an opportunity to relive my childhood and to share that with an audience.

The bar is set pretty high when you choose to bring stories, characters, and songs that audiences know and love to life – and this updated version definitely retains the magic – and the music – of the original.

“I am blessed with a very talented cast with whom I have entrusted these well known characters,” she continues. “And this show is also an opportunity for many of our younger actors to be in a mainstage production and to work alongside professional actors learning and growing in their craft. Some of my favorite moments during rehearsal are when I can sit back and listen to songs being rehearsed or watch a dance being taught and practiced. I am often found grinning ear to ear and tapping my feet. The music is infectious as is the energy and enthusiasm of the cast. That is one of the things that makes this company so special – the love and joy we have for each other and for the work, and that we get to share that with an audience.”

“The music is vibrant and uplifting,” Lindsay White, the show’s choreographer says. “It has inspiring lively dance numbers including “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and our big tap number, “Step in Time”. Choreographing Mary Poppins has reminded me to open my eyes to the magical things that happen all around me every day.”

Victoria Devereaux

“It is an absolutely amazing experience transforming into the iconic role of Mary Poppins,” says Victoria Devereaux. “I have been performing with KWP through many shows; I’ve played Ariel in The Little Mermaid and most recently Morticia in The Addams Family, but this is one of my favorite roles. I am delighted to be a part of this lovely and amazingly talented cast and I’m ecstatic to share this show with everyone.”

Sean Gogan

Sean Gogan, who plays Bert agrees. “It is very challenging to take on such a well known role as Bert in the musical Mary Poppins,” he explains. “But I am very excited about the opportunity to make the character my own in our KWP Production version of this classic tale, while staying true to the story everyone knows and loves. I am grateful for the opportunity to learn new and challenging things through my work with KWP from learning silks in Tarzan to tap dancing for Mary Poppins. This show in particular is full of energy, fun, and lessons like “anything can happen if you let it!” I can’t wait to share our practically perfect nanny with the South Florida Community!”

Mary Poppins will run fromJanuary 8 – January 17, 2016 at William T. Dwyer High School Theatre. Tickets for Mary Poppins range from $27 – $15. Tickets may be purchased at the on line at http://kwpproductions.com or by phone at 561-339-4687.

For more information about Mary Poppinsand/or KWP Productions, please visit http://kwpproductions.com , or Kimberly Rommel-Enright Managing Director at kenright@kwpproductions.com /561-339-4687/561-352-5671 or Carol Kassie (ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244).

Mary Poppins
January 8 – 17, 2016
Original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Book by Julian Fellowes
New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by George Stiles
and Anthony Drewe
Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh
Tickets:
$27 – Adults – Front Orchestra
$25 – Adults – Back Orchestra
$25 – Students W/ID – Front Orchestra
$23 – Students W/ID – Back Orchestra
$18 – Seniors (55+)/Children (2-10) Front Orchestra
$15 – Seniors (55+)/Children (2-10) Back Orchestra
Phone: 561-339-4687
To purchase tickets on line: http://kwpproductions.com
Showtimes:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
All performances will take place at
William T. Dwyer High School Theatre
13601 North Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 3341
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About KWP Productions:

KWP Productions is dedicated to inspiring the next generation of performers and theatre goers. “We love working with professional actors and young people to create shows for young and old alike. Through our productions we strive to teach our young actors about the craft of acting as well as the process it takes to create a full scale production. Our auditions are open to the public.For those who come to see our shows we hope to instill a lifelong love of theatre. We endeavor to create a magical experience they will remember for years to come.”

KWP Productions also provides a full range of theatrical classes in Jupiter for children, teens and adults.For more information call 561-339-4687

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THE JAZZ SINGER at the Willow Theatre – January 8 – 24, 2016

21 Monday Dec 2015

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Black Box Booking & Hy Juter
present

January 8 – 24, 2016

December 21, 2015
BOCA RATON, FL: A talented son’s passion for music versus his deep commitment to his father and his heritage is the heart and soul of the classic story of The Jazz Singer. A musical version of The Jazz Singer, based upon the 1925 play by Samson Raphaelson will run from January 8^th through January 24^th at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.

Samson Raphaelson

Raphaelson’s play was based upon his own short story ‘The Day of Atonement’, written after he attended the musical Robinson Crusoe, Jr. in Chicago in 1917 starring a 37 year-old singer named Al Jolson. To Raphaelson, Jolson’s performance, particularly “his velocity, the amazing fluidity with which he shifted from tremendous absorption in his audience to a tremendous absorption in his song,” felt shockingly familiar. “When he finished I turned to the girl beside me, dazed with memories of my childhood on the East Side (of New York), and thought, ‘My God, this isn’t a jazz singer. This is a cantor!’”

This adaptation of Raphaelson’s play is a dynamic musical that explores the internal coming of age struggle of a talented son’s passion for music interfering with his cantor father’s plans for him to follow in his footsteps. The musical features songs by various iconic artists and composers including Irving Berlin and George Gershwin. Numbers include “You Made Me Love You”, “Baby Face”, “Mammy”, “I’m Sittin’ on Top of the World”, “I’m Just Wild About Harry”, and “April Showers”.

Kevin Black will direct the production, which will feature Larry Buzzeo as The Jazz Singer. Also cast are Katie Angell Thomas, Larry Kent Bramble, Elissa D. Solomon, Floyd Nash, and Bob Levitt.

Kevin Black

“When I reread the play, the first thing I did was remove the image of Al Jolson from my mind,” Black explains. “The Jazz Singer has been recreated numerous times, and it’s a story that’s been loved by many people for many years. Yet it still resonates today. It addresses father-son relationships, inter-religious issues, and the never-ending internal struggle between passion and practicality. This version of The Jazz Singer is based on the original play that was eventually made into the first successful ‘talkie’ starring Al Jolson. But even though our production is very nostalgic, in no way is it a tribute to Jolson.”

The Jazz Singer will run from January 8 through January 24^th at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. Tickets are $35; group rates (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $22. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.willowtheatre.org/the-jazz-singer-the-musical or by phone at 561-347-3948.

For more information about The Jazz Singer and/or Black Box Booking please visit www.blackboxbooking.com or contact Carol Kassie (ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244).

The Jazz Singer
Based on the play by Samson Raphaelson
January 8 – January 24, 2016
Tickets: $35
Group rates: $22 (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction)
Phone: 561-347-3948
Showtimes:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 8:00 pm,
Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486
http://www.willowtheatre.org

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Primal Forces Productions presents SUNSET BABY – Nov 29 – Dec 21

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African American Theatre, Andrews Living Arts, Dominique Morisseau, Ethan Henry, Ft. Lauderdale Theatre, John Archie, Makeba Pace, Primal Forces Productions, Sunset Baby, Urban Drama

Primal Forces Productions
to present
Dominque Morisseau’s
Sunset Baby
November 29 – December 21
A searing and dramatic examination of two generations of urban outlaws struggling to stay afloat in the lower depths.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL, November 11, 2014:

East New York, Brooklyn: Nina’s estranged father, a former black revolutionary, reappears after many years to obtain a piece of her deceased mother’s legacy. A powerful story of one woman’s journey from a brutal existence to her own liberation, Sunset Baby is an energetic, daring look at the point where the personal and political collide.

Primal Forces Productions, the new edgy and innovative production company, will present the southeastern premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s Sunset Baby. The production will run from November 29^th through December 21^st at the Andrew’s Living Arts Studio in Fort Lauderdale.

Sunset Baby “…explores the gaps between generations, movements, and the effect that absent fathers have on their young daughters,” says playwright Morisseau. “That dynamic is so rarely examined on the stage: we usually talk about the effect it has on young black boys, but what about our girls?”

“In continuing our mission to present new works about the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s, we have found this powder keg of a play that premiered off-Broadway last December,” says Primal Forces producer Keith Garsson. “In Sunset Baby, a former black activist returns to Brooklyn to search for his daughter…but learns a hard lesson about the ‘Sins of the Father’. We have three of the most talented actors in South Florida playing ‘urban outlaws’ whose explosive confrontations lead to some intriguing secrets revealed while also offering a very entertaining ride through America’s haunted past.

Garsson has assembled an award winning cast to interpret these complicated and compelling characters. John Archie, Makeba Pace, and Ethan Henry will take on the roles of Kenyatta Shakur, his daughter Nina, and her partner Damon.

“I was told (the play) is derived from one of 2Pac’s poems which I thought was so stimulating,” says Pace. “The message of this play is survival by any means necessary. A woman who was born to revolutionize ends up on a struggling path… trying to survive on the streets while selling drugs and robbing people. Yet somewhere in spite of all that, she still has a dream.” Pace was recently seen in The M Ensemble production of Knock me a Kiss and in the Fort Myers Repertory Company’s production of Clybourne Park.

Silver Palm winner and two-time Carbonell nominee Ethan Henry was recently named Best Supporting Actor by the Miami New Times for his performance in the Adrienne Arsht Center/University of Miami Theatre Department’s production of Metamorphoses.

John Archie is a member of Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA, whose credits include film, TV, commercials, voice-overs, and print ads. His theatre credits include Driving Miss Daisy, The Whipping Man, Permanent Collection, Topdog/Underdog, Lobby Hero, Buffalo Soldier, The Meeting, and A Lesson Before Dying. John is the recipient of Carbonell, Curtain Up, and Silver Palm Awards.
Writer and actress Dominique Morisseau is an alumnus of the Public Theater Emerging Writer’s Group, the Women’s Project Playwrights Lab, and Lark Playwrights’ Workshop. Among her playwriting credits are: Detroit ’67, for which she was awarded the 2014 Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired By American History. She is a Jane Chambers Playwriting Award honoree, a two-time NAACP Image Award recipient, a runner-up for the Princess Grace Award, a recipient of the Elizabeth George commission from South Coast Rep, a commendation honoree for the Primus Prize by the American Theatre Critics Association, winner of the Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwriting Award, the Weissberger Award for Playwriting, the U of M – Detroit Center Emerging Leader Award, and a Lark/PoNY (Playwrights of New York) Fellow.

Tickets for Sunset Baby are $25 ($20 for preview performances ) and can be purchased on line at http://www.primalforcesproductions.com , or by phone at 866-811-4111. Andrews Living Arts Studio is located at 23 NW Fifth Street in Fort Lauderdale.

Primal Forces Productions is offering complimentary tickets to Sunset Baby for members of Theatre League, Actor’s Equity, SAG, AFTRA and students and their guests.

For more information, interviews, or photos, please contact Carol Kassie at ckassie@gmail.com/561-445-9244.
Sunset Baby
By Dominique Morisseau
Previews: November 29 – December 4
Runs: December 5 – December 21
Tickets: $25 ($20 for preview performances)
For Tickets: 866-811-4111
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
All performances will take place at Andrews Living Arts
23 NW 5^th St
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301
http://www.primalforcesproductions.com/

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The 2014-2015 Theatre/Concert Season

05 Sunday Oct 2014

Posted by Carol Kassie in Boca Raton Theatre Guild, Clients, Entr'Acte Theatrix, Evening Star Productions, My Mother's Jewish, My Father's Italian & I'm in Therapy, Pigs Do Fly Productions, Sol Children Theatre, Steve Solomon's 'Canoli, Latkes, & Guild! The Therapy Continues..., Steve Solomon's 'Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues...', The Broward Stage Door Theatre, The Delray Beach Chorale, Theatre Thoughts, Uncategorized

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Below is a list of productions – plays, musicals, concerts, readings, radio plays, etc. – that will be presented on various South Florida stages during the 2014-2015 season … and beyond.
I will try to keep this list up to date and make sure any additions, subtractions, and changes in dates or venues are noted as they arise.
As you will see as you scroll down this page, theatre in South Florida is thriving, and audiences will be able to choose from an exciting and eclectic selection of productions in the coming months.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions…
I look forward to seeing you at the Theatre!
Carol

2014-2015 Theatre Season

Tuesdays with Morrie
By Mitch Albom based on his book.
February 27 – March 15, 2015
(Previews February 27 at 8 pm and Saturday February 28 at 2pm)
Tickets: $25 (Groups of 10 or more and previews $22)
Phone: 561-347-3948

Mitch Albom was a successful sports columnist for the Detroit Free Press despite his childhood dream of being a pianist. After seeing Morrie Schwartz (Howard Elfman) on Nightline, Albom calls him and the result is fourteen Tuesdays where he learns there is more to life than reporting on Wimbledon tournaments and following the tabloids.
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 8 pm (Previews February 27 at 8 pm and Saturday February 28 at 2pm)
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S Military Trail
Boca Raton FL 33486
Web & Ticketing Link:
http://www.brtg.org
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A subscription rate of $50 for both BRTG productions is available.

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Primal Forces – Theatre of the Counterculture and Other Revolutions:

Sunset Baby
By Dominique Morisseau
Previews: November 29 – December 4
Runs: December 5 – December 21
Tickets: $25
For Tickets: 866-811-4111
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 pm
Sunday at 2 pm

A tough, suspenseful urban drama about a former 1960s revolutionary whose deceased wife has taken too many secrets to her grave. In his last-minute search for the truth, he hooks up with his estranged daughter only to learn that her story is darker and more complex than even he could have imagined. Acclaimed South Florida actors John Archie, Makeba Pace and Ethan Henry star in this shattering confrontation between father and daughter and past and present.
All performances will take place at Andrews Living Arts
23 NW 5^th St
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301
Web & Ticketing Link:
http://www.primalforcesproductions.com/

Redwood Curtain
By Lanford Wilson
Previews: April 4 – April 9, 2015
Runs: April 10 – April 26
Tickets: $25
For Tickets: 866-811-4111
Performances: Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 pm
Sunday at 2 pm

A teenager searches for her real father amongst the Viet Nam veterans living in the Redwood Forest. “A play by a master storyteller… with a satisfying…mousetrap of a plot, a search for truth through the twisted paths of unhinged psyches, paternity and scandal.” – New York Times
All performances will take place at Andrews Living Arts
23 NW 5^th St
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301
Web & Ticketing Link:
http://www.primalforcesproductions.com/

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Pigs Do Fly Productions will hold two readings of humorous short plays at Coral Gables’ Books & Books on January 25th and February 1st.

The award-winning company commissioned top South Florida playwrights Michael McKeever and Michael Leeds to write for them, and their plays are among those scheduled to be read.

And several months ago Pigs Do Fly Productions also put out a call to playwrights from across the United States for submissions of 10-minute contemporary comedies written to highlight “vibrant, healthy people over 50 who are doing interesting things with their lives”. Over 300 plays were submitted and a committee of 6 took on the task of reading and rating each one. The plays that will be read were rated the highest of the lot, and audiences will be asked for their input and their opinions at the end of each reading. The top five selections, along with the plays by McKeever and Leeds will form Pigs Do Fly’s next production, scheduled to take place in May at Andrews Living Arts.

Pigs Do Fly Productions Play Readings
Sunday, January 25 &
Sunday, February 1
2 pmTickets: FREE
Books & Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
305-442-4408
Click HERE for more information about Pigs Do Fly Productions
Click HERE for more information about Books & Books

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The Gin Game
By D.L. Coburn
February 26 – March 15, 2015
Tickets: $15 ($10 for students)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Sunday at 2 pm

An elderly man and woman play repeated games of gin in their retirement home, slowly coming to grips with what is left of their lives in their old age, in Donald L. Coburn’s 1978 Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://www.eveningstarproductions.org/
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The Addams Family – a New Musical Comedy …
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
April 17 – May 3, 2015
Tickets: $18 ($10 for students)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm

In this original award-winning musical, the macabre Addams family is put to the test when outsiders come to dinner, hurling Charles Addams dark, delightful, and beloved characters, Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, and Lurch headlong into a night that will change the family forever.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://www.eveningstarproductions.org/
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The Last Five Years
By Jason Robert Brown
July 17 – August 2, 2015
Tickets: $18 ($10 for students)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Sunday at 2 pm

The Last Five Years is a contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up… or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. The show is an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told from both points of view – his going forwards and hers going backwards. Starring Bruno Vida and Sara Grant with a live trio: Jason Buelow piano, Brad Miller bass, Pippa Scroggins violin.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://www.eveningstarproductions.org/
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General Information:
Tickets: $38 – $44
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://stagedoortheatre.com
https://www.facebook.com/stagedoorfla?fref=ts&rf=103625013125994

NOW PLAYING!!!

Old Jews Telling Jokes
November 1 – January 4
Tickets: $38 – $44
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm

Old Jews Telling Jokes (November 1, 2014 – January 4, 2015) (South Florida premiere) Initially a popular website, this revue has been described as “a pickle-barrelful of giggles.” It celebrates the rich tradition of Jewish humor “and all the rabbis, complaining wives, fed-up husbands, patience-challenged physicians, gossiping ladies and competitive men” populating it.
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://stagedoortheatre.com
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Now Playing!

Five Guys Named Moe
December 10 – January 18
Tickets: $38 – $44
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm

Five Guys Named Moe (December 10 to January 18, 2015, Theatre 2) is a musical with a book by Clarke Peters and lyrics and music by Louis Jordan. Nomax, whose girlfriend has left him and who is without money, finds Big Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, and Little Moe emerging from his 1930s-style radio to comfort him. They sing the hit songs of songwriter and saxophonist Jordan, whose new slant on jazz paved the way for rock and roll in the 1950s. Five Guys Named Moe is ‘an exhilarating, all-embracing theatrical experience, complete with some uproarious audience participation that’ll have spectators leaping out of their seats to join the celebration!’
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://stagedoortheatre.com
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I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (February 6 to March 7, 2015, Theatre 2) In this clever two act musical, songwriters Joe DiPietro (book and lyrics) and Jimmy Roberts (music) offer a series of vignettes connected by the central theme of love and relationships. The play’s tagline is “Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives, and in-laws, but were afraid to admit.” I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is the second longest running off-Broadway musical in history.

John Peterson will return to the Stage Door Theatre in George M. Cohen Tonight! (March 20 to April 26, 2015, Theatre 2) an upbeat one-man play about the beloved song and dance man George M. Cohan – capturing in 95 fast-moving minutes the essence of the man, his music, and the fabulous era of show business he came up in. A dazzling showcase for a song-and-dance man with flair. Peterson, who has received rave reviews everywhere he has performed this show, channels a swift, colorful portrayal of this most fiercely American musical figure. Peterson, played the Emcee in a recent Broadway revival of Cabaret, starred in Stage Door’s production of Song Man Dance Man two years ago.

Bell, Book, and Candle (May 15 to June 21, 2015, Theatre 2) In this fun and sexy romantic comedy, we meet Gillian Holroyd, a beautiful and lively free spirit – who also happens to be a witch. Frustrated by a lack of romance in her life and smitten by her handsome neighbor, she “helps things along” by casting a spell. But will she give into the one thing that will take away her magical powers forever? One of John van Druten’s greatest comedy successes, Bell, Book, and Candle has been called “…completely enchanting—a wonderfully suave and impish fantasy.” (New York Times).
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Sol Children Theatre:
A Christmas Carol
Book and Lyrics by Chris Blackwood
December 5 – December 21, 2014
Music by Piers Chater Robinson
Tickets: $15 ($10 for juniors)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm

A Christmas Carol is set on Christmas Eve, as the miser Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghost of his business partner, Jacob Marley. In an attempt to help Scrooge avoid the same ghastly fate beyond the grave, Scrooge is visited by three spirits – the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. Can they persuade Scrooge to open his heart to the magic of Christmas before the sun rises?
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
www.solchildren.org
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The Princess and the Pea
Adapted by Richard Davis, Jr.
January 17, 24, & 31
Saturdays 10:00, 1:00, 4:00 & 7:00
Tickets: $12 ($8 for juniors)
For tickets: 561-447-8829

The overbearing Queen has already determined whom her precious sonny boy, Prince Handsome, will marry. So when a muddy and very dirty Princess Jasmine catches the Prince’s eye unexpectedly, the Queen insists she pass the “pea under the mattress” test to prove she really is a princess. Only it’s not one thin mattress we’re talking about here, it’s thirteen mattresses, four feather comforters, and eight queen-size pillows! And not only that, but Jasmine wears ear muffs, a night mask, and is very, very tired! Does Jasmine pass the extremely unfair princess test? A comic jester, a rather confused king and a pompous announcer add to the merriment.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
www.solchildren.org
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Into the Woods Jr.
Book by James Lapine
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Based on classic fairy tales
February 6 – 8, 2015
Tickets: $15 ($10 for juniors)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm

The Brothers Grimm “go Broadway” in the cockeyed musical fairy tale in Into The Woods Jr. This adaptation of one of Stephen Sondheim’s most popular works is designed especially for young audiences and performers. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk), and the Witch—meet and interact in this whimsical original story. The musical centers on a baker and his wife who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the king’s festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
www.solchildren.org
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
A Musical by Rupert Holmes
June 12 – 28, 2015
Tickets: $15 ($10 for juniors)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm

This wildly warm-hearted theatrical experience kicks off when the Music Hall Royale (a hilariously loony Victorian musical troupe) “puts on” its flamboyant rendition of an unfinished Dickens mystery. The story itself deals with John Jasper, a Jekyll-and-Hyde choirmaster who is quite madly in love with his music student, the fair Miss Rosa Bud. Now, Miss Bud is, in turn, engaged to Jasper’s nephew, young Edwin Drood. Our title character disappears mysteriously one stormy Christmas Eve – but has Edwin Drood been murdered? And if so, then whodunnit?
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
www.solchildren.org
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Thumbelina
Adapted by Wade Bradford
August 14 – 30, 2015
Tickets: $12 ($8 for juniors)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm

An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale about a wayward little fairy girl. Thumbelina’s journey has been beloved by children and adults alike since it was first published in 1835.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
www.solchildren.org
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Ballroom: South Beach Style
Straight from the streets of Miami comes this fast-paced show featuring the salsa, merengue, rhumba, mambo, and even the jive! Audiences will love the gorgeous sequined costuming, the intricate ballroom dancing, and an amazing score of music chosen from decades of popular music. Join in the hottest party in South Beach!
Performances:
Friday, January 9 – 8 pm
Saturday, January 10 – 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, January 11 – 2 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S Military Trail
Boca Raton FL 33496
http://kevinblackproductions.com/ballroom

Cirquesco
The lights dim. Sultry jazzy chords are heard in the distance. Through a mist of haze, exotic creatures emerge. Welcome to the sensual experience that is Cirquesco. Combining the magical artistry of a European circus with the flirtatious camp of burlesque, Cirquesco is an intimate evening of song, dance, humor, and mind-blowing acrobatics.
Prepare for a steamy journey through your most taboo inhibitions. Experience the innocence and desire of the Argentinean tango, the rambunctious dance of the Moulin Rouge’s femmes fatale, the smoky desires that linger in a sultry cabaret boudoir. Featuring gorgeous costuming, an electrifying score and seductive choreography, Cirquesco explores our most treasured emotion … love.

Performances:
Friday, February 20 – 8 pm
Saturday, February 21 – 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, February 22 – 2 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S Military Trail
Boca Raton FL 33496
http://kevinblackproductions.com/cirquesco

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Arts Garage Radio Theatre:
From Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre to Guy Noir and A Prairie Home Companion, radio theatre is one of America’s most beloved art forms. These productions give life to classic movie screenplays, while visually presenting the unique style of radio drama. It’s a treat for the eyes as well as the ears!

It’s a Wonderful Life
December 17 – 19, 2014
For tickets: 561-450-6357
Performances:
Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm
General Admission: $15
Reserved Seat: $20
Premium Seat: $25
Reserved Table for 6: $108
Premium Table for 6: $135
Group rates are also available

An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.
All performances at
Arts Garage
180 NE First Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://www.artsgarage.org/Page/RadioTheater
http://www.artsradionetwork.com/
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Rebecca
February 11 & 12, 2015
For tickets: 561-450-6357
Performances:
Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm
General Admission: $15
Reserved Seat: $20
Premium Seat: $25
Reserved Table for 6: $108
Premium Table for 6: $135
Group rates are also available

A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband’s dead first wife in this fascinating adaptation of the beloved Alfred Hitchcock film.
All performances at
Arts Garage
180 NE First Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Web & Ticketing Information:
http://www.artsgarage.org/Page/RadioTheater
http://www.artsradionetwork.com/
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You Can’t Take It With You.
April 8 & 9, 2015
For tickets: 561-450-6357
Performances:
Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm
General Admission: $15
Reserved Seat: $20
Premium Seat: $25
Reserved Table for 6: $108
Premium Table for 6: $135
Group rates are also available

The delightfully eccentric Sycamore family and the wealthy, conservative Kirbys must learn to co-exist when their children become engaged. Adapted from the Academy Award-winning film and Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
All performances at
Arts Garage
180 NE First Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Web & Ticketing Information:
http://www.artsgarage.org/Page/RadioTheater
http://www.artsradionetwork.com/
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The Thin Man
May 27 & 28, 2015
For tickets: 561-450-6357
Performances:
Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm
General Admission: $15
Reserved Seat: $20
Premium Seat: $25
Reserved Table for 6: $108
Premium Table for 6: $135
Group rates are also available

Wealthy, glamorous husband-wife detectives Nick and Nora Charles solve murders, drink martinis and crack wise in this romantic screwball comedy.
All performances at
Arts Garage
180 NE First Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Web & Ticketing Information:
http://www.artsgarage.org/Page/RadioTheater
http://www.artsradionetwork.com/
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The Premiere Theatre Arts Series at B’nai Torah
& Shari Upbin present:

From Door to Door
By: James Sherman
Sunday, January 18^th at 1 pm
Tickets: $36 ($25 for congregation members)
Phone: 561-392-8566
B’nai Torah Congregation
6261 SW 18^th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Directed by Shari Upbin
A heartwarming, bittersweet comedy by the author of the Off-Broadway hit Beau Jest, From Door to Door is a play spanning 60 years in the lives of three generations of American women who find themselves linked together in faith, understanding and the enduring power of family love as they struggle to adopt to new roles in a changing world.

The Premiere Theatre Arts Series at B’nai Torah:

GFour Productions and Shari Upbin present
In the Voice of Our Mothers
By: Carol Fox Prescott
Sunday, February 15 at 1 pm
Tickets: $36 ($25 for congregation members)
Phone: 561-392-8566
B’nai Torah Congregation
6261 SW 18^th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Directed by: Carol Fox Prescott
Breathing life into ancient texts and told this time from the point of view of the women, In The Voice of Our Mothers reveals the intimate and powerful narratives of our Biblical matriarchs. As they invite us into their worlds, we see we are in familiar territory. Here are generations of women, learning, risking, and loving in all its complicated forms. We witness their journey through deserts of discovery, moving with audacity towards that female dance of freedom on the other side of the sea, which is no longer there. A joyous theatrical event filled with dance, tambourines, and the ancient sounds of the shofar. A talkback with the author will take place after the production.
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Steve Solomon:
Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…
Comedian Steve Solomon’s humor is universal, and universally loved. Enhanced by his talent for impersonation and his mastery of different dialects – he does approximately 20 different characters and voices in his shows – his stories about his mixed heritage Italian/Jewish family resonate with everyone, no matter what their ethnicity, and have delighted and entertained audiences for over 4000 performances. His previous hit shows, including My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, & I’m in Therapy, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, & I’m Still in Therapy, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m Home for the Holidays! and Cannoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues… continue to sell out wherever they are performed.
For more information about Steve Solomon, visit: www.stevesolomon.net

Performances of Cannoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…:
The Crest Theatre at The Delray Beach Center for the Arts: January 3rd & 4th 2015
The Lyric Theatre (Stuart): January 6th, 2015

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Pigs Do Fly Productions:
Pigs Do Fly Productions will continue its mission to produce humorous short plays chosen to appeal to audiences of all ages, highlighting actors and characters over the age of fifty as viable, fully involved, full of life individuals.
For more information about Pigs Do Fly Productions, visit: http://pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performance dates and times to be announced.

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2014-2015 Concerts & Concert Series:

Now in its 33rd season, under the direction of new Artistic Director/Conductor Dr. Patricia P. Fleitas, the Delray Beach Chorale is proud to announce its 2014-15 season. Dr. Fleitas comes to us with more than twenty years of experience as the Director of Choral and Vocal Studies at FAU and years of serving as guest conductor of numerous musical organizations, including the Palm Beach Symphony. She is recognized for her excellence in teaching, performance and leadership and is a sought after choral judge and clinician.

Spring Concert- Festive Americana
The Chorale’s spring program, titled “Festive Americana” will feature music of some of the greatest American composers, including Aaron Copland, George M. Cohan, Leonard Bernstein, and some of Broadway’s all-time favorites.
Performances:
Friday, March 20, 2015 at 7:30pm
Duncan Theatre, 4200 S. Congress Ave.,
Lake Worth 33461

Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 3:00pm
First Presbyterian Church, 33 Gleason St.,
Delray Beach 33483

Tickets are $25 in advance: $30 at the door. Students under 25 with ID- $5. Season ticket packages are available at $20 per ticket for a limited time through this toll-free number: 1-800-984-7282. Group sales are also available by calling 1-800-984-7282.

Web & Ticketing Information:
http://delraybeachchorale.org
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Great artists, reasonable ticket prices, free parking, and convenient, modern venues!
Series subscriptions and Optional Concert (Michael Cavanaugh) on sale now*
Series: 4 fabulous artists at either of our convenient venues: $149+tax
Michael Cavanaugh: 3 performances at Kings Point Theatre: $46 +tax

*Individual tickets for series concerts go on sale December 1, 2014: $41 +tax

For Tickets and Information: http://www.spanishriverconcerts.com

Performances:
Violinist Hahnsol Kim, Julliard DreamArts Competition Winner, accompanied by full orchestra.

Jan. 5, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 6, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 12, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 13, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 14, 2015 (Wednesday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Jan. 15, 2015 (Thursday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Jan. 17, 2015 (Saturday), 2PM, Kings Point Theatre
Jan. 19, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 20, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church

Neil Berg’s 102 Years of Broadway: Composer/Lyricist/Producer Neil Berg and his Broadway stars present brilliantly revived arrangements of Broadway classics as well as thrilling numbers from Broadway’s newest hit shows.

Jan. 26, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 27, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 28, 2015 (Wednesday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Jan. 29, 3015 (Thursday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Feb. 2, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 3, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 7, 2015 (Saturday), 2PM, Kings Point Theatre
Feb. 9, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 10, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church

Dudu Fisher: World-renowned Israeli singer and Broadway Star Dudu Fisher brings the audience on a joyful musical journey singing Hebrew, Yiddish, and Broadway favorites.

Feb. 16, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 17, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 18, 2015 (Wednesday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Feb. 23, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 24, 2015 (Tuesday, 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 26, 2015 (Thursday), 2PM, Kings Point Theatre
Feb. 26, 2015 (Thursday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Mar 2, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar 3, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church

Dallas Brass, Featuring Kol Esperanza: One of America’s foremost musical ensembles accents its unique repertoire of pops, swing, Dixieland and classical by welcoming, direct from Israel, the vibrant voices of Kol Esperanza.

Mar. 9, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar. 10, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar. 16, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar. 17, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar. 18, 2015 (Wednesday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Mar. 19, 2015 (Thursday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
|Mar. 21, 2015 (Saturday), 2PM, Kings Point Theatre
Mar. 23, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar. 24, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church

Optional Concert – Tickets cost $46 plus tax

Michael Cavanaugh, famous for his Grammy and Tony-nominated piano/lead vocals in the Broadway Musical Movin’ Out, sings the music of Simon and Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Simon , James Taylor, Neil Diamond, and more!

Mar. 4, 2015 (Wednesday), 8PM, Kings Point
Mar. 5, 2015 (Thursday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Mar. 7, 2015 (Saturday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre

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Spanish River Church
2400 Yamato Road
Boca Raton

Kings Point Theatre
7000 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach

JM Barrie’s Peter Pan January 17 – February 2 & Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde February 28 – March 16 at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton

09 Thursday Jan 2014

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Sol Children Theatre and Evening Star Productions
to present two entirely different productions in February and March

Sol Children Theatre, Evening Star Productions, and the companies’ artistic director Rosalie Grant are not resting on any laurels. Grant, winner this year of the South Florida Theatre League’s newly established Remy Award as the Outstanding Contributor to Children’s Theatre, has two productions in the planned for February and March, and another ten in the works through December 2014.

Sol Children Theatre will present J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up from January 17^th through February 2^nd. This adaptation of the beloved children’s classic, by John Caird and Trevor Nunn, as directed by Rosalie Grant is full of laughter, action, and adventure. The tale of Wendy, Michael, and John Darling as they travel through Neverland with Peter Pan; bunking in alongside the Lost Boys; battling Captain Hook and his pirate crew; and encountering the rest of Barrie’s beloved characters (including Princess Tiger Lily, and of course Tinkerbell), has thrilled and delighted generations of theatre-goers. Sol’s young actors, under Grant’s direction, are well equipped to bring this tale to life, “And,” says Grant, “Along the way the audience will recognize the boy who never grew up as the child in all of us who is youth, joy, and freedom.”

Evening Star Productions, the newly created off-shoot of Sol Children Theatre, will present Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from February 28^th through March 16^th. Evening Star offers serious young adult actors the opportunity to push the boundaries of their knowledge and talent in a safe and highly professional environment, and to work with professionals to provide practical experience, education, and support for those desiring a career in theatre.

Adapted for the stage by Jeffrey Hatcher from the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is “a smart, tense, and suspenseful new take on Stevenson’s look at ‘the evil that lurks in the hearts of men… Hatcher has fashioned a play that seems truer to Stevenson but hipper, sexier and more intense…” (The San Francisco Chronicle)

Tickets to both productions are on sale now, and are available on line at: www.solchildren.org, www.eveningstarproductions.org or by phone at 561-447-8829.
Sol Theatre is located at 3333 North Federal Highway (just south of Spanish River Boulevard) in Boca Raton.

For more information about Sol Children Theatre and Evening Star Productions, as well as the company’s popular summer camp program, and a complete list of upcoming productions, visit www.solchildren.org, www.eveningstarproductions.org, or contact Rosalie Grant at 561-447-8829 / solchildtroupe@aol.com or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / ckassie@gmail.com

Sol Children Theatre presents

PETER PAN or the Boy Who Not Grow Up
By JM Barrie
A new stage version by John Caird and Trevor Nunn
January 17 – February 2, 2014
Performances: Fridays & Saturdays 7pm;
Saturdays & Sundays 2pm
Tickets: $12/$8 for juniors

Evening Star Productions presents

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
From the novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
February 28 – March 16, 2014
Performances: Fridays & Saturdays 7pm;
Saturdays & Sundays 2pm
Tickets: $15/$10 for juniors

SOL THEATRE
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
561-447-8829

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The 2013-2014 Season will be a Feast for Theatre Lovers in South Florida

07 Monday Oct 2013

Posted by Carol Kassie in Boca Raton Theatre Guild, Clients, Entr'Acte Theatrix, Evening Star Productions, Parade Productions, RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women, Sol Children Theatre, Steve Solomon's 'Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues...', The Broward Stage Door Theatre, The Delray Beach Chorale, The South Florida Theatre League, The Women's Theatre Project, Theatre Thoughts, Uncategorized

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South Florida theatre is thriving. At last count, the Theatre League of South Florida reported a membership of 58 theatres, with several new production companies waiting in the wings to join.

The 2013-2014 South Florida theatre season promises to be more exciting than ever. Theatre companies have chosen a wide variety of plays – traditional and non – to populate their many stages, and audiences will have the opportunity to sample everything from Broadway classics and award-winning dramas to rock operas, madcap comedies, and children’s theatre.

Although many are familiar with the larger venues in the area – The Broward Center for the Performing Arts, The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, there are a number of excellent smaller, interesting, and reasonably priced local theatres definitely worth visiting.

Boca Raton hosts several well respected theatre companies. The award-winning Women’s Theatre Project and the Boca Raton Theatre Guild both operate out of the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park. This state of the art theatre seats 155 patrons. There is ample parking available, and the surrounding park is a delightful setting for a pre-theatre picnic. This year, the two companies have joined forces to offer patrons the opportunity to purchase subscriptions to their productions. For a total of $99, patrons can attend four plays – two musicals produced by the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, and two plays presented by the Women’s Theatre Project.

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild will also team with Peter J. Loewy this season, and together they will co-produce Respect: A Musical Journey of Women at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center. Respect originated in South Florida, and Loewy was not only its first director, but one of the prime developers of the ever-popular show.

Parade Productions is one of Boca Raton’s newer companies. Their mission, “to produce high quality theatre experiences that entertain, enlighten inform, uplift and inspire”, is reflected in their choice of plays. This season’s production, The Last Schwartz has been praised as being ‘rollicking, sad, shocking, goofy, and thoughtful…’ Their home, at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre, is easily accessible, and free, metered, or valet parking is available.

Sol Children Theatre offers theatre for the entire family. Now entering their 11^th year, this company of young performers, under the direction and guidance of Rosalie Grant, produces a number of quality productions each year. Located on Federal Highway just south of Spanish River Boulevard, Sol is a small black box theatre. It seats 77, including child sized front row seating for their younger audiences. This year they are debuting a new production company, Evening Star Productions, which will focus on plays for more for mature audiences, and feature adult, professional actors, as well as young people working towards a career in theatre.

For those who would venture north to Delray Beach, Entr’Acte Theatrix will follow up this past summer’s highly successful production of Monty Python’s Spamalot with The Who’s Tommy at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square.

Steve Solomon will bring his comedic recollections back to the The Lyric Theatre, The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and the Coral Springs Center for the Arts …And the Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs has a dozen productions planned between September 2013 and July 2014.

Below is a list, in chronological opening night order, of just some of the theatres, theatre companies, plays (and one musical group), that will be on stage this season, along with brief descriptions of each production. Group rates are available for every one of these productions. Mark your calendars and purchase your tickets soon!

The Broward Stage Door Theatre will present 12 plays and musicals between August 30, 2013 and July 6, 2014. Included in their schedule are 9-5: The Musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Company, Sophisticated Ladies, featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Twilight of the Golds, Crimes of the Heart, and The Last Night of Ballyhoo.
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
Tickets: $38 (Students $16)
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
Several productions will also play at the Broward Stage Door Miami
www.stagedoormiami.com
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Sol Children Theatre and Evening Star Productions will present a number of plays throughout the season. Please keep checking this website for more information!
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The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Presented by: The Broward Stage Door Theatre
By Alfred Uhry
November 15 – December 31
Tickets: $38 (Students $16)
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com

It’s Atlanta, Georgia, in December 1939. Gone with the Wind is having its world premiere, and Hitler is invading Poland. But many of Atlanta’s German Jews are more concerned with who is going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. By the author of Driving Miss Daisy. Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play.
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Steve Solomon – Stand Up
December 3
Showtime: 7:00 pm
The Lyric Theater
59 S.W. Flagler Avenue,
Stuart, FL 34994
Tickets: $35
Phone: 772-286-7827
To purchase tickets on line: www.lyrictheatre.com/show

America’s favorite dysfunctional comedian is back again. Creator and star of three-time award-winning Broadway comedy “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy”, Steve Solomon returns with even more side-splitting, raucous jokes this December, introducing new material and incorporating stories from his other hit shows, such as “STILL in Therapy” and “Home for the Holidays.”
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RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women
December 5 – January 6
Presented by: The Boca Raton Theatre Guild & Peter J. Loewy
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets: $38/$33 if purchased before November 15
RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women chronicles of the progress of women through the 20^th Century, as played out against the songs they were listening to during various periods in their lives. Featuring an ensemble cast of four and a live band, the show includes more than 60 songs, ranging from “I Wanna Be Loved by You,” and “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend,” to “I Will Survive,” “Hero” and “Video.
Purchase tickets at: www.brtg.org
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The Lyons
December 6 – 22, 2013
Presented by: The Women’s Theatre Project
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
Tickets: $25 (Joint subscriptions with the Boca Raton Theatre Guild available – see above)
www.womenstheatreproject.com
Nicky Silver’s outrageously funny and stirring play about a family coming to terms with the impending death of its patriarch received glowing reviews when it ran on Broadway in 2012. The play focuses on Rita Lyons and her grown children, who, as they gather to say goodbye, learn that despite being a family, each of them is totally isolated. Afraid of closeness and solitude, they are pushed into a new arena – the human connection.
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9-5: The Musical
Presented by: The Broward Stage Door Theatre
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Book by Patricia Resnick
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture
December 13 – January 19
Tickets: $38 (Students $16)
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
9-5: The Musical is the musical comedy based on the popular movie, and features Dolly Parton’s original hit title song, along with her Tony Award and Grammy-nominated score. 9-5: The Musical is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge. Outrageous, thought-provoking, and even a little romantic, 9-5: The Musical is about teaming up and taking care of business!
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My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m STILL in Therapy… the chaos continues
December 18 – December 22
Showtimes:
Wednesday, December 18 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, December 19 at 7:30 PM
Friday, December 20 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 21 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, December 21 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 22 at 7:00 PM

The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
701 Okeechobee Blvd,
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Tickets: $30
Phone: 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471
To purchase tickets on line: http://www.kravis.org

The comedy chaos continues in this ALL NEW critically acclaimed prequel to his original smash hit, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m In Therapy! I’m Still In Therapy takes us back to Steve’s wacky childhood right up to the present day. The audience follows along in this wonderfully funny journey about growing up, mixed marriages, ex-wives, dogs, cats, dieting, and dozens of other side-splitting situations that we can all relate to. It’s an evening of comedy you don’t want to miss!
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Peter Pan
January 17 – February 2
By J.M. Barrie – Updated by John Caird & Trevor Nunn
Presented by Sol Children Theatre
Fridays & Saturdays 7pm;
Saturdays & Sundays 2pm
Tickets: $12 & $8 juniors
3333 North Federal Highway,
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-447-8829
www.solchildren.org
The beloved story of Peter, Wendy, Michael, John, Capt. Hook, Smee, the Lost Boys, pirates and Indians, and, of course, Tinker Bell, in their adventures in Never Land. However, for the first time, the play is here restored to Barrie’s original intentions.
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Wiesenthal
January 22 – March 16
Presented by Karyl Lynn Burns & Normand Kurtz
and The Broward Stage Door Theatre
Tickets: $38/$42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Thursday Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com

Written by and starring Tom Dugan and produced by Karyl Lynn Burns and Tony Award-winner Normand Kurtz, Wiesenthal tells the remarkable story of the life of Simon Wiesenthal, sometimes referred to as “The Jewish James Bond.” Told with hope, humanity and humor, the play follows Wiesenthal as he addresses a group of visitors on his last day at the Jewish Documentation Center in Vienna. As he reflects on his life and work, Wiesenthal recounts how he faced Hitler’s SS; how he endured the loss of family and friends; how he escaped a concentration camp only to be recaptured; and how, after liberation day, he began a remarkable journey for justice.
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Pippin
January 24 – February 9
Presented by: The Boca Raton Theatre Guild
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets: $35 (Joint subscriptions with the Women’s Theatre Project available – see above)
www.brtg.org
Currently enjoying an extremely successful revival on Broadway, Pippin uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of a young prince and his search for meaning and significance.
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The Last Schwartz
January 30 – February 23
Presented by: Parade Productions
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-291-9678
Tickets: $35/$40
www.paradeproductions.org
The Schwartz family is on its last legs. Their father has died and their Catskills home is going up for sale. Norma Schwartz’ husband hasn’t spoken to her since she turned their 15 year old son in for smoking pot; it doesn’t seem like brother Herb’s wife will ever present him with an heir; middle sibling Simon has one foot on the moon; and youngest brother Gene arrives at the family compound with an unexpected guest. Will any of them remember what it means to be a family?
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Steve Solomon’s Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…
February 5 – 16
The Coral Springs Center for the Arts
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone: 954-344-5990
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
Tickets: $42.50/$49.50
The Coral Springs Center for the Arts
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone: 954-344-5990
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
www.stevesolomoncomedy.com
Just in case you’ve missed one of Steve Solomon’s award winning “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish…” comedies, he’s back with a new show featuring the very best comedy bits from his earlier three shows – plus loads of new comedy pieces.
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Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
February 28-March 16
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
Tickets: $25 (Joint subscriptions with the Boca Raton Theatre Guild available – see above)
www.womenstheatreproject.com
Barbara Bradshaw will star as the unsinkable, unstoppable Molly Ivins. The ‘dyed-in-the-wool liberal from deep in the heart of Texas’, famously brassy newspaper columnist and best-selling author was a crusading journalist who broke gender barriers with her sharp-tongued wit, humor, and political savvy to establish herself as one of the nation’s most influential political columnists.
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The Anarchist
By David Mamet
February 28 – March 21, 2014
Tickets: $25 ($20 previews)
Days & Times: Thu – Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm (not all Sat matinees available)
Andrews Living Arts Studio
23 NW Fifth Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301
Tickets available online at: www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111The Southeast American premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet’s The Anarchist, starring Carbonell Award-winner Patti Gardner and Jacqueline Laggy. Two women and one unspeakable crime highlight this searing drama as one character’s radical past in the turbulent 70s comes back to haunt her….again. This production will take place in the Andrews Living Arts Studio, an intimate, 50 seat black box theatre well suited to the play.
www.brtg.org
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Great Moments in Opera:
March 29 & April 4
Presented by: The Delray Beach Chorale
Featuring the choruses of several major operas. The 60-voice chorale will be performing with professional instrumental accompaniment. The concert will feature soloists Artists-in-Residence Alicia Branch, Soprano, Monica Hidalgo, Alto, Myngoe Brashears, Tenor, Jorge L. Toro, Tenor and William R. Stafford, baritone and Jorge Toro, Tenor.

The concert will be performed on March 29th at
The Duncan Theatre in Lake Worth
4200 South Congress Avenue
Lake Worth 33461
&
On April 4th at
The First Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach
33 Gleason Street,
Delray Beach 33483
Tickets: $25 in advance/$30 day of show
delraybeachchorale.org
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Everyday Rapture
By Sherie Rene Scott & Dick Scanlon
Music by various composers
April 25 – May 11, 2014
Tickets: $28
Days & Times: Thurs – Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets available online at: www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111

May 25 – May 27, 2014
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets: $28
Days & Times: Fri & Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm
Phone: 561-347-3948 (tickets available by phone or at the box office only)
www.brtg.org

Everyday Rapture was praised by critics and audiences alike when it played on Broadway in 2010. Margot Moreland will star in the Southeast premiere of this Tony Award-nominated musical story of a young woman’s psycho-sexual-spiritual journey on the rocky path that separates her mostly Mennonite past from her mostly Manhattan future. Her life takes her from the cornfields of Kansas to the clover fields of New York (with a disturbing detour through YouTube). Featuring songs made famous by Harry Nilsson, The Band, David Byrne, Roberta Flack, Mister Rogers, The Dap Kings and Judy Garland.
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This page will be updated on a regular basis.

For information on the Theatre League of South Florida and what’s playing in theatres from Key West through Jupiter, visit www.southfloridatheater.com.

Parade Productions presents Michael McKeever’s ‘The Whole Caboodle’ January 31-February 24

17 Monday Dec 2012

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The multi-award winning author of Stuff, Moscow, 37 Postcards, Suite Surrender and Open Season takes us on a wild ride – careening through seven short plays filled with very funny and wonderfully human characters.

Boca Raton, FL/December 18, 2012.
Parade Productions’ second show of their second season will once again feature Michael McKeever – this time as playwright as well as actor. The multi-talented McKeever will star in The Whole Caboodle, a wickedly funny collection of some of his most celebrated short plays.

The production will preview on January 31^st, open on February 1^st, and run through February 24^th in the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre, at 201 Plaza Real in Boca Raton.

Stephen Sondheim, Abe Lincoln, Munchkins, ambivalent lesbians, even Grant Wood’s ‘American Gothic’ – the award winning playwright skewers them all as he takes apart and reassembles a series of lovably flawed characters and pop culture icons with razor sharp humor and extra-keen insight – with hilarious results.

McKeever, who has just completed a successful run as Macy’s most irascible elf, Crumpet, in Parade’s recent production of David Sedris’ The SantaLand Diaries, is extremely pleased to be continuing his relationship with the young theatre company:

“I’m delighted Parade Productions is presenting this collection,” he says. “These seven pieces represent the best of my short plays. Putting them together was like finding the perfect combination of funny. Even more so, I love working with our director Kim St. Leon. She has a wonderful gift for humor, and has put together a fabulous group of actors. I couldn’t be more happy.”

Kim St. Leon agrees: “It’s all magic,” she says of The Whole Caboodle. “That’s the great thing about theatre. When it all comes together, it’s an experience you’re not going to get on the street . . .”

Elena Maria Garcia, Jacqueline Laggy, Clay Cartland, Casey Dressler, and Candace Caplin will also star in the production.
Caplin, who doubles as the the company’s executive director, says, “We’re excited about Caboodle. Who wouldn’t be? You take Michael McKeever, add Kim St Leon, and you’ve got combustible comedy. We’ve got a great cast, a great cast of characters,” she continues. “When it comes to comedy, you’re not going to do better than Michael Mc Keever and Elena Maria Garcia. We’re lucky they, and the rest of the cast, were available, and that it all came together. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

Parade Productions is also offering their audiences an opportunity to support the company, and experience theatre in a uniquely first hand manner. For a tax deductible donation of $100 or more, patrons can ‘play a part’ in The Whole Caboodle, and make a ‘walk on’ appearance on stage during the play.

The versatile Michael McKeever, who recently won a Silver Palm award for his play, Moscow, and a Carbonell Award for Best New Work for his play, Stuff, explores every aspect of the human condition in his work, which incorporates a wide variety of styles and subject matter. He has been honored with an NEA Residency Grant (New Theatre, Miami) and has been a 3-time finalist for Humana Fest’s nationally renowned Heideman Award. He is the proud recipient of three Carbonell Awards; four Curtain Up Awards; and two Florida Individual Artist Fellowships. Six of his plays have been produced at City Theatre’s prestigious Summer Shorts Festival in Miami. He has been a finalist several times at both the Key West Theatre Festival and the Sarasota Festival of New Plays. He is also an award-winning actor and designer. He resides in South Florida and is a member of the Dramatists Guild and Actors’ Equity.

Parade Productions is a not-for profit theatre company whose mission is “To produce high quality theatre experiences that entertain, enlighten, inform, uplift, and inspire audiences, sending them home with new thoughts, insights, questions, and ideas.”

The Whole Caboodle previews on January 31st, 2013, opens on February 1^st, and runs through February 24^th, with performances Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $35 and $40 ($30 for groups of 15 or more).

Tickets are available at: www.paradeproductions.org, or by calling 866-811-4111. For Group Sales please call: 561-291-9678.

For more information, photos, head shots, or to arrange for interviews, please contact Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244/ckassie@gmail.com. For information about ‘walk-ons’ contact info@paradeproductions.org .
(Photos by Justin Namon)

The Whole Caboodle
by Michael McKeever
January 31-February 4, 2013
Thu-Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 3 pm
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Tickets: $35/$40
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-291-9678
www.paradeproductions.org
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The 2013-2014 Season will be a Feast for Theatre Lovers in South Florida

Parade Productions presents Michael McKeever’s ‘The Whole Caboodle’ January 31-February 24