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South Florida Favorite Steve Solomon to perform 3 different comedy shows in 3 different venues this season.

11 Monday Nov 2013

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Copy of NEW_HEAD_JPGSteve Solomon’s
award winning performances are a delicious mix of
comedy, cultures, and political incorrectness!

Steve Solomon has a busy South Florida winter ahead.  He will perform his Stand Up comedy at the Lyric Theatre in Stuart, on December 3rd; a prequel to his wildly successful My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, & I’m in Therapy aptly and appropriately called My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m STILL in Therapy…the Chaos Continues…  will play from December 18th through December 22nd at the  Kravis Center for the Performing Arts – returning there by popular demand after last year’s sold out run; and his new show, Cannoli, Latkes & Guilt! The Therapy Continues… will open at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts and run from February 5th through February 16th.

STANDUP SHOT 1Solomon’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 had audiences in stitches for over 3200 performances.  In fact his recent performances of Still in Therapy broke all box office and attendance records in the 28 year history of the Bristol Riverside Theatre in Philadelphia.

And as Solomon will tell you himself – he’s politically incorrect: bristol still steve on set
“Of course I am!  My entire family is politically incorrect; and that’s what helps make the shows so funny.  The very fact that we can go out to the theatre a spend an evening laughing at ourselves—and the antics of others – without fear of pending imprisonment helps make this the great country it is – or used to be before the hordes of  the politically correct police came banging on our doors.”

gpo_a2-d7k_8722He will also tell you his shows are full of stereotypes:
“Yep,” he says, in answer to his ‘politically correct’ critics “That was my life; stereotypical Italian and Jewish aunts who spent the entire day in house dresses stirring sauces and soup.   Since I’m describing my family as they were, why should anyone be offended by the stereotypes I portray when the people who ARE the stereotypes don’t get offended?

“In fact,” he continues, “Not once, in the 11 years my plays have been touring, have I ever received a complaint from a patron about how offended they were – indeed it’s usually the opposite.  I get dozens of e-mails and letters thanking me for the show and saying, ‘….that was my uncle….’  Or, ‘you nailed my Mom….’”  “…I think we grew up in the same house…”

Steve Solomon epitomizes the phrase ‘multi-faceted’.  He is an STAND UP SHOT 2 (4)accomplished pianist, composer, and lyricist; a member of MENSA, a painter and cartoonist (all his show logos are his own creations); a teacher – he has two Master’s degrees and an SDA and ABD degree in education and taught physics in Long Island, New York (where he eventually became Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools); and according to his wife he can fix anything except, according to Solomon, the way certain seniors drive in South Florida!

Solomon, who lives in Boynton Beach, is extremely happy to be performing again in his own ‘stomping grounds’: “Why do I come back to the Kravis Center or the Lyric or Coral Springs? The people! South Florida has some of the most sophisticated and delicious audiences in the country—they love to laugh and I love to perform for them. It’s that simple!”

Tickets for all performances are on sale now.  Please see the list below for performance venues, dates, times, and ticket prices.

For more information about Steve Solomon, please visit www.stevesolomon.net

To arrange for interviews, and for photos and/or graphics, please contact Carol Kassie.

Steve Solomon Performance Schedule:

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/5086-steve-solomon-standup

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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

Steve Solomon’s Cannoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…
February 5 – 16
Wednesday: 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Thursday: 7:30 pm
Friday: 8 pm
Saturday: 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday: 2 pm
Ticket prices:
Wednesday & Thursday: $45.50/$42.50
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday:  $49.50/$44.50

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
http://www.coralspringscenterforthearts.com

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Praise for Steve Solomon’s Comedy:

“Judging from the riotous response at a recent performance, it is obvious that Solomon has it right.”
Caryn Robbins—Broadway World

 “I Think Steve Solomon Is Funny as Hell!”
Mark Gabrish Conlan—San Diego Magazine

“…great comic timing…”
Nicholas Linnehan—NY Theatre.com

 “He’s in Therapy; We’re in Stitches”
The Washington Post

“Solomon weaves his stories so deftly, that you don’t see the punch line
coming until you are collapsed in a helpless puddle of giggles.”
Marianne Regan—San Diego Magazine

 “He is a polished performer who knows how to work a crowd and give them
what will keep them happy and make them laugh…”
Pat Craig—Theatre Critic, San Diego Times

Broward Stage Door Theatre presents ‘The Last Night of Ballyhoo’ November 15th to December 31st

29 Tuesday Oct 2013

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Broward Stage Door Theatre
presents
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
November 15th to December 31st
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It’s December 1939 in Atlanta, Georgia. Gone with the Wind is having its world premiere, and Hitler is invading Poland, but many of Atlanta’s German Jews are much more concerned with who is going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. The Last Night of Ballyhoo centers around Atlanta’s Freitag family – and as events take various unexpected turns, the family is pulled apart and then mended together with plenty of romance, revelations, and comedy along the way.

The Broward Stage Door Theatre will present The Last Night of Ballyhoo from November 15th through December 31st.  The play, by Alfred Uhry, won the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play, the Drama League Award, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Broadway Play.

“I’m always drawn to plays that show us what happens when cultures collide,” explains the show’s director Hugh Murphy. “The Last Night of Ballyhoo is a perfect example of that, doubled.  First you have the tension of the Freitags, a Jewish family living in the Deep South.  Then into that family comes Joe Farkas, an outsider from the North, who represents another source of tension.  Wrap all of that in the excitement of Atlanta on the weekend that Gone With The Wind opens. Originally written for the Cultural Olympiad that went along with the Atlanta Olympics, Ballyhoo is about assimilation, about how we perceive the “other”, and finally, about the meaning of family.  It’s one of Alfred Uhry’s most universal works and continues to delight audiences.”

Alfred Uhry is one of very few writers to receive an Academy Award, Tony Awards (2), and the Pulitzer Prize for dramatic writing. The Last Night of Ballyhoo is the second play in what is known as Uhry’s ‘Atlanta Trilogy’.  The first in the series, Driving Miss Daisy, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1988, and the third, the 1998 musical Parade, about the 1913 trial of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, earned Uhry a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.

The cast of The Last Night of Ballyhoo includes Larry Bramble, Janet Weakly, Alex Salup, Greyssan Felipe, Miki Edelman, Mary Sansone, and Stephen Kaiser.

The Last Night of Ballyhoo will run from November 15 through December 31st at The Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs.   The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Coral Springs.

Tickets for The Last Night of Ballyhoo are $38; $16 student tickets are also available.  Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at www.stagedoortheatre.com.

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The Last Night of Ballyhoo
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

Broward Stage Door Theatre presents Jonathan Tolin’s ‘The Twilight of the Golds’ September 20 – October 27

26 Monday Aug 2013

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TwilightF1-300x150If your parents knew everything about you before you were born,
would you be here?

Suzanne Gold and her close-knit New York family are delighted to hear she is pregnant, however a (fictional) prenatal genetic test reveals that the baby will most likely be gay. The news forces the entire Gold family to confront issues of bigotry, evolution, and the limits of love.

Jonathan Tolins’ The Twilight of the Golds has been called ‘a meditation on ethics, opera, freedom of choice, and the future of the species’ (LA Times) sheathed in snappy dialogue and comedic situations. The play tackles an issue that is as current and controversial today as it was when it was first seen on Broadway in the 1990s.

Leeds head shot“The Twilight of the Golds combines biting comedy and thought provoking drama, with a light dose of opera thrown into the mix,” says director Michael Leeds.  “I think it will keep audiences riveted throughout the evening, and talking about it for days.”

The Broward Stage Door Theatre’s producer Derelle Bunn has assembled a talented cast to bring Tolins’ characters to life: James Hesse, Sarah Miller, Jeffrey Scott Leshansky, Larry Bramble, and Phyllis Spear.

James Hesse, who will play David Gold, says, “My favorite quote from the play is “When art is at its most outrageous, when it cannot be easily believed, that is when it most resembles life,” because I think it sums up the importance and theJames Hesse1 purpose of theater very nicely. Theatre is the world’s longest oral tradition; we have always needed stories to better understand the world we live in. And this play, The Twilight of the Golds, is a story the world needs to hear now. The subject matter is becoming more relevant as science is progressing and we are getting closer to “designer babies””, says Hesse. “Families may soon have to make the same decision the Gold family is making in this show.”

Phyllis Spear - c“The Twilight of the Golds is a play about the dissolution of a family,” says Phyllis Spear who will take on the role of the mother, Phyllis Gold. “The playwright has dealt with the situation with humor and pathos.  My character deals with the question of how much should we as parents be involved in our adult childrens’ lives.”

The Twilight of the Golds will run from September 20th to October 27th at The Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs.   The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Coral Springs.

Tickets for The Twilight of the Golds are $38; $16 student tickets are also available.  Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at www.stagedoortheatre.com

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Critical Praise for The Twilight of the Golds:

“Funny, thoughtful, and almost eerily topical.” – San Francisco Chronicle

“A marvelous achievement at all levels.” – USA Today

“An entertaining theatrical tempest.” – Washington Times

“A rich, intelligent, articulate piece of work.” – L.A. Times

The Twilight of the Golds
By: Jonathan Tolins
September 20 – October 27
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

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Steve Solomon’s ‘Canoli, Latkes & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…!

04 Sunday Aug 2013

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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 hilarious show featuring the very best comedy bits from his earlier three shows – plus loads of new comedy pieces. His shows have been seen by more than three quarters of a million people throughout the United States and internationally.

So prepare to spend a hysterical evening of side-splitting laughs with one of America’s best story tellers and dialecticians. This will be a “don’t miss” night of fun.

Steve Solomon’s Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…
By Steve Solomon
February 5 – 16
Wednesday: 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Thursday: 7:30 pm
Friday: 8 pm
Saturday: 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday: 2 pm
Ticket prices:
Wednesday & Thursday: $45.50/$42.50
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday:  $49.50/$44.50

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
www.coralspringscenterforthearts.com

Moon Over Buffalo at the Broward Stage Door Theatre – August 30 – October 6

01 Thursday Aug 2013

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Broward Stage Door Theatre
presents
Ken Ludwig’s
Uproarious Comedy
Moon Over Buffalo
MOB - Logo BSD“Moon Over Buffalo packs more comic genius onto the stage than anything in recent memory!”  USA Today

“Picture a down-at-their-heels theatrical family led by a drunken womanizer married to a wacky fading beauty,” says director Michael Leeds. “Toss in a deaf grandmother determined to get “back on the boards” and a daughter who’s vowed never to act again.  They band together for one last shot at stardom, performing a riotous mash up of Cyrano and Private Lives for a TV weatherman they’ve mistaken for Frank Capra!  That’s the plot of Moon Over Buffalo!”

Playwright Ken Ludwig’s madcap comedy Moon Over Buffalo will open on August 30th and run through October 6th at the The Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs.

Leeds head shotHaving already directed a very successful production of Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor at Stage Door, Leeds is delighted with the opportunity to tackle another one of the popular playwright’s chaotically farcical pieces: “When I read the play, I laughed out loud at every page,” he explains.  “It’s definitely a crowd pleaser!”

The cast of Moon Over Buffalo will include South Florida favorite Ken Clement, along with Michelle Foytek, Andy Quiroga, Jessica Carmen, Ed Miskie, Susan Slotoroff, Glen
Lawrence, and Miki Edelman.Ken-Clement-web

“Ken Ludwig’s plays are an actor’s dream and George is having an actor’s nightmare,” says Clement. “ Its like a gym membership with swords.  I’ve always wanted to do ‘Cyrano’ and ‘Private Lives’.  Now I get to do them both at the same time!”

Ken Ludwig is an internationally-acclaimed playwright whose work has been performed in at least 30 countries in over 20 languages. He has had 6 shows produced on Broadway and 6 in London’s West End. He has won two Laurence Olivier Awards, three Tony Award ken_ludwig_photo_2010nominations, two Helen Hayes Awards, the Edgar Award, the SETC Distinguished Career Award, and the Edwin Forrest Award for Services to the Theatre. His plays have been commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Bristol Old Vic. His best known plays and musicals include Lend Me A Tenor, Crazy For You, Moon Over Buffalo, Leading Ladies, Twentieth Century, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Game’s Afoot, The Fox on the Fairway, Midsummer/Jersey, The Three Musketeers, Treasure Island and The Beaux’ Stratagem. His plays have starred Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Lynn Redgrave, Mickey Rooney, Hal Holbrook, Dixie Carter, Tony Shalhoub, Anne Heche, Joan Collins, and Kristin Bell. His book, How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare, was published in June 2013 by Random House, and his work has been published by the Yale Review. He has degrees from Harvard, where he studied music with Leonard Bernstein, Haverford College and Cambridge University. For more information, please visit www.kenludwig.com .

Moon Over Buffalo will run from August 30th to October 6th at The Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs.   The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Coral Springs.  (The production will move to Byron Carlyle Theatre in Miami Beach on October 11th, and run through November 3rd).

Tickets for Moon Over Buffalo are $38; $16 student tickets are also available.  Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at www.stagedoortheatre.com

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Critical Praise for Moon Over Buffalo:

“Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo tops the mayhem and pitch-perfect farce of his other hit, Lend Me a Tenor.”
Orange County Register

“Ken Ludwig is one of those rare contemporary playwrights who thinks in terms of old-fashioned knockabout farce, and that’s something to be cherished.”
The New York Times

“The funniest show in New York … The comedy has audiences rolling in the aisles. The second act has a show-within-a-show spoof of Private Lives with everybody in the wrong costumes reading the wrong lines. This has to be one of the most hysterical things ever put onstage. I have seen Moon Over Buffalo three times! I expect you to see it once.”
New York Post (Liz Smith)

“Moon Over Buffalo is hilarious! Ludwig stuffs his play with comic invention, running gags and neat sense of absurdity. An evening of farcical delight. Go and enjoy!”
New York Post (Clive Barnes)

Moon Over Buffalo
By: Ken Ludwig
August 30 – October 6
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

* Please note:  There will be no performances on
Friday, September 13 at 8 pm,
Saturday, September 14 at 2 pm, or
Sunday, September 29 at 2 pm.

Entr’Acte Theatrix Invites Everyone to Search… and WIN!

06 Thursday Jun 2013

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                Find a Grail and win Tickets to  Monty Python’s Spamalot!
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The cast and crew of Entr’Acte Theatrix’ upcoming production of Monty Python’s Spamalot have come up with a novel way to promote their show. In true Pythonesque fashion, they have ventured out onto the streets of Delray Beach Grail---web…and beyond (wearing Spamalot tee-shirts), and have hidden away in various locations –   obvious and not so – several modern facsimiles of the objective of King Arthur’s quest –  yes… Grails!

Monty Python’s Spamalot (‘lovingly ripped off from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail’) is a deliriously funny spectacle that puts a hilariously unique spin on the legendary tale of King Arthur, his Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail. The show features – among other things – lusty maidens, dancing divas, a flatulent Frenchman, and a killer rabbit.

Anyone who finds one of Arthur’s coveted cups will automatically win two tickets to the Spamalot performance of their choice. The production will run at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts/Crest Theatre from June 20th – 30th.

There are a number of these chalices to be chased – they could be anywhere.
In fact several steins have been stashed – pursuing patrons might find a beaker behind a bush; a vessel near a trestle; or a glass in the grass.

Patrons who are lucky enough to grab a goblet, should contact Entr’Acte Theatrix at: 561-366-9033 / hedzupproductions@yahoo.com to reserve their tickets.  Winners must bring their finds to the theatre on performance day.IMG_6345-for-web                           The cast of Spamalot preparing to hide Grails!

Monty Python’s Spamalot
will run for 12 performances only, from June 20th to 30th, at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square.  The theatre is located at 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, 33444.  Tickets are on sale now, and are available by calling 561-243-7922. Tickets are $20; $15 for groups of 15 or more with the 16th ticket free; and $10 for children under 12; and are on sale now. $10 Student Rush tickets will be available ½ hour before curtain only, with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased on line at: http://delraycenterforthearts.org  or by phone at: 561-243-7922, ext. 1.

For more information about Entr’Acte Theatrix or Monty Python’s Spamalot visit www.entractetheatrix.org, or contact Carol Kassie at ckassie@gmail.com/561-445-9244.
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Book:  Eric Idle
Score:  Eric Idle and John Du Prez
June 20 – 30
Tickets:  $20
Groups of 15 or more: $15 (16th ticket is free)
Children 12 & Under: $10
Student Rush – ½ hour before curtain: $10 – with valid ID
Performances:
Thursdays & Fridays, 8 p.m.;
Saturday, 2 & 8 p.m.;
Sunday (June 23), 2 & 8 p.m.;
Wednesday (June 26) 8 p.m.;
Sunday (June 30), 2 p.m.

Delray Beach Center for the Arts / Crest Theatre
Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave.
Delray Beach 33444
Box Office: 561-243-7922, ext. 1

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IMG_6379 c IMG_6369 IMG_6362 Monty Python’s SPAMALOT is produced by Entr’Acte Theatrix in association with Theatrical Rights Worldwide. SPAM is a registered trademark of Hormel Foods, Inc. Entr’Acte Theatrix is an arm of the Halmos Family Foundation.

 

Entr’Acte Theatrix presents Monty Python’s Spamalot – June 20-30

20 Monday May 2013

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We eat ham, and jam and Spam a lot…
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Monty Python’s Spamalot
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Entr’Acte Theatrix will present Monty Python’s Spamalot from June 20th through the 30th at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Center for the Arts.  The play is “lovingly ripped off” from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with a book by Python Eric Idle, and a score by Idle and John Du Prez. Like the film, it’s a totally irreverent and typically Pythonesque parody of the Arthurian Legend:

The legendary King Arthur, accompanied by his faithful servant, Patsy, travels through his kingdom, collecting members for his Knights of the Round Table.  Some of his recruits include Sir Robin, a collector of plague victims, and Lance a ‘large, handsome, and incredibly violent man’, who agree to join him – Lance ‘for the fighting’, and Robin for ‘the singing and dancing’.  The Lady of the Lake (and her Laker Girls), Sir Bedevere, and Sir Dennis Galahad eventually join Arthur in his search for The Holy Grail. The show also features a bevy of beautiful girls (of course), not to mention ‘cows, killer rabbits, and French people’.  As The Sunday Times observed, Monty Python’s Spamalot ‘raises silliness to an art form’.

John_CostanzoEntr’Acte Theatrix has assembled a talented cast to populate the surreal world of Python.  The suitably kingly John Costanzo (left) will take on the role of Arthur; Sharyn Peoples will play The Lady of the Lake; and Carbonell nominee Mike Westrich (right) will don Mike W HeadshotSir Galahad’s armor. Other cast members include Darrick Penny as Sir Robin, and Mike James as Sir Bedevere.

“Spamalot is one of the most cleverly written comedies of Broadway’s recent history,” says the show’s director Kevin Black. “I have always wanted to direct Spamalot and I’m so happy to finally have the chance.” We have assembled a very talented cast,” he continues, “Including Mike Westrich and the amazing Sharyn Peoples as The Lady of the Lake. Every rehearsal is a barrel of laughs; we are all having so much fun. I have no doubt that fans of Monty Python, and even those who have never seen this iconic British humor, will have a blast at the show.”

When asked for a comment about the show, Spamalot’s musical director Roger Blankenship is equally enthusiastic:  “The music is fun to sing, and to hear – and this cast is definitely up to it!”

Monty Python’s Spamalot will run for 12 performances only, from June 20th to 30th, at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square.  The theatre is located at 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, 33444.  Tickets are on sale now, and are available by calling 561-243-7922. Tickets are $20; $15 for groups of 15 or more with the 16th ticket free; and $10 for children under 12; and are on sale now. $10 Student Rush tickets will be available ½ hour before curtain only, with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased on line at:
http://delraycenterforthearts.org  or by phone at: 561-243-7922, ext. 1.

For more information about Entr’Acte Theatrix or Monty Python’s Spamalot visit www.entractetheatrix.org.
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Book:  Eric Idle
Score:  Eric Idle and John Du Prez
June 20 – 30
Tickets:  $20
Groups of 15 or more: $15 (16th ticket is free)
Children 12 & Under: $10
Student Rush – ½ hour before curtain: $10 – with valid ID
Performances:
Thursdays & Fridays, 8 p.m.;
Saturday, 2 & 8 p.m.;
Sunday (June 23), 2 & 8 p.m.;
Wednesday (June 26) 8 p.m.;
Sunday (June 30), 2 p.m.

Delray Beach Center for the Arts / Crest Theatre
Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave.
Delray Beach 33444
Box Office: 561-243-7922, ext. 1

http://www.entractetheatrix.org
https://www.facebook.com/EntrActePB?fref=ts  
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Parade Productions to present ‘The Last Schwartz’ – January 30-February 23, 2014

06 Monday May 2013

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Parade Productions to present
Deborah Zoe Laufer’s The Last Schwartz
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January 31 – February 23, 2014
The Schwartz family is on its last legs. Their father is dead 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. What unfolds is the funny, surprising, and ultimately moving story of a family at a key moment in their history.

Parade Productions will present Deborah Zoe Laufer’s The Last Schwartz from January 31st through February 23rd at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre.  The play received unanimously glowing reviews when it debuted at Florida Stage in 2002.

Director Kim St. Leon was immediately drawn to the piece. “We see a family’s history and future collide on one fateful weekend,” she says. “While we need to understand where we come from, we can’t let it hinder where we’re going.  In The Last Schwartz some hold on to the past too tightly while others let go of it too freely. The machinations of families have always fascinated me and The Last Schwartz does that with laughter, charm, and poignancy.”

Ken Clement and Betsy Graver have already committed to the project, and casting for the rest of the roles is underway.

“I’m very excited that we’re doing The Last Schwartz,” says Parade Productions Executive Producer Candace Caplin. “It’s one of my all-time favorite plays.  It has everything; it’s funny, it’s touching, it’s full of surprises; its characters are people we all know and deal with. It’s been top of my list for years.”

Playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer is a recipient of the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award and a Lilly Award. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School and a two-time recipient of the LeCompte du Nouy grant from The Lincoln Center Foundation. Her plays have been developed at Florida Stage, The Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Ojai Playwrights Conference, The Missoula Colony, The Cherry Lane Alternative, The Dramatists Guild Fellowship Program, New Georges, The Lark Play Development Center, and Geva Theatre Center. She has received a National New Play Network rolling premiere and commission.  She is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as a lyricist and librettist.

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 Last Schwartz will have one preview performance on January 30th, 2014.  It will open on January 31st, and will run through February 23rd, with performances Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. Ticket prices are $35 ($30 for groups of 20 or more).

Tickets will go on sale June 1st, and will be available at: www.paradeproductions.org, or by calling 866-811-4111.  For Group Sales please call:  561-291-9678.

Critical praise for The Last Schwartz:

“. . . metaphysically profound . . . The Last Schwartz is rollicking, sad, shocking, goofy, and thoughtful. It is comic drama firing on all cylinders, a superb work of theater by a playwright in full command of her considerable gift for character and dialogue.”  T.L. Ponick, The Washington Times

“Anyone who has lived in a family for even a minute will be able to identify with the wackiness and heartbreaks in The Last Schwartz.”  Laufer creates “alternately funny and emotional dialogue.”  Donna Hartman, Bradenton Herald

“The Last Schwartz balances comedy and drama. We ache for the Schwartz family members. We love them and hate them and laugh all the way to the family patriarch’s grave and beyond.” Alec Clayton, Tacoma News Tribune / The Olympian

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The Last Schwartz
By Deborah Zoe Laufer
Tickets:  $35/$40
January 31-February 23, 2013
Preview:  January 31, 2013
Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 3 pm
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone:  866-811-4111
Group Sales:  561-291-9678
www.paradeproductions.org
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The Women’s Theatre Project 2013-2014 Season: ‘THE LYONS’ & ‘RED HOT PATRIOT: THE KICK-ASS WIT OF MOLLY IVINS’

02 Thursday May 2013

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Allison Engel, Barbara Bradshaw, Boca Raton Theatre, comedy, Genie Croft, Margaret Engel, Molly Ivins, Nicky Silver, Red Hot Patriot, Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, The Lyons, The Willow Theatre, The Women's Theatre Project, theatre


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to present Two South Florida Premieres in 2013-2014

Acerbic comedy and salty satire are in store for The Women’s Theatre Project audiences as the well respected company enters into its 11th season and its second year at the Willow Theatre in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park.  The Lyons will run from December 6th through December 22nd, 2013, and Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins will play February 28th through March 16th, 2014.  It will be the first time either of these plays has been produced in South Florida.

Lyons_PostcardThe Lyons, 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. New York Magazine’s Scott Brown said The Lyons is “simply trying to tell a funny, furious little tale of family annihilation with honesty, savagery, and humanity.”

“The complex and inter-connected relationships in this family remind us how close comedy and tragedy are to each other,” says TWTP artistic director Genie Croft. “I found the dysfunctional family in The Lyons to be darkly funny, smart, and deeply affecting.  It’s an exciting script that roars to life, with characters who behave with complicated emotions, and this makes it an excellent choice for the type of work that The Women’s Theatre Project likes to offer on stage. Although it’s the first play TWTP is producing that was written by a man (our past 32 productions have all been written by women), we feel it is a unique opportunity to continue to expand and evolve our mission, by giving voice to these characters, theme, and plot.”

With Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins audiences will be Red Hottreated to the wit and wisdom of a true original.  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.  Written by twin sisters Margaret and Allison Engel, the play is a true tribute to Ivin’s wit, sense of humor, and love of irony. The script also delves into Ivins’ life to reveal what drove her from a comfortable upper- class upbringing and education to the good-ole-boy, hard-drinking world of journalism and political warfare.  Red Hot Patriot seamlessly weaves personal anecdotes with a sharp and clever look at one of our favorite national pastimes – politics.

“I love the fact that the Dallas Times Herald let Ivins write what she pleased,” says Croft, “They even endorsed that policy on billboards that read: ‘Molly Ivins, Can’t Say That, Can She?’ The Engels’ script captures the jokes about provoking politicians, and her reminiscences of personal heartbreak inform and offer insight into who she was.”

The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park is located at 300 South Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road.

The Lyons
By Nicky Silver
December 6 – 22, 2013
Tickets: $25
Previews:  December 6 at 8 pm/December 7 at 2 pm (Tickets $20)
Thu-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets:  $25
Phone: 561-347-3948
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Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
By Margaret and Allison Engel
February 28 – March 16, 2014
Tickets:  $25
Previews:  Friday, February 28 at 8 pm/Saturday March 1 at 2 pm (Tickets $20)
Thu-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets:  $25
Phone: 561-347-3948
www.womenstheatreproject.com
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Sol Children Theatre’s April and May schedule has something for everyone!

16 Tuesday Apr 2013

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Boca Raton, Children's Theatre, comedy, Improv, Jane Austen, Punch and Judy, Silly, Sol Children Theatre, Sol Children Theatre Troupe, Summer Programs, theatre, Theatre Camp


Sol Children Theatre provides quality theatrical experiences for
young actors and their audiences
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Boca Raton’s Sol Children Theatre is a thriving, active, and talented troupe of young performers who will be on stage in a variety of productions through April and May.  From Austen to Improv, the company will provide family friendly entertainment at extremely reasonable prices.

Improv LogoOn April 27tth at 7 pm audiences are invited to participate in the company’s Improv Comedy Night 2: Electric Boogaloo.  No scripts, no plot – just lots of imagination, comedy, and fun.

On May 3rd & 4th Sol will present I Remain … J. Austen. V. Glasgow Koste’s IMG_6159one-woman show posits that Austin is alive and well and living any place she chooses to “body forth” at the flamboyant age of 218-going-on-forever. Quirky, jubilant and curious, this Jane’s ironic and comic edge reveals a fiercely independent woman, liberated by her work’s immortality to speak her mind and open her heart. Sol troupe member Ireland Glennon gives a tour de force performance bringing to life a Jane not staled by custom or stereotype; facing death and the loss of love; laughing at herself; reveling in the sound and sense of language; burning with work; demanding, raging, discovering, and still growing.

LOGO_PUNCH_&_JUDYInspired by the timeless comedic styles of Laurel and Hardy and The Three Stooges, and patterned after English folk tales, pantomime, and 17th Century puppet shows, Punch & Judy, and the Three Sillies (May 17th-19th) includes a typically convoluted plot, mistaken identities, and pure comedy –  all of which combine to provide perfectly silly entertainment for the entire family.

 

Registration is now open for Sol’s summer camp program, run in partnership with Olympic Heights Community High School and the Palm Beach County School District. Sol offers a comprehensive and nurturing environment for young artists to expand their horizons while at the same time, staging a full-length, fully-staged production in which each child has the opportunity to flaunt his or her talents and progress.  This year’s productions are Disney’s The Little Mermaid (July 5 at 2 pm and 7 pm), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (August 2 at 2 and 7 pm).

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

Improv Comedy Night 2: Electric Boogaloo
Saturday, April 27
7:00 pm
Tickets: $15

I Remain… J. Austen
Friday, May 3
7:00 pm
Saturday, May 4
2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Tickets: $12/$8 for juniors (11 and younger)

Punch & Judy, and the Three Sillies
Friday & Saturday, May 17 & 18
7: 00 pm
Saturday & Sunday, May 18 & 19
2:00 pm
Tickets: $12/$8 for juniors (11 and younger)


Sol Children Theatre
3333 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL

Phone: 561-447-8829
www.solchildren.org

 

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