Evening Star Productions presents David Mamet’s OLEANNA – September 22 – October 8

05 Tuesday Sep 2017

Posted by Carol Kassie in Clients, Evening Star Productions

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David Mamet, Drama, Evening Star Productions, Oleanna, Rosalie Grant, Sara Grant, Sol Theatre, Theatre in Boca Raton, Todd Bruno

Evening Star Productions
presents
David Mamet’s
Oleanna
September 22 – October 8
(Preview performance September 21)

“We can only interpret the behavior of others through the screen we create.”
― David Mamet, Oleanna

For Immediate Release
Contact: Rosalie Grant
info@eveningstarproductions.org / 561-447-8829
Contact: Carol Kassie
carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244

September 5, 2017

BOCA RATON, FL: Who is right, and who is wrong? David Mamet’s play, Oleanna, asks this question, and leaves its audiences searching for, and often even arguing about the answer. Evening Star Productions will present Oleanna, at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton, from September 22 – October 8. (There will be a preview performance on September 21.)

A powerful and thought provoking two-character drama, Oleanna is a play about academic politics, student/teacher relationships, and sexual harassment. The play explores the power struggle between John, a university professor, and Carol, one of his female students, who accuses him of sexual exploitation and, by doing so, spoils his chances of being accorded tenure. The play’s title, taken from a folk song, refers to a 19th-century escapist vision of Utopia*.

Rosalie Grant

Rosalie Grant, Evening Star’s founder and artistic director will helm the production: “Oleanna premiered in 1992, shortly after the infamous United States Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas brought the term “sexual harassment” into the national spotlight,” Grant explains. “The play deals with a male professor and a female student who are arguing over her grade in his class. By the play’s end, both of their lives have changed forever – and not for the better.

“Every time I have seen Oleanna, the audience members are arguing about it in the lobby after the show,” she continues. “It really pushes some buttons. It’s hard to believe that in 2017 a story about sexual harassment is once again relevant. I look forward to eavesdropping on audience conversations after the show.”

Sara Grant and Todd Bruno will portray the play’s two characters, Carol and John.

Director Grant has enlisted Ardean Landhuis to design and construct the Oleanna set and lighting. Scenic art is by Kate McVay, with an assist by intern Kayla Asuoty, and costume design is by Mj Baum. The production’s stage manager is Sean Smyth.

Oleanna will run from September 22 – October 8 at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton. (There will be a preview performance on September 21 at 8 pm.) Tickets are $30 and $20 for students. Group rates are available. Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased by calling 561-447-8829 or on line at www.eveningstarproductions.org.

For more information about Evening Star Productions visit www.eveningstarproductions.org or contact Rosalie Grant at 561-447-8829 /info@eveningstarproductions.com ; for more information about this production, contact Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 /carol@carolkassie.com.

Oleanna
September 22 – October 8, 2017
(Preview performance – September 21)
By David Mamet
Tickets: $30 / $20 for students
Tickets: 561-447-8829 / www.eveningstarproductions.org
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
www.eveningstarproductions.org
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* Oleanna (Oleana) is a Norwegian folk song that was translated into English and popularized by Pete Seeger. The song is a critique of Ole Bornemann Bull’s vision of a perfect society in America. (Bull was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer). Oleanna was the name of one of Ole Bull’s settlements in the New Norway colony of Pennsylvania. His society failed, and all the immigrants moved away since the dense forest made it hard to settle there. The lyrics concern the singer’s desire to leave Norway and escape to Oleanna, a land where “wheat and corn just plant themselves, then grow a good four feet a day while on your bed you rest yourself.” ~ Wikipedia

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2017 – 2018 Theatre & Concert Schedule

10 Thursday Aug 2017

Posted by Carol Kassie in Black Box Booking & Hy Juter, Clients, Entr'Acte Theatrix, Evening Star Productions, My Son the Waiter, PGA Arts Center, Pigs Do Fly Productions, Primal Forces Productions, Sol Children Theatre, The Broward Stage Door Theatre, Thinking Cap Theatre

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Alan Stevens Hewitt, Around the World in 80 Days, Belle Barth, Beni Pasek, Blake Edwards, Boca Raton Theatre, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Broward Stage Door Theatre, Children's Theatre, Chris Blackwood, Cinderella, comedy, Cooking With the Calamari Sisters, David Mamet, Dreamgirls, Emilie Collyer, Entr'Acte Theatrix, Evening Star Productions, Flashdance, Flashdance the Musical, From Door to Door, Garland in Word and Song, Henry Krieger, Henry Mancini, Imagine, James and the Giant Peach, James Sherman, Jerry Leiber, Jody Briskey, Judy Garland, Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall, Justin Paul, Kevin Black, Lizzie Borden, Lizzie the Musical, Macbeth, Mike Stoller, Mismatched, musical comedy, My Son the Waiter, My Son the Waiter A Jewish Tragedy, Neil Sedaka, Neil Simon, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Oleanna, Peter Gordon, Peter J. Loewy, Piers Chater Robinson, Pigs Do Fly Productions, Playhouse Productions, Playhouse Productions at the PGA Arts Center, Primal Forces Productions, Raunchy Little Musical, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show, Roald Dahl, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Saturday Night Fever, Secondary Cause of Death, Shakespeare, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Sol Children Theatre, South Florida Theatre, Spanish River Concerts, Stage Door Theatre, Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Straight White Men, The Good Girl, The Kosher Cheerleader, The PGA Arts Center, The Rocky Horror Show, The Sunshine Boys, The Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts, The Willow Theatre, The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, Theatre in Boca Raton, Thinking Cap Theatre at The Vangaurd, Tickling the Ivories, Tim Maner, Time Step, Timothy Allen McDonald, Tom Eyen, Victor Victoria, William Shakespeare, Young Jean Lee

2017-2018 THEATRE/PRODUCTION SCHEDULES
for
Playhouse Productions at the PGA Arts Center
Playhouse Productions
2 J Productions in association with E&M Theatricals
Black Box Booking
Pigs Do Fly Productions
Primal Forces
Entr’Acte Theatrix
Evening Star Productions
Sol Children Theatre
Stage Door Theatre
Thinking Cap Theatre/The Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts
Spanish River Concerts

PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTIONS AT THE PGA ARTS CENTER

I Will Survive: Soundtracks of the 70s
Conceived and written by Kevin Black & Mimi J.
October 18 – November 19
Tickets: $45 weekdays and $48 weekends,
with select premium seats available at $65
On line: www.pgaartscenter.com
Phone: 855-448-7469 (855-HIT-SHOW)
Group Sales: (10 or more): 561-808-3446
Showtimes:
Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 pm
Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm
The PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 3410
www.pgaartscenter.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PGAARTSCENTER/
Ionic, memorable songs and dazzling dancing frame this pulsating and nostalgic journey through an unforgettable decade of music: The 70s! With songs by legendary artists like ABBA, Carly Simon, Gladys Knight, John Lennon, and ZZ Top. I will Survive: Soundtracks of the ’70s is a trip down memory lane – back to the time of bell bottoms, mood rings, smiley faces, and memorable music. Among the songs that will be featured in the show are “Close to You”, “Car Wash”, “Dancing Queen”, “Let it Be”, “Nobody Does It Better”, “Proud Mary”, “Midnight Train to Georgia”, “Hopelessly Devoted”, and “I Will Survive”.

Irving Berlin Salutes America
November 30 – December 24
Tickets: $45 weekdays and $48 weekends,
with select premium seats available at $65
On line: www.pgaartscenter.com
Phone: 855-448-7469 (855-HIT-SHOW)
Group Sales: (10 or more): 561-808-3446
Showtimes:
Thursday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm
Thursday 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday 8 pm

A Musical Tribute and Patriotic Holiday Celebration.
A spirited and patriotic celebration of the music of the greatest composer in American history, Irving Berlin. The show features hits like Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Cheek To Cheek, Steppin’ Out With My Baby, Puttin’ On The Ritz, Heat Wave, There’s No Business Like Show Business, God Bless America, and many more.
Lush ballads, memorable standards, patriotic anthems: “Irving Berlin IS American Music.”

Avi Hoffman’s Too Jewish
December 27 – January 21
Tickets: $45 – $65
On line: www.pgaartscenter.com
Phone: 855-448-7469 (855-HIT-SHOW)
Group Sales: (10 or more): 561-808-3446
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm
Saturday at 8 pm
In Avi Hoffman’s Too Jewish? the award-winning actor/director/comedian combines a delightful mix of music, comedy, impersonations, and personal reminiscences to take his audiences on a journey through his own Jewish roots, and to illustrate the traditions and history of his beloved Yiddish Culture.
Avi Hoffman’s Too Jewish? premiered Off-Broadway at New York’s Houseman Theatre in 1994 and has been presented thousands of times all over the world, as well as on the national PBS network. Hoffman, a child of Holocaust survivors, was taught at an early age to appreciate the beauty and depth of Jewish literature, music, and tradition.

Cooking with the Calamari Sisters
January 25 – March 18, 2018
Tickets: $45-$65
Tickets: 1-855-448-7469 / www.pgaartscenter.com
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
Performances:
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 2 pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 8 pm
PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
www.pgaartscenter.com
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Hilarity, delicious dishes, and two over-the-top plus-size Italian Sisters from Brooklyn (stars of their very own fictional cable television show) take you on a Tour de Force of Italian, pop & show tunes and cuisine as they sing (Volare, Botcha – Me and more), dance, joke, and laugh through a very special cooking lesson!

Old Jews Telling Jokes
January 17 – March 4, 2018
Created by Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent
Based on the website: www.oldjewstellingjokes.com
Tickets: TBA
Tickets: 1-855-448-7469 / www.pgaartscenter.com
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
Performances:
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 2:3o pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 7:30 pm
PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
www.pgaartscenter.com
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Old Jews Telling Jokes showcases five actors in a comedy that pays tribute to and reinvents classic jokes of the past and present. 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 humor can be suggestive (sometimes even raunchy) as the ‘Old Jews’ make fun of themselves as well as followers of every other religion.

PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTIONS

My Son the Waiter – A Jewish Tragedy
February 1 – March 25
Written & Performed by Brad Zimmerman
Tickets: $45 – $65
Tickets: 1-855-448-7469 / www.mysonthewaiter.com
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 7:30
Saturday & Sunday: 2 pm
NSU Museum of Art in Ft. Lauderdale
One Las Olas Blvd.,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
www.mysonthewaiter.com
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My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy is the story of Brad Zimmerman’s struggle to fulfill his dream and ‘make it’ as a comedic actor in New York, He spent 29 years “temporarily” waiting tables in New York, all the while chasing a career in acting and comedy. Brad tells of his pursuit, along with stories about his childhood, family, and misbegotten love life with warmth, wit, self-deprecating humor, and wicked charm, and combines his years of training as an actor with his innate comedic talent.

2 J PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH E&M THEATRICALS

Raunchy Little Musical – Belle Barth is Back!
March 23 – April 29, 2018
Book by Joanne Koch
Music by Ilya Levinson
Lyrics by Owen Kalt
Tickets: $49-$54
Tickets: 1-855-448-7469 / www.pgaartscenter.com
Group Sales: 407-688-1951
Performances:
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 2 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 7:30 pm
The PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
www.pgaartscenter.com
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An evening with Belle Barth, the pioneer of edgy comedy. Peppered with plenty of Barth’s original jokes, and interspersed poignant moments from her private life, Raunchy Little Musical showcases the self-proclaimed founder of ‘Ball Breakers Anonymous” and purveyor of dirty jokes whose attitude made her off-limits for Ed Sullivan – but her Adult Only records consistently topped the charts.

BLACK BOX BOOKING

Garland in Word and Song
January 26 – February 11, 2018
Book by William Randall Beard
Tickets: $35 / $30 for groups of 6 or more
Tickets: 561-347-3948 / www.willowtheatre.org
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
www.willowtheatre.org
Actress Jody Briskey channels Judy Garland and recreates the star’s iconic 1961 performance at Carnegie Hall. Musical direction and accompaniment by David Nagy.

PIGS DO FLY PRODUCTIONS

MisMATCH.com
By Peter J. Loewy
March 15 – April 1, 2018
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 N Flagler Drive,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
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A brand new musical comedy about the perils of dating at a certain age… in South Florida.

PRIMAL FORCES (in association with Andrews Living Arts)

The Good Girl
By Emilie Collyer
October 13 – October 29, 2017
(Preview performances October 11 & 12 at 8 pm – tickets $25)
Tickets: $30
Tickets: http://primalforces.com/
Performances:
Thursday & Friday: 8 pm
Saturday: 7 pm (& 9 pm on 10/14)
Sunday: 2 pm
Andrews Living Arts
23 NW 5^th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
http://primalforces.com/
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In this futuristic capitalist dystopia, an outbreak of disease killed millions and resulted in heavily regulated human interaction (and intimacy). Anjali has a government-issued job as the madam to a sex robot. When Ven, the maintenance man, finds the robot exhibiting unusual and illegal human-like behavior, the pair strike up an uneasy black market partnership; she expands her robot’s human-like repertoire of behaviors and he brings in the high-paying clientele. But when the clients start asking for more, and want to pay more, Anjali must decide just how far she’s willing to go.

ENTR’ACTE THEATRIX

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
By Richard O’Brien
October 19 – November 4
Tickets: TBA
Performances: TBA
PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
http://entractetheatrix.org
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The Rocky Horror Show is an outrageous assemblage of – and humorous tribute to – the most stereotypical science fiction and horror movies, Marvel comics, Frankie Avalon/Annette Funicello outings and rock ‘n’ roll of every vintage. The play (upon which the classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show is based) has grown from an experimental production originally produced in a small London theatre in June 1973, to a cult phenomenon with fans world-wide. The musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple who, when caught in a storm, find refuge in the home of a decidedly unusual scientist who is madly working towards unveiling his latest and greatest creation.

EVENING STAR PRODUCTIONS

Oleanna
September 21 – October 8, 2017
By David Mamet
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Featuring Todd Bruno and Sara Grant
Tickets: $30 / $20 for students
Tickets: 561-447-8829
www.eveningstarproductions.org
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
www.eveningstarproductions.org
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A seething investigation of “political correctness” in a time when the nation’s morality has been tested by increased incidents of sexual harassment. “Oleanna is likely to provoke more arguments than any play this year.” —NY Times. “One of the ten best plays of 1992…reason enough to cheer for the future of the theatre.” —Time Magazine.

Macbeth
October 26 – 28, 2017
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and directed by Seth Trucks and Sara Grant
Tickets: $20
Tickets: 561-447-8829
www.eveningstarproductions.org
Performances: 8 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
www.eveningstarproductions.org
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Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, thought to have first been performed in 1606, “The Scottish Play” explores the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. Of all the plays Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, who was patron of Shakespeare’s acting company, Macbeth most clearly reflects the playwright’s relationship with his sovereign.
The premiere production of ‘Sol After Dark’.

Secondary Cause of Death
April 19 – May 6, 2018
By Peter Gordon
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets:  $30 / $20 students
Tickets:  561-447-8829
www.eveningstarproductions.org
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday:  8 pm
Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
www.eveningstarproductions.org
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The hilarious sequel to the author’s hit comedy thriller Murdered to Death: It’s now 1939, and storm clouds are gathering over Europe. Having inherited Bagshot House, Colonel Charles Craddock has converted the property into a hotel for the discerning visitor. Soon Inspector Pratt arrives once again at Bagshot House, bearing grim news for Colonel Craddock. But that’s just the beginning—who is the strange Polish Count? Is Henrietta really an army captain? And where does the flamboyant thespian Cardew Longfellow fit into the picture? When Joan Maple’s sister Cynthia arrives to stage a murder mystery evening, it’s not long before Pratt’s visit turns into a chaotic nightmare as the bodies pile higher than ever!

SOL CHILDREN THEATRE

Around the World in 80 Days
December 8 – 23, 2017
Book and Lyrics by Chris Blackwood
Music by Piers Chater Robinson
Based on the book by Jules Verne
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets: $20 / $15 juniors (11 and under)
Tickets: 561-447-8829 / www.solchildren.org
Performances:
Friday & Saturday: 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
www.solchildren.org
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Based on Jules Verne’s classic novel, the musical recounts the journey of Phileas Fogg who has made a bet with the members of his gentlemen’s club that he can travel around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by his servant Passepartout the plot revolves around the adventures Fogg faces in his attempt.

Cinderella
March 1 – 18, 2018
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Directed by Seth Trucks
Tickets: $20 / $15 juniors (11 and under)
Tickets: 561-447-8829 / www.solchildren.org
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
www.solchildren.org
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The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm, and elegance. Adapted for the stage with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when
the slipper fits!

James and the Giant Peach
August 24 – September 9, 2018
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Based on the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets: $20 / $15 juniors (11 and under)
Tickets: 561-447-8829 / www.solchildren.org
Performances:
Friday & Saturday: 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
www.solchildren.org
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When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach… and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. Featuring a wickedly tuneful score and a curiously quirky book.

STAGE DOOR THEATRE

Group and Subscriber Discounts available for these productions

The Sunshine Boys
August 18 – September 24, 2017
By Neil Simon
Tickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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The Sunshine Boys follows the attempts of a young theatrical agent to re-unite his elderly uncle, a former Vaudeville great, with his long-time partner for a television reunion. Despite their celebrated reputation, the two elderly men have not spoken in 12 years.

Saturday Night Fever
September 1 – October 15, 2017
Based on the Paramount/RSO Film and story by Nik Cohn
Adapted for the stage by Robert Stigwood in collaboration with Bill Oaks
Tickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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This musical adaptation of the ‘70s classic film is the quintessential story of a talented, streetwise kid from Brooklyn who attempts to escape his dead-end life through dancing.

Tickling the Ivories
October 13 – November 19, 2017
Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Kevin BlackTickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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We love a piano! A song always begins at the fingertips of its songwriter on those black and white keys. Tickling the Ivories celebrates the amazing artists who share our love for this timeless instrument – the piano. Featuring the music of Barry Manilow, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and many more.

Dreamgirls
November 3 – December 10, 2017
Book and lyrics by Tom Eyen
Music by Henry Krieger
Tickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Dreamgirls is a show about a time in American musical history when rhythm and blues blended with other styles of popular music creating a new American sound. The subject matter of this award-winning musical deals with the musical contributions to America of such importance that only now — decades later —we beginning to understand.

Smokey Joe’s Café – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
December 15, 2017 – January 14, 2018
Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike StollerTickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Leiger and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock ‘n’ roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. Featuring nearly 40 of some of the greatest songs ever recorded Smokey Joe’s Café isn’t just great pop music – it’s compelling musical theatre.

Flashdance – The Musical
December 29 – February 11, 2018
Book by Tom Hedley and Robert Cary
Music by Robbie Roth
Lyrics by Robbi Roth and Robert Cary
Tickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the show revolves around 18-year-old Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night, and her dreams of attending the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy.

Imagine – A Beatles Retrospective
February 2 – March 11, 2018
Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Kevin Black
Tickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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The Fab Four have left a permanent mark in history with their vast songbook of now timeless classics. Imagine celebrates the music of The Beatles. Featuring a live three piece band, and a cast of vocalists and dancers.

Nice Work If You Can Get It
March 2 – April 15, 2018
Music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin
Book by Joe DiPietro
Inspired by Material by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse
Tickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Set in the 1920’s, Nice Work If You Can Get it is the story of charming and wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter, who meets female bootlegger Billie Bendix the weekend of his wedding. Jimmy, who has been married three (or is it four?) times before, is preparing to marry again…

Time Step
March 30 – May 6, 2018
Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Kevin Black
Tickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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That recognizable rhythmic tap combination – the time step – a term that derives from the era of great tap dancers who used their distinctive footwork to set the pace of the music. A mix of European Jig, Reel Steps, Clog, and African Rhythms all combined to create an exciting new dance style.

Victor/Victoria
May 4 – June 7, 2018
Book by Blake Edwards
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Tickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Victor/Victoria is based on the beloved 1982 film of the same name. Victoria, a penniless soprano, schemes with a struggling impresario to disguise herself as a man named Victor – who entertains as a female impersonator known as ‘Victoria’ – and as a result becomes the toast of Paris. Complications arise when a Chicago mobster sees the act, and finds himself attracted to the star.

From Door to Door
May 25 – July 1, 2018
By James Sherman
Tickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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When one woman reflects upon her past as a daughter, wife, and mother, who does she see? From Door to Door is a bittersweet celebration of one family of women across generations.

Breaking Up is Hard to Do
July 6 – August 12, 2018
Featuring the songs of Neil Sedaka
Book by Erik Jackson and Ben H. Winters
Music by Neil Sedaka
Lyrics by Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield, and Philip Cody
Tickets: $48
Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Set in a Catskills resort in 1960, this sweetly comic story of two friends from Brooklyn in search of good times and romance one wild Labor Day weekend. The score showcases 18 Sedaka classics.

THINKING CAP THEATRE / THE VANGUARD SANCTUARY FOR THE ARTS

Straight White Men
September 8 – October 1
By Young Jean Lee
Tickets: $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546 /www.thinkingcaptheatre.com
Performances:
Friday and Saturday: 8 pm
Saturday: 3 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
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During the Christmas holidays, three brothers return to their family home in the Midwestern United States, to keep their widowed father company.

Lizzie: The Musical
October 20 – November 5
Music by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt
Lyrics by Steven Cheslik-Demeyer and Tim Maner
Book by Tim Maner
Tickets: $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546
www.thinkingcaptheatre.com
Performances:
Friday and Saturday: 8 pm
Saturday: 3 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
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A rollicking rock musical. On a sweltering summer morning in 1882, in a small New England city, a prominent business man and his wife were brutally axed to death in their home. Their daughter, Lizzie Borden, was the prime suspect. Lizzie’s trial was a coast-to-coast media sensation, and her story has become an American legend.

Mistletoe Lounge
December 1 – 17
By Various Playwrights.
Tickets: $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546
www.thinkingcaptheatre.com
Performances:
Friday and Saturday: 8 pm
Saturday: 3 pm
Sunday: 5 pm The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
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Mistletoe Lounge is an original holiday show inspired by old Hollywood legends.

SPANISH RIVER CONCERTS

Series:

An Evening of Romance
January 29 – February 10
Jackie Evancho, world-renowned prodigy who gained national acclaim on America’s Got Talent, joins powerhouse tenor, Daniel Montenegro to perform a beautiful combination of arias and crossover favorites with a full orchestra. Heralded as “the girl with the voice of an angel”, Evancho starred in three PBS specials, released six albums (including one gold and one platinum), and has performed with Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, and David Foster. Daniel Montenegro, longtime favorite of Spanish River Concerts subscribers, thrills audiences around the world, and has shared the stage with the likes of Placido Domingo.
www.spanishriverconcerts.com

On Broadway
January 8 – January 16
There is magic in the air as Spanish River Concerts once again, captures the essence of the Great White Way. This original theatrical revue showcases top-notch performers from famed Broadway casts. No element is spared – lavish costumes, great musicians, artistic choreography, and of course, stunning vocals, performing your favorites in an exciting array of vignettes. On Broadway is a fast-paced whirlwind that will leave you standing and cheering for more.
www.spanishriverconcerts.com

Greatest Divas of the Silver Screen with Full Orchestra
February 26 – March 6
Another Spanish River Concerts original production, this concert features Jeanette Bayardelle and other wonderful singers with a full orchestra, performing some of the signature songs, originated by the great Divas for hit films of yesterday and today. Lose yourself in the imagery created by Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, and others.
www.spanishriverconcerts.com

70 Years in the Promised Land
March 12 – March 20
Musical Director and Producer, Tomer Adaddi, assembles a cast from around the world, celebrating the 70^th birthday of Israel. Through their musical artistry, this diverse group of fabulous performers bestow their heartfelt birthday wishes for peace and prosperity upon the young nation. The evening will immerse you in a profound experience, comprised of the sights and sounds of Israel and the far reaches of the Diaspora.
www.spanishriverconcerts.com

For more information about this list, or any of the productions listed, please don’t hesitate to contact me at:

Carol Kassie
Theatrical Marketing & Public Relations
www.CarolKassie.com
P.O. Box 811207
Boca Raton, FL 33481-1207
561-445-9244
carol@carolkassie.com

Evening Star Productions & Sol Children Theatre Announce Their 2017-2018 Season

09 Tuesday May 2017

Posted by Carol Kassie in Clients, Evening Star Productions, Sol Children Theatre

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From Shakespeare to Cinderella:
Two popular Boca Raton theatre companies will offer audiences and actors of all ages an exciting mix of theatre

For Immediate Release
Contact: Rosalie Grant
info@eveningstarproductions.org / 561-447-8829
Contact: Carol Kassie
carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244

May 10, 2017:
BOCA RATON, FL: Although Evening Star Productions and Sol Children Theatre are not yet through their fourth and fifteenth seasons, both companies – under the direction of founder and Artistic Director Rosalie Grant – are deep into preparation for next year’s productions.

Evening Star Productions 2017-2018 season will begin with David Mamet’s Oleanna (September 21 – October 8, 2017), continue with Shakespeare’s Macbeth (October 26 – 28), and conclude with Peter Gordon’s Secondary Cause of Death (April 20 – May 6, 2018).

Sol Children Theatre will present Around the World in 80 Days (a musical, adapted from the Jules Verne classic by Chris Blackwood, with music by Piers Chater Robinson) (December 8 – 23, 2017), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (March 1 – 18, 2018), and a musical version of Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach (August 24 – September 2, 2018).

Sol Theatre’s final production of the 2016-2017 season, Alice in Wonderland, adapted and directed by Seth Trucks, will run from August 10 through August 20.

Rosalie Grant

“Sol Theatre’s 2017-2018 Season needs to be a big party!” Rosalie Grant explains. “All season long we’ll be celebrating Sol Children Theatre turning sweet sixteen! With the exception of Rodger’s & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, which will feature all children and teen actors, we will be casting the Sol Children shows age appropriately, giving local actors more chances to get on stage, and our patrons the chance to enjoy professional actors in great children’s musicals!

Evening Star Productions’ recent production of Samuel Beckett’s existential masterpiece Waiting for Godot garnered rave reviews from critics and audiences alike, along with the honor of a Carbonell recommendation, and the young company’s 2017-18 season will once again offer audiences an eclectic – and exciting – menu to choose from. “Following the extraordinary success of Godot we’re pleased to kick off Evening Star’s fourth season with the still-relevant Oleanna, by David Mamet, followed by Peter Gordon’s Secondary Cause of Death,” Grant reveals. “Secondary Cause of Death is the sequel to Murdered to Death – which proved to be wildly popular when we produced it in April 2016. And we’re delighted to announce that Seth Trucks will be back as the inept Inspector Pratt, and Murphy Hayes will return as Colonel Craddock.

“We will be announcing additions to the Evening Star season through our newest endeavor, Sol After Dark, which will kick off in October with a one-act adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth,” Grant continues. “This lineup of productions will feature an all-inclusive evening in one ticket price: a “bite” of theatre, refreshments and talk backs after the shows which will include Shakespeare, absurdism, science fiction etc… something a little off the beaten theatre path for those hungry for a different bite of theatre. All of us at Sol are very excited for 2017 – 18.”

All Evening Star Productions and Sol Children Theatre performances will take place at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton. Ticket prices for all 2017-2018 productions are listed below; group rates are available for all shows. Tickets to all Evening Star Productions and Sol Children Theatre 2017-2018 productions will be on sale soon; tickets for both companies’ remaining 2016-2017 productions are on sale now and can be purchased at the Sol Theatre box office at 561-447-8829 or on line at www.eveningstarproductions.org or www.solchildren.org Sol Theatre is located at 3333 North Federal Highway in Boca Raton (33431).

For more information about Evening Star Productions and Sol Children Theatre, please contact Rosalie Grant at 561-447-8829 / info@eveningstarproductions.com or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / carol@carolkassie.com .

EVENING STAR PRODUCTIONS
2018-2018 Season

Oleanna
September 21 – October 8, 2017
By David Mamet
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Featuring Todd Bruno and Sara Grant
Tickets: $30 / $20 for students
A seething investigation of “political correctness” in a time when the nation’s morality has been tested by increased incidents of sexual harassment. “Oleanna is likely to provoke more arguments than any play this year.” —NY Times. “One of the ten best plays of 1992…reason enough to cheer for the future of the theatre.” —Time Magazine.

Macbeth
October 26 – 28, 2017
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and directed by Seth Trucks and Sara Grant
Tickets: $20
Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, thought to have first been performed in 1606, “The Scottish Play” explores the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. Of all the plays Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, who was patron of Shakespeare’s acting company, Macbeth most clearly reflects the playwright’s relationship with his sovereign.
The premiere production of ‘Sol After Dark’.

Secondary Cause of Death
April 20 – May 6, 2018
By Peter Gordon
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets: $30 / $20 students
The hilarious sequel to the author’s hit comedy thriller Murdered to Death: It’s now 1939, and storm clouds are gathering over Europe. Having inherited Bagshot House, Colonel Charles Craddock has converted the property into a hotel for the discerning visitor. Soon Inspector Pratt arrives once again at Bagshot House, bearing grim news for Colonel Craddock. But that’s just the beginning—who is the strange Polish Count? Is Henrietta really an army captain? And where does the flamboyant thespian Cardew Longfellow fit into the picture? When Joan Maple’s sister Cynthia arrives to stage a murder mystery evening, it’s not long before Pratt’s visit turns into a chaotic nightmare as the bodies pile higher than ever!

SOL CHILDREN THEATRE
2017-2018 Season

Around the World in 80 Days
December 8 – 23, 2017
Book and Lyrics by Chris Blackwood
Music by Piers Chater Robinson
Based on the book by Jules Verne
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets: $20 / $15 juniors (11 and under)
Based on Jules Verne’s classic novel, the musical recounts the journey of Phileas Fogg who has made a bet with the members of his gentlemen’s club that he can travel around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by his servant Passepartout the plot revolves around the adventures Fogg faces in his attempt.

Cinderella
March 1 – 18, 2018
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Directed by Seth Trucks
Tickets: $20 / $15 juniors (11 and under)
The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm, and elegance. Adapted for the stage with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when
the slipper fits!

James and the Giant Peach
August 24 – September 2, 2018
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Based on the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets: $20 / $15 juniors (11 and under)
When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach… and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. Featuring a wickedly tuneful score and a curiously quirky book.

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2015 -2016 Theatre & Concert Schedules

02 Sunday Aug 2015

Posted by Carol Kassie in Arts Garage, Clients, Community Performing Arts, Entr'Acte Theatrix, Evening Star Productions, Pigs Do Fly Productions, Sol Children Theatre, The Broward Stage Door Theatre, The Delray Beach Chorale, The Theatre Arts Series at B'nai Torah, Theatre Thoughts, Thinking Cap Theatre

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2015-2016 Theatre & Concert Schedules
for
Pigs Do Fly Productions
Entr’Acte Theatrix
Sol Children Theatre
Evening Star Productions
Stage Door Theatre
Thinking Cap Theatre at The Vanguard
Shari Upbin Directs
Baby Boom Baby
Arts Radio Network Theatre Project series at Arts Garage
4 Ever ’50s
Unlikely Heroes
The Jazz Singer
The Jackie Mason Musical
The Delray Beach Chorale
The Spanish River Concert Series (Community Performing Arts)

Below is a list of productions – plays, musicals, concerts, readings, radio plays, etc. – that will be presented on various South Florida stages during the 2015-2016 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, concerts, and presentations 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

Pigs Do Fly Productions:

Flying High!
By Various Playwrights
October 8 – October 25, 2015
There will be a second production of new plays in March 2016
Tickets: $30
Tickets: 866-811-4111 / http://pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 2 pm
All performances will take place at Empire Stage.
1140 North Flagler Drive.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
http://pigsdoflyproductions.com
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Seven brand new short plays chosen to highlight ‘vibrant, healthy people over the age of 50 doing interesting things with their lives’; the plays are selected with all audiences in mind. Playwrights include E.M. Garcia, Andrea Rassler, Marv Siegel, and Carol White.

Entr’Acte Theatrix:

Young Frankenstein
Book by Mel Brooks
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Book by Thomas Meehan
October 22 – November 1
Performance Schedule:
Thursday, October 22 – 8 pm (Preview)
Friday, October 23 – 8 pm
Saturday, October 24 – 2 pm
Saturday, October 24 – 8 pm
Sunday, October 25 – 2 pm (BOGO)
Sunday, October 25 – 8 pm
Wednesday, October 28 – 8 pm
Thursday, October 29 – 8 pm
Friday, October 30 – 8 pm
Saturday, October 31 – 2 pm
Saturday, October 31 – 8 pm
Sunday, November 1 – 2 pm
Delray Beach Center for the Arts / Crest Theatre
51 N. Swinton Ave.
Delray Beach 33444
Box Office: 561-243-7922, Ext. 1
http://www.delraycenterforthearts.org
http://www.entractetheatrix.org
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A wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend, Mel Brooks’ comedy masterpiece follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen!) as he attempts to complete his grandfather’s masterwork and bring a corpse to life. Together with his oddly shaped and endearing helper Igor (that’s Eye-gor), his curvaceous lab assistant Inga, and in spite of his incredibly self-involved madcap fiancé Elizabeth, Frankenstein succeeds in creating a monster — but not without scary and quite often hilarious complications.

Evening Star Productions:

35mm: A Musical Exhibition
October 8 – 25
Music and Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver
Based on photographs by Matthew Murphy
Vocal arrangements and orchestrations by Ryan Scott Oliver
Additional percussion arrangements by Jeremy Yaddaw
Additional guitar arrangements by Matt Hinkley
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets: $25 / $10 for students
For Tickets: 561-447-8829 /http://www.eveningstarproductions.org
Sol Theatre
3333 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
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If a picture is worth a 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song – or fifteen? In 35mm, each photo creates an unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding; a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern American musical can be.

Murdered to Death
April 14 – May 1, 2016
By Peter Gordon
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets: $20 / $10 students
For Tickets: 561-447-8829 / http://www.eveningstarproductions.org
Sol Theatre
3333 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
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From the author of Out of Focus comes this hilarious spoof of the best Agatha Christie traditions, with an assembled cast of characters guaranteed to delight: Bunting the butler, an English Colonel with the prerequisite stiff upper lip, a shady French art dealer and his moll, bumbling local inspectors and a well meaning local sleuth who seems to attract murder – they’re all here, and all caught up in the side-splitting antics which follow the mysterious death of the owner of a country manor house. But will the murderer be unmasked before everyone else has met their doom, or will audiences die laughing first?

Sol Children Theatre:

Once Upon a Mattress
December 3 – 20, 2015
Music by Mary Rodgers
Book by Jay Thrompson, Dean Fuller & Marshall Barer
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Directed by Rosalie Grant and Gisbert Heuer
Tickets: $15 / $10 juniors (11 and under)
Tickets: $25 / $10 for students
For Tickets: 561-447-8829 / http://www.solchildren.org
Sol Theatre
3333 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
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If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken’s love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.

Around the World in 80 Days
June 17 – July 3, 2016
Book and Lyrics by Chris Blackwood
Music by Piers Chater Robinson
Based on the book by Jules Verne
Directed by Rosalie & Gisbert Heuer
Tickets: $15 / $10 juniors (11 and under)
Tickets: $25 / $10 for students
For Tickets: 561-447-8829 / http://www.solchildren.org
Sol Theatre
3333 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
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Based on Jules Verne’s classic novel, the musical recounts the journey of Phileas Fogg who has made a bet with the members of his gentlemen’s club that he can travel around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by his servant Passepartout the plot revolves around the adventures Fogg faces in his attempt.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
August 5 – 21, 2016
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and directed by Seth Trucks
Tickets: $12 / $8 juniors (11 and under)
Tickets: $25 / $10 for students
For Tickets: 561-447-8829 / http://www.solchildren.org
Sol Theatre
3333 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
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One of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream depicts the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, and his bride Hippolyta, including the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors, who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is

Stage Door Theatre:

Group and Subscriber Discounts available for these productions

The Fantasticks
September 4 – October 11, 2015
Music by Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics by Tom Jones
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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The world’s longest running musical is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, two fathers, a wall… and a world of moonlight and magic. The timeless score includes the classic “Try to Remember”, as well as “Soon It’s Gonna Rain”, “They Were You”, and “Plant a Radish”.

Promises, Promises
September 25 – November 1, 2015
Music by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Hal David
Tickets: $38-$42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes: Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 Sample Road
Margate, FL 33065
www.stagedoor Theatre.com
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Infused with the swinging energy of 1968 Manhattan, Promises, Promises is the musical tale of a lovelorn young executive and a romantically troubled waitress. Featuring a number of hit songs, including “A House is Not a Home”, “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again”, and “I Say a Little Prayer for You”.

Dial ‘M’ for Murder
October 30 – December 6, 2015
By Frederick Knotts
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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Deception, murder, and passion complicate this darkly brilliant tale of jealousy and greed. Motivated by his wife Magot’s large fortune and a previous infidelity, Tony Wendice decides it’s time to murder her. With twists and turns galore, Dial M for Murder remains one of the most clever and shocking plays of any genre.

Gypsy
November 20, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Arthur Laurents
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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Loosely based on the memoirs of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, Gypsy focuses on Momma Rose, who has been called the ‘ultimate show business mother. It chronicles Rose’s dreams and efforts to raise her two daughters, Louise and June to perform on stage, and casts an affectionate eye on the hardships of a life in show business. Musical numbers include “Let Me Entertain You”, “Some People”, “If Momma was Married”, “Together”, and “Everything’s Coming Up Roses”.

Pompadour
December 26, 2015 – January 31, 2016
Conceived by Michael Leeds
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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What do the Everly Brothers, Bobby Darrin, Ben E. King, Frank, and Elvis have in common? Great music… and great hair! Pompadour is the new musical review that features five incredible guys singing and dancing through five decades of unforgettable songs. It’s the music you remember, made famous by the singers and groups you’ll never forget. So put your comb in your pocket, your brush in your bag, and get ready to raise the roof!

Carnival
January 22 – February 28, 2016
Music & Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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Based on the popular 1953 musical Lili, Carnival is filled with colorful characters, delightful puppets, wonderful dance sequences, memorable music, and theatrical magic. The musical relates the story of a naive young orphan girl who joins a traveling French circus, where she meets a manipulative magician and a disillusioned puppeteer, who can only show his emotions via his whimsical puppet creations.

What’s New Pussycat
February 19 – March 27, 2016
Conceived by Kevin Black and Michael Leeds
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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Back by popular demand! These Boots are Made for Walkin’ so let’s go Downtown, taking The Long and Winding Road to a Bridge over Troubled Waters. Then I’ve Got Georgia On My Mind, so I’ll be Leavin’ On a Jet Plane with My Girl, My Guy, and Eleanor Rigby. But if you’re California Dreamin’, I’m feeling those Good Vibrations, so just Walk Like a Man and let’s Hit the Road, Jack. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me ’cause Our Day Will Come and we’re gonna be Happy Together. How do I know…? ‘Cause I Heard it on the Grapevine!

Evita
March 18 – April 24, 2016
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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Based upon the life of Argentine political leader Eva Peron, who became the spiritual leader of the nation, Evita traces this charismatic woman’s rise from obscurity to fame and fortune as one of the most influential political figures in the country’s history.

Same Time, Next Year
April 15 – May 22, 2016
By Bernard Slade
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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Same Time, Next Year chronicles the love affair between Doris and George, both married to other people, who rendezvous just once a year. Twenty-five years of manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out in this classic and popular romantic comedy.

Stephen Sondheim’s Putting it Together
May 13 – June 19, 2016
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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At an all-night, black-tie party in a penthouse, the hosts, an older couple, face their disillusions and marital troubles; a younger, less jaundiced couple struggle with their feelings and desires, and a commentator oversees and influences the action. The spouses deal with infidelity and divorce, but finally reconcile before dawn. This musical compendium features almost 30 Sondheim tunes, including songs from Into the Woods, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Little Night Music, Company, and Sweeny Todd.

The Soul of Motor City
June 10 – July 17, 2016
Conceived by Kevin Black
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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In the early 1960s Detroit was on the move. The distinctive sound that emerged from the city was the sound of young America. That music has left an indelible stamp on the heart, soul, and mind of several generations. The Soul of Motor City brings new life to those classics made famous by such artists as The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and many more.

Present Laughter
July 8 – August 14, 2016
By Noel Coward
Tickets: $38 – $42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
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Present Laughter was described by playwright Noel Coward as “a series of semi-autobiographical pyrotechnics.” The play covers several days in the life of the successful and self-obsessed Garry Essendine as he prepares to travel for a touring commitment in Africa. Amid a series of events bordering on farce, Garry has to deal with women who want to seduce him, placate his long-suffering secretary and his estranged wife, cope with a crazed young playwright, and overcome his impending mid-life crisis (since he recently turned forty.)

TJ’z Productions
presents
The 4 Guyz in
4 Ever ‘50s
December 4 – 13
Performance dates & times:
Dec 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 at 8pm
Dec 5, 6, 12, 13 at 2pm
Tickets:
$30 per person; $21 opening night December 4)
$24 group rate (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction)(Group rates may only be purchased in person or by calling the Box Office)
To purchase tickets: 561-347-3948 or www.willowtheatre.org
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486
www.willowtheatre.org
www.4ever50s.com

A treat for history buffs and music lovers alike, 4 Ever 50’s asks how many of the jingles of that special era rattled off during the evening will audiences remember and sing along to? Can they name all the top television shows from the 1950’s and early 1960’s? And of course, can they sing along to such timeless classics as “Teenager in Love,” “Blue Moon,” “At the Hop,” “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” and many, many more.
“The show’s song list is irresistible ear candy for folks who grew up on sock hops and 45 rpm records.” “… the show embraces the audience with a sincere charm.” – Damien Jacques of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Jackie Mason Musical
Both Sides of a Famous Love Affair with a Hilarious Twist

The Jackie Mason Musical By Ginger Reiter
January 7 – 24, 2016
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 8 pm
Sunday at 5 pm
For tickets: 866-811-4111
Click HERE to purchase tickets on line.
All performances will take place at

Empire Stage

1140 N. Flagler Drive
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304

Based on a true story, The Jackie Mason Musical begins at The Rascal House – a deli in Miami Beach – in 1977, where Jackie, a renowned 46 year old comedian, spots a pretty young college girl, Ginger (played by Jackie’s own daughter, comedian Sheba Mason). Along for the ride is er overbearing mother, Mr.s Olivier, who engineers the entire affair – down to a black negligee – with unforgettable panache, and a hilarious cast of six.

Black Box Booking & Hy Juter present:

The Jazz Singer
Based on the play by Samson Raphaelson
January 8 – January 24, 2016
Tickets: $35
Group rates (6 or more) available
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
Black Box Booking – Jazz Singer Information
www.willowtheatre.org

The Jazz Singer 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 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”.

Family Pool Productions:

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 / Purchase tickets on line
Excellent Group Rates Available-Call: 828-828-536-0963
Performances:
Wednesday – Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center/Studio Theatre 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
http://unlikelyheroesplay.com

“Laughter, love, dark secrets, anger, sadness, joy, and hope are woven into the fiber of this riveting new play about ordinary people under extraordinary circumstances. A close family fragments when faced with a crisis and then comes together with unlikely heroes emerging. Sometimes strength can be a weakness and weakness a strength”. The cast includes Avi Hoffman, Patti Gardner, Kim Ostrenko, Margot Moreland, Michael H. Small, and Robert Johnston.

The Vanguard:
Multi-production Flex Passes available

Waiting for Waiting for Godot
By Dave Hanson
August 28 – September 13, 2015
Tickets: $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546
www.vanguardarts.org
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 8 pm
Sunday at 5 pm
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
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Dave Hanson’s comedy about two understudies who are waiting to ‘go on’ in a production of Samuel Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot – itself a play about two men who wait for a man they’ve never met, who never arrives – is not in any way an adaptation or interpretation of Beckett’s work, but rather a brand new play that examines theatre, acting, and art in a unique, clever, and extremely funny way.

A Map of Virtue
By Erin Courtney
October 2 – 18, 2015
Tickets: $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546
www.vanguardarts.org
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 8 pm
Sunday at 5 pm
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
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A Map of Virtue is a symmetrical play guided by a bird statue, pivoting around an encounter with and dissection of evil. Part interview, part comedy, part middle-night-middle-forest horror story, the play was awarded an Obie in 2012, and described as “one of the most terrifying plays of the past decade” by Alexis Soloski in The New York Times.

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
By Oscar Wilde
November 20 – December 13, 2015
Tickets: $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546
Click HERE to purchase tickets on line
Performance Schedule:
Friday, November 20, 2015, 8pm (Opening Night)
Saturday, November 21st, 8pm
Sunday, November 22nd, 5pm
Friday, November 27th, 8pm
Saturday, November 28th, 8pm
Sunday, November 29th, 5pm
Thursday, December 3rd, 8pm
Friday, December 4th, 8pm
Saturday, December 5th, 8pm
Sunday, December 6th, 5pm
Thursday, December 10, 8pm
Friday, December 11, 8pm
Saturday, December 12, 8pm
Sunday, December 13, 5pm
Please note – there will be no performance on Thursday, November 26 – Thanksgiving Day
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
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Dust off your disco shoes and get ready to have fun with puns. Thinking Cap Theatre will put its own unique spin on one of the theatre’s most beloved classics when it presents Oscar Wilde’s bristling comedy The Importance of Being Earnest at the Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts. Director Nicole Stodard has set the play in December 1978 – in disco-era New York City. The show promises to be punny, prurient, and pointed, informed by both 1970’s pop culture and social issues.

B’nai Torah Theatre Series:
Produced and Directed By Shari Upbin

Women’s Minyan
by Naomi Ragen
February 3rd, 2016
7:30 pm
Tickets: $36 ($25 for congregational members)
Phone: 561-392-8566
B’nai Torah Congregation
6261 SW 18^th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33433
www.bnai-torah.org
In her powerful and often emotional award-winning play Women’s Minyan (based on a true story), novelist and playwright Naomi Ragen explores the strict rules that govern the lives of Orthodox Jewish women, and in particular, how religious leaders can twist biblical and other holy writings to suit their objectives. But more importantly, Ragen – who once described herself as “a very religious woman who relates to religion with great seriousness” – sheds light on the subject of domestic abuse, especially when it occurs in a close-knit, patriarchal community that prefers to keep its hidden secrets.

Bridge & Tunnel
by Sarah Jones
March 16, 2016
7:30 pm
Tickets: $36 ($25 for congregational members)
Phone: 561-392-8566
B’nai Torah Congregation
6261 SW 18^th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33433
www.bnai-torah.org
Carbonell Award-winning actress Karen Stephens will reprise her award-winning performance in Sarah Jones’ Tony Award winning play Bridge & Tunnel. On March 16th, 2016, Stephens will once again inhabit the souls of 14 unique and diverse members of New York City’s melting pot.

Baby Boom Baby

Baby Boom Baby
Written & Performed byTommy Koenig
April 28 – May 15
Tickets: $40
Phone: 855-728-8497
To purchase tickets on line: http://palmbeachestheatre.org
Showtimes:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 7:30 pm
Sunday at 2 pm
The Palm Beaches Theatre
250 South Ocean Blvd.,
Manalapan, FL 33462
(East Ocean Ave. & A1A –
Formerly Florida Stage/Plaza Theatre)
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Comedy Central/National Lampoon star Tommy Koenig’s Baby Boom Baby has been called wildly entertaining, touching, and very, very funny! It has also been called well-written, high energy and invigorating. Koenig will bring his one man “‘musicomedy’- a flashback through our times and the music that defined them” to the Palm Beaches theatre from April 28^th through May 15^th.

Baby Boom Baby is Koenig’s story, told from his distinctly Baby Boomer perspective. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1953, the year Rock and Roll was born. The son of a musician who played with Glenn Miller during WW2, Koenig was greatly influenced by chance meetings with John F. Kennedy and later George Carlin, and mostly by what the Beatles brought – the influence of music on Boomers’ culture and personal choices. In Baby Boom Baby Koenig recounts the years he struggled to keep up with the changing times, just missing Woodstock by a few miles; the rites of passage of College, Travel, Sex and Drugs; and the ever changing cultural and political landscape that music unleashed as it morphed from Disco to Punk to MTV to Rap and beyond.

Arts Radio Network Theatre Project series at Arts Garage:From The Mercury Theatre to A Prairie Home Companion, the radio play is a uniquely American art form, and one of this country’s most beloved. During the 1930s through 50s, live performances of plays broadcast over the radio were a part of everyday life. The Arts Radio Network Theatre Project is a unique combination of the nostalgia of classic radio drama, and the excitement of a live theatrical performance. Come see the golden age of radio brought gloriously back to life on stage at Arts Garage, featuring some of South Florida’s finest actors! It’s a trip to the past with a modern twist.

The African Queen
August 19 and 20, 2015
At the start of World War 1, Charlie Allnut is using his old steamer, The African Queen, to ferry supplies to villages in East Africa. When the Rev. Samuel Sayer dies, Charlie agrees to take Sayers’ sister, Rose, back to civilization, taking on the Germans at the same time. Their time alone on the river turns to love.

Double Indemnity
September 16 and 17, 2015
Based on the 1944 classic film noir masterpiece directed by Billy Wilder, this cynical, witty, and sleazy thriller involves scandals including adultery, corruption and murder. Needless to say, all does not go according to plan…

Miracle on 34^th Street
December 16 and 17, 2015
Six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood’s most enduring miracle – Santa Claus. Her mother told her the “secret” about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn’t expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who’s convinced he’s the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all – something to believe in.

Arts Radio Network Theatre Project at Arts Garage:
For tickets: 561-450-6357/ http://www.artsgarage.org/Page/RadioTheater
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
All performances at
Arts Garage
180 NE First Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
http://www.artsgarage.org/Page/RadioTheater
www.artsradionetwork.com
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The Delray Beach Chorale:
Now in its 34th season, under the direction of Artistic Director/Conductor Dr. Patricia P. Fleitas, the Delray Beach Chorale is proud to announce its 2015-16 season, expanding its outreach in Palm Beach County through performances in Boca Raton and North West Palm Beach. The Chorale will open its season with the debut performance of its newly founded, the DBC Chamber Ensemble. The Chorale will join the Lynn University Philharmonia and the Florida Atlantic University Chamber Singers for the April, 2016 concert, “Haydn Mozart, Beethoven and Company,” featuring Mozart’s Coroanation Mass.

Fall Concerts: Magnificats, Alleluias and Carols
The Fall 2015 concerts will feature Halsey Stevens’ Magnificat for strings and trumpet solo, a medley of carols, Christmas Ornaments, by Randol Bass for chorus and orchestra, and Bach’s Magnificat in D Major for chorus, soli, and orchestra.

Performances:
Friday, December 4, 2015 at 7:30 pm
DiSantis Family Chapel
Palm Beach Atlantic University
300 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, 33401

Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 3 pm
First Presbyterian Church
33 Gleason St.
Delray Beach, 33483

Spring Concerts: The Vienna of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Company
A choral concert featuring the Viennese Style of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, in addition to Shubert, Bruckner, and Brahms. Featured work will be Mozart’s Coronation Mass.

Performances:
Friday, April 8, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Roberts Theatre, St. Andrews School
3900 Jog Road
Boca Raton 33434

Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 7:30 pm
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 via 1-800-984-7282. Group sales are also available by calling 1-800-984-7282. http://delraybeachchorale.org.

Spanish River Concerts (Community Performing Arts):

Community Performing Arts celebrates its thirteenth season this January through March, by yet again offering innovative virtuoso musical performances in conveniently located venues in West Boca Raton and Delray Beach. Individual tickets for these concerts will cost $49 (plus tax) when they go on sale on December 1, but series subscriptions include all four of the following concerts, and are available now for the discounted package price of $158 (plus tax).

Kol Esperanza – With Guests:
Kol Esperanza is a vibrant Israeli pop trio created by Community Performing Arts and musical director Tomer Adaddi. Accompanied by a virtuoso ensemble, classically trained Nimrod, Nadav, and Omer sing popular selections with guest soprano-duo Lev Voce.

Umi Garrett with Conductor Adam Glaser:
Hailed by the Huffington Post as “a budding musical genius”, fifteen year old pianist Umi Garrett will perform classical masterpieces, accompanied by the Boca Symphonia, conducted by Juilliard’s engaging and charismatic Adam Glaser.

Ethan Bortnick and Friends:
Nationally known pianist, singer, composer, Ethan Bortnick conceived and starred in two award-winning PBS specials that aired more than 600 times across the USA. For this special production, Ethan invites a talented trio of Broadway singers to share the stage with him in an entertaining and inspirational concert. Backed by his 14-piece instrumental ensemble, he welcomes David Burnham, Cassie Levine, and Shelley Keelor for a uniquely memorable evening of multi-genre music.

Jerusalem Tenors:
An encore of the most lauded engagement in CPA’s history – European opera stars Yevgeni Shapovalov, Felix Livshitz, Vladislav Goray, and baritone Alex Gounko create a wonderful evening featuring well-known opera and popular favorites in English, Italian, Russian, and Yiddish.

2016 Optional Concert
(Sold separately from the above series, and available now for $46 plus tax)

Broadway’s Best:
A showcase concert produced by popular/composer, producer Neil Berg, featuring the music and dance of Broadway, performed by some of the Great White Way’s best talent, backed by a four-piece instrumental ensemble.

Evening and matinee concerts will be presented at either Spanish River Church, at 2400 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, 33431, and Kings Point Theatre, 7000 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, 33446.

Call 1-800-716-6975 or visit CPA’s website at www.SpanishRiverConcerts.com for specific concert dates, times, and ticket availability.”

Evening Star Productions Schedules Auditions for their 2015-2016 Season

07 Thursday May 2015

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Evening Star Productions
Announces Auditions
for their
2015 – 2016 Season

May 7, 2015

BOCA RATON, FL: Evening Star Productions will hold auditions for their 2015-2016 productions at Sol Theatre, 3333 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton on Friday May 29 and Saturday May 30; auditions are by appointment only. Bios and headshots must be emailed to info@eveningstarproductions.org .
Please include the show and role you are auditioning for in your email; audition requirements will be assigned along with appointment confirmation

All performances will take place at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton.
Non-Equity/Paid

35mm: A Musical Exhibition
October 8 – 25
Music and Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver
Based on Photographs by Matthew Murphy
Vocal Arrangements and Orchestrations by Ryan Scott Oliver
Additional Percussion arrangements by Jeremy Yaddaw
Additional Guitar arrangements by Matt Hinkley
Directed by Rosalie Grant

ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE
If a picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35mm each photo creates an unique song; moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding; a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… this intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern American musical can be.

Oleanna
By David Mamet
January 14 – 31, 2016
Directed by Rosalie Grant

THE ROLE OF CAROL IS AVAIALBLE
A seething investigation of “political correctness” in a time when the nation’s morality has been tested by increased incidents of sexual harassment. Featuring Todd Bruno as John.
“Oleanna is likely to provoke more arguments than any play this year.” —NY Times. “One of the ten best plays of 1992…reason enough to cheer for the future of the theatre.” —Time Magazine.

Murdered to Death
By Peter Gordon
April 14 – May 1, 2016
Directed by Rosalie Grant

ALL ROLES AVAILABLE
From the author of Out of Focus comes this hilarious spoof of the best Agatha Christie traditions, with an assembled cast of characters guaranteed to delight: Bunting the butler, an English Colonel with the prerequisite stiff upper lip, a shady French art dealer and his moll, bumbling local inspectors and a well meaning local sleuth who seems to attract murder – they’re all here, and all caught up in the side-splitting antics which follow the mysterious death of the owner of a country manor house. But will the murderer be unmasked before everyone else has met their doom, or will audiences die laughing first?

Evening Star Productions & Sol Children Theatre Announce Their 2015-2016 Seasons

04 Monday May 2015

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EVENING STAR PRODUCTIONS &
SOL CHILDREN THEATRE
2015-2016 season
Will Have Something for Everyone!

Two popular Boca Raton theatre companies will offer
audiences and actors of all ages an exciting mix of theatre

May 4, 2015:

BOCA RATON, FL: The first half of Evening Star Productions’ second season concluded on May 3^rd after a sold out weekend of The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton. Their production of The Last Five Years will run at Sol from July 16 – August 2^nd, and Bug by Tracy Letts will run from August 12^th – 29^th at Infinite Abyss in Ft. Lauderdale. And Sol Children Theatre, also housed at Sol Theatre, will present the innovative musical comedy The Mystery of Edwin Drood (June 12-28); Thumbelina (August 27 – September 6) will close out their season.

However Sol and Evening Star founder and Artistic Director Rosalie Grant is already deep into preparation for next season.

“Sol Theatre’s 2015-2016 season needed to be an exciting one – being Sol Children’s 14^th and Evening Star’s 3^rd seasons respectively,” Grant explains. “The big question of course, was how to equal or top our previous seasons and shows?”

Both companys’ 2014-2015 seasons were extremely successful in terms of both ticket sales and recognition. A large percentage of patrons who attended one Evening Star production returned to see a second, and even a third. And Sol Children Theatre attendance numbers also rose.

“I carefully took each company’s mission statement into consideration,” Grant continues. “Evening Star will open with 35MM a Musical Exhibition, a regional premiere – we’re only the 4^th theatre in the country to stage this difficult, contemporary musical. We’ll follow that up with the still-relative theatre classic, David Mamet’s Oleanna, and close our season with the hysterical British comedy Murdered to Death.

“Sol Children will open with the funny, clever, and beloved classical musical Once Upon a Mattress; we’ll continue the classic theme with the family-favorite, but seldom staged Around the World in 80 Days, and close with a ground-breaking project directed and adapted by Seth Trucks – William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I am over the moon excited with each choice; our audiences are in for another season of Sol Theatre-style theatrical delights!”

Evening Star Productions’ mission is to offer serious young adult actors, stage managers, and designers the opportunity to push the boundaries of their knowledge and talent in a safe and highly professional environment, and to afford them the opportunity to work with professionals in their chosen fields. Grant’s choices will allow the company to further those goals with her talented casts and crew combinations.

Founded by artistic director/producer Grant in 2002, and soon to be celebrating their fourteenth season, Sol Children Theatre’s goal is to provide children with a safe, secure, and highly professional theatre experience. The company’s three 2015-2016 productions will not only fulfill the Sol Children Theatre’s mission, but will allow Sol students and actors, as well as their audiences, the opportunity to experience an exciting, eclectic, and extremely enjoyable season of theatre.

All Evening Star Productions and Sol Children Theatre performances will take place at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton. Ticket prices for all productions are listed below; group rates are available for all shows. Tickets to all Evening Star Productions and Sol Children Theatre 2015-2016 productions will be on sale soon; tickets for both companys’ remaining 2014-2015 productions (The Last Five Years, Bug, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Thumbelina, are on sale now and can be purchased at the Sol Theatre box office at 561-447-8829 or on line at www.eveningstarproductions.org or www.solchildren.org . Sol Theatre is located at 3333 North Federal Highway in Boca Raton (33431).

EVENING STAR PRODUCTIONS
2015-2016 Season

35 mm: A Musical Exhibition
October 8 – 25
Music and Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver
Based on photographs by Matthew Murphy
Vocal arrangements and orchestrations by Ryan Scott Oliver
Additional percussion arrangements by Jeremy Yaddaw
Additional guitar arrangements by Matt Hinkley
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets: $25 / $20 for students
If a picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35mm each photo creates an unique song; moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding; a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… this intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern American musical can be.

Oleanna
By David Mamet
January 14 – 31, 2016
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets: $20 / $20 students
A seething investigation of “political correctness” in a time when the nation’s morality has been tested by increased incidents of sexual harassment. Featuring Todd Bruno as John.
“Oleanna is likely to provoke more arguments than any play this year.” —NY Times. “One of the ten best plays of 1992…reason enough to cheer for the future of the theatre.” —Time Magazine.

Murdered to Death
By Peter Gordon
April 14 – May 1, 2016
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets: $20 / $10 students
From the author of Out of Focus comes this hilarious spoof of the best Agatha Christie traditions, with an assembled cast of characters guaranteed to delight: Bunting the butler, an English Colonel with the prerequisite stiff upper lip, a shady French art dealer and his moll, bumbling local inspectors and a well meaning local sleuth who seems to attract murder – they’re all here, and all caught up in the side-splitting antics which follow the mysterious death of the owner of a country manor house. But will the murderer be unmasked before everyone else has met their doom, or will audiences die laughing first?

SOL CHILDREN THEATRE
2015-2016 Season

Once Upon a Mattress
December 4 – 20, 2015
Music by Mary Rodgers
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller & Marshall Barer
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Directed by Rosalie Grant and Gisbert Heuer
Tickets: $15 / $10 juniors (11 and under)
If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken’s love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.

Around the World in 80 Days
June 17 – July 3, 2016
Book and Lyrics by Chris Blackwood
Music by Piers Chater Robinson
Based on the book by Jules Verne
Directed by Rosalie & Gisbert Heuer
Tickets: $15 / $10 juniors (11 and under)
Based on Jules Verne’s classic novel, the musical recounts the journey of Phileas Fogg who has made a bet with the members of his gentlemen’s club that he can travel around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by his servant Passepartout the plot revolves around the adventures Fogg faces in his attempt.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
August 6 – 21, 2016
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and directed by Seth Trucks
Tickets: $12 / $8 juniors (11 and under)
One of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream depicts the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, and his bride Hippolyta, including the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors, who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set.

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Primal Forces presents David Mamet’s THE ANARCHIST at Andrews Living Arts Studio – February 28 – March 23

12 Wednesday Feb 2014

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Primal Forces in association with the Boca Raton Theatre Guild
to present
David Mamet’s
The Anarchist
February 28 – March 23

Primal Forces, the brand new off-shoot company of the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, will present the southeastern premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winner David Mamet’s The Anarchist. The production will run from February 28^th through March 23^rd at the Andrew’s Living Arts Studio in Fort Lauderdale, and will star current double Carbonell-nominee 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. With a nod to his mentor, Harold Pinter, David Mamet once again employs his signature verbal jousting in this battle of two women over freedom, power, money, religion—and the lack thereof.

Says BRTG producer and artistic director Keith Garsson: “We are so proud

Jacqueline Laggy

to be presenting the first post-Broadway run of David Mamet’s The Anarchist. It originally opened in December 2012 right next door to a revival of his earlier classic Glengarry Glen Ross. But while that play featured an all-male cast of con men, The Anarchist, in contrast, features two women caught up in the aftermath of a horrific crime. I saw the original production in previews and immediately felt it would be a terrific piece that would work very well in a black box setting. And with Patti Gardner and Jacqueline Laggy we are very fortunate to have two of the area’s top actresses in complex roles that are both entertaining and enlightening.”

Patti Gardner

“I only know it is the most challenging script I have ever tackled and I’m both terrified and ecstatic to be working on it,” says Gardner. “No matter what you think of this play…you’ll never forget it. It’s one of those pieces I dare you to stop thinking about.”

David Mamet

David Mamet is a playwright, director, author, essayist, screenwriter, and film director. His plays include Glengarry Glen Ross, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, Speed-the-Plow, American Buffalo, A Life in the Theatre, Oleanna, The Cryptogram, and Race. Some of his films include: Redbelt, The Spanish Prisoner, House of Games (winner of Best Film and Best Screenplay at the 1987 Venice Film Festival), State and Main, The Winslow Boy, Oleanna, and most recently the 2013 HBO film Phil Spector, starring Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, and Jeffrey Tambor.

Tickets for The Anarchist are $25 and $20 (previews Feb 28-Mar 6) and can be purchased on line at www.brtg.org, or by phone at 866-811-4111. Andrews Living Arts Studio is located at 23 NW Fifth Street in Fort Lauderdale.

~*~

The Anarchist
By David Mamet
February 28 – March 23, 2014
Tickets: $25 ($20 previews Feb 28 – Mar 6)
Days & Times: Thu – Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm (not all Sat matinees available)
Andrews Living Arts Studio
23 NW Fifth Street
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A David Mamet Premiere Toplines the Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s Extended Season

12 Thursday Sep 2013

Posted by Carol Kassie in Boca Raton Theatre Guild, Clients, RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women

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Andrews Living Arts, Boca Raton Theatre, Boca Raton Theatre Guild, David Mamet, Everyday Rapture, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn: Forever Blonde, Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Respect: A Musical Journey of Women, Sunny Thompson, The Anarchist, Township Center for the Performing Arts

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild may need to update its name
as it takes to the road!

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild has added four additional productions to its 2013-2014 season. Under the direction of Artistic Director Keith Garsson and a forward-thinking board of directors, the company has decided to expand their reach and venture beyond their home base, The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.

The BRTG, who recently announced they have combined their 2013-2014 Willow Theatre season with that of The Women’s Theatre Project, has been consistently evolving in recent years, “And this is just the next step,” explains Garsson.

The show choices are eclectic, and have been chosen to attract a broad range of theatre patrons. David Mamet, Marilyn Monroe, an edgy new musical, and a South Florida favorite are all on the Guild’s extended schedule, and some of the area’s top talent has signed on to bring these productions to life:

Sunny Thompson will star in Marilyn: Forever Blonde at the Township Center for the Performing Arts from November 21^st to December 1^st. Thompson has received rave reviews for her masterful portrayal of the still popular legend nationally and internationally. The show will also play at the Mizner Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre from January 9^th – 11^th.

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild will team with Peter J. Loewy and present RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women from December 5^th through January 5^th at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre. This is a return of the very first, wildly popular Florida incarnation of RESPECT and will be helmed by Loewy, the show’s first director. RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women details the journey of women told through Top-40 music. Combining excerpts of 60 songs including “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “I Will Survive,” “I Will Follow Him,” “These Boots are Made for Walking,” “What’s Love Got to Do with it,” and “Hero” with women’s own stories about finding dreams, lost love, relationship issues, entering the workforce, gaining independence, and more.

From February 28^th – March 21^st audiences will have the opportunity to see the 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.

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. Everyday Rapture will run from April 25th – May 11^th at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, and from May 25^th – May 27^th at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to producing professional productions and advancing the art of theatre in the South Florida community.

Ticketing information for each production of the Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s extended season is below:

Marilyn: Forever Blonde
By Greg Thompson
November 21 – December 1, 2013
Tickets: $30/ $25 if purchased before opening night
Days & Times: Thurs – Sat: 8pm,
Sat & Sun: 2pm (no performance on Thanksgiving)
The Township Center for the Performing Arts
2452 Lyons Road
Coconut Creek, FL 33066
Phone: 954-970-0606 (tickets available by phone or at the box office only)

January 9 – 11, 2014
Tickets: $: $30/ $25 if purchased before opening night
Days & Times: Thu, Fri & Sat: 8pm,
Fri & Sat: 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

RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women
By Dorothy Marcic
December 5, 2013 – January 5, 2014
Previews: December 5 & 6 at 8 pm (preview tickets $30)
Opening Night: December 7
Tickets: $38/ $33 if purchased before November 15/$30 for groups of 20 or more.
Thursday – Saturday 8 pm
Wednesday 2 pm
Sunday 2 pm

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

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 866-811-4111

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)

Carol Kassie

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