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The Delray Beach Playhouse Announces its 2024-2025 Season

08 Monday Apr 2024

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The Playhouse 2024-2025 Season will feature top-tier performers, classic musicals, comedy, and nostalgia.

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

April 8, 2024

DELRAY BEACH, FL: The Delray Beach Playhouse announced its lineup for the 2024-2025 season today, and once again the beloved venue will offer a wide variety of programming designed to please its long-time patrons, as well as to attract new and diverse audiences to what is often referred to as ‘the gem of a theatre on the shores of Lake Ida.’

“Our historic theater enters its 78th season with a jam-packed lineup of big-name musicals, mysteries and cabaret acts sure to please everyone,” says Playhouse Executive Director Kevin Barrett. “We will host over 250 performances next season in Delray Beach, making us the premier theater destination in this popular city to enjoy the best intimate live performances in music, theater, drama and comedy.”

This year’s Mainstage Play Series will begin in November with Mel Brooks’ multiple Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Producers.  It will be followed, in January, by Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to Margaritaville. Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is on track for March, and the season will conclude in May with the lushly romantic musical, The Bridges of Madison County.

The Best of Broadway Cabaret proved to be a popular addition to the Playhouse lineup last season; the series second season will begin in December with Bachelors of Broadway/Gentlemen of the Theatre. In January, Broadway/television/film star Tovah Feldshuh will return to the Playhouse with her one-person tour-de-force Tovah is Leona! This Could Be the Start, starring singer/actress Linda Purl is scheduled for February, John Lloyd Young, Broadway’s Jersey Boy will perform classic hits of the 50’s and 60’s in March, and in May South Florida’s own Michael Ursua will present an all-new musical revue, Sing Me a Showtune.

The nostalgic concert series Feelin’ Groovy will also return to the Playhouse next season. Starring Joan Friedenberg and Bill Bowen, who perform as The PinkSlip Duo, the series will pay tribute to folk icons Peter Paul & Mary, perform pop hits by Jewish artists, and celebrate women singer songwriters of the 60s and 70s.

After a highly successful debut season at the Playhouse Boca Stage will return with four diverse theatrical presentations in the Off Broadway Series; the popular Playhouse Presents lineup of 35 plus concerts, comedy shows, and special engagements will be announced later this summer.

Subscriptions for all series are on sale now. The individual ticket sales date is still to be announced. Ticket prices will vary, and group rates will be available.  More information about all these productions, including show descriptions and logos, is available on the theatre’s website: delraybeachplayhouse.com. 

The Delray Beach Playhouse is located at 950 NW 9th Street, in Delray Beach, 33444. (561-272-1281).

For more information about The Delray Beach Playhouse visit delraybeachplayhouse.com, or contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

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Delray Beach Playhouse Mainstage Productions:

The Producers – A Mel Brooks Musical
November 22 – December 15, 2024
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks

Escape to Margaritaville
January 31 – February 23, 2025
Book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley
Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
March 21 – April 13, 2025
Adapted from the book by Agatha Christie by Ken Ludwig

The Bridges of Madison County
May 9 – May 25, 2025
Book by Marsha Norman
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Adapted from the book by Robert James Waller

Best of Broadway Cabaret Series: 

Bachelors of Broadway/Gentlemen of the Theatre
December 16 – 18, 2024

Tovah is Leona! Starring Tovah Feldshuh
January 6 – 10, 2025

This Could Be the Start – Starring Linda Purl
February 10 – 13, 2025

Broadway’s Jersey Boy – Starring John Lloyd Young
March 24 – 27, 2025

Sing Me a Showtune – Created by Michael Ursua
May 12 – 15, 2025

Nostalgic Concert Series: Feelin’ Groovy:

The Story and Songs of Peter, Paul & Mary
December 3 & 4, 2024

Pop Hits by Jewish Artists
February 4 & 5, 2025
Celebrating Women Singer-Songwriters of the 60s & 70s
April 1 & 2, 2025

AMERICA’S SEXIEST COUPLE at Boca Stage – April 18 – 27

28 Thursday Mar 2024

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America’s Sexiest Couple
at Boca Stage
April 18-27

“Levine’s plays are riotously funny, and with a depth of human awareness.” 
– Theatre in Chicago

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

March 28, 2024

DELRAY BEACH, FL: Boca Stage’s final production of their first season in their new home at the Delray Beach Playhouse is the South Florida premiere of Ken Levine’s America’s Sexiest Couple.  The comedy will run from April 18th – 27th. 

“The play is terrifically clever and sharp,” says Genie Croft, who will direct the production. “Ken Levine’s writing is, as always, brilliant and funny and satirical.  He really pokes fun at the TV celebrity culture. But,” she adds “The play has surprising poignancy and depth as well.”

Kim Ostrenko and Wayne LeGette will star as Craig and Susan who were the stars of a successful 90s sitcom, ‘Residents’, when Susan left the show without explanation. 25 years later, they are reunited at the funeral of one of their cast mates. As they prepare for the funeral, they are offered a reboot of ‘Residents’. Issues from the past resurface as they contemplate their present situations and the possibility of a future. Was the spark between them all those years ago merely the characters, or was it really them?  Forrest Stringfellow will also be featured in the production as ‘The Bellboy’. 

America’s Sexiest Couple playwright Ken Levine is an Emmy award-winning writer/director/producer/major league baseball announcer.  During a career that has spanned over 30 years, Levine has worked as a writer on M.A.S.H., Cheers, Frasier, The Simpsons, Wings, Everybody Loves Raymond, Becker, and Dharma & Greg, and has co-created 3 other television series.  He has also been the radio/TV play-by-play voice of the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, and San Diego Padres, and hosted Dodger Talk.  He is a contributing cartoonist to the New Yorker Magazine, and he hosts his own podcast, Hollywood & Levine.  His blog was named one of the 25 best blogs by Time Magazine.

The Stage Manager for America’s Sexiest Couple is Francesca Barioli, and Randall Swinton will serve as the Assistant Stage Manager.  Cindi Blank Taylor is the show’s Scenic Designer, David Hart will create the Sound, Stevie Bleich is the Lighting Designer, Alberto Arroyo is the Costume Designer, and Andre Lancaster will serve as the show’s Technical Director.

Tickets for America’s Sexiest Couple range in price from $39 to $69 and are available online at delraybeachplayhouse.com or by calling 561-272-1281. Performances are on Friday and Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm, and on Sunday at 2 pm. There will also be performances on Thursday, April 18th at 8 pm and on Wednesday and Thursday April 24th and 25th at 12:30 pm. All performances will take place at the Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach (33444)

For more information about Boca Stage, to arrange for interviews, or for photos, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Please note:  Ticket availability is limited – please contact me as soon as possible in order to arrange to see a performance.
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America’s Sexiest Couple
April 18 – 27, 2024

By Ken Levine
Performances:
Thursday, April 18 at 8 pm
Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm
Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm
Wednesday & Thursday, April 24 & 25 at 12:30 pm
Tickets: $39-$69
For tickets: delraybeachplayhouse.com /561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444

America’s Sexiest Couple Photos by Amy Pasquantonio

Kim Ostrenko
Wayne LeGette
Forrest Stringfellow



FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE on Multiple Florida Stages in February & March

11 Thursday Jan 2024

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Funny Women of a Certain Age
Will Bring Laughter to South Florida Stages in
February and March

Fighting ageism AND sexism one joke at a time.
These ladies prove that indeed #funnynevergetsold.

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

January 11, 2023

POMPANO BEACH, DELRAY BEACH, CORAL SPRINGS, LARGO, & AVENTURA, FL:
Carole Montgomery’s Funny Women of a Certain Age is a show straight from the unfettered mouths and uninhibited minds of the funniest, most daring, most experienced people in comedy: women who have seen it all! Arts Center Management will bring this brilliant and vibrant group of comedians to various South Florida venues in February and March.  

Award-winning veteran stand-up comic Carole Montgomery has had a long and varied career as a comedian, writer, director, and producer, with an extensive background in television, and as a comedy club headliner throughout the United States (including two extremely successful Las Vegas productions). Frustrated by the way women have been portrayed on television once they hit 50, she created Funny Women of a Certain Age to give older women comics a chance to be seen and heard.  Montgomery will be joined on stage in February by comedians by Juila Scotti and Leighann Lord and in March by Vanessa Hollingshead and Tampa Bay comedian Trish Keating.

Funny Women of a Certain Age premiered on Showtime television in 2019; the special was the highest-rated premiere stand-up show for the network that year. It made history as the first TV comedy special to feature female comics over the age of 50. A second, and then a third iteration of the special garnered similar ratings.  The national tour was launched in the spring of 2022, and since then the show has played in numerous venues across the country.

Funny Women of a Certain Age will be performed at various venues throughout South Florida in February and March.  Venues, dates, and ticketing websites are listed below.  Ticket prices vary.

For more information about Funny Women of a Certain Age, to speak Carole Montgomery, or to attend a performance, please contact Carol Kassie at Carol@CarolKassie.com .

Funny Women of a Certain Age dates, venues, and showtimes:

Feb 8-9 – Pompano Beach Cultural Center, Pompano Beach
Showtime:  7:30 pm
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/events/funny-women-of-a-certain-age

Feb 12-14 – Delray Beach Playhouse, Delray Beach,
All performances sold out.

Feb 15 – Coral Springs Center for the Arts, Coral Springs,
Showtime: 8:00 pm
https://www.thecentercs.com/events/detail/funny-women-of-a-certain-age

March 21 – Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo
Showtime: 7:30 pm
https://www.largoarts.com/ticket_detail_T42_R669.php

March 22 – Aventura Cultural Arts Center, Aventura
Showtime:  8:00 pm
https://www.aventuracenter.org/events/detail/funny-women-of-a-certain-age-2024

About the Funny Women:

Leighann Lord is a veteran standup comedian who has appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, The View, and Showtime’s Even More Funny Women of a Certain Age. She has performed for the troops in the Middle East and her Dry Bar comedy special, I Mean Business, has had over one million views. Leighann is a former co – host of the Emmy – nominated StarTalk with Neil de Grasse Tyson, and she has received the AHA Humanist Arts Award. Leighann is the author of several humor books.

Julia Scotti is an American transgender stand-up comedian. She was a stand-up comedian pre and post-transition, with a period in between when she was a middle school language arts teacher. Juli returned to her comedy career in 2011 and appeared on the 11th season of “America’s Got Talent”, where she was eliminated in the quarter-finals.  She has had a documentary produced about herself called Julia Scotti: Funny that Way.

Vanessa Hollingshead is an actress and stand-up comedian who has performed on many comedy programs including Comedy Central Presents, Live At Jongleurs, Just For Laughs, The Jim Breuer Show, and Funny Women of a Certain Age. She has also acted in a number of films, including a role in the 1999 film, “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai”.  Vanessa also runs comedy workshops for aspiring comedians.

Trish Keating has been seen on NBC, FOX, HSN, and CBS.  An alum of Chicago’s Second City, she was recently featured in West Coast Player’s British comedy “It Runs in the Family”, was a Florida’s Funniest Comedian semi-finalist, and a STAR Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Francis Wilson Playhouse.  Trish headlines cultural centers as well as private and corporate events.  When not performing, Trish directs full-length theatrical productions, is an acting and improv coach, and is writing a solo show entitled “How to Avoid My Mother’s Calls”.

Carole Montgomery
Julia Scotti
Leighann Lord
Trish Keating
Vanessa Hollingshead

Tom Dugan’s TEVYE IN NEW YORK! at the Delray Beach Playhouse

05 Tuesday Dec 2023

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December 21 – January 7

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

December 5, 2023

DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA:  Tom Dugan, creator of Tell Him It’s Jackie, and the multiple award-winning play Weisenthal will bring his newest play, Tevye in New York! to the Delray Beach Playhouse. The solo performance, starring Dugan himself, will run from December 21st through January 7th.

This production will be the East Coast premiere of Tevye in New York!  Its only other outing was at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills in 2021,

Based on Sholom Aleichem’s beloved characters immortalized in Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye In New York! picks up where the original stories left off – following Tevye as he fights for his piece of the American Dream in the crowded streets of Manhattan’s lower East Side in 1914. Tevye and his daughters have made their way across the Atlantic Ocean, through Ellis Island, past “the big green lady”, and into the gritty melting pot of New York. Tevye’s humor and his unique relationship with his god help him through a myriad of challenges – including ‘high tech’ advances such as automobiles, electricity and the most curious contraption of all, the telephone!

Tom Dugan has had a long relationship with Tevye, having played the part in the Rahway High School (NJ) 1978 production of Fiddler on the Roof.  Like so many young people, it was while performing Tevye that Tom caught the acting bug that set him on his lifelong path in Theatre. A few years ago, wanting to revisit this wonderful character, he reached out to The Shalom Aleichem Family Foundation (Some of whom had seen his play Wiesenthal Off-Broadway) and was granted their blessing to write and perform Tevye In New York! 

Tevye in New York! will run from December 21st through January 7th at the Delray Beach Playhouse.  Tickets are $44 each ($54 with lunch) and can be purchased online at www.delraybeachplayhouse.com or by phone at 561-272-1281.  The Delray Beach Playhouse is located at 950 NW 9th Street in Delray Beach (33444}.

For more information about Tevye in New York! or Tom Dugan please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Please note:  Ticket availability is limited – please contact me as soon as possible in order to arrange to see a performance.

In the attached photos:  Tom Dugan as Tevye
Photo credit: Lawrence K. Ho

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Tevye In New York
December 21 – January 7, 2023
Written and performed by Tom Dugan
Performances:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm
Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $44  ($54 with lunch)
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281 
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444

Tom Dugan as Tevye

Boca Stage’s WAIT UNTIL DARK Opens at the Delray Beach Playhouse October 26th

18 Monday Sep 2023

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Wait Until Dark
to be
Boca Stage’s
First Production at
The Delray Beach Playhouse

October 26 – November 5

“…gripping from start to finish… a riveting evening of theatre.”
~ Don Grigward, BroadwayWorld
“… one of the finest thrillers created for the stage”
~ The Berkshire Edge

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

September 19, 2023

DELRAY BEACH, FL:  Boca Stage’s first production in their new home at the Delray Beach Playhouse will be Frederick Knott’s classic thriller, Wait Until Dark.  The production will run in the Playhouse’s Cabaret Theatre from October 27th through November 5th. 

“Boca Stage has held off for years on producing a version of Frederick Knott’s Wait Until Dark because we felt his original script, with its roots in the drug-infested New York City of the 1960s and its myriad dated elements would no longer resonate with modern audiences,” says Keith Garrsson, Boca Stage’s Founder, Executive Producer, and the production’s Director.

“However, in 2013, playwright and author Jeffrey Hatcher (Tuesdays with Morrie), updated the 1964 script by resetting the show in 1944, just at the end of World War II while keeping its New York City locale,” he continues. “This newly updated script is now tighter, faster, and no longer dated.”

The plot:  In 1944 Greenwich Village, Susan Hendrix, a blind yet capable woman, is imperiled by a trio of men in her own apartment. As the climax builds, Susan discovers that her blindness just might be the key to her escape, but she and her tormentors must wait until dark to play out this classic thriller’s chilling conclusion.

“The MacGuffin in this play is the cache of diamonds that has been, through some very strange circumstances placed somewhere in Susan’s Greenwich Village basement apartment and the quest of some very bad guys to retrieve it,” Garsson explains. “Blood will be spilled, people will die…  Wait Until Dark represents our first time (stab?!) at a pure thriller, a cat-and-mouse chase complete with double-crosses, triple-crosses, and some very challenging staging.

“Fortunately,” Garsson says, “A top-notch cast and crew will make this endeavor a great ride through a theater classic.”

Garsson has cast Rachel Whittington as Susan, Shane Tanner as Roat, Rio Chavarro as Mike, Troy Stanley as Carlino, Michael Coppola as Sam, and Ellie Rose as Gloria.

The Stage Manager for Wait Until Dark is James Danford. Cindi Blank Taylor is the show’s Scenic Designer, and Andre Lancaster will create the Sound and Light Design, and serve as the show’s Technical Director. Backstage Managers are Anne Solomons and Eric Fields.

Tickets for Wait Until Dark range in price from $39 to $69 and are available online at delraybeachplayhouse.com or by calling 561-272-1281. Performances are on Friday and Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm, and on Sunday at 2 pm. There will also be a performance on Thursday, October 26th at 8 pm. All performances will take place at the Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach (33444)

For more information about Boca Stage, to arrange for interviews, or for photos, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244. 

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Wait Until Dark
October 26 – November 5, 2023

By Frederick Knott
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
Performances:
Thursday, October 26 at 8 pm
Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm
Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm
Tickets: $39-$69
For tickets: delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444

  • Rachel Whittington
  • Shane Tanner
  • Rio Chavarro
  • Troy Stanley
  • Michael Coppola
  • Ellie Rose

Delray Beach Playhouse Presents THE FOURTH ANNUAL PLAYHOUSE PLAYWRIGHTS’ PROJECT

28 Monday Aug 2023

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Nine new plays by local playwrights to be showcased
over a two-day Festival
October 21st & 22nd

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

August 28, 2023

DELRAY BEACH, FL:  Now in its fourth year of producing one-act plays by local playwrights, the Delray Beach Playhouse’s Festival of New Plays 2023 will be held on October 21st and 22nd, 2023. Nine one-act plays by local playwrights, and read by local actors, will showcase the diverse and talented theatrical community of South Florida. The event will take place at the Delray Beach Playhouse.

The Playwrights’ Project has shown it’s got “legs,” says Marianne Regan, one of the founders of the Project.  “When we proposed our idea four years ago, we did not know what kind of reception we would get from the community, so our expectations were low. But we were pleasantly surprised by the turnout of actors and playwrights and the success of the entire program!”

Designed to showcase emerging talent in the community, the Playwrights’ Project enlists local playwrights in Palm Beach and Broward Counties to submit one-act, 10-minute, unpublished plays on any subject matter.  A Playhouse reading committee selects between eight to ten plays to be produced. Auditions are held for actors to portray the characters in the selected works: “These are staged readings,” Regan continues, “No blocking, no memorization, no sets to work around, no costume changes.  We designed this project to benefit the community of local actors and playwrights and we encourage differently-abled actors to audition, since the performance parameters are simple.”   Auditions in July saw 68 actors turn out to read for 27 characters. “It’s not easy to cast when everyone we see is absolutely amazing,” she says.  “However, the playwrights have a certain image in their minds of what their fictional characters look and sound like, and that plays an important role in casting.  All in all,” Regan concludes, “the amount of talent is breathtaking, and we encourage everyone to try again next year.”

In the third year of the Playwrights’ Project, Regan and her project partner Art Historian Dan Bellante instituted a concurrent Poster Art Contest to encourage local visual artists to create the poster art for the Playhouse’s use in advertising and for the performance program.  The winning submission will be displayed in the lobby during the month of October and will become a permanent addition to the Playhouse’s collection.  Bellante curates the submissions and has a committee judge on the basis of originality, use of color, drama, and subject matter.  “This is another way to engage the diverse talent in our community while also making them aware of what the Playhouse has to offer,” says Bellante.  “Our winning artist this year is Anthony Diaz.  We are excited to work with emerging artists and give them an opportunity to reach a wider audience,” Bellante adds.

In true festival fashion, the performances will be spread over two days.  Tickets can be purchased for 5 shows on Saturday and/or 5 shows on Sunday.  A Festival Pass for both days is also available.

Tickets are on sale now and are $15 per day, or $25 for a two-day pass. Last year, the Festival was sold out.  “In addition to having a ‘built-in’ audience of family and friends who come to see their loved ones performing on a stage, we also have returning patrons who enjoy a Festival of brand new, thought inspiring, dramatic and humorous works,” Regan says.  “It’s a win-win for everyone!”

The nine selected plays are:

Canine Confidential by Katherine H. Vellis
Deception by Judy Marilyn Goldstein
Disco Detective by Lee Moffett
Free Bird by Laura Ratto
Love in the Ether by Patricia Wakely Wolf
Mr. Slaughter by Susan Shafer
Outside George’s Funeral by Lynn A. Kenneally
Sunday By The Pool by Peter Hoffman
The Thing With Feathers by Bethanie Gorny

All performances will take place at the Delray Beach Playhouse – 950 NW 9th Street, in Delray Beach (33444). For more information, please contact delraybeachplayhouse@gmail.com or Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com.

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The 4th Annual Playhouse Playwrights Project/Festival of New Plays
Saturday, October 21st and Sunday, October 22nd
Tickets:  $15, or $25 for a 2-day Festival Pass
Click HERE for tickets. 
Call 844-272-1281
Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444

2023-2024 THEATRE/CONERT PRODUCTION SCHEDULES

27 Thursday Jul 2023

Posted by Carol Kassie in Boca Stage, Delray Beach Playhouse, Empire Stage, Hy Juter, Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, MNM Theatre Company, Pigs Do Fly Productions, Shari Upbin, Uncategorized

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

2023-2024 THEATRE/CONERT PRODUCTION SCHEDULES
for

MNM Theatre Company
Pigs Do Fly Productions
Boca Stage
 Hy Juter Presents
Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC)

Delray Beach Playhouse
The Secret Comedy of Women

MNM THEATRE COMPANY

Five Guys Named Moe
September 8 – 24, 2023

Book by Clarke Peters
Music and lyrics by Louis Jordan
Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm
Ticket prices: $45/$50/$55
For tickets: mnmtheatre.org / kravis.org / 561-832-7469
For Group Sales:  561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.
All performances in
The Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Legendary Jazz composer Louis Jordan’s hits wrapped into one smooth, jumpin’, jivin’ life lesson for Nomax who’s down on his luck and stuck with the blues, until Five Guys Named Moe: Big Moe, Little Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, and Four Eyed Moe mysteriously emerge out of nowhere in Nomax’s apartment with dance and songs like “Caldonia,” “Azure Te,” “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” and many more to help him get his life back on track.

Disenchanted
January 12 – 21, 2024
Book, Music, and Lyrics:Dennis T. Giacino
Developed wit: Fiely Matias
Performances: Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
Thursday, January 18 at 8 pm
Ticket Prices: $50 – $65
For Tickets: mnmtheatre.org
All performances in
The Studio at Mizner Park
201 Plaza Real, 2nd Floor
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ‘em? Not Snow White and her posse of Disenchanted princesses in this hilarious not-for-the-kiddies hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. Forget the princesses you think you know – these royal renegades will toss their tiaras into Boca Raton to set the record straight about what ‘happily ever after’ is really all about – and fairy tales will never be the same.
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PIGS DO FLY PRODUCTIONS

Morning After Grace
October 27 – Novembr 19
By Carey Crim
Tickets: $45
Tickets:  www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performances: 
Friday, & Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
All performances will take place at 
Empire Stage
1140 N Flagler Drive,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Hilarious and heart-warming, this unconventional new comedy tackles love, loss, and coming to terms with growing older.

The Affections of May

March 8 – 31, 2024
By Norm Foster
Tickets: $45
Tickets:  www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performances: 
Friday, & Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
All performances will take place at 
Empire Stage
1140 N Flagler Drive,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
After being deserted by her husband, a woman suddenly finds herself the center of attention in a small resort town. 

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BOCA STAGE

Wait Until Dark
October 27 – November 5, 2023

By Frederick Knott
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
Tickets: $39-$69
For tickets:  www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Forty-seven years after Wait Until Dark premiered on Broadway, Jeffery Hatcher adapted Frederick Knott’s 1966 original, giving it a new setting.  In 1944 Greenwich Village, Susan Hendrix, a blind but capable woman, is imperiled by a trio of men in her own apartment.  As the climax builds, Susan discovers her blindness just might be the key to her escape.
Directed by Keith Garsson

Boeing Boeing

January 19 – 28, 2024
By Marc Camoletti
Translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans
Tickets: $39-$69
For tickets:  www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
This 1960s French farce features a self-styled Parisian lothario, Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent ‘layovers’.   He keeps “one up, one down, and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris, and to Bernard’s apartment, at the same time.
Directed by Keith Garsson
Starring: Angie Radosh

America’s Sexiest Couple
April 19 – 28, 2024

By Ken Levine
Tickets: $39-$69
For tickets:  www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Two actors, who ‘America’s Sexiest Couple’ on a popular ‘90s sitcom reunite for the first time in 25 years.  They face a lifetime of unresolved issues, longings, resentments, and regrets.  Plus, the network wants to reboot the show. Career and personal aspirations collide – professionally and personally, where do they go from here?
Directed by Genie Croft
Starring:  Kim Ostrenko and Wayne LeGette
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HY JUTER PRESENTS

To Life 4: That’s (Jewish) Entertainment!
January 20 – February 5, 2023
Written and Directed by Shari Upbin
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
Tickets:  $45/Group Rates Available|
For tickets: www.sugarsandpark.org/willow-theatre / 561-347-3948
All performances will take place at
The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL  33486
This all new 4th chapter in the popular series will once again feature music, amusing anecdotes, and fascinating facts about some of the most well-known, lauded, and popular Jewish entertainers and composers in recent history, including Mel Brooks, Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Bacharach, Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Mis), Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast), Stephen Sondheim, Bette Midler, Neil Diamond, and many more.

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At the Pompano Beach Cultural Center

The Secret Comedy of Women
March 13 – April 14, 2024

By Barbara Gehring & Linda Klein
Tickets:  $45 – $65
For tickets: https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/cc
All performances will take place at
The Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 W. Atlantic Blvd.
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
The Secret Comedy of Women celebrates the joys of the journey from girlhood to womanhood. An immersive theatrical experience that rejoices in the challenges of being a woman – from boys to bras and pantyhose to menopause – this two-woman show explores the universal female experience through a rollicking spectacle of sweetly-sharp comedy, songs, dances, stories, and spontaneous moments of discovery that all women share. (And men love it too!)

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LAUDERHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (LPAC)
BROADWAY AT LPAC SERIES:

A Chorus Line
January 11 – January 28, 2024

Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Tickets:  $45-$65
For tickets:  https://www.lpacfl.com / 954-777- 2055
All performances will take place at
The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
3800 NW 11th Place,
Lauderhill, FL  33311
Winner of 9 Tony Awards, A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another, including “What I Did for Love”, “One”, “I Can Do That”, “At The Ballet”, “The Music and the Mirror”, and “I Hope I Get It”. 

Memphis
February 15 – March 3, 2024
Musicand Lyrics by David Bryan
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro
Tickets:  $45-$65
For tickets:  https://www.lpacfl.com / 954-777- 2055
All performances will take place at
The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
3800 NW 11th Place,
Lauderhill, FL  33311
From the underground dance clubs of 1950’s Memphis, Tennessee, comes the famous musical that burst off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love!  Inspired by actual events, Memphis is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break.  Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards.

Hello, Dolly!
April 4 – April 21, 2024
Book by Michael Stewart
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Tickets:  $45-$65
For tickets:  https://www.lpacfl.com / 954-777- 2055
All performances will take place at
The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
3800 NW 11th Place,
Lauderhill, FL  33311
This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s hit play The Matchmaker bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. Matchmaker Dolly Levi is a widow and also a professional meddler, but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is for herself. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Hello, Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish. Winner of 10 Tony Awards.

THE DELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE

She Loves Me
November 24 – December 10, 2023
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Brock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281  
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Set in a 1930s European perfumery, shop clerks Amalia and Georg more often than not don’t see eye to eye. After both respond to a “lonely hearts advertisement” in the newspaper, they begin to live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remain unknown. Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves… and all the twists and turns along the way!

Ann Talman:  Elizabeth Taylor and The Shadow of Her Smile
December 11 – 14, 2023
Written and performed by Ann Talman
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com  / 561-272-1281
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Ann Talman has been a successful actress on stage and on screen for over forty years. In 1981, she was cast to play Elizabeth Taylor’s daughter in Lillian Hellman’s Broadway hit The Little Foxes, and the result was a close friendship between Talman and Taylor that endured until the iconic actress died in 2011. With “The Shadow of Her Smile,” Talman explores her relationship with Taylor in a critically acclaimed solo show that combines story and song to tell the stories that only Talman can tell
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Tevye In New York
December 21 – January 7, 2023
Written and performed by Tom Dugan
$44 ($54 with lunch)
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281 
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Based on the beloved characters of Sholem Aleichem, actor/playwright Tom Dugan’s (Wiesenthal) newest play Tevye in New York! asks what happened to Tevye, his wife Golde and his daughters after the curtain came down in Fiddler on the Roof Tevye in New York! finally answers those decades-old questions. Follow Tevye as he fights for his piece of the American dream in 1914—from his journey with his daughters across the Atlantic Ocean, through Ellis Island, past “the big green lady,” and into the crowded streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

Aging is Optional (cause G_d I hope it is!)
January 8 – 10, 2023
Created and performed by Tovah Feldshuh
Got tickets:  www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
As multiple Tony and Emmy Award nominee and three-time Drama Desk Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh puts it, “Some people call them decades, I call them my collected works.  It’s an hour of Restylane for the soul, a booster for the heart, and a probiotic of laughter …and exercise!”

Grumpy Old Men
February 2 – 25, 2024
Book by Dan Remmes
Music by Neil Berg
Lyrics by Nick Meglin
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Neighbors Max and John have been feuding for most of their lives. Invigorated by their shared affection for their new neighbor across the street, the beautiful, eccentric, and charming Ariel, they face-off as romantic rivals until their hilarious shenanigans finally bring about a resolution to their fifty-year fight.


Merrily We Roll Along
March 22 – April 7, 2024

Book by George Furth
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281 
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Merrily We Roll Along begins in the present and moves backwards, tracing the lives of wealthy, jaded composer, Franklin Shepard, and his two estranged friends through each milestone of their personal and professional lives (good and bad). Stephen Sondheim and George Furth expertly blend the excitement and energy of a backstage musical with a poignant and emotional contemporary story about the importance of staying true to one’s ideals.

The Lost Virginity Tour
May 3 – 19, 2024

By Cricket Daniel
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Happy Trails Senior Resort Living in Surprise, AZ is where the ladies of the Happy Trails Baking Club meet weekly, swapping desserts and recipes.  But when these four friends start swapping stories about their “first time”, one of them bakes up an idea- to take a road trip across the country, revisiting each location where they lost their virginities.

Best of Broadway Cabaret Series:

February 19 – 22, 2024
From Broadway With Love:  From Funny Girl & 42nd Street to Miss Saigon & Phantom of the Opera

March 25 – 28, 2024
It’s De-Lovely:  Jeff Harner Sings Cole Porter

May 13 – 16, 2024
Something Wonderful:  Laura Yanez Sings Rogers & Hammerstein

Nostalgic Concert Series: Feelin’ Groovy:
December 6, 2023
A Time for Peace:  The Life and Song of Pete Seeger


February 7, 2024
Imagine:  The Life and Song of John Lennon and the Beatles

April 3, 2024
60s Pop Chart Hits You Didn’t Know Came from Canada

All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281

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For more information about this schedule 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






Boca Stage To Move To The Delray Beach Playhouse

10 Monday Jul 2023

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

July 10, 2023

DELRAY BEACH, FL:  Boca Stage is on the move.  The award-winning theatre company will take up residence at the Delray Beach Playhouse in October.  The well-respected company has expanded its subscriber base and attendance rate over the past few seasons to the point where there was a definite need for more seats; the move will double the audience capacity from 70 to over 140.  The company will perform in the black box/cabaret hall of the Playhouse.

Boca Stage is known for its mounting of a wide variety of works – from topical, timely, and edgy to classics and comedy.  Their programming is geared towards theatregoers of all ages and stages, and their recent productions have garnered excellent reviews along with full houses.

“We are very grateful to Kevin Barrett and the staff at Delray Beach Playhouse for this opportunity to co-produce our works in a bigger venue,” says Boca Stage Artistic Director and founder Keith Garsson. “We are anxious to provide additional quality productions to add to this historical venue which has served the larger community for over half a century.”

Boca Stage’s 2023 season will consist of three very different pieces:  an updated version of the classic suspense thriller Wait Until Dark; Boeing Boeing, a delightful 1960s comedy about airlines and timetables; and America’s Sexiest Couple, a comedy featuring two of South Florida’s finest actors.  (See below for more information about each play.)

Tickets for all three productions will be on sale soon.

The Delray Beach Playhouse, which first opened its doors in 1947, has become a beloved fixture in the South Florida theatrical community, and boasts a large, strong, and supportive membership composed of both year-round and seasonal patrons.   The addition of Boca Stage as a resident theatre company will offer their own subscriber and audience base, as well as that of the Playhouse, an even wider variety of theatrical options to choose from.

For more information about Boca Stage, the Delray Beach Playhouse, and Keith Garsson, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244. 

The Delray Beach Playhouse is located at 950 NW 9th Street, in Delray Beach, 33444. (561-272-1281).

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Boca Stage 2023 -2024 Productions at the Delray Beach Playhouse:

Wait Until Dark
By Frederick Knott
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
October 27 – November 5, 2023
Forty-seven years after Wait Until Dark premiered on Broadway, Jeffery Hatcher adapted Frederick Knott’s 1966 original, giving it a new setting.  In 1944 Greenwich Village, Susan Hendrix, a blind but capable woman, is imperiled by a trio of men in her own apartment.  As the climax builds, Susan discovers her blindness just might be the key to her escape.
Directed by Keith Garsson


Boeing Boeing
By Marc Camoletti
Translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans
January 19 – 28, 2024
This 1960s French farce features a self-styled Parisian lothario, Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent ‘layovers’.   He keeps “one up, one down, and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris, and to Bernard’s apartment, at the same time.
Directed by Keith Garsson
Starring: Angie Radosh


America’s Sexiest Couple
By Ken Levine
April 19 – 28, 2024
Two actors, who ‘America’s Sexiest Couple’ on a popular ‘90s sitcom reunite for the first time in 25 years.  They face a lifetime of unresolved issues, longings, resentments, and regrets.  Plus, the network wants to reboot the show. Career and personal aspirations collide – professionally and personally, where do they go from here?
Directed by Genie Croft
Starring:  Kim Ostrenko and Wayne LeGette

The Delray Beach Playhouse Announces its 2023-2024 Season

25 Thursday May 2023

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Delray Beach Playhouse
Announces its
2023-2024 Season

The Playhouse will feature numerous theatrical and musical options sure to appeal to audiences of all ages.

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

May 25, 2023

DELRAY BEACH, FL:  The Delray Beach Playhouse has announced its lineup for 2023-2024, and once again, the venerable venue promises a season of exciting, eclectic, and engaging programming sure to entertain its long-time patrons, and to attract new audiences to what has often been called the ‘gem of a theatre on the shores of Lake Ida’.

The Playhouse, which first opened its doors in 1947, has become a beloved fixture in South Florida theatrical community, and boasts large, strong, and supportive membership composed of year-round and seasonal patrons, an excellent roster of local talent both backstage and front of house, and an enthusiastic and committed team of volunteers.  

This year’s Mainstage Play Series will begin with She Loves Me, the award-winning musical by Jerry Brock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof). The Playhouse’ next production Grumpy Old Men, the successful musical adaptation of the 1993 hit film of the same name, will be followed by Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. The Lost Virginity Tour will round out what promises to be an extremely enjoyable season.

After his successful run at the Playhouse with his award-winning show Wiesenthal last season, playwright/actor/director Tom Dugan will perform in the regional premiere of his play, Tevye in New York.

The Best of Broadway Cabaret Series, which will replace the Musical Memories Concert Series, will be headlined by internationally known Broadway, television, and film star Tovah Feldshuh in her newest show Aging is Optional.  Other concerts in the Broadway series include Ann Talman: Elizabeth Taylor and the Shadow of her Smile, From Broadway With Love (From Funny Girl & 42nd Street to Miss Saigon & Phantom of the Opera), It’s De-Lovely: Jeff Harner Sings Cole Porter, and Something Wonderful: Laura Yanez Sings Rogers & Hammerstein.

The PinkSlip Duo returns to the Playhouse with new concerts for the Feelin’ Groovy Series:  A Time for Peace:  The Life and Song of Pete Seeger, Imagine:  The Life and Song of John Lennon, and 60s Pop Chart Hits You Didn’t Know Came From Canada.

Subscriptions for all three series are on sale now. Individual tickets will be available beginning September 5th.  Ticket prices will vary, and group rates will be available.  More information about all these productions, including show descriptions and logos, is available on the theatre’s website: delraybeachplayhouse.com.

The Delray Beach Playhouse is located at 950 NW 9th Street, in Delray Beach, 33444. (561-272-1281).

For more information about The Delray Beach Playhouse visit delraybeachplayhouse.com, or contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Delray Beach Playhouse Mainstage Productions:

November 24 – December 10, 2023
She Loves Me
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Brock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks, Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don’t see eye to eye. After both respond to a “lonely hearts advertisement” in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remains unknown. Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves… and all the twists and turns along the way!

December 21 – January 7, 2023
Tevye In New York
By Tom Dugan

Based on the beloved characters of Sholem Aleichem and from Tom Dugan, the writer and star of Wiesenthal, comes the World Premiere of his newest play Tevye in New York! Ever wonder what happened to Tevye, wife Golde and his daughters after the curtain came down in Fiddler on the Roof? Tevye in New York! finally answers those decades-old questions. Follow Tevye as he fights for his piece of the American dream in 1914—from his journey with his daughters across the Atlantic Ocean, through Ellis Island, past “the big green lady,” and into the crowded streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side.  Tevye In New York! is a magical tale filled with laughter, heartbreak, and joy, as Tevye tries to balance tradition with what it means to be an American Jew.

February 2 – 25, 2024
Grumpy Old Men
Book by Dan Remmes
Music by Neil Berg
Lyrics by Nick Meglin

Grumpy Old Men is the story of two aging men, Max and John, neighbors who have been feuding for most of their lives. Invigorated by their shared affection for their new neighbor across the street, the beautiful, eccentric, and charming Ariel, they face-off as romantic rivals until their hilarious shenanigans finally bring about a resolution to their long-standing differences. Based on the 1993 film, which starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret, this stage adaptation captures the lovably crotchety characters through twinkling humor, great songs, and the affectionate depiction of a small town that feels like home to everyone.

March 22 – April 7, 2024
Merrily We Roll Along
Book by George Furth
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

The authors of the landmark Company reunite to turn the traditional showbiz musical on its head in this thrilling and compelling Broadway fable about friendship, compromise and the high price of success. Stephen Sondheim and George Furth expertly blend the excitement and energy of a backstage musical with a poignant and emotional contemporary story about the importance of staying true to one’s ideals.

May 3 – 19, 2024
The Lost Virginity Tour
By Cricket Daniel

Happy Trails Senior Resort Living in Surprise, AZ is where the ladies of the Happy Trails Baking Club meet weekly, swapping desserts and recipes.  But when these four friends start swapping stories about their “first time”, one of them bakes up an idea- to take a road trip across the country, revisiting each location where they lost their virginities.  Tears, laughter, memories and secrets are all revealed as each lady shares the details about their first time.  Will revisiting the past alter their futures?  The Lost Virginity Tour is about friendship, heartache, regrets and first loves.

Best of Broadway Cabaret Series:

December 11 – 14, 2023
Ann Talman:  Elizabeth Taylor and The Shadow of her Smile


Award-winning, four-time Broadway veteran, Ann Talman makes her debut at The Playhouse with a special and personal performance, Elizabeth Taylor and The Shadow of her Smile.  Talman portrayed Elizabeth Taylor’s daughter on Broadway in The Little Foxes, beginning their lifelong friendship that lasted for the rest of Taylor’s life. The Shadow of Her Smile is an evening of story and song about Ann and Elizabeth’s amazing bond, filled with hilarious and touching stories that only Ann can tell, and woven with classic Broadway and Great American Songbook gems. “Ann‘s imitation of Elizabeth is so spot on, if you close your eyes, you’ll swear they’re together again!” 

January 8 – 10, 2024
Tovah Feldshuh – Aging is Optional

Agingi s Optional is an age-defying romp. As Tovah puts it, “some people call them decades, I all them my collecte works. It’s an hour of Resylane for the soul, a booster for the heart, and a probiotic of laughter… and exercise.” Feldshuh is a six-time Emmy and Tony Award nominee, and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters. She is currently starring in the Broadway production of Funny Girl.

February 19 – 22, 2024
From Broadway With Love:  From Funny Girl & 42nd Street to Miss Saigon & Phantom of the Opera

Starring some of South Florida’s finest singers and musicians, this show will feature more than 15 classic Broadway love songs.

March 25 – 28, 2024
It’s De-Lovely:  Jeff Harner Sings Cole Porter

A celebration of the words and music of the beloved composer. Jeff Harner is an award-winning cabaret, concert, and recording artist; his Carnegie Hall appearances include both the Cole Porter and Noel Coward Centenial Galas.

May 13 – 16, 2024
Something Wonderful:  Laura Yanez Sings Rogers & Hammerstein

Credited for starting the ‘Golden Age’ of musical theatre, Rogers and Hammerstein wrote some of the most memorable and lasting Broadway music of the 20th Century. Soprano Laura Yanez is the former lead singer of the international phenomenon Riverdance.

Delray Beach Playhouse Individual Performances:

December 6, 2023
A Time for Peace:  The Life and Song of Pete Seeger

February 7, 2024
Imagine:  The Life and Song of John Lennon and the Beatles

April 3, 2024
60s Pop Chart Hits You Didn’t Know Came from Canada

Two VICTORY DOLLS Concerts will Honor World War II Veterans – May 28th & 29th

11 Thursday May 2023

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Two Victory Dolls Concerts
Will Honor
World War II Veterans
May 28th & 29th

The Memorial Day weekend performances will begin with “In Their Own Words”, short presentations on and conversations with World War II veterans.

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

May 11, 2023

POMPANO BEACH & DELRAY BEACH, FL:  The Victory Dolls will salute World War II veterans at two concerts this Memorial Day weekend. The performances will take place at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center on May 28th and at the Delray Beach Playhouse on May 29th.

At the May 28 performance, Harry Isabel, Army – Pacific theater, and Sam Goldstein, Army – European theater, both awarded Bronze Stars for bravery will be honored.  Both men passed away recently.  Bob Livingston, a 100-year-old Army Air Corps veteran who also served in the Korean war, and James Crider, who served in the Navy in World War II, in Korea, and in Vietnam will speak at the event.

At the May 29 performance, the late Dave Segool, Army Pacific who fought on Guadalcanal –will be honored.  Mort Kuff, Navy, and Nick Passanisi, Marine Corps, who were both being trained to invade Japan when the war ended (and learned to fly before they could drive), will share stories about what life was like on the home front as well as in the military.

The Victory Dolls is a company of enormously talented and award-winning local singer/actresses whose nostalgic style is reminiscent of the sophisticated vocals and precise harmonies of the Andrews Sisters. Their vintage look, tight choreography, and lively original musical arrangements combine to create a dazzling All-American show that appeals to audiences of all ages. 

The concert at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center will begin at 2 pm on May 28th.  Tickets for the event are $35 and can be purchased online at www.pompanobeacharts.org.

The Delray Beach Playhouse event will begin at 12:30 pm on May 29th.  Tickets for the concert are $49 including lunch and can be purchased online at www.delraybeachplayhouse.org or by calling561-272-1281. 

For more information about each concert and/or The Victory Dolls, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com/561-445-9244.

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Pompano Beach Live Presents: The Victory Dolls
May 28 at 2 pm
Tickets: $35
For tickets: 
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/events/pompano-beach-live-presents-the-victory-dolls
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 W. Atlantic Blvd.
Pompano Beach, FL  33060
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The Victory Dolls:  Memorial Day Performance
May 29 at 12:30 pm

Tickets: $49 (including lunch)
For tickets: 
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/performance/the-victory-dolls-memorial-day-anniversary/
Call:  561-272-1281
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444



From left to right: Nick Passanisi, Dave Segool, & Mort Kuff (click on each photo to enlarge)

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