WEST PALM BEACH, FL: Below are production photos from MNM Theatre Company’s Disenchanted, which opens May 12th at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. The production will run through May 27th.
Disenchanted is an irreverent, clever, funny, and definitely PG-rated reimagining of what happened to all those fairy tale princesses after ‘they lived happily ever after, the end’!
The production, directed by Jonathan Van Dyke stars seven of South Florida’s top musical theatre actresses: Aaron Bower, Jinon Deeb, Kat Gold, Shelley Keelor, Ashley Rubin, Leah Sessa, and Vallery Valentine. The show’s Musical Director is Bobby Peaco.
If you would like to see Disenchanted, speak with anyone involved in the production, or would like more photos, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Carol
~ Marcie Gorman and MNM Theatre Company present Disenchanted May 12 – 27, 2023 Book, Music, and Lyrics:Dennis T. Giacino Developed with: Fiely Matias Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm Ticket prices: $55 – $65 For tickets: mnmtheatre.org / kravis.org / 561-832-7469 All performances in Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts 701 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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The Cast of DisenchantedAshley Rubin, Kat Gold, Shelley KeelorShelley Keelor, Ashley Rubin, Aaron BowerJinon DeebVallery ValentineAshley RubinKat GoldAaron BowerLeah SessaLeah SessaShelley KeelorThe Cast of Disenchanted
BOCA RATON, FL: Rehearsals are underway for MNM Theatre Company’s upcoming production of the South Florida premiere of Disenchanted, an irreverent, clever, funny, and definitely PG-rated reimagining of what happened to all those fairy tale princesses after ‘they lived happily ever after. The end’! The award-winning musical will run from May 12 – 27 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.
Directed by Jonathan Van Dyke and musically directed by Bobby Peaco, Disenchanted stars seven of South Florida’s top musical comedy actresses: Aaron Bower will play Sleeping Beauty, along with Jinon Deeb as Pocahontas and Princess Badroulbadour, Kat Gold as Mulan and Rapunzel, Shelley Keelor as Snow White, Ashley Rubin as Cinderella, Leah Sessa as The Little Mermaid and Belle, and Vallery Valentine as the Princess Who Kissed the Frog.
Tickets for Disenchanted are on sale now and can be purchased online at kravis.org, or by calling. 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471. Tickets range in price from $55 to $65. For information regarding group rates call 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.
To speak with someone involved in the production, or to arrange for tickets, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244. For more information about MNM Theatre Company or Disenchanted,visit mnmtheatre.org.
Please note: Disenchanted contains some adult material. It is not suitable for children under the age of 13.
In the attached photo, taken at a May 2nd rehearsal: Jinon Deeb, Vallery Valentine, Ashley Rubin, Shelley Keelor, Aaron Bower, Kat Gold, Leah Sessa.
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Disenchanted May 12 – 27, 2023 Book, Music, and Lyrics: Dennis T. Giacino Developed with: Fiely Matias Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm Ticket prices: $55 – $65 For tickets: mnmtheatre.org / kravis.org / 561-832-7469 All performances in Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts 701 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Marcie Gorman and MNM Theatre Company to present The South Florida Premiere of Disenchanted at The Kravis Center May 12 – 27
“A warped bunch of stories masterfully crafted and full of inappropriate etiquette…Fun music and even funnier characters will have you laughing all the way to the palace.” Tom Williams ~ Chicago Critic
WEST PALM BEACH, FL: Poisoned apples! Glass slippers! Who needs ’em?! Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in this ‘musical comedy for grownups’ that’s anything but Grimm. Marcie Gorman and MNM Theatre Company will present the South Florida premiere of Disenchanted, a fun-loving, subversive, and definitely ‘not-for-the kiddies’ musical revue proving that happily-ever-after can be a ‘royal pain in the ass!’ The show will run in the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts from May 12 – 27.
“This one is just so much fun,” Gorman said recently. “These princesses have so much to say about almost everything! It’s very funny, very clever, and a little bit raunchy for sure, but as we all know, there can be a lot of truth in comedy, and in satire.”
Disenchanted debuted Off-Broadway in 2014 and played to sold out houses and rave reviews. The show garnered a number of award nominations including ‘Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical’ (Outer Critics Circle Awards), ‘Best New Off-Broadway Musical’ (Off Broadway Alliance Awards), and two Lucille Lortel Award nominations. It has played in multiple languages in13 countries on 5 continents, including an extended 16 week run at the Straz Theatre in Tampa.
Jonathan Van Dyke
“It is such a pleasure to be reunited with this wonderful show and introduce it to south Florida audiences,” says Disenchanted director Jonathan Van Dyke. Van Dyke originally cast the show when it ran in Tampa, and eventually became that production’s company manager. “Although it’s a raucous, feel-good, uproarious musical,” he continues, Disenchanted also delivers plenty of honesty and poignancy, culminating in a true celebration of all women. In fact, in my opinion women and men will embrace and connect with this empowering material.”
MNM’s mission has always been to hire South Florida talent, and Van Dyke has assembled a stellar cast of local princesses: Aaron Bower will play Sleeping Beauty, along with Jinon Deeb as Pocahontas and Princess Badroulbadour, Kat Gold as Mulan and Rapunzel, Shelley Keelor as Snow White, Ashley Rubin as Cinderella, Leah Sessa as The Little Mermaid and Belle, and Vallery Valentine as the Princess Who Kissed the Frog.
MNM is also one of the very few companies in South Florida that continues to use live musicians: MAC and Bistro Award-winner Bobby Peaco will serve as Disenchanted’s Musical Director and pianist and will lead the production’s musical team of Julie Jacobs on Drums and Robert Ziawinski on Bass.
Disenchanted’s Production Stage Manager is Francesca Barioli; the Assistant Stage Manager is Randall Swinton. Lighting Design is Karalyn Fitzgerald, and Sound Design is by Justin Thompson. Penny Williams is the production’s Costume Designer, Wigs are by Justin Lore (Tease & Floof Theatrical Wig Boutique), Props are by Abby Rasmussen and Scenic/Set Design is by Jordon Armstrong.
Tickets for Disenchanted are on sale now and can be purchased online at kravis.org, or by calling. 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471. Tickets range in price from $55 to $65. For information regarding group rates call 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4351.
For more information about MNM Theatre Company or Disenchanted,visit mnmtheatre.org orcontact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.
Please note: Disenchanted contains some adult material. It is not suitable for children under the age of 13.
Disenchanted May 12 – 27, 2023 Book, Music, and Lyrics:Dennis T. Giacino Developed with: Fiely Matias Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm Ticket prices: $55 – $65 For tickets: mnmtheatre.org / kravis.org / 561-832-7469 All performances in Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts 701 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL: Have theatre, will travel! MNM Theatre Company will perform in two Palm Beach County venues during the 2022-2023 season.
The award-winning company’s first production of the season, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will run at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park in Boca Raton and Disenchanted, will have its South Florida premiere in the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. A third production, scheduled to run at the Willow Theatre in April 2023 will be announced within the next few weeks.
Marcie Gorman
“We are very excited about our upcoming season,” says MNM Theatre Company’s Producing Artistic Director and CEO, Marcie Gorman. “The shows we have chosen are fun, funny, and very clever, and we know they will appeal to audiences of all ages. And our new venue, the Willow Theatre, is a lovely space – intimate and inviting, and we are looking forward to bringing MNM to a brand-new South County audience. And we’re so pleased to be heading back to the Kravis Center as well.”
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning musical that has charmed audiences across the country, features an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents as they vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter – one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will run at the Willow Theatre from December 2nd – 18th.
Disenchantedwill make its South Florida debut at the Kravis Center from May 9th – 28th, 2023: “Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?! Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in this ‘musical comedy for grownups’ that’s anything but Grimm. Forget the princesses you think you know. These royal renegades will toss off their tiaras to bring their hilariously subversive, not-for-the-kiddies musical to the Rinker Playhouse – and fairy tales will never be the same!”
All three 2022-2023 MNM Theatre Company productions will be directed by Jonathan Van Dyke.
December 2 – 18, 2022 Music & Lyrics: William Finn Book: Rachel Sheinkin Conceived by: Rebecca Feldman Additional Material by: Jay Reiss Performances: Friday & Saturday at 8 pm Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm Tickets: $45 For tickets: www.sugarsandpark.org/willow-theatre Phone: 561-347-3948 All performances will take place at The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park 300 S. Military Trail Boca Raton, FL 33486
Disenchanted May 9 – 28, 2023 Book, Music, and Lyrics:Dennis T. Giacino Developed wit: Fiely Matias Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm Prices: $50 – $65 For Tickets: mnmtheatre.org / Kravis.org / 561-832-7469 All performances in Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center 701 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Carol Kassie 