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).

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 / ckassie@gmail.com .

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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Evening Star Productions presents THE ADDAMS FAMILY – A NEW MUSICAL April 16 – May 3

12 Thursday Mar 2015

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presents
The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy
April 16 – May 3

They’re creepy… and they’re kooky…and they’re back!
Charles Addams’ weird and wonderful family comes to life in this
award-winning musical comedy.
THEATRE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!

March 12, 2015

BOCA RATON, FL: Evening Star Productions’ audiences are in for a fiendishly delightful treat beginning April 16^th when Boca Raton’s Sol Theatre will host Charles Addams’ wonderfully bizarre cast of characters known as The Addams Family. The award-winning musical – the show’s South Florida professional premiere – will run through May 3^rd.

Charles Addams’ ghoulishly clever and devilishly satirical Addams Family cartoons first began appearing in the New Yorker magazine in 1938, and his characters captured the hearts and the humor of the American public almost immediately. A close knit, loving family, with a few odd quirks – and a definite affinity for the bizarre and macabre – the Addams Family has appeared in a number of film and television adaptations since their debut, however The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy is based on Addams’ cartoons, rather than any of the characters as they were portrayed in film or on television.

Evening Star’s Artistic Director Rosalie Grant explains the reason she chose The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy as the young company’s third outing of the season:

Rosalie Grant

“Designing Sol Theatre’s seasons is always a challenge,” she says. “We need to include straight plays for young children and adults; musicals for children, teens and adults to perform in and audiences to enjoy; commedia one acts to tickle the funny bone; and edgy plays to create a little emotional havoc. Our 2014 season was particularly important to me since it’s Evening Star’s sophomore outing. I wanted to choose a musical that hasn’t been done by a professional theatre in South Florida, yet would provide us the opportunity to satisfy Evening Star’s mission statement at the same time as giving local performers and audiences something new. There were a handful of musicals that fit this bill, but I kept coming back to The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy. It is being performed all over the country in high schools, and I can see how it is every high school director’s perfect choice for their drama programs … the music is difficult, the characters are iconic, the costuming, make up, set just so much fun! But why not let adults have a little fun with it?! And,” she continues, “Judging by how our Addams Family rehearsals are going with the amazing cast we have put together I made the right choice!”

Samantha Streich, who will play Morticia Addams agrees:
“I think the audience will really connect with this show,” she says. “It’s nostalgic, because these people and their charmingly morbid family are so familiar for so many, but that’s not to say that there won’t be some surprises. It pays homage to them in a really unique and fun way.”

George Macia is looking forward to his turn as Gomez Addams:
“He’s a very passionate and romantic character who surrounds himself with things that resemble death and darkness,” he explains. “Yet, he is very much in love with life, living, and loving. He is very educated, charismatic, witty, and elegant in his own very unorthodox way. As an actor this is a very exciting role to play”, he continues, “Because it covers lots of ground. It’s got humor, a bit of drama and great language fusion in its musical score and script.”

Evening Star’s other Addams Family members include Gisbert Heuer as Uncle Fester, Nicole Minardi as Grandma, Nicole Kinzel as Wednesday Addams, Tony Smyth as Pugsley Addams, Christopher Lam as Lurch, Murphy Hayes as Mal Beineke, Ember Everett as Alice Beineke, and Christopher Mitchell as Lucas Beineke. Lito Becerra, Robyn Eli Brenner, Steven Michael Kennedy, Brooke Hall, Sofia Manolesco, and Denise Michelle have also been cast.

Evening Star Productions’ The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy will preview on April 16, and run from from April 17 – May 3 at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton. Tickets are $25 or $10 for students. Group rates are also available. Tickets 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. Sol Theatre is located at 3333 North Federal Highway in Boca Raton (33431).

For more information about Evening Star Productions, please contact Rosalie Grant at 561-447-8829 / info@eveningstarproductions.com or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / ckassie@gmail.com

The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
Preview Performance: April 16
Runs: April 17 – May 3, 2015
Tickets: $25 ($10 for students)
For tickets: 561-447-8829 / www.eveningstarproductions.org
Performances:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431

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“Gomez and Pugsley are enthusiastic. Morticia is even in disposition, muted, witty, sometimes deadly. Grandma Frump is foolishly good-natured. Wednesday is her mother’s daughter. A closely knit family, the real head being Morticia—although each of the others is a definite character—except for Grandma, who is easily led. Many of the troubles they have as a family are due to Grandma’s fumbling, weak character. The house is a wreck, of course, but this is a house-proud family just the same and every trap door is in good repair. Money is no problem…” Charles Addams

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Evening Star Productions presents THE GIN GAME – February 26 – March 15 at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton

04 Wednesday Feb 2015

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EVENING STAR PRODUCTIONS
presents
The Gin Game
February 26 – March 15

Funny, sad, profane, eloquent, touching, beautiful.” – WABC-TV”

February 4, 2015
BOCA RATON, FL: Evening Star Productions’ second offering of the season, Donald L. Coburn’s The Gin Game, was first produced in a 56 seat theatre in Hollywood California in 1976; Boca Raton’s Sol Theatre’s intimate black box theatre is a fitting space for the play, which will be directed by Evening Star’s artistic director Rosalie Grant, and star Jim Gibbons and Kala Kaminsky. The Gin Game will run from February 26^th through March 15^th.

The Gin Game is a powerful, bittersweet examination of the relationship that develops between nursing home residents Fonsia Dorsey and Weller Martin during a series of gin games in which their ailments, misfortunes, and losses are exposed in funny, honest and increasingly heated moments. The play won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

“Fourteen years ago I had the pleasure of being on stage with Jim Gibbons and Kala Kaminsky in Sol Theatre Project’s inaugural production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest,” says director Rosalie Grant. “At that time the thought of having the opportunity to direct two of the finest actors I’ve ever known was far-fetched. But so was the thought that I’d be middle aged one day, and able to sympathize with Weller and Fonsia’s situations. But here I am, probably closer to a nursing home than a dance floor! I am incredibly humbled to direct this laugh-through-your tears Pulitzer Prize-winning play … and to direct two dear friends is truly icing on the cake. The story of Weller and Fonsia is as relevant today as it was in 1978, which also happens to be the year I graduated high school … and gin games were the stuff of long winter days and evenings!”

Kaminsky and Gibbons are equally taken with the play and their roles:
“Approaching Fonsia’s truth as she nears the end of an unexplored life, and becomes trapped by earlier, unrepented choices with the game of gin as a study of free will and determinism is a fascinating present,” Kaminsky says.

“I’ve wanted to do this role since I saw the play on PBS back in the 80’s,” says Gibbons. “Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy starred. The play spoke to me then, when I was in my early 40’s, but now that I’m 70, it truly resonates.”

Evening Star Productions’ The Gin Game will run from February 26 – March 15 at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton. Tickets are $15 or $10 for students. Group rates are also available. Tickets 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. Sol Theatre is located at 3333 North Federal Highway in Boca Raton (33431).

For more information about Evening Star Productions, please contact Rosalie Grant at 561-447-8829 / info@eveningstarproductions.com or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / ckassie@gmail.com .

The Gin Game
Dates: February 26 – March 15
Tickets: $15 / $10 for students
For Tickets: 561-447-8829 / www.eveningstarproductions.org
Showtimes:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7:00 pm
Sunday at 2:00 pm
SOL THEATRE
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431

The 2014-2015 Theatre/Concert Season

05 Sunday Oct 2014

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

2014-2015 Theatre Season

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

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

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Primal Forces – Theatre of the Counterculture and Other Revolutions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NOW PLAYING!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Premiere Theatre Arts Series at B’nai Torah:

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

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

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

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2014-2015 Concerts & Concert Series:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Optional Concert – Tickets cost $46 plus tax

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

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

Box Office
800.716.6975
www.SpanishRiverConcerts.com
P.O. Box 831
Westford, MA 01886

Spanish River Church
2400 Yamato Road
Boca Raton

Kings Point Theatre
7000 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach

Evening Star Productions Presents THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES – September 12 – 28

02 Tuesday Sep 2014

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The Subject Was Roses
September 12 – 28

Winner! 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner! Tony® Award for Best Play
Winner! New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play

Boca Raton, FL – September 2014
Evening Star Productions will follow up their sold out August production of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors with Frank Gilroy’s multi-award winning play The Subject Was Roses. The play will open on September 12^th, and run through September 28^th at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton.

A timeless American classic, Gilroy’s play explores one family’s struggle to reconcile the disappointments of the past with hopes for the future in post-war America. Set in the Bronx in 1946, The Subject Was Roses focuses on three days in the lives of the Cleary family: Timmy, who has just returned from World War II, and his parents, Nettie and John.

Jeffrey Bruce

“The travails of a seemingly, happy family, when the son returns from war, and the effect it has on the parents who love him, combined with how his re-appearance affects their relationship, was too good to resist when the opportunity arose to direct this play,” director Jeffrey Bruce says.

“When I was a teenager, I saw The Subject Was Roses at a Saturday matinee just after it had won both the Pulitzer Prize for drama as well as the Tony for Best Play,” he continues. “Jack Albertson, Irene Dailey and Martin Sheen comprised the cast, and I remember being devastated at the curtain call. I have never been a particular fan of “happy” theatre and enjoy the experience most while feeling deepest emotion, which, to put it mildly, was the state I remained in hours after leaving The Royale Theatre.”

Bruce has cast father and son actors Alan and Evan Gerstel as John and Timmy Cleary. Elli Murray will play Nettie Cleary.

: Alan Gerstel

: Elli Murray

: Evan Gerstel

Created by Sol Children Theatre’s artistic director Rosalie Grant as an off-shoot of her extremely successful Sol Children Theatre Company, 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 allow them the opportunity to work with professionals in their chosen fields.

Evening Star Productions’ The Subject Was Roses will run from September 12^th through September 28^th at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton. Tickets are $15 or $10 for students. Group rates are also available. Tickets 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. Sol Theatre is located at 3333 North Federal Highway in Boca Raton (33431).

For more information about Evening Star Productions, please contact Rosalie Grant at 561-447-8829 / info@eveningstarproductions.com or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / ckassie@gmail.com.

The Subject Was Roses
Dates: September 12 – 28
Tickets: $15 / $10 for students
For Tickets: 561-447-8829 / www.eveningstarproductions.org
Showtimes:
Friday & Saturday at 7:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
SOL THEATRE
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431

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Shakespeare in Boca Raton! Evening Star Productions to present THE COMEDY OF ERRORS – August 22 – 31

28 Monday Jul 2014

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The Comedy of Errors

William Shakespeare’s classic tale of mistaken identity, adventure, and romance comes to Boca Raton August 22-31

Boca Raton, FL, July 29^th, 2014:

Evening Star Productions’ August production has just about everything any theatre-goer would want to see on stage: comedy, romance, suspense, adventure, several cases of mistaken identity, and a happy ending. William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors might have been written in 1594, but it’s as funny and witty and sharp in 2014 as it was 420 years ago.

The play’s characters include two sets of identical twins, Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse and their similarly identical servants, Dromio of Ephesus and Dromio of Syracuse. Antipholus of Ephesus is unaware that he has a twin brother, Antipholus of Syracuse. And Dromio of Ephesus is unaware that he also has a twin brother, Dromio of Syracuse. A major part of the play’s humor comes from slapstick and mistaken identity, puns, word play, and a myriad of comedic situations – and even 400 years after its first production, audiences will still delight in the mix-ups that occur when all the twins converge in Ephesus.

Evening Star Productions will present this clever and still original classic from August 22^nd to August 31^st at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton.

Evening Star Productions’ artistic director Rosalie Grant, and director Laura Ruchala have assembled a talented group of actors to populate Shakespeare’s Ephesus. Joanna Mandel, Seth Trucks, and Samantha Streich all recently appeared in Entr’Acte Theatrix’ production of Avenue Q. Also cast are Jim Gibbons, Greg Ward, Elaine Levin, Luis Herrera, Michael Mena, Lito Becerra, and Sofia Manolesco.

Says director Ruchala: “When Rosalie (Grant) asked me to direct a Shakespeare play this summer, it seemed like the stars had aligned. The Comedy Of Errors Is one of my favorite Shakespeare comedies. Pure silly fun, this play is a romping good time for the whole family. Twins, Shipwrecks, mistaken identity times two, chases, and shootouts; I know our modern twist on this classic will keep everyone entertained. I am doing this as an homage to the late artistic director and star of Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival, Kevin Crawford,” Ruchala continues. “Before he passed away unexpectedly last winter we had discussed him helping me cut the script. Luckily, His brother Todd was able to recover this version – which we will be performing.”

Evening Star Productions’ The Comedy of Errors will run from August 22^nd through August 21st at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton. Tickets are $15 or $10 for juniors. Group rates are also available. Tickets 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. Sol Theatre is located at 3333 North Federal Highway in Boca Raton (33431).

For more information about Evening Star Productions, please contact Rosalie Grant at 561-447-8829 / info@eveningstarproductions.com or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / ckassie@gmail.com .

The Comedy of Errors
Dates: August 22 – 31
Tickets: $15 / $10 for juniors
For Tickets: 561-447-8829 / www.eveningstarproductions.org
Showtimes:
Friday & Saturday at 7:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
SOL THEATRE
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431

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Evening Star Productions announces their 2014-2015 season!

02 Monday Jun 2014

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The Subject Was Roses
The Gin Game
The Addams Family
The Last 5 Years

The company’s second season will offer audiences an exciting
mix of theatrical choices

Boca Raton, FL – June 2014
Evening Star Productions’ debut season concluded in May with a sold out run of Nevermore, Matt Conner’s haunting musical based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Their second season promises to offer audiences another entertaining and eclectic year of theatre.

“Designing Evening Star’s second season was important to me on several levels,” Grant explains. “It needed to support our mission statement; to show our range and flexibility; and to give audiences unique and relevant theatre options. I am relatively confident we have succeeded in meeting these criteria.”

The shows Grant has chosen will offer audiences a variety of theatrical options: Two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, a recent award-winning Broadway musical, and an off-Broadway hit:

The Subject was Roses
September 12 – 28, 2014
By Frank D. Gilroy
Directed by Jeffrey Bruce
Winner! 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner! Tony^® Award for Best Play
Winner! New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play
A mother and father struggle for the love of their son, who has recently returned home after serving overseas, in Frank D. Gilroy’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama.

The Gin Game
February 26 – March 15, 2015
By D.L. Coburn
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Starring Jim Gibbons and Kala Kaminsky
Winner! 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
An elderly man and woman play repeated games of gin in their retirement home, slowly coming to grips with what is left of their lives in their old age, in Donald L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

The Addams Family – a new musical comedy …
April 17 – May 3, 2015
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
Directed by Rosalie Grant
In this original award-winning musical, the macabre Addams family is put to the test when outsiders come to dinner, hurling Charles Addams dark, delightful, and beloved characters, Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, and Lurch headlong into a night that will change the family forever.

The Last Five Years
July 17 – August 2, 2015
By Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Starring Bruno Vida and Sara Grant
Live Trio Jason Buelow piano, Brad Miller bass, Pippa Scroggins violin
The Last Five Years is a contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up… or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. The show is an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told from both points of view – his going forwards and hers going backwards

“I love the entire season,” Grant says “Bringing Jeffrey Bruce in to direct three local actors in The Subject was Roses shows we’re serious about bringing local talent combined with award-winning material to the Sol stage. And I am particularly excited to be working with Jim Gibbons and Kala Kaminsky in The Gin Game … the three of us were founding members of Sol Theatre Project, and appeared together in Sol’s inaugural production The Tempest all the way back in September 2001. Jim and I also appeared on stage together in Sol’s Don Juan in Hell … he played father to my Lady Ana. Sweet memories! The Addams Family” is the perfect adult musical yet accessible to families,” Grant continues. “And it will be a South Florida premiere! For anyone who caught Nevermore they’ll be excited to see Bruno Vida and Sara Grant reunited in The Last Five Years. We’ll be bringing in a trio for the live band musical experience for that show.”

All Evening Star Productions’ will take place at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton. Tickets for The Subject Was Roses and The Gin Game are $15 for adults and $10 for students; tickets for The Addams Family and The Last 5 Years are $18 for adults and $10 for students. Group rates are also available. Tickets 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.
Sol Theatre is located at 3333 North Federal Highway in Boca Raton (33431).

Evening Star Productions presents Matt Conner’s NEVERMORE – A musical based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe May 9 – 18

28 Monday Apr 2014

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“The boundaries which divide Life from Death
are at best shadowy and vague.
Who shall say where one ends, and where the other begins?”
Edgar Allan Poe

Composer Matt Conner’s fascination with Edgar Allan Poe began when he picked up a $5.00 anthology of Poe’s work at a second hand bookshop. Poe’s darkly gothic works have haunted, horrified, and fascinated readers since their publication in the mid nineteenth century. But as bizarre and macabre as his writing was, Poe’s life was equally strange, and Connor has crafted the story of poet’s often tortured and emotionally wrought life into a unique, powerful, and contemporary musical, Nevermore.

Evening Star Productions will present the South Florida premiere of Nevermore from May 9^th through May 18^th at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton.

“Nevermore is about the acceptance of self in the face of death,” Matt Conner said in a recent interview. “The show opens as Edgar Allan Poe has ‘collapsed’ (as he did in Baltimore on the eve of his death) We then take a ride along with him and five other women as his life flashes before his eyes.”

“Nevermore exemplifies the mission I envisioned for Evening Star,” explains the company’s producer/artistic director Rosalie Grant. “I’ve directed a multitude of budding young talent since I opened Sol Children Theatre in 2002, and I’ve watched many of those young adults give up their performance dreams due to a variety of factors. But the one factor that stood out to me the most is the dearth of challenging, diverse plays and musicals for young adults that aren’t overly done. Evening Star Productions’ plan is to fill that void,” she continues. We will work with young people from the high school/college level to the hopeful professional-aged performer, and offer them the opportunity to learn and mature through classic, popular, and obscure works. Nevermore fits the criteria perfectly with a cast ranging in age from 13 to 33, and ranging in talent and experience from ingénues to young adults to seasoned and award-winning performers.”

2013 Carbonell Award nominee Bruno Vida will star as Edgar Allan Poe in the production. Sara Grant, Denise Scholle, Alyssa Buelow, Devin Tupler, and Pippa Scroggins will also be featured as the women who haunt him.

Evening Star Productions’ Nevermore will run from May 9^th through May 18^th at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton. Tickets are $18 for adults, and $10 for students. Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased at the Sol Theatre box office at 561-447-8829.

For more information about Evening Star Productions, please contact Rosalie Grant at 561-447-8829 / info@eveningstarproductions.com or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / ckassie@gmail.com .

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Evening Star Productions presents
Nevermore
by Matt Conner
May 9-May 18
Fridays & Saturdays – 7 pm
Saturdays & Sundays – 2 pm
Tickets: $18 ($10 students)
Phone: 561-447-8829
Sol Theatre
3333 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
http://www.eveningstarproductions.org/

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Evening Star Productions presents DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

27 Thursday Feb 2014

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
From the novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By Robert Louis Stevenson – Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
February 28 – March 16, 2014

A new and shocking version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of depravity, lust, love and horror. On the fog-bound streets of Victorian-era London, Henry Jekyll’s experiments with exotic “powders and tinctures” have brought forth his other self – Edward Hyde, a sensualist and villain free to commit the sins Jekyll is too civilized to comprehend. When Hyde meets a woman who stirs his interest, Jekyll fears for her life and decides to end his experiments. But Hyde has other ideas, and so the two sides battle each other in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse to determine who shall be the master and who his slave.

Unlike most of his Victorian peers, Robert Louis Stevenson did not view humans as either good or evil, sinner or sanctified, but as part demon, part angel. And if we don’t acknowledge and reconcile the two, the demonic side can prevail. Jeffrey Hatcher’s dramatization of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde exacerbates the psychic split Stevenson wrote of — with additional splintering.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By Jeffrey Hatcher
February 28 – March 16
Tickets: $15/$10
Days & Times: Fridays & Saturdays – 7 pm
Saturdays & Sundays – 2pm

SOL THEATRE
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Tickets available online at:
www.eveningstarproductions.org
or by calling 561-447-8829

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde contains mature themes; children under the age of 13 are discouraged from attending, and will not be admitted

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

09 Thursday Jan 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sol Children Theatre presents

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

Evening Star Productions presents

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

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

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Carol Kassie

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