Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida to present Twelfth Night in Boca Raton & Delray Beach August 14th & 15th

21 Wednesday Jul 2021

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“Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit” ~ William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

For Immediate Release
Contact: Carol Kassie
carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244
or
Peter W. Galman
Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida
anon@shakestroupe.org / 718-813-7383“Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit.”
― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

July 22, 2021

BOCA RATON & DELRAY BEACH, FL: The Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida will present their production of Twelfth Night for two performances only – at the Mizner Park Cultural Center in Boca Raton on August 14^th, and at the Delray Beach Playhouse on August 15th.

One of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays, Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy of love and ambition, and centers on twins Viola and Sebastian. Separated in a shipwreck, each believes the other has been lost. Viola disguises herself as a young man named Cesario, and the now identical sister and brother separately seek their fortunes in the sea-coast country of Illyria. Viola/Cesario unwittingly captures the heart of the wealthy countess Olivia and romantic and comedic complications ensue.

The play is believed to have been written between 1601 and 1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season, and features several of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters, including Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, the fool Feste, and Malvolio the pompous steward of Countess Olivia’s household.

Founded by noted South Florida Actor/Director/Producer Peter Galman, the Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida’s mission is to cultivate an appreciation of Shakespeare among new audiences through the employment of professional actors trained to give the most authentic performance culled from the cues and clues found in the 1623 First Folio. The company has performed the Bard’s plays and conducted workshops in multiple venues and schools throughout the state.

Galman has assembled an impressive cast for this production, including Sara Elizabeth Grant as Viola, Seth Trucks as Malvolio, Johnbarry Green as Sir Toby Belch, Michael Font as Feste, and Laurie Tanner as Maria. Galman will take on the role Sir Andrew Aguecheek.

General Admission tickets for Twelfth Night are available online and are Free. There are also VIP tickets available for each performance.

For more information about the Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida please visit https://shakestroupe.org or contact Peter W. Galman at anon@shakestroupe.org / 718-813-7383 or Carol Kassie at Carol@CarolKassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Twelfth Night performance dates and times:

August 14 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: General Admission – Free
VIP Tickets: $25
Mizner Park Cultural Center
201 Plaza Real,
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Box Office: 844-672-2849
Tickets online: https://miznerparkculturalcenter.com/events/twelfth-night-or-what-you-will August 15 at 2:00 pm
Tickets: General Admission – Free
VIP Tickets: $25
Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9^th Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Box Office: 561-272-1281
Tickets online: https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/performance/twelfth-night-or-what-you-will

THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN Opening January 15th at The Mizner Park Cultural Center

30 Monday Dec 2019

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THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN^®

Opens January 15^th for a Limited Engagement at
Mizner Park Cultural Center

“If there is a mystique that defines the feminine and a gap that obstructs understanding between the sexes, Gehring and Klein have probed it with intelligence and sensitivity and loads of good-natured laughs.”
~ Herbert Paine, BroadwayWorld.com

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

December 30, 2019

BOCA RATON, FL: – Ladies! Gather your girlfriends and your fun-loving men! The Secret Comedy of Women^® will open the Mizner Park Cultural Center on January 15^th and run through February 23^rd.

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.

Inspired by authors Barbara Gehring and Linda Klein’s earnest and amusingly absurd writings in their girlhood diaries, The Secret Comedy of Women is a mix of sketch, improvisation, audience participation, witty songs and clever videos. The show reminds audiences of the very funny and very charming similarities between all women. “It’s really like a girlhood reunion,” says Klein. “Our show is something highly universal, made personal. It’s for women of all ages – and for the men who love them,” adds Gehring.

The Secret Comedy of Women actively engages its audience with its high spirited, good-natured style of humor. With reviewers calling the show “…truly brilliant.” (Denver Post) and “Laugh out loud comedy!” (Broadway World) it is no wonder that this “two hour celebration of bras, purses, showers, breastfeeding and menopause” (Pittsburgh Tribune) ran continuously for nearly two years at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and has played to over a quarter of a million women across North America.

Barbara Gehring and Linda Klein both began writing and performing comedy at an early age. While young Barbara directed elaborate puppet shows in her secret fort thousands of miles away in Winnipeg, Canada, little Linda was producing extravagant backyard circuses in a tiny Colorado mountain town. Neither could have foreseen how well these skills would blend together decades later when they wrote The Secret Comedy of Women. Had they known each other all those years ago, The Secret Comedy of Women is exactly the type of show they would have created together and now as adults, it is exactly the kind of show in which they’ve always wanted to perform. Gehring and Klein have successful careers in the entertainment industry beyond comedy, and have rich expertise in the areas of training, writing, creative thinking, logistics, administration, marketing, and public relations. .

The Secret Comedy of Women will run from January 15 through February 23 at the Mizner Park Cultural Center. Tickets range from $45 to $65; group rates are also available. Tickets can be purchased online at http://playhouseinfo.com/miznerpark or http://miznerparkculturalcenter.com, or by phone at 844-672-2849. (For group sales call 888-264-1788).

For more information about The Secret Comedy of Women please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244 or visit www.SecretComedyOfWomen.com

In the attached photos:
Barbara Gehring & Linda Klein in The Secret Comedy of Women.
Photo credit: Tony Shapiro

The Secret Comedy of Women – Girls Only
By Barbara Gehring & Linda Klein
January 15 – February 23, 2020
Tickets: $45 – $65
For Tickets: 844-672-2849 / http://playhouseinfo.com/miznerpark or
http://miznerparkculturalcenter.com/
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:30 pm
All performances will take place at
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
201 Plaza Real (2^nd Floor)
Boca Raton, FL 33432
MiznerParkCulturalCenter.com
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OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center January 9 – February 10, 2019

18 Tuesday Dec 2018

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Old Jews Telling Jokes
at
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
January 9 – February 10, 2019

…a priest, a rabbi and a frog walk into a bar….

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

December 19, 2018

BOCA RATON, FL: Philip Roger Roy and Playhouse Productions, Inc. will present the Off-Broadway hit, Old Jews Telling Jokes at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center beginning January 9, 2019. The show will run through February 10.

When Eric Spiegelman and his partner Tim Williams asked film and television producer Sam Hoffman if he had any ideas for an internet website, he pitched the concept of Old Jews Telling Jokes. Millions of views, shares, and guffaws later, Hoffman – in collaboration with Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent, brought his Old Jews to New York for an extremely successful run at the Westside Theatre.

Old Jews Telling Jokes, which has been called a “pickle-barrel full of giggles”, showcases five actors in a revue-type production that pays tribute to and reinvents classic jokes of the past and present. It celebrates the rich tradition of Jewish humor “and all the rabbis, complaining wives, fed-up husbands, patience-challenged physicians, gossiping ladies and competitive men” populating it. The humor can be suggestive (sometimes even bawdy – the show has been suggested as being appropriate for audiences age 21 and up!) as the ‘Old Jews’ make fun of themselves as well as followers of every other religion. “Think Catskills comedy – with jokes, songs, stories, skits, and routines,” says Old Jews producer Philip Roger Roy. “The humor is reminiscent of the great Jewish comedians from Buddy Hackett and Alan King to Tom Lehrer and more. This show makes it obvious that Jewish humor is Universal – it’s American humor!”

“I attribute [Old Jews Telling Jokes’] success to a number of factors,” Sam Hoffman has said. “It’s funny. We launched …in [2009] the year when the recession was nearly at its worst and I think people really liked having something fun to download…. it celebrates older people with no irony, and I think that’s a fairly unusual commodity in popular entertainment.”

Jeremy Quinn will direct the production, which will feature Robyn Eli Brenner, Emily Freeman, Janna Morrison, David Samuel, Michael H. Small. Freeman and Small both recently received rave reviews when they were featured in Stage Door Theatre’s production of Nice Work if You Can Get It.

Michael H. Small

Small, who will be reprising the role he played four years ago in the show’s regional premiere, is looking forward to the production: “I relish the opportunity to play this material in South Florida again,” Small says, “It’s a wonderful show for the area – the humor is timeless and South Florida audiences love to laugh. There are a lot of funny people down here. I got lost in Boca on Tuesday and couldn’t find my way back to the highway. I saw a man walking on the sidewalk, so I pulled over and put down my window. I hollered, ‘how do you get to 95?’ He looked at me and said, ‘Don’t eat meat!’”

Jeremy Quinn

“Old Jews Telling Jokes is one of the funniest scripts I’ve read in a very long time…simply because of the number of laughs – one right after another,” the show’s director Jeremy Quinn says. “When I first read it, I found myself laughing out loud…loudly. I’m sure they heard me in Cleveland. You certainly don’t have to be Jewish to appreciate and relate to the humor or the funny stories; but the style of the writing absolutely lends itself to the Catskills comedy shows of yesteryear. And with the addition of projections and musical numbers, this show is NOT just “stand-up”. It’s also quite touching from time to time – a perfect balance.

“I’m quite fortunate to be working with a cast who inherently gets the timing and delivery necessary for this script,” he continues. “That is a HUGE advantage and not something easily taught. Two out of five actors have done the show before, so we’re blessed to have their performance experience alongside us during the rehearsal process.

“Throughout my 38-year career in theatre (as both an actor and director), the one thing that is consistently the most rewarding, is the sound of laughter when a joke is perfectly delivered and lands with open arms around the entire audience. For me,” Quinn says, “applause is secondary to the sound of even one person laughing…it’s the gauge of a job well done. But put 200 or more people laughing together, experiencing the same relatable, LIVE experience for 90 minutes; and it’s an unforgettable symphony of pleasure for everyone involved. Who could ask for anything more? Ok, yes…maybe whirled peas.”

Old Jews Telling Jokes will open on January 9, 2019 at The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center in Boca Raton. The theatre is located at 201 Plaza Real (2^nd Floor), in Boca Raton (33432)

Tickets for Old Jews Telling Jokes range from $45–$65, and may be purchased online at http://playhouseinfo.com/miznerpark or by calling 844-672-2849. Group rates are also available and can be arranged by calling 888-264-1788.

For more information about Old Jews Telling Jokes and/or Playhouse Productions, please visit http://playhouseinfo.com, or contact Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).

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Old Jews Telling Jokes
January 9 – February 10, 2019
Created by Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent
Based on the website: www.oldjewstellingjokes.com
Tickets: $45 – $65
For Tickets: 844-672-2849 / http://playhouseinfo.com/miznerpark
Group Sales: 888-264-1788
Performances:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 pm
Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 3 pm
All performances will take place at
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
201 Plaza Real (2^nd Floor)
Boca Raton, FL 33432
http://playhouseinfo.com/miznerpark

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Jake Ehrenreich’s A TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS SONGS – With Jazz Artist Roger Kellaway – December 9th, 12th, & 16th Only!

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

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Jake Ehrenreich’s
A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs
Pays Tribute to Jewish Songwriters of the Christmas Classics
Performances on December 9^th, 12^th, and 16^th Only!

Jake Ehrenreich & Roger Kellaway celebrate the contributions of Jewish Composers to Christmas!

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

November 13, 2018

BOCA RATON/WEST PALM BEACH/AVENTURA, FL: Broadway, film, and television star, recording artist, author, and playwright are just a few of the titles to which Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Famer Jake Ehrenreich can lay claim. The popular entertainer, whose one-man-show A Jew Grows In Brooklyn has been a perennial hit with South Florida audiences, will be joined by Grammy Award-winner / Oscar nominee Roger Kellaway in a brand new show A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs that features many great Christmas songs written by Jewish composers. The show is based on Ehrenreich’s newest CD of the same name.

“The idea for this project has been with me for over decade,” Ehrenreich explained recently. “As a child of Holocaust survivors growing up in Brooklyn, the idea that I would have a secret love affair with Christmas music was as incongruous as… well the very notion that Jewish songwriters would create so many of the classics. But, as life is often stranger than fiction, I did, and they did.”

Featuring behind the scenes stories and rare video appearances by Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof), Charles Strouse (Annie, Bye Bye Birdie), and Alan and Marilyn Bergman (“The Way We Were”, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”) among others, Ehrenreich and Kellaway will be accompanied by world class jazz musicians Roni Ben Hur on Guitar, and Floridian David Winograd on Bass.

Ehrenreich and Kellaway’s exciting new interpretations have garnered universal praise since their CD’s release in December 2017. It was selected as Downbeat Magazine’s Top Holiday Pick and is now in consideration for a Grammy Award nomination. Among the classics Ehrenreich and Kellaway will perform in A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs are “Christmas Time is Here,” “Let it Snow,” “White Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland, “I’ll be Home for Christmas,” and “Silver Bells”.

Jake Ehrenreich and Roger Kellaway’s A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs will be performed in three prestigious local venues between December 9^th and December 16^th: The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center (December 9), The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (December 12), and the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center (December 16). Performance times and ticketing information are listed below. These dates are part of a tour which includes the world-famous Birdland Jazz club in New York City.

For more information about A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs and/or Jake Ehrenreich, please visit www.jewishchristmassongs.com/ or contact Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).

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A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs
With Jake Ehrenreich and Roger Kellaway

Sunday, December 9^th at 3 pm
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
Black Box Theatre
201 Plaza Real, 2^nd Floor
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Tickets $36 – $48
Ticket Link: http://miznerparkculturalcenter.com/events/jewish-christmas-songs/

Wednesday, December 12^th at 7:30 pm
Rinker Playhouse at
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Call: 561-832-7469
Tickets: $35
Ticket Link: www.kravis.org/jewishchristmas

Sunday, December 16^th at 3 pm & 7 pm
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 NE 188^th Street
Aventura, FL 33180
Tickets: $45 – $55; $75 VIP tickets include premium seating and an autographed CD
Ticket Link: https://www.aventuracenter.org/events/detail/jake-ehrenreichs-2018

JAKE EHRENREICH is a vocalist, musician, author and playwright. He is currently featured in the film The Last Laugh alongside Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. A Brooklyn born child of survivors, he is best known as star and creator of the award-winning show A Jew Grows in Brooklyn, which broke box office records at the historic Lambs Theater in the heart of Broadway. Jake has appeared on Broadway in Dancin’, Barnum, and They’re Playing Our Song, and toured internationally as Ringo in Beatlemania. A veteran NY vocalist and musician, Jake has performed and recorded with such diverse artists as Richie Havens, Tito Puente, Greg Allman, and Whitney Houston. His writings appear in Summer Haven, The Catskills, The Holocaust and the Literary Imagination alongside Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, and A Jew Grows in Brooklyn, The Curious Reflections of a First Generation American is now a best-selling book by HCI (the Chicken Soup for the Soul publishers). Jake received a Special Congressional Citation and was inducted into the Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame in 2016. His new TV variety talk show, The Jake Ehrenreich Show premieres in November 2018 on JBS TV.

ROGER KELLAWAY is a Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominated Pianist/Composer and has recorded more than two hundred and fifty albums. He’s worked with everyone from Duke Ellington to Elvis, and Barbra Streisand to Quincy Jones and Yo-Yo Ma. He has written and conducted twenty-nine film scores including the Clint Eastwood film INVICTUS and Barbra Streisand’s A Star Is Born, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Kellaway composed and performed Remembering You, the closing theme for All in the Family. In 2005, Roger conducted the world premiere of Sir Paul McCartney’s “Nova” and has toured as musical director with Tony Bennett, Van Morrison, and Bobby Darin.

Praise for A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs:

“Swings like a young Tony Bennett. Add Roger Kellaway and it’s enough to make nuns and orthodox rabbis put away their rulers. Fun stuff throughout.”
Chris Spector ~ Midwest Record

“Jake Ehrenreich is a classy Jazz singer who projects pure tones…”
Frank-John Hadley ~ Downbeat Magazine – December 2018

“Jake is so much more than just a vocalist…the pacing is perfection;
every little nuance is full of joy.”
Dick Metcalfe – Contemporary Fusion Reviews

“You will wish Christmas came more than once a year. It’s just wonderful!”
Alan & Marilyn Bergman~ Legendary Grammy/Oscar winning songwriters

“I can’t think of a better Christmas present! Jake & Roger’s rendition truly
brings the song to life.”
Johnny Mandel ~ Legendary Grammy/Oscar winning songwriter (composer of “A Christmas Love Song”)

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Jake Ehrenreich’s A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN 2.O Debuts at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center Feb 2 – 26

16 Friday Dec 2016

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Debuts at The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
February 2 – 26
and
The Coral Springs Center for the Arts
March 10-12

“You don’t have to be Jewish or Brooklynish…
Ehrenreich’s showmanship is dazzling!”
~ The New York Times

For Immediate Release
Contact: Carol Kassie
carol@carolkassie.com

December 16, 2016

BOCA RATON, FL: Jake Ehrenreich, playwright, author and academically recognized expert on Comedy, Catskills and the Holocaust, will present a completely updated version of his beloved autobiographical comedy musical A Jew Grows in Brooklyn, when A Jew Grows in Brooklyn 2.0 opens at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center in Boca Raton for a limited four week run from February 2 – 26. This production will be followed by an additional five performances at the Coral Springs Performing Arts Center from March 10-12.

Filled with new insights gained from his years of interviews, films, writing, and performing since the original 2006/2007 record breaking show debuted at the historic Lambs Theatre in the heart of Broadway, A Jew Grows in Brooklyn 2.0 creator and star Jake Ehrenreich brings a renewed and expanded knowledge of how Comedy, the Holocaust, and the Catskills affected his life, and the lives of so many others.

This new incarnation of the show, co-directed by Jon Huberth and Lisa Ehrenreich, further explores how Ehrenreich, who grew up in Brooklyn in the 1960’s-70’s, struggled with his family’s survivor history, and later with both his sisters and mother’s early Alzheimer’s disease – “and how we all must handle our individual challenges in life.” The production makes use of extensive multi-media, music and comedy to entertainingly convey its uplifting message. Ehrenreich’s extraordinary tour de force performance, filled with laughter, tears and first class musicianship, resonates with audiences of all ages.
“I wanted to tell a very serious story – but make it accessible with as much joy and laughter and music as possible”. Ehrenreich has explained.

Jake Ehrenreich, 60, is an award-winning actor, playwright, musician and author. He has appeared on Broadway in Dancin’, Barnum and They’re Playing Our Song and toured internationally as Ringo in Beatlemania. He has performed and recorded with such diverse artists as Richie Havens, Greg Allman, Whitney Houston, Tito Puente, Jay Leno, and the Smothers Brothers.

A full-length book, A Jew Grows in Brooklyn: The Curious Reflections of a First Generation American was Published by HCI – (Chicken Soup for the Soul), in 2010. Ehrenreich has recorded a CD Yiddish Unplugged, and is currently taping a TV variety show debuting in 2017.

Jake Ehrenreich’s unique historical writings are included in the 2016 academic anthology Summer Haven, The Catskills, the Holocaust and the Literary Imagination, along with those of Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer and Pulitzer Prize winner Art Spiegelman. His expertise is also featured in the Shoah documentary Making Light In Terezin, and he currently appears with Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Louis CK, and Sarah Silverman in The Last Laugh, a film exploring Comedy and the Holocaust. Jake Ehrenreich will be a special guest speaker at an upcoming screening of the film at the Miami Jewish Film Festival on January 21 and 23.

Earlier this year, in recognition of his numerous accomplishments, Ehrenreich was inducted into the Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame; The City of New York and the Borough of Brooklyn created a special proclamation declaring A Jew Grows in Brooklyn Day; and the famous Carnegie Deli offered the ultimate honor by creating a namesake sandwich!

During the show’s run at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, A Jew Grows in Brooklyn 2.0 will partner with the newly opened Junior’s Restaurant & Cheesecake, offering the popular restaurant’s customers exclusively priced tickets to the show.

A Jew Grows in Brooklyn 2.0 will run from February 2 – 26 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, and at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts March 10-12. Tickets for A Jew Grows in Brooklyn 2.0 range from $39 – $69 and can be purchased by phone at 877-238-5596 (Mizner Park Production) and 954-344-5990 (Coral Springs Center for the Arts production) or on line at www.ajewgrowsinbrooklyn.com. Group rates are available.

For more information about A Jew Grows in Brooklyn 2.0 and/or Jake Ehrenreich, please visit www.ajewgrowsinbrooklyn.com or contact Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).

Photographs and graphics are available at:
http://www.jakeehrenreich.com/press-shots.html

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A Jew Grows in Brooklyn 2.0
By Jake Ehrenreich
February 2 – 26, 2017
Performances:
Thurs: 3PM and 7:30 PM
Fri: 8 PM
Sat 3 PM and 8 PM
Sun 2 PM and 5:30 PM
Tickets: $39 – $65
Phone: 877-238-5596
Group Sales are available.
To Order Tickets on Line: www.ajewgrowsinbrooklyn.com or http://www.smarttix.com/
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
(Opposite Lord & Taylor)

Coral Springs Center for the Arts
March 10 – 12, 2017
Performances:
Fri: 8 PM,
Sat: 3 PM & 8 PM,
Sun: 2 PM & 5 PM
Tickets: $39 – $70
Phone: 954-344-5990
Group Sales are available.
To Order Tickets on Line: www.ajewgrowsinbrooklyn.com
or www.coralspringscenterforthearts.com
Coral Springs Center for the Arts
2885 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065

Praise for Jake Ehrenreich and A Jew Grows in Brooklyn:

The New York Times compared Ehrenreich to Billy Crystal and Bill Murray, and raved: A Jew Grows in Brooklyn is “funny – beautiful – affectionate…touching joy and sorrow experiences lie behind and beneath every anecdote and joke.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer called the show “A universally uplifting treasure – in the same elevated company as Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, and Chaz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale.”

The Los Angeles Times weighed in on the entertainment as well as the cultural importance of the show: “Ehrenreich is an engaging and thoughtful raconteur who weaves philosophy into personal history – his insight into the legacy of the classic Borscht Belt entertainers is elegant in its simplicity.”

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MY SON THE WAITER: A JEWISH TRAGEDY at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center December 15 – January 29

18 Friday Nov 2016

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December 15 – January 29

Actor/Comedian Brad Zimmerman’s hilarious and inspiring story
about the grit and passion required to ‘make it’ as an artist and the sweet rewards that come from never giving up on your dream.

November 18, 2016

BOCA RATON, FL: Brad Zimmerman will return to South Florida this season in his highly praised autobiographical comedy, My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy. The show will run from December 15^th through January 29^th at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center in Boca Raton.

My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy is the story of Zimmerman’s struggle to fulfill his dream and ‘make it’ as a comedic actor in New York. One-part standup, one-part theatrical, and all parts uproarious My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy has garnered rave reviews wherever it has played, including sold out runs at the Northshore Theatre in Skokie, Illinois, and the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this past summer.

Every mother dreams her children will grow up to be happy, healthy, and successful. Every Jewish mother secretly – and often not so secretly – adds specifics to her wish: A doctor, a lawyer, a dentist, or these days, a Silicon Valley tycoon would make her very happy. Brad Zimmerman’s mother has finally adapted to her ‘actor-waiter’ son’s career choice and financial situation: “If all goes well, I think Brad is going to buy a bookcase,” she boasts to her friends.
Brad Zimmerman has paid his dues. He spent 29 years “temporarily” waiting tables in New York, all the while chasing a career in acting and comedy. He tells of his pursuit, along with stories about his childhood, family, and misbegotten love life with warmth, wit, self-deprecating humor, and wicked charm, and combines his years of training as an actor with his innate comedic talent.

And of course Zimmerman also examines the trials and tribulations of waiting on tables – particularly for someone not exactly invested in that career, and with little tolerance for persnickety diners:

“I don’t want 60 questions, get to the point!” he said he would tell restaurant patrons when he sat down for a recent interview for The New York Times. He joked that if diners prefaced their orders by saying they were in a hurry he would say “So go!” He says he did enjoy some of the bantering he did with diners, and often tried out material on them, however there were also ‘the bossy customers who would snap their fingers to get his attention… and the health-food obsessives who elaborately customized their orders and button-holed him over ingredients.’ As he says in My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy, he was convinced his epitaph would read “I’ll be right with you.”

His perseverance and hard work eventually did pay off, and Zimmerman went on to act – he had a small part in “The Sopranos” playing Johnny Sack’s lawyer – and to become the opening act for a number of well-known entertainers, including George Carlin, Brad Garrett, Dennis Miller, Julio Iglesias, and Joan Rivers who said “I’ve had three great opening acts in my lifetime: Billy Crystal, Garry Shandling, and Brad Zimmerman.”

Zimmerman worked on the script for My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy for 9 years and performed it in small venues all over the country, including a stint at Stage Door Theatre in Margate, where it came to the attention of producers Dana Matthow and Philip Roy (Respect: A Musical Journey of Women, Old Jews Telling Jokes, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy). Since then My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy spent 2 years at Off-Broadway’s Stage 72 at the Triad Theatre in New York, and has toured the USA from coast to coast, including a very successful run at The Palm Beaches Theatre in Manalapan last season.

My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy will run from December 15^th – January 29^th at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center in Boca Raton. Tickets are on sale now, and are available on line at MySonTheWaiter.com or by phone at 844-448-7469. For group rates (12 +) call 888-264-1788. Tickets for My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy range from $40 – $65.

For more information about My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy please visit MySonTheWaiter.com or contact Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / carol@carolkassie.com.

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My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy
By Brad Zimmerman
December 15 – January 29
Tickets: $40 – $65
Phone: 844-448-7469
On Line: MySonTheWaiter.com
Group Rates (12 +): 888-264-1788
Showtimes:
Thursday 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Friday 7:30 pm
Saturday 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday 2:00 pm
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
201 Plaza Real, 2^nd Floor
Boca Raton, FL 33432
(Opposite Lord & Taylor)
MySonTheWaiter.com
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Praise for My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy:

“Delicious! Distinctly original… powerfully poignant.” “Great Comedy!”
~ The New York Times

“A Must See. It’s Hysterical, Heartfelt, Timely and Poignant. I cried, I laughed, I forgot where I parked.” ~ Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond)

“Zimmerman is a funny man with funny material.” ~ Thomas Burns Scully (On Stage)

“This is easily the funniest show to hit an off-Broadway stage since ‘Old Jews Telling Jokes.’ What makes this SUPERIOR is that it isn’t just jokes. It’s a life.”
~ The Jewish Daily Forward

“AN ABSOLUTE MUST-SEE! You’ll laugh and you’ll walk out of the theater with a lesson: If you can find something that you truly love, it gives your life meaning.
~ Palm Beach Arts Paper

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The Boca Raton Theatre Guild and Peter J. Loewy present ‘Respect: A Musical Journey of Women’

30 Wednesday Oct 2013

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The Boca Raton Theatre Guild and Peter J. Loewy
present
Respect: A Musical Journey of Women

The Popular Hit Musical Returns to South Florida for a Limited Run

From Lily Langtree to Cyndi Lauper and Betty Boop to Tina Turner, or from Rosie the Riveter to Britney Spears, female singers and pop stars and their music provide a vivid reflection of how much has changed for women since the beginning of the 20^th century. RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women, which has evolved from a one-woman dissertation to an international hit musical revue since its debut, is an entertaining, exuberant, and exhilarating look at the lives of women as reflected in the popular music of the times. RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women will run from December 5^th through January 5^th at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre in Boca Raton.

This production, which is part of the BRTG’s newly extended season, is a return of the very first, wildly popular Florida incarnation of RESPECT and will be directed by the show’s original director, Peter J. Loewy. Featuring an ensemble cast of four and a live band, and combining excerpts of 60 songs including “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “I Will Survive,” “I Will Follow Him,” “These Boots are Made for Walking,” “What’s Love Got to Do with it,” and “Hero” with women’s own stories about finding dreams, lost love, relationship issues, entering the workforce, gaining independence, and more, RESPECT has resonated with audiences around the world. Men as well as women will have no trouble at all identifying with the messages of encouragement and empowerment that RESPECT portrays.

Loewy, who recently produced a successful revival of RESPECT in his own theatre in Metuchen, New Jersey, is excited to bring the show back to its ‘state of origin’. “It’s a great show,” he explains. “Everyone who sees it loves it. It’s ‘up’, it’s fun, and yet it has a story to tell. And I get as many positive comments about it from men, as I do from women!”

RESPECT definitely has a universal appeal. “What’s interesting – and exciting – to me about RESPECT is that it’s attractive to all audiences,” Loewy says. “We get mothers with their daughters, and grandmothers with their granddaughters, not to mention their male counterparts! When we played at the Cuillo Centre for the Arts and at the 26^th Street Theatre in Wilton Manors, we would chat with people before and after the show. Some of them had seen it 5 or more times!”

Along with Sharyn Peoples, who recently received rave reviews in Slow Burn Theatre Company’s production of Next to Normal, Carla Bordonada, Nicole Kinzel, and Ziarra Washington will make up the cast of RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women; the show’s original musical director, Phil Hinton is also on board.

There will be two special New Year’s Eve ‘champagne performances’ of RESPECT (at 4 pm and 9 pm) on December 31st.

Tickets for RESPECT are on sale now and can be purchased on line at www.brtg.org, or by calling 866-811-4111. Tickets are $38, or $33 if purchased before November 15^th, and $30 for groups of 15 or more. (Call 561-948-2601 for group sales)

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

The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
On Line: www.brtg.org

Praise for RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women:

“I loved the show. It was the sound track of my life. Everyone should go see it!” Patti LaBelle

“RESPECT is fun! Women love RESPECT. They Adore it!” The Philadelphia Inquirer

“It’s One Heck Of A Fun Ride, complete with some of your favorite songs of the 20^th Century. This is a Must See and Must Hear Musical that you will want to see more than once!” Broadwayworld.com

“ ‘Respect’ — and they ain’t lyin’! Musicals have been made from classic novels, campy movies and even comic strips, but it seems likely that RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women is the first show to come from a social history textbook.” Hap Erstein, Palm Beach Post/PalmBeachArtsPaper

“RESPECT…. is an engaging and entertaining look at the evolving roles of women in the 20th century. Using popular Top 40 hits, music, video images, and costumes, Dr. Marcic illustrates how, in the early part of the century, song lyrics resonated with women’s dependency and submissiveness; echoed their rebellion in the late 1960s; and reflected their independence in the 1990s.” Williams, MA newspaper

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The 2013-2014 Season will be a Feast for Theatre Lovers in South Florida

07 Monday Oct 2013

Posted by Carol Kassie in Boca Raton Theatre Guild, Clients, Entr'Acte Theatrix, RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women, Sol Children Theatre, Steve Solomon's 'Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues...', The South Florida Theatre League, Theatre Thoughts, Uncategorized

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South Florida theatre is thriving. At last count, the Theatre League of South Florida reported a membership of 58 theatres, with several new production companies waiting in the wings to join.

The 2013-2014 South Florida theatre season promises to be more exciting than ever. Theatre companies have chosen a wide variety of plays – traditional and non – to populate their many stages, and audiences will have the opportunity to sample everything from Broadway classics and award-winning dramas to rock operas, madcap comedies, and children’s theatre.

Although many are familiar with the larger venues in the area – The Broward Center for the Performing Arts, The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, there are a number of excellent smaller, interesting, and reasonably priced local theatres definitely worth visiting.

Boca Raton hosts several well respected theatre companies. The award-winning Women’s Theatre Project and the Boca Raton Theatre Guild both operate out of the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park. This state of the art theatre seats 155 patrons. There is ample parking available, and the surrounding park is a delightful setting for a pre-theatre picnic. This year, the two companies have joined forces to offer patrons the opportunity to purchase subscriptions to their productions. For a total of $99, patrons can attend four plays – two musicals produced by the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, and two plays presented by the Women’s Theatre Project.

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild will also team with Peter J. Loewy this season, and together they will co-produce Respect: A Musical Journey of Women at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center. Respect originated in South Florida, and Loewy was not only its first director, but one of the prime developers of the ever-popular show.

Parade Productions is one of Boca Raton’s newer companies. Their mission, “to produce high quality theatre experiences that entertain, enlighten inform, uplift and inspire”, is reflected in their choice of plays. This season’s production, The Last Schwartz has been praised as being ‘rollicking, sad, shocking, goofy, and thoughtful…’ Their home, at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre, is easily accessible, and free, metered, or valet parking is available.

Sol Children Theatre offers theatre for the entire family. Now entering their 11^th year, this company of young performers, under the direction and guidance of Rosalie Grant, produces a number of quality productions each year. Located on Federal Highway just south of Spanish River Boulevard, Sol is a small black box theatre. It seats 77, including child sized front row seating for their younger audiences. This year they are debuting a new production company, Evening Star Productions, which will focus on plays for more for mature audiences, and feature adult, professional actors, as well as young people working towards a career in theatre.

For those who would venture north to Delray Beach, Entr’Acte Theatrix will follow up this past summer’s highly successful production of Monty Python’s Spamalot with The Who’s Tommy at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square.

Steve Solomon will bring his comedic recollections back to the The Lyric Theatre, The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and the Coral Springs Center for the Arts …And the Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs has a dozen productions planned between September 2013 and July 2014.

Below is a list, in chronological opening night order, of just some of the theatres, theatre companies, plays (and one musical group), that will be on stage this season, along with brief descriptions of each production. Group rates are available for every one of these productions. Mark your calendars and purchase your tickets soon!

The Broward Stage Door Theatre will present 12 plays and musicals between August 30, 2013 and July 6, 2014. Included in their schedule are 9-5: The Musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Company, Sophisticated Ladies, featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Twilight of the Golds, Crimes of the Heart, and The Last Night of Ballyhoo.
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
Tickets: $38 (Students $16)
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
Several productions will also play at the Broward Stage Door Miami
www.stagedoormiami.com
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Sol Children Theatre and Evening Star Productions will present a number of plays throughout the season. Please keep checking this website for more information!
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The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Presented by: The Broward Stage Door Theatre
By Alfred Uhry
November 15 – December 31
Tickets: $38 (Students $16)
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com

It’s Atlanta, Georgia, in December 1939. Gone with the Wind is having its world premiere, and Hitler is invading Poland. But many of Atlanta’s German Jews are more concerned with who is going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. By the author of Driving Miss Daisy. Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play.
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Steve Solomon – Stand Up
December 3
Showtime: 7:00 pm
The Lyric Theater
59 S.W. Flagler Avenue,
Stuart, FL 34994
Tickets: $35
Phone: 772-286-7827
To purchase tickets on line: www.lyrictheatre.com/show

America’s favorite dysfunctional comedian is back again. Creator and star of three-time award-winning Broadway comedy “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy”, Steve Solomon returns with even more side-splitting, raucous jokes this December, introducing new material and incorporating stories from his other hit shows, such as “STILL in Therapy” and “Home for the Holidays.”
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RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women
December 5 – January 6
Presented by: The Boca Raton Theatre Guild & Peter J. Loewy
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets: $38/$33 if purchased before November 15
RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women chronicles of the progress of women through the 20^th Century, as played out against the songs they were listening to during various periods in their lives. Featuring an ensemble cast of four and a live band, the show includes more than 60 songs, ranging from “I Wanna Be Loved by You,” and “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend,” to “I Will Survive,” “Hero” and “Video.
Purchase tickets at: www.brtg.org
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The Lyons
December 6 – 22, 2013
Presented by: The Women’s Theatre Project
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
Tickets: $25 (Joint subscriptions with the Boca Raton Theatre Guild available – see above)
www.womenstheatreproject.com
Nicky Silver’s outrageously funny and stirring play about a family coming to terms with the impending death of its patriarch received glowing reviews when it ran on Broadway in 2012. The play focuses on Rita Lyons and her grown children, who, as they gather to say goodbye, learn that despite being a family, each of them is totally isolated. Afraid of closeness and solitude, they are pushed into a new arena – the human connection.
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9-5: The Musical
Presented by: The Broward Stage Door Theatre
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Book by Patricia Resnick
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture
December 13 – January 19
Tickets: $38 (Students $16)
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
9-5: The Musical is the musical comedy based on the popular movie, and features Dolly Parton’s original hit title song, along with her Tony Award and Grammy-nominated score. 9-5: The Musical is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge. Outrageous, thought-provoking, and even a little romantic, 9-5: The Musical is about teaming up and taking care of business!
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My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m STILL in Therapy… the chaos continues
December 18 – December 22
Showtimes:
Wednesday, December 18 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, December 19 at 7:30 PM
Friday, December 20 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 21 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, December 21 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 22 at 7:00 PM

The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
701 Okeechobee Blvd,
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Tickets: $30
Phone: 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471
To purchase tickets on line: http://www.kravis.org

The comedy chaos continues in this ALL NEW critically acclaimed prequel to his original smash hit, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m In Therapy! I’m Still In Therapy takes us back to Steve’s wacky childhood right up to the present day. The audience follows along in this wonderfully funny journey about growing up, mixed marriages, ex-wives, dogs, cats, dieting, and dozens of other side-splitting situations that we can all relate to. It’s an evening of comedy you don’t want to miss!
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Peter Pan
January 17 – February 2
By J.M. Barrie – Updated by John Caird & Trevor Nunn
Presented by Sol Children Theatre
Fridays & Saturdays 7pm;
Saturdays & Sundays 2pm
Tickets: $12 & $8 juniors
3333 North Federal Highway,
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-447-8829
www.solchildren.org
The beloved story of Peter, Wendy, Michael, John, Capt. Hook, Smee, the Lost Boys, pirates and Indians, and, of course, Tinker Bell, in their adventures in Never Land. However, for the first time, the play is here restored to Barrie’s original intentions.
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Wiesenthal
January 22 – March 16
Presented by Karyl Lynn Burns & Normand Kurtz
and The Broward Stage Door Theatre
Tickets: $38/$42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Thursday Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com

Written by and starring Tom Dugan and produced by Karyl Lynn Burns and Tony Award-winner Normand Kurtz, Wiesenthal tells the remarkable story of the life of Simon Wiesenthal, sometimes referred to as “The Jewish James Bond.” Told with hope, humanity and humor, the play follows Wiesenthal as he addresses a group of visitors on his last day at the Jewish Documentation Center in Vienna. As he reflects on his life and work, Wiesenthal recounts how he faced Hitler’s SS; how he endured the loss of family and friends; how he escaped a concentration camp only to be recaptured; and how, after liberation day, he began a remarkable journey for justice.
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Pippin
January 24 – February 9
Presented by: The Boca Raton Theatre Guild
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets: $35 (Joint subscriptions with the Women’s Theatre Project available – see above)
www.brtg.org
Currently enjoying an extremely successful revival on Broadway, Pippin uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of a young prince and his search for meaning and significance.
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The Last Schwartz
January 30 – February 23
Presented by: Parade Productions
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-291-9678
Tickets: $35/$40
www.paradeproductions.org
The Schwartz family is on its last legs. Their father has died and their Catskills home is going up for sale. Norma Schwartz’ husband hasn’t spoken to her since she turned their 15 year old son in for smoking pot; it doesn’t seem like brother Herb’s wife will ever present him with an heir; middle sibling Simon has one foot on the moon; and youngest brother Gene arrives at the family compound with an unexpected guest. Will any of them remember what it means to be a family?
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Steve Solomon’s Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…
February 5 – 16
The Coral Springs Center for the Arts
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone: 954-344-5990
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
Tickets: $42.50/$49.50
The Coral Springs Center for the Arts
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone: 954-344-5990
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
www.stevesolomoncomedy.com
Just in case you’ve missed one of Steve Solomon’s award winning “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish…” comedies, he’s back with a new show featuring the very best comedy bits from his earlier three shows – plus loads of new comedy pieces.
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Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
February 28-March 16
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
Tickets: $25 (Joint subscriptions with the Boca Raton Theatre Guild available – see above)
www.womenstheatreproject.com
Barbara Bradshaw will star as the unsinkable, unstoppable Molly Ivins. The ‘dyed-in-the-wool liberal from deep in the heart of Texas’, famously brassy newspaper columnist and best-selling author was a crusading journalist who broke gender barriers with her sharp-tongued wit, humor, and political savvy to establish herself as one of the nation’s most influential political columnists.
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The Anarchist
By David Mamet
February 28 – March 21, 2014
Tickets: $25 ($20 previews)
Days & Times: Thu – Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm (not all Sat matinees available)
Andrews Living Arts Studio
23 NW Fifth Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301
Tickets available online at: www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111The Southeast American premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet’s The Anarchist, starring Carbonell Award-winner Patti Gardner and Jacqueline Laggy. Two women and one unspeakable crime highlight this searing drama as one character’s radical past in the turbulent 70s comes back to haunt her….again. This production will take place in the Andrews Living Arts Studio, an intimate, 50 seat black box theatre well suited to the play.
www.brtg.org
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Great Moments in Opera:
March 29 & April 4
Presented by: The Delray Beach Chorale
Featuring the choruses of several major operas. The 60-voice chorale will be performing with professional instrumental accompaniment. The concert will feature soloists Artists-in-Residence Alicia Branch, Soprano, Monica Hidalgo, Alto, Myngoe Brashears, Tenor, Jorge L. Toro, Tenor and William R. Stafford, baritone and Jorge Toro, Tenor.

The concert will be performed on March 29th at
The Duncan Theatre in Lake Worth
4200 South Congress Avenue
Lake Worth 33461
&
On April 4th at
The First Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach
33 Gleason Street,
Delray Beach 33483
Tickets: $25 in advance/$30 day of show
delraybeachchorale.org
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Everyday Rapture
By Sherie Rene Scott & Dick Scanlon
Music by various composers
April 25 – May 11, 2014
Tickets: $28
Days & Times: Thurs – Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets available online at: www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111

May 25 – May 27, 2014
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets: $28
Days & Times: Fri & Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm
Phone: 561-347-3948 (tickets available by phone or at the box office only)
www.brtg.org

Everyday Rapture was praised by critics and audiences alike when it played on Broadway in 2010. Margot Moreland will star in the Southeast premiere of this Tony Award-nominated musical story of a young woman’s psycho-sexual-spiritual journey on the rocky path that separates her mostly Mennonite past from her mostly Manhattan future. Her life takes her from the cornfields of Kansas to the clover fields of New York (with a disturbing detour through YouTube). Featuring songs made famous by Harry Nilsson, The Band, David Byrne, Roberta Flack, Mister Rogers, The Dap Kings and Judy Garland.
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This page will be updated on a regular basis.

For information on the Theatre League of South Florida and what’s playing in theatres from Key West through Jupiter, visit www.southfloridatheater.com.

A David Mamet Premiere Toplines the Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s Extended Season

12 Thursday Sep 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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

From February 28^th – March 21^st audiences will have the opportunity to see the Southeast American premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet’s The Anarchist, starring Carbonell Award-winner Patti Gardner and Jacqueline Laggy. Two women and one unspeakable crime highlight this searing drama as one character’s radical past in the turbulent 70s comes back to haunt her….again. This production will take place in the Andrews Living Arts Studio, an intimate, 50 seat black box theatre well suited to the play.

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

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

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

January 9 – 11, 2014
Tickets: $: $30/ $25 if purchased before opening night
Days & Times: Thu, Fri & Sat: 8pm,
Fri & Sat: 2pm
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets available online at: www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111

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

The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets available online at: www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111

Everyday Rapture
By Sherie Rene Scott & Dick Scanlon
Music by various composers
April 25 – May 11, 2014
Tickets: $28
Days & Times: Thurs – Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets available online at: www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111

Auditions for RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women – September 23

01 Sunday Sep 2013

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

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RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women
Will Run December 5 – January 5
at the
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2nd Floor

Non-Equity/Paid

Audition Information:

The second round of auditions for the Boca Raton Theatre Guild/Peter J. Loewy production of RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women will be held on Monday, September 23 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center/Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor (201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, Florida 33432), from 10 am – 4 pm.

This is a return of the very first, wildly popular Florida production of RESPECT and will be directed by the show’s original director, Peter J. Loewy. RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women details the journey of women told through Top-40 music. Combining excerpts of 60 songs including “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “I Will Survive,” “I Will Follow Him,” “These Boots are Made for Walking,” “What’s Love Got to Do with it,” and “Hero” with women’s own stories about finding dreams, lost love, relationship issues, entering the workforce, gaining independence, and more.

Casting:
4 females between the ages of 25 – 45, including one African American female.
All must have exceptional singing voices and move extremely well.
A very, very keen sense of comedy is a must for all characters.
Auditions are by appointment only.

Please prepare 1 up-tempo number and one ballad. Pop, 60’s, and/or contemporary rock preferred.

Please send resumes and head shots to brtgauditions@aol.com.

Rehearsals begin in Boca Raton November 11.
Performances begin December 5 and run through January 6.
There will be a New Year’s Eve performance.
For more information, please contact brtgauditions@aol.com .

Carol Kassie

~ Theatrical Marketing & Public Relations

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