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The Princeton Triangle Club to present SHIP HAPPENS – A CRUISICAL – January 24th – In Boca Raton

04 Thursday Jan 2024

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The Princeton Triangle Club
To present
Its 2024 Original, All-New Musical Comedy
Ship Happens, A Cruisical
at The Studio at Mizner Park Theatre
January 24th

Join the Triangle Club on a journey filled with laughs, tunes, and, of course, high kicks – no small feat (feet?) on the turbulent high seas.

For Immediate Release
Contact:  Carol Kassie
Carol@CarolKassie.com /561-445-9244
Contact: Bill Metzger 
jwmetzger@aol.com / 561-309-3169  

January 4, 2024

BOCA RATON, FL:  Princeton’s famous Triangle Club will sail into Boca Raton for its 133rd year of original musical comedy with a tale as old as tide, when they present their only Palm Beach County performance of Ship Happens, a Cruisical, on Wednesday, January 24 at 7:30 pm, at The Studio at Mizner Park.

Icebergs are the least of the passengers’ problems on the less-than-luxury liner SS Gizney. While promising non-stop activities, exotic ports of call, and all the amenities, this voyage soon turns into a real ship show. Audiences should prepare to be swept away in a current of schemes, dreams, and Triangle’s unique brand of whimsy. Not since Ted has a Cruise from Princeton gone so wrong!

For 133 years the Princeton Triangle Club has been creating professionally produced, original student-written musicals which premiere each year in “The House that Triangle Built”, the renowned McCarter Theatre. In fact, The Princeton Triangle Club is one of the oldest collegiate musical-comedy troupes in the United States and has been touring nationally since 1901. 

The Triangle Club boasts a rich history and long list of alumni who have graduated to eminence in the creative arts, including F. Scott Fitzgerald ’17, Joshua Logan ’31, Jimmy Stewart ’32, Jose Ferrer ’34, Wayne Rogers ’56, Clark Gesner ’60, Jeff Moss ’63, David Kelley ’79, David Duchovny ’82, Brooke Shields ’87, Wentworth Miller ’95, Ellie Kemper ’02, and Molly Ephraim ’08. The club’s current members have diverse academic interests from astrophysics to economics, public policy to literature, and many plan on pursuing professional theater in some capacity. 

Ship Happens offers audiences a one-time opportunity to see America’s most brilliant young minds and talents sing their hearts out and uphold a cherished musical tradition! 

Ship Happens will be performed at The Studio at Mizner Park in Boca Raton at 7:30 pm on January 24th.  Tickets are $45 for adults, $20 for young alumni, students and children, and $5 for high school students. Various sponsorship and donation prices are also available.  Tickets may be purchased online HERE. The Studio at Mizner Park is located at 201 Plaza Real in Boca Raton. 

In the photos below, scenes from Ship Happens, A Cruisical
Photo credit: Frank Wojciechowski

Grab a floatation device and join Triangle as they drop anchor for one night only in Boca Raton!

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Ship Happens – A Cruisical
January 24, 2024
7:30 pm
Music, Book, & Lyrics by The Triangle Writers Workshop
Directed by Marc Tumminelli
Music Director: Pete Mills
Choreographed by: Katelin Zelon
Tickets:  $45 Adults/$20 Young Alumni, Students/$5 High School Students
Purchase Tickets online HERE. 
The performance will take place at
The Studio at Mizner Park
201 Plaza Real, 2nd Floor
Boca Raton, FL 
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TO LIFE 4: THAT’S (JEWISH) ENTERTAINMENT at the Willow Theatre in Boca Raton – January 19 – February 4

14 Thursday Dec 2023

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Hy Juter
Presents

To Life 4:
That’s (Jewish) Entertainment!
 Stories & Music Celebrating Some of the Greatest Jewish Entertainers
At the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park


January 19 – February 4

“I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.” Marvin Hamlisch

“I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter…. I know how to make it a great musical. I’ve got to. It’s
like I’ve got to see it on stage.”  Mel Brooks

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

December 14, 2023

BOCA RATON, FL:  To Life 4, That’s Jewish Entertainment! Stories & Music Celebrating Some of the Greatest Jewish Entertainers the popular series developed by producer Hy Juter   will run from January 19th through February 4th at The Willow Theatre in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park. To Life 4 is a follow-up to three previous To Life productions – all of which played to sold out houses at almost every performance. 

This all-new 4th chapter in the popular series will once again feature music, amusing anecdotes, and fascinating facts about some of the most well-known, lauded, and popular Jewish entertainers and composers in recent history, including Mel Brooks, Marvin Hamlisch, Bette Midler, Neil Diamond, Jerry Herman, Sheldon Harnick, and many more!

The production will feature top tier South Florida entertainers Jinon Deeb, Shelley Keelor, Ben Sandomir, and Shane Tanner.   Writer/director Shari Upbin will serve as the show’s host/narrator and noted pianist composer Elliot Weiss will serve as the production’s musical director.

“To Life 4: That’s (Jewish) Entertainment! is a marvelous extension of To Life 1, 2, and 3,” Upbin says.  “Along with Jewish composers of Broadway and Hollywood, we now have the pleasure of featuring those performers who changed our lives and shaped our formative years. Neil Diamond, Bette Midler, Mel Brooks, and the explosive talent of the Borsht Belt. We have also been able to add those dynamic women composers, Dorothy Fields and Betty Comden into To Life 4. Every chapter of To Life introduces us to even more of the legends of the Golden Years of the Great American Songbook, and we are so excited to be able to bring you this year’s version!”   

To Life 4 will run from January 19 through February 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.  Tickets are $45; group rates (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $40.  Tickets can be purchased online at www.sugarsandpark.org/life-4  or by phone at 561-347-3948.  The Willow Theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail, in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park (33486).      

For more information about To Life 4, That’s Jewish Entertainment! Stories & Music Celebrating Some of the Greatest Jewish Entertainers please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.    

Hy Juter (Jupiter Theater Company, LLC) presents
To Life 4: That’s (Jewish) Entertainment!
 Stories & Music Celebrating Some of the Greatest Jewish Entertainers
January 19 – February 4, 2024
Written and Directed by Shari Upbin
Musical Direction by Elliot Weiss      
Tickets: $45 / $40 for groups of 6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction
For tickets:  561-347-3948 or
https://www.sugarsandpark.org/life-4
Showtimes:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday, & Sunday at 1 pm
All performances take place in

The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486

About The Willow Theatre:
The Willow Theatre, opened in 1998, is a beautiful 155-seat proscenium theater, located inside Sugar Sand Park Community Center and allows for a unique experience for theatre patrons. Before or after a show, you may wander the nature trails, visit the Children’s Science Explorium, look at the art exhibit on display, or picnic at one of our pavilions.

  • Shari Upbin
  • Jinon Deeb
  • Shelley Keelor
  • Ben Sandomir
  • Shante Tanner
  • Hy Juter
  • Elliot Weiss

Photos: MNM Theatre Company’s FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE Opens September 8 at the Kravis Center

08 Friday Sep 2023

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Marcie Gorman and
MNM Theatre Company
present
Five Guys Named Moe
at the Kravis Center
September 8 – 24


A jazzy, sexy tribute to legendary composer and saxophonist Louis Jordan.

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

September 8, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, FL:  Five Guys Named Moe, Marcie Gorman and MNM Theatre Company’s
production ofplaywright Clarke Peters exciting, exhilarating, and exuberantly loving tribute to Jazz legend Louis Jordan and his music opens tonight at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.  The production will run through September 24th in the venue’s Rinker Playhouse.

Five Guys Named Moe showcases Jordan’s hits wrapped into one ‘smooth, jumpin’, jivin’ life lesson’, for Nomax, who’s down on his luck and stuck with the blues, until Five Guys Named Moe:  Big Moe, Little Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, and Four Eyed Moe mysteriously emerge out of nowhere in Nomax’s apartment, with dance and songs like “Caldonia,” “Azure Te,” “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie,” and many more to help him get his life back on track.

Tickets for Five Guys Named Moe are on sale now and can be purchased online at mnmtheatre.org,  kravis.org, or by calling 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471. Tickets range in price from $45 to $55.  For information regarding group rates call 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.
To speak with someone involved in the production, or to arrange for tickets, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Photo credit:  Amy Pasquantonio

Five Guys Named Moe
September 8 – 24, 2023
Book by Clarke Peters
Music and lyrics by Louis Jordan
Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm

Ticket prices: $45/$50/$55
Student Rush tickets – ½ price if purchased 1 hour before curtain.  A valid student ID must be presented.
For tickets: mnmtheatre.org or kravis.org / 561-832-7469
For Group Sales:  561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.
All performances in
The Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

  • Doriyan Caty, TJ Pursley, Don Seward, Michael Wallace, Leo Jasper Davis
  • Doriyan Caty, TJ Pursley, Don Seward, Michael Wallace, Leo Jasper Davis (2)
  • Cast
  • James White III, Doriyan Caty
  • Don Seward
  • James White III
  • Five Guys Cast
  • Michael Wallace
  • Don Seward, James White III

MNM Theatre Company’s FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE Opens September 8th at the Kravis Center

22 Tuesday Aug 2023

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A jazzy, sexy tribute to legendary composer and saxophonist Louis Jordan.

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

August 22, 2023

BOCA RATON, FL: Rehearsals are now underway for Five Guys Named Moe, Marcie Gorman and MNM Theatre Company’s production ofplaywright Clarke Peters exciting, exhilarating, and exuberantly loving tribute to Jazz legend Louis Jordan and his music.  The show will run from September 8th through September 24th in the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Five Guys Named Moe showcases Jordan’s hits wrapped into one ‘smooth, jumpin’, jivin’ life lesson’ for Nomax who’s down on his luck and stuck with the blues, until Five Guys Named Moe: Big Moe, Little Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, and Four Eyed Moe mysteriously emerge out of nowhere in Nomax’s apartment with dance and songs like “Caldonia,” “Azure Te,” “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” and many more to help him get his life back on track.

Directed and choreographed by Dreyfoos School of the Arts alumnus Jacquez Linder-Long, with musical direction by Bobby Peaco, the show will star James White III as Nomax, Don Seward as No Moe, Doriyan Caty as Eat Moe, T.J. Pursley as Little Moe, Michael Wallace as Four-Eyed Moe, and Leo Jasper Davis as Big Moe. Desir Dumerjuste is the show’s swing.

Tickets for Five Guys Named Moe are on sale now and can be purchased online at mnmtheatre.org,  kravis.org, or by calling. 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471. Tickets range in price from $45 to $55.  For information regarding group rates call 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.

To speak with someone involved in the production, or to arrange for tickets, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

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Five Guys Named Moe
September 8 – 24, 2023
Book by Clarke Peters
Music and lyrics by Louis Jordan
Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm
Ticket prices: $45/$50/$55
For tickets: mnmtheatre.org or kravis.org / 561-832-7469
For Group Sales:  561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.
All performances in
The Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

  • Desir Dumerjuste, Michael Wallace, Leo Davis, Don Seward, T.J. Pursley, Doriyan Caty, James White III, Jacquez Linder-Long
  • Doriyan Caty, Michael Wallace, Leo Davis, Don Seward, T.J. Pursley, James White III, Jacquez Linder-Long
  • Jacquez Linder-Long
  • TJ Pursley
  • Michael Wallace
  • Leo Jasper Davis
  • James White III
  • Doriyan Caty
  • Don Seward
  • Desir Dumerjuste
  • Clarke Peters
  • Louis Jordan (1950)
  • Doriyan Caty, Michael Wallace, Leo Davis, Don Seward, T.J. Pursley, James White III
  • Doriyan Caty, Michael Wallace, Leo Davis, Don Seward, T.J. Pursley, James White III, Jacquez Linder-Long

Marcie Gorman & MNM Theatre Company present FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE – September 8 – 24

18 Tuesday Jul 2023

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Marcie Gorman and
MNM Theatre Company
present
Five Guys Named Moe
at the Kravis Center
September 8 – 24

A jazzy, sexy tribute to legendary composer and saxophonist Louis Jordan.

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

July 18, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, FL:  MNM Theatre Company will present Five Guys Named Moe,playwright Clarke Peters exciting, exhilarating, and exuberantly loving tribute to Jazz legend Louis Jordan and his music from September 8th through September 24th in the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

The September 8th opening date will also mark the official launch of MNM’s updated website and the introduction of the company’s brand-new logo.

Five Guys Named Moe is based on a 1943 musical short of the same name by Louis Jordan himself.  It had its UK debut in 1990 at Theatre Royal Stratford East, running for over four years in the West End, and then premiering on Broadway in 1992, where it was nominated for two Tony Awards.  It was revived in 2010 at the Edinburgh Festival, starring the show’s playwright Clarke Peters and returned later in 2010 to the theatre in which it originally premiered. The musical won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.

Nomax has run out of money and his girlfriend has left him.  He needs comfort, support, and advice.  Emerging from his 1930s-style radio are Five Guys Named Moe:  Big Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, and Little Moe, who harmonize, croon, wail, tap, and joke… and provide Nomax with just what he needs, all in the form of Louis Jordan’s hit songs and music.

The show’s director, Jacquez Linder-Long is a former Moe himself.  “I’m very excited to be presenting this show from the ‘other side of the table’ this time around,” he says.   “It means a lot to me because Louis Jordan and the Tymphany 5’s hits are what my grandmother Merdis Moore and I had echoing through my home as a child. It is a big part of where my style and love for storytelling comes from.”

Linder-Long is a Dreyfoos School of the Arts graduate, and a former student of MNM Theatre Company’s Producing Artistic Director and CEO Marcie Gorman, so being able to direct the show for MNM is particularly significant. “To me MNM means “chance””, he says.  “I came to Marcie Gorman and her company with my vision and from day one we have been working to make that vision into reality – to present to audiences a show of African American Legacy and culture through timeless music, song, and dance.”

Linder-Long, who will not only direct, but will also choreograph the show, has cast James White III as No Max, Don Seward as No Moe, Doriyan Caty as Eat Moe, T.J. Pursley as Little Moe, Michael Wallace as Four-Eyed Moe, and Leo Jasper Davis as Big Moe. Desir Dumerjuste is the show’s swing.

Five Guys Named Moe’s Musical Director Bobby Peaco has assembled a top-notch band for the production, including Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino (saxophone), Julie Jacobs (drums), and Rupert Ziawinski (bass).

Jazz Madison will serve as Five Guys’ Assistant Director, and Annaya Osborne is the Assistant Choreographer.  Harold Petion is the Production Stage Manager, and Belicia Linder-Long will create the costumes for the production. Lighting Design is by Karalyn Fitzgerald, Sound Design is by Justin Thompson, and the show’s Set Designer is Jordon Armstrong.

As a bandleader in the 1940’s Louis Jordan pioneered a wildly popular blend of jazz and blues. The swinging shuffle rhythms played by singer/saxophonist Jordan and his Tympany Five became known as “jump blues” or “jumpin’ jive,” and served as a forerunner of rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll. At the height of his career he scored 18 number-one hit records – four of his songs are in the Grammy Hall of Fame which honors recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance. Jordan performed songs that appealed to millions of Black and White listeners. Able to “straddle the fence” between these two audiences, Jordan emerged as one of the first successful crossover artists of American popular music.

Clarke Peters (Playwright) is an actor, singer and writer. He earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical for Five Guys Named Moe. As an actor, he has appeared on Broadway in The Iceman Cometh (Theatre World Award) and as Billy Flynn in the revival of Chicago. Clarke’s London credits include Guys and Dolls, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Passion and Dispatches at the Royal National Theatre. His West End credits include Blues in the Night, Porgy and Bess, The Witches of Eastwick, and Chicago. In regional theater he has appeared in Driving Miss Daisy, The Wiz, Bubbling Brown Sugar, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Carmen Jones and The Amen Corner. Clarke is familiar to television viewers for his roles on The Wire, Treme and The Divide. His film credits include Mona Lisa, Notting Hill, Marley & Me, Endgame, John Wick, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Harriet, and Da 5 Bloods. As a director, his credits include Blues for Mr. Charlie, Fascinating Aida, King and Martin Luther.

Five Guys Named Moe will run from September 8 – 24 in the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing arts in West Palm Beach. 

Tickets for Five Guys Named Moe range in price from $45 to $55 and are on sale now at www.kravis.org.  Group rates are also available.

For more information about Five Guys Named Moe and/MNM Theatre Company, please visit www.mnmtheatre.org, or contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

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Five Guys Named Moe
September 8 – 24, 2023
Book by Clarke Peters
Music and lyrics by Louis Jordan
Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm
Ticket prices: $45/$50/$55
For tickets: mnmtheatre.org / kravis.org / 561-832-7469
For Group Sales:  561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.
All performances in
The Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

  • Jacquez Linder-Long
  • Louia Jordan
  • Louis Jordan (1950)
  • Clarke Peters
  • Desir Dumerjuste
  • Don Seward
  • Doriyan Caty
  • James White III
  • Leo Jasper Davis
  • Michael Wallace
  • TJ Pursley

The Delray Beach Playhouse Announces its 2023-2024 Season

25 Thursday May 2023

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Delray Beach Playhouse
Announces its
2023-2024 Season

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

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

May 25, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Delray Beach Playhouse Mainstage Productions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best of Broadway Cabaret Series:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Delray Beach Playhouse Individual Performances:

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

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

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

Marcie Gorman and MNM Theatre Company to present The South Florida Premiere of DISENCHANTED

03 Wednesday May 2023

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Marcie Gorman and
MNM Theatre Company
to present
The South Florida Premiere of
Disenchanted
at The Kravis Center

May 12 – 27

“And they lived happily ever after.  Well… not exactly.” 

“An absolute joy!  Sass-fueled enjoyment!  Empowering and truthful! 
One not to be forgotten!  4 stars!”
London Theatre Reviews, England, UK

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

May 3, 2023

BOCA RATON, FL:   Rehearsals are underway for MNM Theatre Company’s upcoming production of the South Florida premiere of Disenchanted, an irreverent, clever, funny, and definitely PG-rated reimagining of what happened to all those fairy tale princesses after ‘they lived happily ever after. The end’!  The award-winning musical will run from May 12 – 27 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.

Directed by Jonathan Van Dyke and musically directed by Bobby Peaco, Disenchanted stars seven of South Florida’s top musical comedy actresses:  Aaron Bower will play Sleeping Beauty, along with Jinon Deeb as Pocahontas and Princess Badroulbadour, Kat Gold as Mulan and Rapunzel, Shelley Keelor as Snow White, Ashley Rubin as Cinderella, Leah Sessa as The Little Mermaid and Belle, and Vallery Valentine as the Princess Who Kissed the Frog.

Tickets for Disenchanted are on sale now and can be purchased online at kravis.org, or by calling. 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471. Tickets range in price from $55 to $65.  For information regarding group rates call 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.

To speak with someone involved in the production, or to arrange for tickets, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244. For more information about MNM Theatre Company or Disenchanted,visit mnmtheatre.org.

Please note:  Disenchanted contains some adult material.  It is not suitable for children under the age of 13.      

In the attached photo, taken at a May 2nd rehearsal:
Jinon Deeb, Vallery Valentine, Ashley Rubin, Shelley Keelor, Aaron Bower, Kat Gold, Leah Sessa. 

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Disenchanted
May 12 – 27, 2023
Book, Music, and Lyrics: Dennis T. Giacino
Developed with: Fiely Matias
Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm
Ticket prices: $55 – $65
For tickets: mnmtheatre.org / kravis.org / 561-832-7469
All performances in
Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

A South Florida Premiere! The Musical Comedy DISENCHANTED to Run at the Kravis Center – May 12 – 27

28 Tuesday Mar 2023

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Marcie Gorman and
MNM Theatre Company
to present
The South Florida Premiere of
Disenchanted
at The Kravis Center
May 12 – 27


“A warped bunch of stories masterfully crafted and full of inappropriate etiquette…Fun music and even funnier characters will have you laughing all the way to the palace.”  
Tom Williams ~ Chicago Critic

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

March 28, 2023

Marcie Gorman

WEST PALM BEACH, FL: Poisoned apples! Glass slippers! Who needs ’em?! Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in this ‘musical comedy for grownups’ that’s anything but Grimm. Marcie Gorman and MNM Theatre Company will present the South Florida premiere of Disenchanted, a fun-loving, subversive, and definitely ‘not-for-the kiddies’ musical revue proving that happily-ever-after can be a ‘royal pain in the ass!’  The show will run in the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts from May 12 – 27.

“This one is just so much fun,” Gorman said recently.  “These princesses have so much to say about almost everything!  It’s very funny, very clever, and a little bit raunchy for sure, but as we all know, there can be a lot of truth in comedy, and in satire.”

Disenchanted debuted Off-Broadway in 2014 and played to sold out houses and rave reviews. The show garnered a number of award nominations including ‘Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical’ (Outer Critics Circle Awards), ‘Best New Off-Broadway Musical’ (Off Broadway Alliance Awards), and two Lucille Lortel Award nominations. It has played in multiple languages in13 countries on 5 continents, including an extended 16 week run at the Straz Theatre in Tampa.

Jonathan Van Dyke

“It is such a pleasure to be reunited with this wonderful show and introduce it to south Florida audiences,” says Disenchanted director Jonathan Van Dyke. Van Dyke originally cast the show when it ran in Tampa, and eventually became that production’s company manager.  “Although it’s a raucous, feel-good, uproarious musical,” he continues, Disenchanted also delivers plenty of honesty and poignancy, culminating in a true celebration of all women. In fact, in my opinion women and men will embrace and connect with this empowering material.”

MNM’s mission has always been to hire South Florida talent, and Van Dyke has assembled a stellar cast of local princesses:  Aaron Bower will play Sleeping Beauty, along with Jinon Deeb as Pocahontas and Princess Badroulbadour, Kat Gold as Mulan and Rapunzel, Shelley Keelor as Snow White, Ashley Rubin as Cinderella, Leah Sessa as The Little Mermaid and Belle, and Vallery Valentine as the Princess Who Kissed the Frog.

MNM is also one of the very few companies in South Florida that continues to use live musicians:  MAC and Bistro Award-winner Bobby Peaco will serve as Disenchanted’s Musical Director and pianist and will lead the production’s musical team of Julie Jacobs on Drums and Robert Ziawinski on Bass.

Disenchanted’s Production Stage Manager is Francesca Barioli; the Assistant Stage Manager is Randall Swinton. Lighting Design is Karalyn Fitzgerald, and Sound Design is by Justin Thompson. Penny Williams is the production’s Costume Designer, Wigs are by Justin Lore (Tease & Floof Theatrical Wig Boutique), Props are by Abby Rasmussen and Scenic/Set Design is by Jordon Armstrong.

Tickets for Disenchanted are on sale now and can be purchased online at kravis.org, or by calling. 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471. Tickets range in price from $55 to $65.  For information regarding group rates call 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4351.

For more information about MNM Theatre Company or Disenchanted,visit mnmtheatre.org or contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.        

Please note:  Disenchanted contains some adult material.  It is not suitable for children under the age of 13.      

Disenchanted
May 12 – 27, 2023
Book, Music, and Lyrics:Dennis T. Giacino
Developed with: Fiely Matias
Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm
Ticket prices: $55 – $65
For tickets: mnmtheatre.org / kravis.org / 561-832-7469
All performances in
Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

  • L-R: Vallery Valentine, Jinon Deeb, Shelley Keelor, Aaron Bower, Ashley Rubin, Leah Sessa (missing – Kat Gold)
  • Jonathan Van Dyke
  • Aaron Bower
  • Jinon Deeb
  • Shelley Keelor
  • Ashley Rubin
  • Leah Sessa
  • Vallery Valentine
  • Bobby Peaco
  • Marcie Gorman

Tickets for GREASE at the Delray Beach Playhouse are on Sale Now

28 Tuesday Feb 2023

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Auditions to be held May 1st & 2nd

“Grease … is everything that you look for in a lighthearted night at the theatre: music that you want to sing and dance along to, strong performances, and a lot of sparkle.”
Abbie Grundy, BroadwayWorld.com – May. 18, 2022 

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

March 1, 2023

DELRAY BEACH, FL:  Tickets are now available for the Delray Beach Playhouse’ production of Grease, the rollicking rock ‘n roll musical that is both an homage to the idealism and the music of the 50s, and a satirical look at teenagers’ universal and age-old desire to be provocative and rebellious.  The show will run at the popular Delray Beach venue from August 11th through August 27th.

At Rydell High School the ‘Burger Palace Boys’ are acting tough and stealing hub caps, and their gum-snapping, chain-smoking ‘Pink Ladies’ are looking hot in bobby sox and pedal pushers. But at the heart of Grease is the romance between top Burger Boy hot-rodder Danny Zuko and sweet ‘new girl in town’ Sandy Dumbrowski.   Can Danny maintain his ‘cool dude’ status and still make Sandy his girl?!

Grease has become one of the world’s most popular musicals and has a cult-like following – especially among teens. The show’s book, music, and lyrics are by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, and the show features such iconic classics as “Summer Nights”, “Hopelessly Devoted to You”, “Beauty School Dropout”, “Greased Lightning”, and “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee”. 

Auditions for the production will take place at the Playhouse on May 1st and 2nd at 7:30 pm.  All roles are open, and actors of all ethnicities, genders, and ages are encouraged to attend.  The Audition Notice can be viewed below.

The production will be directed by Suzanne Dunn.

Tickets for Grease are $42 and are available online at https://delraybeachplayhouse.com or by calling 561-272-1281.

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

This press release can be viewed online at TBA

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Grease
August 11 – 27, 2023
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Tickets: $42
Click HERE for tickets  or
Call 561-272-1281
Performances:
Friday, & Saturday at 7:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
All performances at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street,
Delray Beach, FL  33444

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AUDITION NOTICE:

Auditions for GREASE – May 1st and 2nd at 7:30pm at the Delray Beach Playhouse located at 950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach, 33444. All roles are open and actors of all ethnicities, genders, and ages are encouraged to attend. 

Performers are asked to prepare 16-32 bars of a song that best showcases their range. Accompaniment will be provided – bring sheet music. You may also provide your own accompaniment via cell phone or other electronic device. 

All auditionees should be prepared to dance/move and may be asked to read from the script. 

Performance dates are August 11th through 27th. Show days are Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. Rehearsals will begin June 12th with a staggered schedule. 

GREASE is a part of Delray Beach Playhouse’s community theater schedule and roles are non-paid. 

Please email Director Suzanne Dunn at potpie13@me.com with any questions. 

Characters:

Sandy Dumbrowski
PART SIZE: Lead
VOCAL PART: Soprano

Danny Zuko
PART SIZE: Lead
VOCAL PART: Tenor

Sonny Latierri
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Baritone

Betty Rizzo
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Alto

Kenickie
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Tenor

Roger
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Tenor

Frenchy
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Alto

Marty
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Alto

Jan
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Alto

Doody
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Tenor

Vince Fontaine
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Spoken

Miss Lynch
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Spoken

Radio Voice
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Soprano

Cha-Cha (Charlene Digregorio)
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Alto

Patty Simcox
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Alto

Eugene Florczyk
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Tenor

Johnny Casino (Clarence)
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Tenor

Teen Angel
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Tenor

The Pink Ladies
PART SIZE: Ensemble
VOCAL PART: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

The Burger Palace Boys
PART SIZE: Ensemble
VOCAL PART: Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Students at Rydell High School
PART SIZE: Ensemble
VOCAL PART: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

TO LIFE 3: STORIES & MUSIC CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JEWISH COMPOSERS TO THE GREAT HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS – January 20 – February 5 at the Willow Theatre

29 Tuesday Nov 2022

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January 20 – February 5, 2023

“Music doesn’t argue, discuss, or quarrel. It just breathes the air of freedom.”
~ Harold Arlen

“Hooray for Hollywood!” ~ Johnny Mercer

“You ain’t heard nothing yet, folks!” ~ Al Jolson

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

November 29, 2022

BOCA RATON, FL:  George Gershwin.  Irving Berlin. Johnny Mercer. Harold Arlen. Sheldon Harnick.  Jerry Herman. These composers and many more will be highlighted in To Life 3: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Great Hollywood Musicals.  The production will run from January 20th through February 5th at The Willow Theatre in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park. To Life 3 is a follow-up to two previous To Life productions – both of which sold out at the Willow Theatre in 2019 and 2020. 

Featuring amusing anecdotes and fascinating historical facts, along with tributes to some of the greatest Jewish performers in Hollywood history, including Eddie Cantor, Danny Kaye, and Barbara Streisand, To Life 3 will be performed by five of South Florida’s award-winning musical theatre artists:  Julie Kleiner, Bruno Faria, Michael Materdomini, Amy Tanner, and Shari Upbin.

Hy Juter

Hy Juter (Jupiter Theater Company, LLC) will produce the show: “We’re extremely excited about this iteration of our To Life series,” he says.  “This time we’re focusing on Hollywood and the outstanding talents that contributed to those great musicals we all remember. We have an amazing cast – their talent is extraordinary! Our director, Shari Upbin, has also written the show this year.  Her background in theatre and her extensive knowledge of the Hollywood musical made her a natural choice to continue our tradition of presenting audiences with a unique combination of history, music, and fun!”

Shari Upbin

Upbin will also direct the production, and Bobby Peaco will serve as music director and pianist.

“To Life 1 and 2 featured the Jewish composers of Broadway,” Upbin says. “But what most people don’t realize is first of all, how many of them transitioned to Hollywood, and secondly, that there were numerous Jewish composers who wrote primarily for ‘the movies’.  I had an amazing time writing the script for the show,” she continues. “I learned so much – there are so many fascinating stories involving these amazingly talented individuals I can’t wait to share with our audiences. And of course,  I couldn’t leave out some of the greatest Jewish stars who left their indelible marks – Eddie Cantor, Danny Kaye, Barbra Streisand… so many and so memorable.”

To Life 3 will run from January 20 through February 5 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.  Tickets are $43; group rates (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $38.  Tickets can be purchased online at www.sugarsandpark.org/life-3 or by phone at 561-347-3948.  The Willow Theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail, in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park (33486).      

For more information about To Life 3: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Great Hollywood Musicals please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.    

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Hy Juter (Jupiter Theater Company, LLC) presents
To Life 3: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Great Hollywood Musicals
January 20 – February 5, 2023
Written and Directed by Shari Upbin 
Tickets: $43 / $38 for groups of 6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction
For tickets:  561-347-3948 or
https://www.sugarsandpark.org/life-3
Showtimes:
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm
All performances take place in
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486

About The Willow Theatre:
The Willow Theatre, opened in 1998, is a beautiful 155-seat proscenium theater, located inside Sugar Sand Park Community Center and allows for a unique experience for theatre patrons. Before or after a show, you may wander the nature trails, visit the Children’s Science Explorium, look at the art exhibit on display, or picnic at one of our pavilions.

  • Shari Upbin
  • Bobby Peaco
  • Julie Kleiner
  • Michael Materdomini
  • Bruno Faria
  • Amy Tanner
  • Hy Juter