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2017 – 2018 Theatre & Concert Schedule

10 Thursday Aug 2017

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Alan Stevens Hewitt, Around the World in 80 Days, Belle Barth, Beni Pasek, Blake Edwards, Boca Raton Theatre, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Broward Stage Door Theatre, Children's Theatre, Chris Blackwood, Cinderella, comedy, Cooking With the Calamari Sisters, David Mamet, Dreamgirls, Emilie Collyer, Entr'Acte Theatrix, Evening Star Productions, Flashdance, Flashdance the Musical, From Door to Door, Garland in Word and Song, Henry Krieger, Henry Mancini, Imagine, James and the Giant Peach, James Sherman, Jerry Leiber, Jody Briskey, Judy Garland, Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall, Justin Paul, Kevin Black, Lizzie Borden, Lizzie the Musical, Macbeth, Mike Stoller, Mismatched, musical comedy, My Son the Waiter, My Son the Waiter A Jewish Tragedy, Neil Sedaka, Neil Simon, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Oleanna, Peter Gordon, Peter J. Loewy, Piers Chater Robinson, Pigs Do Fly Productions, Playhouse Productions, Playhouse Productions at the PGA Arts Center, Primal Forces Productions, Raunchy Little Musical, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show, Roald Dahl, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Saturday Night Fever, Secondary Cause of Death, Shakespeare, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Sol Children Theatre, South Florida Theatre, Spanish River Concerts, Stage Door Theatre, Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Straight White Men, The Good Girl, The Kosher Cheerleader, The PGA Arts Center, The Rocky Horror Show, The Sunshine Boys, The Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts, The Willow Theatre, The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, Theatre in Boca Raton, Thinking Cap Theatre at The Vangaurd, Tickling the Ivories, Tim Maner, Time Step, Timothy Allen McDonald, Tom Eyen, Victor Victoria, William Shakespeare, Young Jean Lee

2017-2018 THEATRE/PRODUCTION SCHEDULES
for
Playhouse Productions at the PGA Arts Center
Playhouse Productions
2 J Productions in association with E&M Theatricals
Black Box Booking
Pigs Do Fly Productions
Primal Forces
Entr’Acte Theatrix
Evening Star Productions
Sol Children Theatre
Stage Door Theatre
Thinking Cap Theatre/The Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts
Spanish River Concerts

 

PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTIONS AT THE PGA ARTS CENTER

I Will Survive: Soundtracks of the 70s
Conceived and written by Kevin Black & Mimi J.  
October 18 – November 19
Tickets:  $45 weekdays and $48 weekends,
with select premium seats available at $65
On line:  www.pgaartscenter.com
Phone: 855-448-7469 (855-HIT-SHOW)
Group Sales: (10 or more): 561-808-3446
Showtimes:
Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 pm
Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm
The PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 3410
www.pgaartscenter.com
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/PGAARTSCENTER/
Ionic, memorable songs and dazzling dancing frame this pulsating and nostalgic journey through an unforgettable decade of music: The 70s! With songs by legendary artists like ABBA, Carly Simon, Gladys Knight, John Lennon, and ZZ Top. I will Survive: Soundtracks of the ’70s is a trip down memory lane – back to the time of bell bottoms, mood rings, smiley faces, and memorable music. Among the songs that will be featured in the show are “Close to You”, “Car Wash”, “Dancing Queen”, “Let it Be”, “Nobody Does It Better”, “Proud Mary”, “Midnight Train to Georgia”, “Hopelessly Devoted”, and “I Will Survive”.

Irving Berlin Salutes America
November 30 – December 24
Tickets:  $45 weekdays and $48 weekends,
with select premium seats available at $65
On line:  www.pgaartscenter.com
Phone: 855-448-7469 (855-HIT-SHOW)
Group Sales: (10 or more): 561-808-3446
Showtimes:
Thursday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm
Thursday 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday 8 pm

A Musical Tribute and Patriotic Holiday Celebration.
A spirited and patriotic celebration of the music of the greatest composer in American history, Irving Berlin. The show features hits like Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Cheek To Cheek, Steppin’ Out With My Baby, Puttin’ On The Ritz, Heat Wave, There’s No Business Like Show Business, God Bless America, and many more.
Lush ballads, memorable standards, patriotic anthems: “Irving Berlin IS American Music.”

Avi Hoffman’s Too Jewish
December 27 – January 21
Tickets:  $45 – $65
On line:  www.pgaartscenter.com
Phone: 855-448-7469 (855-HIT-SHOW)
Group Sales: (10 or more): 561-808-3446
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm
Saturday at 8 pm
In Avi Hoffman’s Too Jewish? the award-winning actor/director/comedian combines a delightful mix of music, comedy, impersonations, and personal reminiscences to take his audiences on a journey through his own Jewish roots, and to illustrate the traditions and history of his beloved Yiddish Culture.
Avi Hoffman’s Too Jewish? premiered Off-Broadway at New York’s Houseman Theatre in 1994 and has been presented thousands of times all over the world, as well as on the national PBS network. Hoffman, a child of Holocaust survivors, was taught at an early age to appreciate the beauty and depth of Jewish literature, music, and tradition.

Cooking with the Calamari Sisters
January 25 – March 18, 2018
Tickets:  $45-$65
Tickets:  1-855-448-7469 / www.pgaartscenter.com
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
Performances:
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 2 pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday:  8 pm
PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33410
www.pgaartscenter.com
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Hilarity, delicious dishes, and two over-the-top plus-size Italian Sisters from Brooklyn (stars of their very own fictional cable television show) take you on a Tour de Force of Italian, pop & show tunes and cuisine as they sing (Volare, Botcha – Me and more), dance, joke, and laugh through a very special cooking lesson! 

Old Jews Telling Jokes
January 17 – March 4, 2018
Created by Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent
Based on the website:  www.oldjewstellingjokes.com
Tickets:  TBA
Tickets:  1-855-448-7469 / www.pgaartscenter.com
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
Performances:
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 2:3o pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday:  7:30 pm
PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33410
www.pgaartscenter.com
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Old Jews Telling Jokes showcases five actors in a comedy 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 raunchy) as the ‘Old Jews’ make fun of themselves as well as followers of every other religion.

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PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTIONS

My Son the Waiter – A Jewish Tragedy
February 1 – March 25
Written & Performed by Brad Zimmerman
Tickets:  $45 – $65
Tickets:  1-855-448-7469 / www.mysonthewaiter.com
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 7:30
Saturday & Sunday:  2 pm
NSU Museum of Art in Ft. Lauderdale
One Las Olas Blvd.,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
www.mysonthewaiter.com
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My Son the Waiter:  A Jewish Tragedy is the story of Brad Zimmerman’s struggle to fulfill his dream and ‘make it’ as a comedic actor in New York, He spent 29 years “temporarily” waiting tables in New York, all the while chasing a career in acting and comedy.  Brad 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.

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2 J PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH E&M THEATRICALS        

Raunchy Little Musical – Belle Barth is Back!
March 23 – April 29,  2018
Book by Joanne Koch
Music by Ilya Levinson
Lyrics by Owen Kalt
Tickets:  $49-$54
Tickets:  1-855-448-7469 / www.pgaartscenter.com
Group Sales: 407-688-1951
Performances:
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 2 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday:  7:30 pm
The PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33410
www.pgaartscenter.com
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An evening with Belle Barth, the pioneer of edgy comedy. Peppered with plenty of Barth’s original jokes, and interspersed poignant moments from her private life, Raunchy Little Musical showcases the self-proclaimed founder of ‘Ball Breakers Anonymous” and purveyor of dirty jokes whose attitude made her off-limits for Ed Sullivan – but her Adult Only records consistently topped the charts. 

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BLACK BOX BOOKING

Garland in Word and Song
January 26 – February 11, 2018
Book by William Randall Beard
Tickets:  $35 / $30 for groups of 6 or more
Tickets:   561-347-3948 / www.willowtheatre.org
Showtimes:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 8:00 pm,
Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486
www.willowtheatre.org
Actress Jody Briskey channels Judy Garland and recreates the star’s iconic 1961 performance at Carnegie Hall.  Musical direction and accompaniment by David Nagy.

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PIGS DO FLY PRODUCTIONS

MisMATCH.com
By Peter J. Loewy
March 15 – April 1, 2018
Tickets: $35
Tickets:  866-811-4111 / www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
All performances will take place at
Empire Stage
1140 N Flagler Drive,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
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A brand new musical comedy about the perils of dating at a certain age… in South Florida.

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PRIMAL FORCES (in association with Andrews Living Arts)

The Good Girl
By Emilie Collyer
October 13 – October 29, 2017
(Preview performances October 11 & 12 at 8 pm – tickets $25)
Tickets:  $30
Tickets:  http://primalforces.com/
Performances:
Thursday & Friday:  8 pm
Saturday: 7 pm (& 9 pm on 10/14)
Sunday: 2 pm
Andrews Living Arts
23 NW 5th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL  33301
http://primalforces.com/
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In this futuristic capitalist dystopia, an outbreak of disease killed millions and resulted in heavily regulated human interaction (and intimacy). Anjali has a government-issued job as the madam to a sex robot. When Ven, the maintenance man, finds the robot exhibiting unusual and illegal human-like behavior, the pair strike up an uneasy black market partnership; she expands her robot’s human-like repertoire of behaviors and he brings in the high-paying clientele. But when the clients start asking for more, and want to pay more, Anjali must decide just how far she’s willing to go.

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ENTR’ACTE THEATRIX

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
By Richard O’Brien
October 19 – November 4
Tickets: TBA
Performances:  TBA
PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33410
http://entractetheatrix.org
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The Rocky Horror Show is an outrageous assemblage of – and humorous tribute to – the most stereotypical science fiction and horror movies, Marvel comics, Frankie Avalon/Annette Funicello outings and rock ‘n’ roll of every vintage. The play (upon which the classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show is based) has grown from an experimental production originally produced in a small London theatre in June 1973, to a cult phenomenon with fans world-wide.  The musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple who, when caught in a storm, find refuge in the home of a decidedly unusual scientist who is madly working towards unveiling his latest and greatest creation.

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EVENING STAR PRODUCTIONS

Oleanna
September 21 – October 8, 2017
By David Mamet
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Featuring Todd Bruno and Sara Grant
Tickets:  $30 / $20 for students
Tickets:  561-447-8829
www.eveningstarproductions.org
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday:  8 pm
Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
www.eveningstarproductions.org
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A seething investigation of “political correctness” in a time when the nation’s morality has been tested by increased incidents of sexual harassment. “Oleanna is likely to provoke more arguments than any play this year.” —NY Times. “One of the ten best plays of 1992…reason enough to cheer for the future of the theatre.” —Time Magazine. 

Macbeth
October 26 – 28, 2017
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and directed by Seth Trucks and Sara Grant
Tickets:  $20
Tickets:  561-447-8829
 www.eveningstarproductions.org
Performances:  8 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
www.eveningstarproductions.org
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Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, thought to have first been performed in 1606, “The Scottish Play” explores the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. Of all the plays Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, who was patron of Shakespeare’s acting company, Macbeth most clearly reflects the playwright’s relationship with his sovereign.
The premiere production of ‘Sol After Dark’.  

Secondary Cause of Death
April 19 – May 6, 2018
By Peter Gordon
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets:  $30 / $20 students
Tickets:  561-447-8829
 www.eveningstarproductions.org
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday:  8 pm
Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
www.eveningstarproductions.org
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The hilarious sequel to the author’s hit comedy thriller Murdered to Death: It’s now 1939, and storm clouds are gathering over Europe. Having inherited Bagshot House, Colonel Charles Craddock has converted the property into a hotel for the discerning visitor. Soon Inspector Pratt arrives once again at Bagshot House, bearing grim news for Colonel Craddock. But that’s just the beginning—who is the strange Polish Count? Is Henrietta really an army captain? And where does the flamboyant thespian Cardew Longfellow fit into the picture? When Joan Maple’s sister Cynthia arrives to stage a murder mystery evening, it’s not long before Pratt’s visit turns into a chaotic nightmare as the bodies pile higher than ever!

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SOL CHILDREN THEATRE

Around the World in 80 Days
December 8 – 23, 2017
Book and Lyrics by Chris Blackwood
Music by Piers Chater Robinson
Based on the book by Jules Verne
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets:  $20 / $15 juniors (11 and under)
Tickets:  561-447-8829 / www.solchildren.org
Performances:
Friday & Saturday: 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
www.solchildren.org
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Based on Jules Verne’s classic novel, the musical recounts the journey of Phileas Fogg who has made a bet with the members of his gentlemen’s club that he can travel around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by his servant Passepartout the plot revolves around the adventures Fogg faces in his attempt.

Cinderella  
March 1 – 18, 2018
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Directed by Seth Trucks
Tickets:  $20 / $15 juniors (11 and under)
Tickets:  561-447-8829 / www.solchildren.org
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
www.solchildren.org
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The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm, and elegance. Adapted for the stage with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when
the slipper fits!

James and the Giant Peach
August 24 – September 9, 2018
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Based on the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets:  $20 / $15 juniors (11 and under)
Tickets:  561-447-8829 / www.solchildren.org
Performances:
Friday & Saturday: 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 2 pm
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
www.solchildren.org
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When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach… and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family.  Featuring a wickedly tuneful score and a curiously quirky book.

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STAGE DOOR THEATRE

Group and Subscriber Discounts available for these productions 

The Sunshine Boys
August 18 – September 24, 2017
By Neil Simon
Tickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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The Sunshine Boys follows the attempts of a young theatrical agent to re-unite his elderly uncle, a former Vaudeville great, with his long-time partner for a television reunion.  Despite their celebrated reputation, the two elderly men have not spoken in 12 years.  

Saturday Night Fever
September 1 –  October 15, 2017
Based on the Paramount/RSO Film and story by Nik Cohn
Adapted for the stage by Robert Stigwood in collaboration with Bill Oaks
Tickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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This musical adaptation of the ‘70s classic film is the quintessential story of a talented, streetwise kid from Brooklyn who attempts to escape his dead-end life through dancing. 

Tickling the Ivories
October 13 – November 19, 2017
Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Kevin BlackTickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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We love a piano!  A song always begins at the fingertips of its songwriter on those black and white keys.  Tickling the Ivories celebrates the amazing artists who share our love for this timeless instrument – the piano. Featuring the music of Barry Manilow, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and many more.

Dreamgirls
November 3 – December 10, 2017
Book and lyrics by Tom Eyen
Music by Henry Krieger
Tickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Dreamgirls is a show about a time in American musical history when rhythm and blues blended with other styles of popular music creating a new American sound. The subject matter of this award-winning musical deals with the musical contributions to America of such importance that only now — decades later —we beginning to understand.

Smokey Joe’s Café – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
December 15, 2017 – January 14, 2018
Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike StollerTickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Leiger and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock ‘n’ roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture.  Featuring nearly 40 of some of the greatest songs ever recorded Smokey Joe’s Café isn’t just great pop music – it’s compelling musical theatre.

Flashdance – The Musical
December 29 – February 11, 2018
Book by Tom Hedley and Robert Cary
Music by Robbie Roth
Lyrics by Robbi Roth and Robert Cary
Tickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the show revolves around 18-year-old Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night, and her dreams of attending the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy.

Imagine – A Beatles Retrospective
February 2 – March 11, 2018
Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Kevin Black
Tickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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The Fab Four have left a permanent mark in history with their vast songbook of now timeless classics.  Imagine celebrates the music of The Beatles.  Featuring a live three piece band, and a cast of vocalists and dancers. 

Nice Work If You Can Get It
March 2 – April 15, 2018
Music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin
Book by Joe DiPietro
Inspired by Material by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse
Tickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Set in the 1920’s, Nice Work If You Can Get it is the story of charming and wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter, who meets female bootlegger Billie Bendix the weekend of his wedding.   Jimmy, who has been married three (or is it four?) times before, is preparing to marry again…

Time Step
March 30 – May 6, 2018
Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Kevin Black
Tickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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That recognizable rhythmic tap combination – the time step –  a term that derives from the era of great tap dancers who used their distinctive footwork to set the pace of the music.  A mix of European Jig, Reel Steps, Clog, and African Rhythms all combined to create an exciting new dance style.

Victor/Victoria
May 4 – June 7, 2018
Book by Blake Edwards
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Tickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Victor/Victoria is based on the beloved 1982 film of the same name.  Victoria, a penniless soprano, schemes with a struggling impresario to disguise herself as a man named Victor – who entertains as a female impersonator known as ‘Victoria’ – and as a result becomes the toast of Paris.  Complications arise when a Chicago mobster sees the act, and finds himself attracted to the star. 

From Door to Door
May 25 – July 1, 2018
By James Sherman
Tickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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When one woman reflects upon her past as a daughter, wife, and mother, who does she see?  From Door to Door is a bittersweet celebration of one family of women across generations.

Breaking Up is Hard to Do
July 6 – August 12, 2018
Featuring the songs of Neil Sedaka
Book by Erik Jackson and Ben H. Winters
Music by Neil Sedaka
Lyrics by Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield, and Philip Cody
Tickets:  $48
Tickets:  954-344-7765 / www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.org
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Set in a Catskills resort in 1960, this sweetly comic story of two friends from Brooklyn in search of good times and romance one wild Labor Day weekend.  The score showcases 18 Sedaka classics.

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THINKING CAP THEATRE / THE VANGUARD SANCTUARY FOR THE ARTS

 

Straight White Men
September 8 – October 1
By Young Jean Lee
Tickets:  $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546 /www.thinkingcaptheatre.com
Performances:
Friday and Saturday: 8 pm
Saturday: 3 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
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During the Christmas holidays, three brothers return to their family home in the Midwestern United States, to keep their widowed father company.

Lizzie: The Musical
October 20 –  November 5
Music by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt
Lyrics by Steven Cheslik-Demeyer and Tim Maner
Book by Tim Maner
Tickets:  $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546
www.thinkingcaptheatre.com
Performances:
Friday and Saturday: 8 pm
Saturday: 3 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
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A rollicking rock musical.  On a sweltering summer morning in 1882, in a small New England city, a prominent business man and his wife were brutally axed to death in their home. Their daughter, Lizzie Borden, was the prime suspect.  Lizzie’s trial was a coast-to-coast media sensation, and her story has become an American legend.

Mistletoe Lounge
December 1 – 17
By Various Playwrights.
Tickets:  $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546
www.thinkingcaptheatre.com
Performances:
Friday and Saturday: 8 pm
Saturday: 3 pm
Sunday: 5 pm The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
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Mistletoe Lounge is an original holiday show inspired by old Hollywood legends.

SPANISH RIVER CONCERTS

Series:

An Evening of Romance
January 29 – February 10
Jackie Evancho, world-renowned prodigy who gained national acclaim on America’s Got Talent, joins powerhouse tenor, Daniel Montenegro to perform a beautiful combination of arias and crossover favorites with a full orchestra. Heralded as “the girl with the voice of an angel”, Evancho starred in three PBS specials, released six albums (including one gold and one platinum), and has performed with Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, and David Foster. Daniel Montenegro, longtime favorite of Spanish River Concerts subscribers, thrills audiences around the world, and has shared the stage with the likes of Placido Domingo.
www.spanishriverconcerts.com 

On Broadway
January 8 – January 16
There is magic in the air as Spanish River Concerts once again, captures the essence of the Great White Way. This original theatrical revue showcases top-notch performers from famed Broadway casts. No element is spared – lavish costumes, great musicians, artistic choreography, and of course, stunning vocals, performing your favorites in an exciting array of vignettes. On Broadway is a fast-paced whirlwind that will leave you standing and cheering for more.
www.spanishriverconcerts.com 

Greatest Divas of the Silver Screen with Full Orchestra
February 26 – March 6
Another Spanish River Concerts original production, this concert features Jeanette Bayardelle and other wonderful singers with a full orchestra, performing some of the signature songs, originated by the great Divas for hit films of yesterday and today. Lose yourself in the imagery created by Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, and others.
www.spanishriverconcerts.com 

70 Years in the Promised Land
March 12 – March 20
Musical Director and Producer, Tomer Adaddi, assembles a cast from around the world, celebrating the 70th birthday of Israel. Through their musical artistry, this diverse group of fabulous performers bestow their heartfelt birthday wishes for peace and prosperity upon the young nation. The evening will immerse you in a profound experience, comprised of the sights and sounds of Israel and the far reaches of the Diaspora.
www.spanishriverconcerts.com 

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For more information about this list, or any of the productions listed, please don’t hesitate to contact me at:

Carol Kassie
Theatrical Marketing & Public Relations
www.CarolKassie.com
P.O. Box 811207
Boca Raton, FL 33481-1207
561-445-9244
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Stage Door Theatre presents MINNIE’S BOYS – June 30 – August 6

26 Monday Jun 2017

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Stage Door Theatre
presents
Minnie’s Boys
(The Madcap Marx Brothers Musical)
June 30 – August 6

“My mother loved children – she would have given anything if I had been one.”  Groucho Marx

June 26, 2017
MARGATE, FL:  Julius, Adolph, Herbie, Leo, and Milton – names that are not at all familiar in the American comedic lexicon.  However, almost any mention of Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo, Chico, and Gummo will immediately elicit nods of recognition, and in most cases happy smiles.   Broward Stage Door Theatre will present the musical Minnie’s Boys – the tale of how the sons of Minnie Marx became The Marx Brothers – one of the most beloved and respected comedy acts in history.  Minnie’s Boys will open on June 30th and run through August 6th in Stage Door’s Theatre 2.

Based on the works of Groucho’s son, Arthur Marx, Minnie’s Boys is a song-filledcelebration of the Marx Brothers’ early years – the beginning of their rise to fame and fortune. But it is really the story of their mother, Minnie Marx, who shaped, molded, encouraged, cajoled, pushed and pulled them towards their eventual – and in her mind – inevitable success.

Peter J. Loewy will direct and choreograph Minnie’s Boys.  Loewy has directed the show before – at his own Fourm Theater in Metuchen, New Jersey; he recently directed Stage Door’s Carbonell-recommended production of Nine: “I love this show,” he says. It’s rarely done.  It has a great score by Larry Grossman, and it’s full of humor and heart.”

Loewy has cast Melody Lieberman as Minnie Marx, Jonathan Eisele as Julie Marx (Groucho), Michael Brown as Adolph Marx (Harpo), Will Nash Broyles as Leonard Marx (Chico), R. J. Magee as Herbie Marx (Zeppo), Steddy Amory as Milton Marx (Gummo), and Ben Prayz as Sam “Frenchie” Marx.  Also in the cast are Matthew Korinko, Sean Dorazio, Whitney Grace, Hilleah Neve, Ellie Pattison, Caterina Randazzo, and Ashlley Rodriguez.

Dave Nagy is the show’s musical director, and Kevin Black will assist Loewy with the choreography. Minnie’s Boys’ set design is by Michael McClain, lighting design is by Dean Landhuis, sound design by Rushnay Henry, costumes by Jerry Sturdefant, and Paul O’Donnell takes care of operations.  The show’s stage manager is Nancy Clay.

Minnie’s Boys will run from June 30 – August 6 at Stage Door Theatre. The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Margate.

Tickets for Minnie’s Boys are $48. (Student prices are also available with valid ID). Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at www.stagedoorfl.org.

For more information about Minnie’s Boys and/or Stage Door Theatre, please visit www.stagedoorfl.org, or contact Derelle Bunn Executive Producer/Artistic Director, at DerelleBunn@yahoo.com / 954-344-7765 or Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).

Minnie’s Boys
June 30 – August 6
Book by Arthur Marx and Robert Fisher
Music by Larry Grossman
Lyrics by Hal Hackady
Tickets:  $48
Phone:  954-344-7765
On line: www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
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Stage Door Theatre presents NINE – April 28 – June 11

24 Monday Apr 2017

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Stage Door Theatre
presents
Nine
April 28 – June 11

“An abundant musical, one which gleefully expands the limits of the theatre. A startling act of the imagination, independence and daring; and, hence, a show to treasure.” – WCBS-TV

April 24, 2017

MARGATE, FL:  The multiple Tony Award-winning musical Nine will open in Theatre 1 at Stage Door Theatre on April 28, and run through June 11.

Based on Federico Fellini’s Academy Award-winning film 8½, Nine focuses on celebrated film director Guido Contini, who is dealing with a mid-life crisis, numerous faltering relationships, including a failing marriage, and his increasingly futile attempts to come up with a plot for his next movie after a number of box office flops. The original Broadway production won five Tony Awards in 1982, including Best Musical.

Nine was originally created and written by Maury Yeston as a class project in Lehman Engel’s BMI Music Theatre Workshop in 1973.  As a teenager he had seen Fellini’s iconic film and was intrigued by its themes.  Yeston, in a 1982 interview in the New York Times explained:  “I looked at the screen and said, ‘That’s me….I still believed in all the dreams and ideals of what it was to be an artist, and here was a movie about an artist – an artist in trouble. It became an obsession.”

Peter J. Loewy

Stage Door’s production will be directed by Peter J. Loewy, who has directed the show previously – at his own Forum Theatre in Metuchen, New Jersey:  “Nine is a show that’s rarely done – it will be somewhat of a departure from Stage Door normal fare,” Loewy says.  “It has a soaring score by Maury Yeston, and the source material, Fellini’s autobiographical film 8½,  is a fascinating look at one man’s retrospective journey through his life, his career, and at the women he loved, loves, and hopes to love again.”

Loewy is recreating the staging from his original, Forum Theatre production of Nine with additional choreography by Kevin Black. David Nagy is the show’s Musical Director, Lighting Design is by Dean Landhuis, Set Design is by Michael McClain, and Costume Design is by Jerry Sturdefant.

Nine will star Paul O’Donnell as the troubled Guido.  O’Donnell has taken on an unusual ‘double-duty’ in this production – he is also Stage Door Theatre’s Operations Director.  Elizabeth Sackett will play Guido’s wife Luisa,  Ellie Pattison his agent Liliane La Fleur, Alexandra Milbrath his mistress Carla, and Victoria Lauzun his muse, Claudia Nardi.  Other cast members include Emily Freeman, Kat Gold, Dalia Aleman, Sandi Stock, Rebeca Diaz, Alexandra Garcia, Melody Lieberman, Hilleah Neve, Stephanny Noria, Caterina Randazzo,  Alexandra Van Hasselt, and Lara Williams.

Nine is produced in part by a grant from the City of Margate Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).

Nine will run from April 28 – June 11 at Stage Door Theatre. The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Margate.  Tickets for Nine are $38 – $42; $16 student tickets are also available.  Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at  www.stagedoorfl.org

For more information about Nine and/or Stage Door Theatre, please visit www.stagedoorfl.org, or contact Derelle Bunn Executive Producer/Artistic Director, at DerelleBunn@yahoo.com / 954-344-7765 or Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).

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Nine
April 28 – June 11
Book by Arthur Kopit
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Adapted from the Italian by Mario Fratti
Tickets:  $38 – $42
 Phone:  954-344-7765
 On line:  www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
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NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY at Stage Door Theatre – April 14 – May 28

10 Monday Apr 2017

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Stage Door Theatre
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No Way to Treat a Lady
April 14 – May 28

A musical in the key of murder!

“Terrific! Hilarious! Dynamic! An unabashedly histrionic romp with plenty of laughs, a fair share of romance and a welcome abundance of drollery.” –The Los Angeles Times

For Immediate Release
Contact: Derelle Bunn
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April 10, 2017

MARGATE, FL:  Stage Door Theatre will present the darkly comedic musical, No Way to Treat a Lady beginning April 14th.  The production will run through May 28th in the popular Margate venue’s Theatre 2.

A blend of devilish humor, romance, murder, and music,  No Way to Treat a Lady features a publicity crazed actor turned serial killer, and the detective who pursues him: Actor Christopher “Kit” Gill, and Detective Morris Brummell have a lot in common – both dream of being headliners in the New York Times, and both are contending with difficult and overbearing mothers.  Gill’s mother issues lead to murder, and Brummell’s to struggles to find independence, love, and of course, a murderer.

The production, directed by Peter J. Loewy, will feature James Hansen as Kit Gill and Dustin Cunningham as Morris Brummell.  Andrea Arvanigian and Kimberly Abrams round out the cast.

Peter J. Loewy

“It’s a fun, funny, and clever show,” Loewy says. “It has a weirdly likeable homicidal maniac, a loveable if somewhat lost hero,  and an interesting take on the relationship between sons and their mothers. And the score is pure Broadway musical comedy.”

Playwright, composer, lyricist Douglas J. Cohen is the recipient of the Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting,  two Richard Rodgers Awards, a Jonathan Larson Grant, the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation Award, and the inaugural Noel Coward Prize.

No Way to Treat a Lady will run from April 14 – May 28 at Stage Door Theatre. The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Margate.

Tickets for No Way to Treat a Lady are $38 – $42; $16 student tickets are also available.  Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at  www.stagedoorfl.

For more information about No Way to Treat a Lady and/or Stage Door Theatre, please visit www.stagedoorfl.org, or contact Derelle Bunn Executive Producer/Artistic Director, at DerelleBunn@yahoo.com / 954-344-7765 or Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).

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No Way to Treat a Lady
April 14 – May 28, 2017
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen
Based on the novel by William Goldman
Tickets:  $38 – $42
Phone:  954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoorfl.com
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Stage Door Theatre presents THE KID FROM BROOKLYN: THE DANNY KAYE STORY – February 24 – April 9

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Stage Door Theatre
presents
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The Kid from Brooklyn: The Danny Kaye Story
February 24 – April 9

“Life is a blank canvas, and you need to throw all the paint on it you can.”
~ Danny Kaye

February 21, 2017

MARGATE, FL:   Stage Door Theatre will present The Kid From Brooklyn: The Danny Kaye Story, from February 24 though April 9 in the larger of their two theatres.

Based on the turbulent and triumphant life of the multi-talented singer, actor, comedian, and philanthropist,  this intimate musical portrayal chronicles Danny Kaye’s career and his relationships on and off the stage – from an undisciplined improvisational comic to his success under the guidance of his wife, Sylvia Fine.

The Kid From Brooklyn: The Danny Kaye Story includes many of Kaye’s signature songs, including “Tchaikovsky,” “By Jingo,” “Minnie the Moocher” and “Inchworm”, and features the work of songwriters Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Frank Loesser and Cole Porter, and of course, Sylvia Fine.

Peter J. Loewy

Peter J. Loewy

The production will be directed by Peter J. Loewy, with musical direction by David Nagy.  Loewy, who owns and operates the Forum Theatre in Metuchen,  New Jersey,  directed three productions in South Florida in 2016, two for Stage Door Theatre, and one for Pigs Do Fly  Productions.  All three were Carbonell Recommended.

Loewy has cast Joshua Kolb as Danny Kaye, and Kimberly Abrams as Sylvia Fine.

Kolb is pleased and excited to have been chosen to portray the iconic entertainer: “If Danny Kaye had not been born,” a Hollywood writer once observed, “no one could possibly have invented him. It would have been stretching credibility far past the breaking point.” Kolb quotes.  “Telling the story of such a man, therefore is stretching me just as far as an actor. This opportunity is comfortably the biggest challenge I have ever attempted, and I only hope to give the audience as entertaining a remembrance of the man as they, and he, deserve.”

ds-2“During the rehearsal process for this show, Sylvia Fine became a personal hero of mine,” says Kimberly Adams. “She was a shockingly brilliant woman who did it all – she was Danny Kaye’s wife, the mother of their child, his career manager, and the composer/lyricist of all of his most famous songs. She is the reason Danny Kaye became a household name, and it’s truly an honor to bring her to life on stage.”

Brad Rakushin and Ashley Brooke will play various characters throughout the play, including Samuel Goldwyn, Cole Porter, Billy Rose, Laurence Olivier, Eve Arden, Kitty Carlisle, and Vivien Leigh.

The Kid From Brooklyn will run from February 24 – April 9 at Stage Door Theatre. The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Margate.

Tickets for The Kid From Brooklyn are $38 – $42; $16 student tickets are also available.  Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at  www.stagedoorfl.org

For more information about The Kid From Brooklyn and/or Stage Door Theatre, please visit www.stagedoorfl.org, or contact Derelle Bunn Executive Producer/Artistic Director, at DerelleBunn@yahoo.com / 954-344-7765 or Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).

The Kid from Brooklyn:  The Danny Kaye Story
Book by: Mark Childers and Peter J. Loewy
Music by Various Composers
February 24 – April 9

Tickets:  $38 – $42
Phone:  954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, FL 33065
www.stagedoorfl.com
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Stage Door Theatre presents THE ROTHSCHILDS September 2 – October 16

30 Tuesday Aug 2016

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Stage Door Theatre
presents
rothschildsSeptember 2 – October 16

“…it is interesting, in parts very witty, has a certain moral force and,
best of all, it has style.
”  Clive Barnes, NY Times

August 30, 2016

MARGATE, FL:   Stage Door Theatre’s September production is a Tony Award-winning musical based on the fascinating story of one family’s rise from the ghettos of late eighteenth century Germany to domination of the European financial community and the loftiest echelons of society.  The Rothschilds will open on September 2nd and run through October 16th in the theatre’s large auditorium.

The Rothschilds has been called ‘one of the boldest book musicals of its time; a heartfelt testimony to family, dignity, honor, and unflinching tenacity.’ (Music Theatre International) The musical was the final collaboration between Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me); the book was by Sherman Yellen. The Rothschilds was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning two.

Based on the book The Rothschilds, by Frederic Morton, the musical tells the story of “shrewd, charismatic, resourceful and ambitious Mayer Rothschild and his five sons [as they] struggle to overcome the prejudice of late eighteenth century European society …and build a family banking …On the way, they come to dominate European finance, help fund Napoleon’s defeat, and secure a Declaration of Rights for their people from the Crowned Heads of State. It’s truly Europe’s most famous rags-to-riches story.” (Music Theatre International)

Peter J. Loewy

Peter J. Loewy

Peter J. Loewy will direct the production, which will star Matthew Chizever as Mayer Rothschild, Jonathan Eisele as Kalman Rothschild, Sebastian Lombardo as Solomon Rothschild, Alex Salup as Amshel Rothschild, Rio Peterson as Jacob Rothschild, Alexander Zenoz as Nathan Rothschild, Meredith Bartmon as Gutele Rothschild, Whitney Grace as Hannah Cohen, and Troy Stanley as Prince Metternich.  David Nagy will serve as the Musical Director for the production, Dean Landhuis is the Lighting Designer, and Larry Bauman is the show’s Costume Designer.

The Rothschilds will run from September 2 – October 16 at Stage Door Theatre in Margate. The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Margate.

Tickets for The Rothschilds are $38 – $42; $16 student tickets are also available.  Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at  www.stagedoortheatre.com.

For more information about The Rothschilds and/or Stage Door Theatre, please visit www.stagedoortheatre.com  , or contact Derelle Bunn Executive Producer/Artistic Director, at DerelleBunn@yahoo.com / 954-344-7765 or Carol Kassie (ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244).

The Rothschilds
September 2 – October 16, 2016
Book by Sherman Yellen
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Tickets:  $38 – $42
Phone:  954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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Pigs Do Fly Productions presents INVASION OF PRIVACY – September 8 – 25

09 Tuesday Aug 2016

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presents
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September 9 – 25
(Preview performance September 8)

“Larry Parr has a flair for sassy humor and for focusing his story on the main issues.”  Sarasota Herald Tribune

August 10, 2016
WILTON MANORS, FL:  In 1943 Zelma Cason filed a ground-breaking lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize-winning author (The Yearling) Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.  Cason claimed Rawlings had invaded her ‘right to privacy’ in the author’s recently published book, Cross Creek. The suit – the first of its kind ever filed in Florida –  used ‘the right of privacy defense’.  At that time the state didn’t even recognize the existence of that right.

Pigs Do Fly Productions will present the South Florida premiere of Larry Parr’s award-winning play, Invasion of Privacy – the playwright’s fascinating examination of the events leading up to and including the trial that had the entire country focused on one small Florida town.   The production will run from September 9th through September 25th at The Abyss Stage in Wilton Manors.  There will be a preview performance on September 8th.

Ellen 2“Invasion of Privacy is our first foray into a full length play,” says Pigs Do Fly Productions Executive Producer Ellen Wacher.   “This one is awesome – it’s based on a real case and trial in 1940’s Florida.  It has great characters; it’s topical and funny, yet it deals with very serious issues.  And it fits perfectly within Pigs Do Fly’s mission – showing the impact people over 50 can have on all our lives.”

Larry Parr

Larry Parr

“I always loved Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ rich and poetic writings about Florida and the Floridians who made their lives from the bounty of the land,” playwright Larry Parr explains.  “I became fascinated by the lawsuit brought against her after the publication of her book, Cross Creek, for Invasion of Privacy – the first of its kind brought against an author.  It played out against the backdrop of early Florida and involved the very people she wrote about, and it involves an issue that is very much in the news yet today – Freedom of Speech versus Right to Privacy.”

The landmark case began when Cason, one of Rawlings’ closest friends took issue with the author’s description of her in Cross Creek as “…an ageless spinster resembling an angry and efficient canary. She manages her orange grove and as much of the village and country as needs management or will submit to it. I cannot decide whether she should have been a man or a mother …”  An additional real-life dramatic element was added to the mix in that Cason was represented by Kate Walton – one of Florida’s first female lawyers – in a time when women were not even allowed to serve on juries in Florida.

Peter J. LoewyInvasion of Privacy will be directed by Peter J. Loewy, whose production of The Rothschilds will open at Stage Door Theatre on September 2nd; his recent production of Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together received excellent reviews when it played at Stage Door in May.  He has directed numerous productions in South Florida, as well as at his own Forum Theatre, in Metuchen, New Jersey.

Loewy has selected a talented cast for Invasion of Privacy:  Eight-time Carbonell nominee Missy McArdle will play Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Carbonell nominee Kevin Reilley will play her husband, Norton Baskin.  Also cast are Pepper Thompson as Zelma Cason, Todd Caster as lawyer Sigsbee Scruggs, Jules Pisano as lawyer Kate Walton, and Kerry Sensenbach as Judge John Murphree.

Tickets for Invasion of Privacy are $35 and are available on line at www.pigsdoflyproductions.com, or by calling 866-811-4111.  Performances are on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm, and on Sunday at 5 pm. All performances will take place at The Abyss Stage, 2304 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, FL 33305

For more information about Pigs Do Fly Productions, please visit www.pigsdoflyproductions.com.   For more information about Ellen Wacher, please visit www.ellenwacher.com.  To set up interviews, or for photos, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

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Pigs Do Fly Productions
presents
Invasion of Privacy
By Larry Parr
September 9 – September 25 (Preview Performance – September 8)
Tickets: $35
Tickets:  866-811-4111 / www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
All performances will take place at
The Abyss Stage
2304 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, FL 33305
www.infinite-abyss.org

Larry Parr (Playwright) Hundreds of regional productions.  Hi-Hat Hattie Kansas City’s Drama Desk Best Musical, Florida Individual Artist Recipient, American Cinema Foundation; My Castle’s Rockin’ Sart ScriptFest, National Black Theatre Festival;Invasion Of Privacy 1999 Gold Coast Players best-play award, Playwrights First Award in Manhattan, Ashland New Play Festival, Theatre Conspiracy’s New Play Competition, Florida Individual Artist Recipient, Dezart Performs Audience Favorite; Sundew Sart Scriptfest; His Eye Is On The Sparrow Florida Individual Artist Recipient, Sarasota County Arts Council’s Fellowship, Dayton Best Overall Production; Shunned Sart’s ScriptFest, Utah Shakespeare Festival, New American Playwrights Project.  2000, 2010 Barbara Anton Playwriting Award.  STAGES ’93, the 1994 Porter Fleming Playwriting Competition, The Arion Award For Music Excellence, Civic Recognition Award, Broome Agency’s Best-Novel Award.  www.larryparr.info

Awards for Invasion of Privacy:
State of Florida Individual Artist’s Fellowship Award
Gold Coast Players Best Play Award
The National Arts Club’s Playwrights First Award in Manhattan
Ashland, Oregon New Play Festival
Theatre Conspiracy New Play Award
Dezart Performs Audience Favorite, Palm Springs, California

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Pigs Do Fly Productions Moves to The Abyss Stage in September

23 Monday May 2016

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Pigs Do Fly Productions Is On the Move!
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 Pigs Do Fly Productions announces their September Production, and a move to
The Abyss Stage in Wilton Manors

May 24, 2016
WILTON MANORS, FL – Pigs do Fly Productions is on the move! The company’s September production, Larry Parr’s Invasion of Privacy will run from September 8th through September 25th at The Abyss Stage Wilton Manors.

“We’re constantly looking to grow… to fly,” says Pigs Do Fly’s founder and artistic director, Ellen Wacher.  “And this is the right move for us.  We’ve been lucky enough to have had quite a few sold out houses during each of our runs, so a larger space something we’ve been looking at for a while now.

Ellen Wacher

Ellen Wacher

“And there’s more exciting news,” she continues.  “We’re making another significant change.  Our usual format – and it’s been a very successful one for us – has been short plays.  But we’ve found a full length play that really resonated with our team, and it fits our mission in every way.  It features characters over the age of 50 in a situation based on a true story that’s as relevant for everyone – no matter what their age – today as it was when it took place in the 1940s.

“The play, Invasion of Privacy, is by Larry Parr.  His comedic short play Politically Incorrect, was featured in our March production, and was extremely well received.  When he sent this one to us… well… it just clicked.  It’s got humor, great characters, and social significance.”

Invasion of Privacy is based on the lawsuit brought against Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (The Yearling) by her neighbor, Zelma Cason.  Cason contended that Rawlings’ description of ‘her’ character in Rawlings’ book Cross Creek made her out to be a ‘hussy’ and sued the author for invasion of privacy (the courts of the time found libel to be too ambiguous).  It was a cause of action that had never been argued in a Florida court.  “That was a time when a woman lawyer was a novelty in the South, and man’s moonshine was nobody’s business, and an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit was something of a brand-new issue, which eventually became a popular reason for going to court.”  Jack Lyons, Theatre & Film Critic

Peter J. Loewy

Peter J. Loewy

Invasion of Privacy will be directed by Peter J. Loewy, whose production of Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together is currently running at Stage Door Theatre in Margate.  Loewy has directed numerous productions in South Florida, as well as at his own Forum Theatre, in Metuchen, New Jersey.

Auditions for the Invasion of Privacy will be held in late June or early July – the date, time, and location to be announced.

Tickets for Invasion of Privacy are $35 and will be on sale soon. Tickets will be available on line at www.pigsdoflyproductions.com, or by calling 866-811-4111.  Performances are on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm, and on Sunday at 5 pm. All performances will take place at The Abyss Stage, 2304 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, FL 33305

For more information about Pigs Do Fly Productions, please visit www.pigsdoflyproductions.com.   For more information about Ellen Wacher, please visit www.ellenwacher.com.  To set up interviews, or for photos, please contact Carol Kassie at ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244.

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Pigs Do Fly Productions
presents
Invasion of Privacy
By Larry Parr
September 9 – September 25 (Preview Performance – September 8)
Tickets: $35
Tickets:  866-811-4111 / www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
All performances will take place at
The Abyss Stage
2304 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, FL 33305
561-447-8829
www.abyss-stage.com

Larry  Parr

Larry Parr

Larry Parr (Playwright) Hundreds of regional productions.  Hi-Hat Hattie Kansas City’s Drama Desk Best Musical, Florida Individual Artist Recipient, American Cinema Foundation; My Castle’s Rockin’ Sart ScriptFest, National Black Theatre Festival;Invasion Of Privacy 1999 Gold Coast Players best-play award, Playwrights First Award in Manhattan, Ashland New Play Festival, Theatre Conspiracy’s New Play Competition, Florida Individual Artist Recipient, Dezart Performs Audience Favorite; Sundew Sart Scriptfest; His Eye Is On The Sparrow Florida Individual Artist Recipient, Sarasota County Arts Council’s Fellowship, Dayton Best Overall Production; Shunned Sart’s ScriptFest, Utah Shakespeare Festival, New American Playwrights Project.  2000, 2010 Barbara Anton Playwriting Award.  STAGES ’93, the 1994 Porter Fleming Playwriting Competition, The Arion Award For Music Excellence, Civic Recognition Award, Broome Agency’s Best-Novel Award.  www.larryparr.info

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Stage Door Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim’s PUTTING IT TOGETHER – May 13 – June 19

02 Monday May 2016

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Stage Door Theatre
presents
PIT - ImageMay 13 – June 19

May 2, 2016
MARGATE, FL:  The matchless music of composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim is featured in Putting It Together, an inventive, energetic musical revue showcasing the work of America’s modern master composer.   Putting It Together will open at Stage Door Theatre on May 13th and run through June 19th.

Putting It Together, which drew its title from a song in Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George, was created by Sondheim and Julia Mackenzie (and produced by Cameron Mackintosh) in response to numerous requests for a new production similar to the 1976 Tony Award-winning revue, Side By Side By Sondheim.

The show focuses on two couples – one middle aged and married, the other young lovers – thrown together at a cocktail party in a Manhattan penthouse. Together they – along with a narrator who provides insight and commentary throughout the proceedings – reflect upon the complexities that make up modern relationships.  The show uses close to 30 of Sondheim’s songs – some beloved classics, some rarely heard pieces – to tell their stories.  Full of sharp wit, not to mention marital mayhem, Putting It Together is filled with Stephen Sondheim’s unique take on love, relationships, and life.

Peter J. Loewy

Peter J. Loewy

Peter J. Loewy will direct the production, which will feature Carbonell Award-winner Ann Marie Olson, along with Alexandria Lugo, Anthony Masarotto, Darrick Penny, and Jason Plourde.

“I’m thrilled to be back at the Broward Stage Door Theatre directing a terrifically talented cast in Putting It Together,” says Peter J. Loewy, who will direct the production. “This compilation of songs from one of the most prolific composers in the history of Broadway, Stephen Sondheim, sings of love, relationships, marriage, and infidelity in a humorous tongue in cheek fashion. It’s filled with beautiful melodic ballads, Broadway classics, and a few songs that might not be quite all that familiar to some of our audiences, but will resonate just the same.

“Our cast is backed by a live band led by musical director David Nagy,” he continues.  “Our audiences are in for a charming, wonderfully elegant evening at Putting It Together. I’ll drink to that!”

Loewy’s cast will feature Carbonell Award-winner Ann Marie Olson, along with Alexandria Lugo, Anthony Masarotto, Darrick Penny, and Jason Plourde.

Ann Marie Olson - 1

Ann Marie Olson

“Sondheim is a thrilling challenge,” Olson says, “and every actor I know would lunge at the opportunity to sing anything he wrote. This cast is amazing – everyone has such a passion for the material.”

darrick_penny

Darrick Penny

“I am playing Man 2 in the show,” explains fellow cast member Darrick Penny. “And it’s such an honor to be able to sing some Sondheim again! My role is the optimist/romantic type; it’s been a while since I’ve been able to play with this kind of character, and I’m really enjoying it. The music is beautiful and it brings back many of the Sondheim favorites with some fresh takes on them as well.”

Putting It Together will run from May 13 – June 19 at Stage Door Theatre in Margate. The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Margate.

Tickets for Putting It Together are $38 – $42; $16 student tickets are also available.  Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at www.stagedoortheatre.com.

Putting It Together Time Next Year and/or Stage Door Theatre, please visit www.stagedoortheatre.com  , or contact Derelle Bunn Executive Producer/Artistic Director, at DerelleBunn@yahoo.com / 954-344-7765 or Carol Kassie (ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244).

Same Time Next Year
May 13 – June 13
Words and Music by Stephen Sondheim
Tickets:  $38 – $42
Phone:  954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, &  Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Premieres in Florida – November 1st!

23 Thursday Oct 2014

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openingpage-2-1Old Jews Telling Jokes
Premieres in Florida
at the Broward Stage Door Theatre
OJTJ - Logo…a priest, a rabbi and a frog walk into a bar…

October 23, 2014,
Coral Springs, Florida

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 Off-Broadway for an extremely successful run at the Westside Theatre.

Mazel Musicals, Inc. award winning producer Lawrence Toppall in association with Derrell Bunn and the Broward Stage Door Theatre will launch the Florida tour of Old Jews Telling Jokes at the Broward Stage Door Theater beginning Saturday, November 1st.

The show, 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 raunchy) as the ‘Old Jews’ make fun of themselves as well as followers of every other religion.

“I attribute [Old Jews Telling Jokes’] success to a number of factors,” says Hoffman. “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.”

Toppall and Bunn have chosen Peter J. Loewy to direct the production, which will feature Ashley Brooks, Gail Byer, Adam Chisnall, Ben Prayz, and Michael Small.

Loewy is no stranger to the South Florida Theatre scene, having directed several Broward Stage Door Theatre productions including his own musical The Kid from Brooklyn. “The material, the premise, the humor, and this cast are a terrific combination,” he says. “This show is going to appeal to every audience, I guarantee it. Age, ethnicity, attitude – none of it matters – because laughter transcends it all.”

Old Jews Telling Jokes will open on November 1, 2014 at The Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs. The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Coral Springs.

Tickets for Old Jews Telling Jokes are $44. Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at http://www.stagedoorfl.org.

For more information about Old Jews Telling Jokes and/or The Broward Stage Door Theatre, please visit www.stagedoorfl.org , or contact Derelle Bunn Executive Producer/Artistic Director, at DerelleBunn@yahoo.com / 954-344-7765 or Carol Kassie (ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244).

Photographs and graphics available on request.

Old Jews Telling Jokes
Created by Peter Gethers & Daniel Okrent
Based on the website www.oldjewstellingjokes.com created by Sam Hoffman
Opens: November 1 – on sale through January 4
Tickets: $44
Phone: 954-344-7765
   Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
Sunday at 7:00 pm (starting the week of… 2nd week)
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
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