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(Brand New Venue!) THE VANGUARD’s Inaugural Production, ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE to open March 13th!

20 Friday Feb 2015

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A Brand New Venue!
The Vanguard
 will open its doors with
Always…Patsy Cline
by Ted Swindley
March 13 – March 29
vanguard logoThe Vanguard in association with Thinking Cap Theatre will present
Always…Patsy Cline as the venue’s inaugural production

For Immediate Release
Contact: Nicole Stodard
nicole@thinkingcaptheatre.com /(813) 220-1546
Contact: Carol Kassie
ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244

February 20, 2015
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL: Artists and Patrons of the Arts in Fort Lauderdale and throughout South Florida have a good reason to be excited. This March a new performing arts space will open its doors in the South Andrews corridor of downtown Fort Lauderdale. The venue, The Vanguard, is located at 1501 S. Andrews Avenue in what was formerly a church when the building was first erected in 1939.

Special opening night festivities will take place on March 13th, starting at 7pm, with complimentary ‘Southern fixins’ provided by Tap 42 and other local sponsors, including Croissan’Time, Wine Watch, and Starbucks Coffee. Sculptor Glen Mayo will be displaying a piece entitled “Windows” in the lobby of The Vanguard for the month of March.

The creative team behind The Vanguard has given the space a remodel – with the emphasis on “mod” – because the building’s décor has a definite mid-century flair. The intimate, black box space boasts beautiful, original Dade County pine ceilings that reach 30 feet high. The venue will seat 100 people.

Dubbed a ‘sanctuary for the arts’ – a nod to the building’s history and an indicator of the venue’s mission, The Vanguard will be a creative refuge for artists and arts lovers. Founding Executive Director, Nicole Stodard hopes the unique setting will be a fresh beacon of hope for the arts, particularly theatre, in Broward County:

“For too long Broward has been viewed as the inferior county in between two artistically richer counties, Miami Dade and Palm Beach,” she explains. “I am passionate about helping to change that perception. There is great work being done in our county, and The Vanguard will strive to draw attention to this work by providing it a home.”

The Vanguard will function as a venue as well as a producing entity in its own right. In addition to Vanguard productions, programming will include work by its resident theatre company, Thinking Cap Theatre, along with work by other local and distant theatre practitioners; dance events; film screenings; stand up comedy; art installations; and live music. For more information about The Vanguard, visit www.vanguardarts.org.

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Nicole Stodard

The Vanguard has chosen Always Patsy Cline as their inaugural production at The Vanguard. Stodard says the choice was an easy one:

“I grew up listening to my mother and older sister singing Patsy Cline’s songs and came to love her music myself,” she says. “The Vanguard has an air of nostalgia to its atmosphere, so a work that tapped into that nostalgic spirit seemed like a great way to open the venue, not to mention the fact that Cline was a strong woman and a talented artist, and I’m always happy to put talented actresses on stage to tell the stories of other women, real and fictional.”

Ann Marie Olson & Sally Bondi

Ann Marie Olson & Sally Bondi

Always…Patsy Cline is a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The play is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her death.  The Vanguard’s production will star Ann Marie Olson as Cline, and Sally Bondi as Seger. Stodard will direct the production, and Andy Gilbert will provide musical direction.

Always…Patsy Cline will run from March 13th through March 29th at The Vanguard.  Tickets are $35, and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.vanguardarts.org or by phone at 813-220-1546. Performances are on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 pm, and on Sundays at 5 pm. There is an 8 pm performance on Wednesday, March 25. The Vanguard is located at 1501 S. Andrews Avenue in Ft. Lauderdale (33316).

For more information, production shots, head shots, or to set up interviews, please contact Nicole Stodard at 813-220-1546 / nicole@thinkingcaptheatre.com or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / ckassie@gmail.com or visit www.vanguardarts.org .

Always…Patsy Cline
By Ted Swindley
March 13 – 29
Tickets: $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: www.vanguardarts.org / 813-220-1546
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 8 pm
Wednesday, March 25 at 8 pm
Sunday at 5 pm
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
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Broward Stage Door Theatre presents Joe DiPietro’s THE LAST ROMANCE – October 10 – November 23

23 Tuesday Sep 2014

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        openingpage-2-1The-Last-Romance-logo                                            October 10 – November 23
September 24, 2014

Playwright Joe DiPietro has become increasingly adept at illustrating the fascinating dynamics of love and family. From his first Off-Broadway success, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, through his Tony Award-winning hit Memphis, DiPietro has examined many aspects of the human connection. In the Broward Stage Door Theatre’s upcoming production of The Last Romance, DiPietro explores a relationship between a man and a woman who just happen to be over the age of 65, and the family ties that bind, and pull. The play is a gentle and tender comedy that mixes a lot of humor with a little bit of heartbreak… and opera!

Director Arthur Whitelaw and Stage Door’s Artistic Director Derelle Bunn have cast Larry Bramble, Phyllis Spear, Sally Bondi, and James Parks in the production, which will open on October 10th, and run through November 23rd.

“The Last Romance is a warm, funny and insightful play about love after 65,” says Whitelaw. “I hope our audiences will leave the theatre with a smile on their faces and a tear in their eyes. I know that after I read it, I did. Joe DiPietro is a talented young writer, who knows his characters and their territory.”

Larry Kent Bramble Headshot croppedLarry Bramble agrees. “When I first read this play I knew I had to play the role of Ralph. It seemed like it was written for me. Stage Door has allowed that dream to come true. I just directed Over the River and Through the Woods for Stage Door, and I have become a big fan of Joe DiPietro’s plays. He has an innate sense of what touches our souls and what makes us human.”

Joe DiPietro wrote the book and lyrics to the musical comedy hit I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, (composer: Jimmy Roberts), the longest running musical revue in off-Broadway history, with productions staged in over 150 cities around the world. He is also the author of the plays Over The River And Through The Woods, The Kiss At City Hall, The Virgin Weeps, and the comic thriller The Art Of Murder (winner of the 2000 Edgar Award). He wrote the book to the “new” Gershwin musical Nice Work If You Can Get It (world premiere: Goodspeed Opera House, 2001), a new adaptation of Rodgers & Hart’s Babes In Arms (world premiere: Goodspeed Opera House, 2002) and a new adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allegro (world premiere: Signature Theatre, 2004). In addition to his book and lyrics for the recent off-Broadway musical The Thing About Men (composer: Jimmy Roberts), DiPietro’s other projects include book and lyrics for the rock & roll musical Memphis (composer: David Bryan, premiered regionally in late 2003), and the book for All Shook Up, an original musical comedy featuring the songs of Elvis Presley which opened on Broadway in 2005. Joe is the recipient of the William Inge Theater Festival New Voices In American Theater Award, and has won the O’Neill National Playwright’s Conference MacArthur Award for comic writing.

Arthur Whitelaw

Arthur Whitelaw

Arthur Whitelaw has been producing, directing, writing and acting for the past 61 years. His productions have won every major industry award including the Tony, Oscar, Emmy, Olivier, Evening Standard, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, etc.  He has discovered many future stars starting with his first production, Best Foot Forward which introduced Liza Minnelli and Christopher Walken to the New York stage. Others include: Marvin Hamlich, Stephen Schwartz, Gary Burgoff, Blyth Danner, Paul Michael Glaser, Christen Chenowyth to name only a few. His productions have played all over the world in and in many languages. Some of his many television credits include: You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (NBC) Emmy Nom., Celebrating Gershwin (PBS/BBC) EMMY WIN and for HBO,  Camelot, The Rainmaker, The Deadly Game, and Groucho. His film credits include: Butterflies Are Free, and Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn with Jodie Foster. A few Seasons ago Mr. Whitelaw acted in Full Circle (a play he wrote about his long career) and directed A Taffeta Wedding (a sequel to The Taffetas) both for the Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs. He has also just finished his autobiography Working For Peanuts.  Last year Mr. Whitelaw donated his vast theatre files to the Library of Congress.

The Last Romance will run from October 10th – November 23rd at The Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs. The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Coral Springs.

Tickets for The Last Romance 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.

The Last Romance
By Joe DiPietro
Directed by Arthur Whitelaw
Dates: October 10 – November 23
Tickets: $38 – $42 (Students $16)
For Tickets: 954-344-7765 / www.stagedoortheatre.com
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
Sunday at 7:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 3306

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‘Chicago’ – Murder, Mayhem, & Musical Theatre At Its Best!

24 Thursday Jan 2013

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South Florida’s top talent –
Avi Hoffman, Patti Gardner, Ken Clement, Sally Bondi,
and Krisha Marcano (Broadway’s The Color Purple)
in The Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s
Chicago
ChicagoSally Bondi, Krisha Marcano, Patti Gardner, Avi Hoffman*

Add sex and sparkle to a combustible mixture of murder, greed, corruption, and betrayal, blend with music and lyrics by the incomparable John Kander and Fred Ebb, stir in the unmistakable look of Bob Fosse’s choreography, combine with an incredibly talented cast of actors – and the result is the Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s upcoming production of Chicago.

Chicago will open on March 1st and run through March 17th at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park in Boca Raton.

In Chicago, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse created a work that flawlessly evokes its vaudeville setting.  Flamboyant flappers, crooked lawyers, and merry murderesses are all part of a sparkling script and a classic score that includes “All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango” and “Razzle Dazzle.”

BRTG producer/director Keith Garsson has assembled a stellar cast to bring some of Broadway’s most beloved and well known characters to life: Avi Hoffman (Billy Flynn), Patti Gardner (Roxie Hart), Krisha Marcano (Velma Kelly), Sally Bondi (Matron Mama Morton), Ken Clement (Amos Hart), and Matthew Korinko (The Announcer) are all on board and looking forward to playing in this classic tale of “…violence, envy, exploitation, adultery and treachery—all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts!”

Hap Erstein (Palm Beach Post/PalmBeachArtsPaper.com) listed the Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s recent production of A.R. Gurney’s Sylvia as one of his 2012 ‘10 Favorites of the Year’, and Chicago promises to continue to enhance the Guild’s reputation as one of South Florida’s up and coming professional theatre companies.

“This company – and this production – is going to feature the best of the best,” Garsson says.  “Just getting the cast together has been a dream, and working with them is proving to be all I could have hoped for… and more.”

Garsson’s Velma Kelly, Krisha Marcano, originated the role of ‘Squeak’ in the Broadway production of The Color Purple.  Marcano’s impressive background includes stints with the Martha Graham Dance Company and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and roles in Fosse, Disney’s Aida, Sweet Charity, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, and the film Preacher’s Kid.  She holds a BFA from SUNY Purchase and is the co-chair of the business group at Career Transitions for Dancers and the founder of KM Studios.

Avi Hoffman’s recent performances in LUV at the Plaza Theatre, and Parade Productions’ Brooklyn Boy earned him critical praise, and his turn as Wilbur Turnblad in Actor’s Playhouse’ 2012 production of Hairspray earned him a Carbonell Award. Hoffman is also known for his award winning one man shows Too Jewish? and Too Jewish, Too! (Performer of the Year ’95 – NY Press Magazine; L.A. OVATION award – Best Actor In a Musical 2001; NY Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations). On television he portrays lawyer Sid Raskin in the Starz TV series MAGIC CITY.  Avi’s newest show Still Jewish After All These Years will run from May 10th – 19th at the Boca Raton Theatre Guild.

Patti Gardner says she “is thrilled, honored and terrified to be performing the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago”. Known as one of South Florida’s busiest actresses, Patti just reprised her role in The Interview for The Women’s Theatre Project and was recently seen in LUV at the Plaza Theatre in Manalapan. She is a Carbonell Award-winner for her performance in Lips Together, Teeth Apart at Palm Beach Dramaworks, and has performed as the “Soap Star” in Menopause the Musical nationally for ten years.

Krisha Patti                                   Krisha Marcano, Patti Gardner*

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

All performances of Chicago will take place in the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.  The theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road.
Tickets for Chicago are $35, and are available at the Willow Theatre Box office: 561-347-3948.

For more information about Chicago and/or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, please visit www.brtg.org, or contact Carol Kassie (ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244).
*Chicago photos by Michael B. Lloyd, Lloyd’s Studio Photography, Boca Raton

GroupChicago
Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Book:  Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse
Mar 1-Mar 17, 2013
Tues-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets:  $35.
Phone: 561-347-3948
Group Sales:  561-948-2601
www.brtg.org
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The Women’s Theatre Project’s ‘Delval Divas’ opens November 2nd

27 Saturday Oct 2012

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Who said crime doesn’t pay!?

The Women’s Theatre Project will present Barbara Pease Weber’s contemporary comedy, Delval Divas, at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park from November 2nd through November 18th.  This will be the theatre company’s first production in their new venue.

Sally Bondi, Lisa Braun, Lela Elam, Jacqueline Laggy, Jessica K. Peterson, and Karen Stephens star in the timely comedy about six capable and intelligent women who just happen to be in prison and find themselves facing a series of challenges – including changes in lifestyle, corruption, and murder.

“I began to write Delval Divas in 2000 and, thinking back, it’s almost like I had a crystal ball into the future,” says playwright Barbara Pease Weber. “Since I was, at the time, an actor in my 40s, I decided that I wanted to try to write a comedy involving strong, educated and bright middle aged women.  I considered an office setting then decided it would be boring.  Thought about a gym setting.  Nah, boring!  Then I asked myself, where would a group of well educated, successful and intelligent women find themselves together?  A-ha!  In the slammer for their various and sundry corporate misdeeds.  Hence, Delval Divas was born in my head.”

Weber’s timing couldn’t have been better: “Little did I know at the time I began to write my story that the Enron and Martha Stewart scandals were about to explode,” she says,  “And that later in the decade, scandals involving Bernie Madoff, Country Wide Financial, Fannie Mae and Wall Street in general would keep Delval Divas a timely piece.”

Director Genie Croft is in charge of the Divas:  “Rehearsing Delval Divas is a creative and imaginative journey as we delve through the process of unraveling the upheavals these characters are trying to manipulate to their personal advantage,” she explains. “Working through the fabric of this clever script has been very rewarding. I’m delighted with the nuanced development of these Divas by my very talented cast. So far I have not had to sentence anyone to solitary confinement!”

Delval Divas will run from November 2nd through November 18th, with performances on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park is located at 300 South Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road. Tickets for Delval Divas are on sale now, and can be purchased at the Willow Theatre Box office: 561-347-3948. Tickets for all performances are $25.

Delval Divas
By Barbara Pease Weber
November 2-18
Thu-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets:  $25
Phone: 561-347-3948
www.womenstheatreproject.com
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The Women’s Theatre Project presents ‘Delval Divas’

13 Thursday Sep 2012

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Who ever said that crime doesn’t pay!?

The Women’s Theatre Project will present Barbara Pease Weber’s contemporary comedy Delval Divas at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park from November 2nd through November 18th.  This will be the theatre company’s first production in their new venue.

“I’m delighted to open our season in our new home with this comedy exploring the devious techniques all the characters employ to manipulate their lives behind bars, as major upheavals threaten to turn them into “real criminals,” says the play’s director and The Women’s Theatre Project’s artistic director, Genie Croft.

“Delval Divas invites us into the posh and extravagant world of a tightly knit group of fortunate felons,” Croft explains. “This is an extremely funny peek into a prison comedy where four very clever con artists (all white collar female prisoners – doctor, technology wizard, lawyer, Wall Street stockbroker) have used their various talents and skills to turn their prison into a luxurious resort hotel.”

Six of South Florida’s most talented and popular actresses will inhabit the cellblock at the Delaware Valley Federal Correctional Facility:  Sally Bondi, Lisa Braun, Jacqueline Laggy, Jessica K. Peterson, and Karen Stephens have been cast as the ‘pink collar’ criminals and Lela Elam will play their ‘own’ special guard, Lucille.

The cast is extremely enthusiastic about the play, and about working with The Women’s Theatre Project in the company’s new venue:

“Though I’m “not guilty”, if I have to spend time, there’s no other place I’d rather be then with my fellow Delval Divas at The Women’s Theatre Project!” Says Sally Bondi, who will play ‘Rosemary Adams, Esq’ (convicted lawyer and skimmer of reallocated mortgage funds).  “First production in the new space – first time in the big house – coincidence? I think not!!!”

Lisa Braun, who will portray ‘Sharon Watson’ (arrested and charged with killing her first husband’s third wife) agrees.  “I’m honored to be in my first show with TWTP (in a NON-musical, another first!), and I’m inspired by all the talented Divas who are providing such amazing tutelage in the art of incarceration on stage.”

Delval Divas will run from November 2nd through November 18th, with performances on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park is located at 300 South Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road. Tickets for Delval Divas will be on sale August 1st and can be purchased at the Willow Theatre Box office: 561-347-3948. Tickets for all performances are $25, or $20 if purchased before October 20th.

Delval Divas
By Barbara Pease Weber
November 2-18
Thu-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets:  $25
Phone: 561-347-3948
www.womenstheatreproject.com
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The 2012-2013 South Florida Theatre Season is Heating Up!

25 Saturday Aug 2012

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2012-2013 Season Schedules
for
The Boca Raton Theatre Guild,
The Women’s Theatre Project,
Entr’Acte Theatrix, &
Parade Productions

  September is just around the corner, and the
South Florida Theatre Season is about to begin!
2012-2013 will offer theatregoers a myriad of choices – thought provoking drama, new works, return engagements, classic musicals, and
comedy, comedy, comedy!
Below is a list of what’s in store – so far!
Watch your inbox for more details about each show as
their opening nights approach.

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The Boca Raton Theatre Guild:

Sylvia
by A.R. Gurney
September 28-October 14
Thu-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets: $25
Phone: 561-347-3948
Group Sales: 561-948-2601

 

Sylvia is the comic tale of a middle-aged couple who move back to New York City. However, their new life is humorously upended when the husband adopts a most unusual canine. A.R. Gurney (Love Letters) has tapped into the fragility of human relationships, and the joys and frustrations of pet ownership and has created what most people feel is his best work – a delicate balance of humor and poignancy.

 
Chicago
Music: John Kander, Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Mar 1-Mar 17, 2013
Tues-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets: $35
Phone: 561-347-3948
Group Sales: 561-948-2601  

In Chicago, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse created a work that flawlessly evokes its vaudeville setting. Flamboyant flappers, crooked lawyers, and merry murderesses are all part of a sparkling script and a classic score that includes “All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango” and “Razzle Dazzle.” Avi Hoffman, Sally Bondi, and Ken Clement will star.

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The Women’s Theatre Project:

Delval Divas

By Barbara Pease Weber
November 2-18
Thu-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets: $25
Phone: 561-347-3948

Delval Divas is a contemporary comedy about four educated, successful, professional women who share something in common: The same address. They reside at the Delaware Valley Federal Correctional Facility, a low-level security prison for white and “pink” collar criminals. With the Warden in one pocket and their cell block guard in another, the “Divas” continue to indulge their lavish and luxurious lifestyles until one of them is prematurely released and a murderess moves into her place.

The Interview

By Faye Sholiton
January 4-20, 2013  Thu-Sat 8pm,
Sat-Sun 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets: $25
Phone: 561-347-3948

Faye Sholiton’s powerful memory play about mothers and daughters and the legacy of human suffering, The Interview is at once a powerful documentation of a horrific historical event and one artist’s deeply felt response to it. Written with clarity and feeling, it resonates on all levels.

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The Santaland Diaries
By David Sedaris; adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello
December 13-23  Thu-Sat 7:30 pm,
Sat-Sun 3 pm
The Studio at Mizner Park
201 Plaza Real, 2nd Floor
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Tickets: $35
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-291-9678

The Santaland Diaries hilariously

relates David Sedaris’ experiences when he reluctantly worked as an elf in Macy’s Christmastime Santaland display, and offers an uproarious behind-the-scenes look at how department stores manufacture Christmas spirit. Michael McKeever stars.
This play is NOT recommended for children!!
The Whole Caboodle
By Michael McKeever
Preview: January 31
February 1-24
Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun 3 pm
The Studio at Mizner Park
201 Plaza Real, 2nd Floor
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Tickets: $35
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-291-9678

Audiences will discover what Stephen Sondheim, Abe Lincoln, munchkins and ambivalent lesbians have in common, when they all get the McKeever touch in The Whole Caboodle, the award-winning playwright’s wickedly funny collection of some of his most celebrated short plays. With a razor sharp sense of humor and extra-keen insight, The Whole Caboodle takes apart and reassembles an entire series of lovably flawed characters and pop culture icons with hilarious results.

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The Rocky Horror Show
By Richard O’Brien
Oct. 25 (opening night)  8 pm
Oct. 26  8 pm
Oct. 27  2 pm and 8 pm
Oct. 28  2 pm and 7 pm
Oct. 31  8 pm
Nov. 1  8 pm
Nov. 2  8 pm
Nov. 3  2 pm and 8 pm
Nov. 4  2 pm
The Crest Theatre at Old School Square
51 North Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Tickets: $25, $20 for groups of 15 or more, $10 student rush, day of show, with ID. All seats reserved.
Phone: 561-243-7922 ext. 1

The Rocky Horror Show is an outrageous assemblage of the most stereotypical science fiction 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 to a cult phenomenon with fans world-wide.

Avi Hoffman, Sally Bondi & Ken Clement to star in the Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s “Chicago”

31 Tuesday Jul 2012

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The Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s
Chicago
to feature some of South Florida’s
Top Talent!

Carbonell Award-winning actor Avi Hoffman will star as Billy Flynn in the Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s upcoming production of Chicago. The classic Kander and Ebb musical will run from March 1st through March 17th at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.  Sally Bondi will play Matron Ma Morton, and Ken Clement has been cast as Amos Hart. Auditions for other roles in the production will be held on Monday, September 10th, from 5 pm – 9 pm at the Willow Theatre.

Chicago will be directed by Keith Garson, and choreographed by Ron Hutchins. Eric Alsford will serve as the show’s musical director.

Populated with flamboyant flappers, crooked lawyers, and merry murderesses, Chicago is a musical tale of “murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery, and treachery – all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts.”  With a sparkling script and a classic score that includes “All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango” and “Razzle Dazzle”, Chicago has everything that makes musical theatre great.

Avi Hoffman took home a 2011 Carbonell Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Wilbur Turnblad in the Actors Playhouse production of Hairspray. Other recent roles include novelist Eric Weiss in Parade Productions’ production of Donald Margulies’ Brooklyn Boy at the Studio Theatre in Boca Raton; the lead role in Tracy Lett’s Superior Donuts at Gablestage (Broadway World Award for Best Featured Actor, and Carbonell award nomination for Best Actor in a Play); and Kolenkhov in the Florida Rep production of You Can’t Take it With You.  He is well known for his award winning one man shows Too Jewish? and Too Jewish, Too! (Performer of the Year ’95 – NY Press Magazine; L.A. OVATION award – Best Actor In a Musical 2001; NY Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations).  On television, Hoffman portrays lawyer Sid Raskin in Starz TV series Magic City, and was featured as ‘Teddy Wayne’ in the NBC series Law and Order. He also starred in the motion picture The Imported Bridegroom and was seen in the PBS documentary They Came For Good: A History of the Jews in the U.S.

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

All performances will take place in the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.  The theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road.  Tickets for Chicago are $35, and will be available at the Willow Theatre Box office: 561-347-3948 in the fall.

For more information about the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, please visit www.brtg.org.

For Chicago audition information: http://www.brtg.org/uploads/BRTG_Chicago_Audition_Notice.pdf

Chicago,
Music: John Kander, Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Mar 1-Mar 17, 2013
Tues-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets:  $35
Phone: 561-347-3948
http://www.brtg.org