2016 -2017 THEATRE & CONCERT SCHEDULES
for
Pigs Do Fly Productions
Thinking Cap Theatre/The Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts
Evening Star Productions
Sol Children Theatre
Stage Door Theatre
KWP Productions
B’nai Torah Theatre Series
Danny & Sylvia – The Danny Kaye Story
My Son the Waiter:  A Jewish Tragedy
A Jew Grows in Brooklyn
Baby Boom Baby
The Spanish River Concert Series

Below is a list of productions – plays, musicals, concerts, readings, radio plays, etc. –  that will be presented on various South Florida stages during the 2016-2017 season … and beyond.
I will try to keep this list up to date and make sure any additions, subtractions, and changes in dates or venues are noted as they arise.
As you will see as you scroll down this page, theatre in South Florida is thriving, and audiences will be able to choose from an exciting and eclectic selection of productions, concerts, and presentations in the coming months.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions…
I look forward to seeing you at the Theatre!
Carol

PIGS DO FLY PRODUCTIONS

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.infinite-abyss.org
www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
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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

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THINKING CAP THEATRE

A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay
about the Death of Walt Disney
September 9 – 25
By Lucas Hnath
Tickets:  $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546
www.thinkingaptheatre.com
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 8 pm
Sunday at 5 pm
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
www.thinkingcaptheatre.com
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“Tonight, Walt is going to read you a screenplay he wrote. It’s about his last days on earth. It’s about a city he’s going to build that’s going to change the world. And it’s about his brother. It’s about everyone who loves him so much, and it’s about how sad they’re going to be when he’s gone. Right? I mean, how can they live without him? How can anyone live without him?”
A blackly comic inversion of the public Disney persona, in the form of a stylized screenplay being read in an anonymous-looking corporate conference room.

Mud
October 20 –  November 6
By Maria Irene Fornes
Tickets:  $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546
www.thinkingcaptheatre.org
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 8 pm
Sunday at 5 pm
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
www.thinkingcaptheatre.org
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In Mud, Maria Irene Fornes has created a stark and uncompromising drama, in which self-improvement is a wistful, far-off goal, and the bleak nature of everyday life is impossible to escape, in the end.
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THE VANGUARD SANCTUARY FOR THE ARTS

Mixed Nuts
December 1 – 12
By Various Playwrights.
Tickets:  $35 ($37.22 with s/c)
For Tickets: 813-220-1546
www.vanguardarts.org
Performances:
Thursday & Friday at 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 4 pm & 8 pm
The Vanguard
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.vanguardarts.org
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Mixed Nuts, brand new, seasonable short comedies by some of our regions finest playwrights.

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EVENING STAR PRODUCTIONS

Gutenberg! The Musical!
September 15 – October 2, 2016
By Anthony King & Scott Brown
Directed by Ben Sandomir
Tickets:  $25 / $10 for students
For Tickets:  561-447-8829 / www.eveningstarproductions.org
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
www.eveningstarproductions.org
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In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new project – a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg. With an unending supply of enthusiasm, Bud and Doug sing all the songs and play all the parts in their crass historical epic, with the hope that one of the producers in attendance will give them a Broadway contract – fulfilling their ill-advised dreams.

See Rock City and Other Destinations
January 12 – 29, 2017
Music by Brad Alexander
Book & Lyrics by Adam Mathias
Directed by Geoffrey Short
Tickets:  $25 / $10 for students
For Tickets:  561-447-8829 / www.eveningstarproductions.org
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
www.eveningstarproductions.org
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A wanderer believes his destiny is written on rooftops along the North Carolina Interstate. A young man yearns to connect with intelligent life in Roswell, New Mexico. A woman at the Alamo steps out of the shadow of her grandparents’ idealized romance to take a chance on love. Three estranged sisters cruise to Glacier Bay to scatter their father’s ashes. Two high school boys face unexpected fears in the Coney Island Spook House. A terrified bride-to-be ponders taking the leap… over Niagara Falls.
With a book full of humor and humanity, and a score that incorporates pop, rock, folk and more, each story builds on the last to create a vivid travelogue of Americans learning to overcome their fears and expectations in order to connect.

Waiting for Godot
April 20 – May 7, 2017
By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Rosalie Grant
Tickets:  $25 / $10 students
For Tickets:  561-447-8829 / www.eveningstarproductions.org
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
www.eveningstarproductions.org
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In Waiting for Godot, two wandering tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, wait by a lonely tree, to meet up with Mr. Godot, an enigmatic figure in a world where time, place and memory are blurred and meaning is where you find it. The tramps hope that Godot will change their lives for the better. Instead, two eccentric travelers arrive, one man on the end of the other’s rope. The results are both funny and dangerous in this existential masterpiece.

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SOL CHILDREN THEATRE

Charles Dickens’ The Christmas Carol
December 2 – 18, 2016
By Charles Dickens/Adapted by Brian Way
Directed by Christopher Mitchell
Tickets:  $15 / $10 juniors (11 and under)
For Tickets:  561-447-8829 / www.solchildren.org
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
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This Baker best-seller is a straightforward, faithful, and theatrically stunning adaptation of the Dickens story. It has proven enormously popular in repertory, regional, school and community theatres.

Once on This Island, Jr.  
June 9 – 25, 2017
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Directed by James Skiba
Tickets: $15 / $10 juniors (11 and under)
For Tickets:  561-447-8829 / www.solchildren.org
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
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Adapted from the celebrated Broadway musical, with its poignant story of one small girl who finds love in a world of prejudice, and its catchy Caribbean-flavored score, Once on This Island, Jr. is a highly original theatrical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s popular fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, and the Tony-nominated Broadway musical by the legendary writing team, Ahrens and Flaherty.

Alice in Wonderland
August 11 – 27, 2016
By Lewis Carroll
Adapted and directed by Seth Trucks
Tickets: $15 / $10 juniors (11 and under)
For Tickets:  561-447-8829 / www.solchildren.org
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431
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Alice will once again fall through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar anthropomorphic creatures.  This classic fantasy will be adapted especially for Sol’s stage by actor/director/playwright Seth Trucks.

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KWP Productions 2016-2017 Production Schedule:

Black Box Series:

It Had to Be You
August 19 – September 4, 2016
By Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna
Directed by Helen Buttery
Tickets: $21
Performance Schedule:
Friday, August 19 – 8 pm
Saturday, August 20 – 2 pm
Saturday, August 20 – 8 pm
Sunday, August 21 – 2 pm
Saturday, August 27 – 2 pm
Saturday August 27 – 8 pm
Sunday, August 28 – 2 pm
Friday, September 2 – 8 pm
Saturday, September 3 – 8 pm
Sunday, September 4 – 2 pm

It Had To Be You is an absurd, fast-paced comedy about Theda Blau, a zany,  eccentric, ex-Hollywood B movie actress and ‘wannabe’ playwright seeking love and/or a writing partner in New York City.  She meets TV producer-director Vito Pignoli when she (unsuccessfully) auditions for one of his commercials.  Vito is charmed by Theda’s offbeat take on life.  After the audition they share a cab, and Vito, the nice guy that he is, helps Theda carry her Christmas packages to her door.  She invite’s Vito in, hoping he will read her latest ‘masterpiece’ and help connect her to a producer.  Vito happily accepts the invitation, but he has other things on his mind.  What happens there, on that fateful snowy Christmas Eve in Theda’s East Village apartment is the basis of this laugh-out-loud madcap comedy.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
October 14 – 23, 2016
By Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield
Directed by Kimberly Rommel-Enright
In collaboration with Steve Enright
Tickets: $21
Performance Schedule:
Friday, October 14 – 8 p m
Saturday, October 15 – 8 p m
Sunday, October 16 – 8 pm
Wednesday, October 19 – 8 pm
Thursday, October 20 – 8 pm
Saturday, October 22 – 8 pm
Sunday, October 23 – 2 pm

How on earth can three men do the impossible:  act through William Shakespeare’s entire canon – 37 plays – in 97 minutes?  By summarizing the canon through football plays, rap songs, and outrageously condensed comedy, mash-up titles (like Four Weddings and a Transvestite) of course!  The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) hilariously summarizes all of Shakespeare’s plays using reenactments and audience participation.  It is famous for holding the (self-proclaimed) record for the shortest production of Hamlet at 43 seconds.  An extremely popular play that ran in London for nine years and has enjoyed countless productions in various languages throughout the world, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) entertains and teaches audiences facts about Shakespeare while ensuring them a rollicking good time.

Tick Tick… Boom!
By Jonathan Larson
November 4 – 11, 2016
Directed by Kimberly Rommel-Enright
Tickets:  $23
Performance Schedule:
Friday, November 4 –  8 pm
Saturday, November 5 – 8 pm
Tuesday, November 8 – 8 pm
Wednesday, November 9 – 8 pm
Thursday, November 10 – 8 pm
Friday, November 11 – 8 pm

Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick… Boom!  This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer.  Tick, Tick… Boom! Is the story of a composer and the sacrifices he made to achieve his big break in theatre. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city; his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue, yet Jon is still waiting tables and trying to write the great American musical.  Set in 1990, this compelling story of personal discovery is presented as a rock musical filled with instantly appealing melodies and a unique blend of musical theater styles.
Containing fourteen songs, ten characters, and three actors, Tick, Tick… Boom takes you on the playwright/composer’s journey that leads to a Broadway blockbuster.

4000 Miles
By Amy Herzog
February 3 – 12, 2017
Directed by Kimberly Rommel-Enright
Tickets $21
Performance Schedule:
Friday, February 3 – 8pm
Saturday, February 4 – 8pm
Sunday, February 5 –  2pm
Wednesday, February 8 – 8pm
Thursday, February 9 – 8pm
Friday, February 10 – 8pm
Saturday, February 11 – 8pm
Sunday, February 12 –  2pm

Ninety-one-year-old political activist Vera Joseph’s solitary existence is entirely shaken when her grandson, Leo, appears at the door in the middle of the night.  Leo is fresh from a cross-country bike ride, and assures Vera that he won’t stay long.  Leo, however, is in crisis, confused by an on-again, off-again romance, furious with his mother’s incessant meddling, and grieving deeply for his best friend and biking partner, Micah, who is recently deceased. While Leo seeks solace in his grandmother, Vera finds companionship in another person since the loss of her husband, Joe.  A finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles is a compassionate, intimate, and frequently funny play that examines the love of family we can choose, the family we can’t, and the healing power of trust.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman;
additional material by Jay Reiss
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
March 3 – 12, 2017
Director: TBA
Tickets: $23
Performance Schedule:
Friday, March 3 – 8pm
Saturday, March 4 – 8pm
Sunday, March 5 – 2pm
Tuesday, March 7 – 8pm
Wednesday, March 8 – 8pm
Thursday, March 9 – 8pm
Friday, March 10 – 8pm
Saturday, March 11 – 8pm
Sunday, March 12 – 2pm

An eclectic group of six-graders arrives at The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, each eager to win for very different reasons. Sweet and shy Olive brings only her best friend (the dictionary) with her to the bee; Bold and hyper-allergic speller William Barfee uses his “magic foot” to propel him to greatness; former champion Chip is struggling with his burgeoning puberty; easily distracted Leaf is unconvinced that he’s smart enough to be a challenger; overachiever Marcy is disappointed by her consistent success; and politically aware Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre only wants to impress her gay dads. In hilarious, touching, and catchy songs, each speller reveals his/her hopes, struggles, and passions as they make their way through the competition. With an engaging, tuneful score by William Finn and a sweet, funny book by Rachel Sheinkin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee causes audiences to fall in love, both with the show itself and its “perspicacious,” “jocular,” and “effervescent” spellers.

Barefoot in the Park
By Neil Simon
April 7 – 16, 2017
Director: Jim Tyminski
Tickets $21
Performance Schedule:
Friday, April 7 – 8pm
Saturday, April 8 – 8pm
Sunday, April 9 – 2pm
Tuesday, April 11 – 8pm
Wednesday, April 12 – 8pm
Thursday, April 13 – 8pm
Friday, April 14 –  8pm
Saturday, April 15 – 8pm
Sunday, April 16 – 2pm

Corie and Paul are newlyweds, fresh from their honeymoon. Corie is still enthralled by her recent sexual awakening and the adventure that comes with youth and marriage. She wants their passionate romantic life to continue at full speed.  Paul, however, feels it is time to focus on his burgeoning career as an up-and-coming lawyer. When they don’t see eye-to-eye about their apartment, their neighbors, and their sex drive, the new marriage experiences its first patch of rough weather.

Children’s Series

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
By Tim Kelly
Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur
August 5 – 7, 2016
Director: Sean Gogan
Tickets:  $15
Performance Schedule:
Friday, August 5 – Sold Out
Saturday, August 6 – 1 pm Sold Out
Saturday, August 6 – 6 pm
Saturday, August 7 – Sold Out

All our old friends, plus a few new ones, are here in this marvelous musical adaptation. We’ll meet the captivating Princess Snow White, the prince, the evil queen, and, of course, the seven mischievous dwarfs — Sarge, Gabby, Gloomy Gus, Ticklish, Spritely, Snore, and Slowpoke. There’s also a hilarious palace cat and an enchanted vixen — a fox, you could say! Following the traditional storyline, the fairy tale is brought to life with an eclectic score of toe-tapping tunes.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Based on the Mark Twain Classic
Adapted by Dave Barton and Matt Bond
December 15-17, 2016
Director: Sean Gogan
Tickets:  $15
Performance Schedule:
Thursday, December 15 – 7pm
Friday, December 16 – 7pm
Saturday, December 17 – 7pm

Enjoy the humor, action and excitement of life in Missouri in the late 1840s. All of Tom Sawyer’s famous adventures are included, climaxing with the life-or-death battle with Injun Joe in the cave.  It’s easy to see why Twain’s ’Life on the Mississippi’ will forever be an American favorite

The Legend of Pocahontas
By Vera Morris
May 12 – 14, 2017
Director: Sean Gogan
Tickets:  $15
Performance Schedule:
Friday, May 12 – 7 pm
Saturday, May 13 – 7 pm
Sunday, May 14 – 1 pm

Hi-ya-ya-hi-ya. Listen to the tom-tom drums and the message spoken by the “Wordspinner” that opens and closes this charming adventure suitable for all age groups. The name Pocahontas, belonging to the daughter of the powerful Algonquin Chief Powhatan, means “She-Who-Likes-To-Be-Mischievous.” It’s a fitting name, because the princess enjoys playing tricks and games, especially with Wolf, Raven and Squirrel… her playmates in the forest. She also makes friends with the English settlers in the struggling community of Jamestown. They have no food, and sickness has almost wiped them out. Pocahontas would like to help them, but Thundercloud, the medicine man, forbids it. When Captain John Smith, the leader of Jamestown, comes to the Indian village, he is condemned to death. In a thrilling scene, Princess Pocahontas saves his life and finds a way for the Indians and the settlers to live in harmony and friendship. This colorful play features a wonderful cast of characters: Little Running Rabbit, Brave Eagle, Aunt Morning Star, Forest Spirits, Mother Earth and the people of Jamestown. Filled with Native American lore and true to the original legend, it’s an entertaining and fascinating page from our country’s history that glows with excitement and warmth.

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My Son the Waiter:  A Jewish Tragedy
By Brad Zimmerman
December 15, 2016 – January 29, 2017
Tickets:  $45 – $65
Phone:  855-448-7469
On Line: MySonTheWaiter.com
Groups: 888-264-1788
Group Rates:
Wed/Thurs/Fri – Groups 12-19   $43.50 / Groups   20 +    $38.50
Sat /Sun – Groups 12-19   $48.50 / Groups   20 +    $43.50
Showtimes:
Wednesday 7:30 pm
Thursday 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Friday 7:30 pm
Saturday 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday 2:00 pm
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center/Studio Theatre 2nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 3342
(Opposite Lord & Taylor)
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Brad Zimmerman’s My Son the Waiter:  A Jewish Tragedy is the story of one man’s struggle to fulfill his dream and ‘make it’ as a comedic actor in New York.  Zimmerman paid his dues! He spent 29 years “temporarily” waiting tables in New York, all the while chasing a career in acting and comedy.  He tells of his pursuit, along with stories about his childhood, family, and misbegotten love life with warmth, wit, self-deprecating humor, and wicked charm, and combines his years of training as an actor with his innate comedic talent.

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A Jew Grows in Brooklyn
By Jake Ehrenreich
February 1- 26, 2017
Performances:
Wed 3 PM and 7:30 PM
Thurs:  7:30 PM
Fri: 8 PM
Sat 3PM and 8PM
Sun 2PM and 5PM
Tickets:  $45 – $95
Phone 866-811-4111
  To Order Tickets on Line: www.ajewgrowsinbrooklyn.com
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, Fl  33432
(Opposite Lord & Taylor)
www.ajewgrowsinbrookyn.com
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March 10-12, 2017
Coral Springs Performing Arts Center
2855 Coral Springs Dr, Coral Springs, FL 33065
Performances:
Fri:  8PM
Sat: 3PM and 8PM
Sun 2PM and 5PM
Tickets: $45 – $95
Phone: (954) 344-5990
To Order Tickets on Line: http://www.coralspringscenterforthearts.com
From its record breaking, award winning run in the heart of Broadway, Jake Ehrenreich returns to Florida with a newly minted version of his hit comedy musical A Jew Grows in Brooklyn. The New York Times raves “Brooklyn is beautiful, touching and funny – like Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays” and New York Magazine declares it “poignant and hilarious”.
From the streets of Brooklyn and struggle with his family’s survivor past, to the laughter and rebirth of a Catskills nightclub – with music, humor and multi-media – Jake Ehrenreich recreates his unforgettable journey of discovery – now made more famous in his critically acclaimed bestselling book by the Chicken Soup for the Soul publishers. Directed by NY theater veteran Jon Huberth, Broadway World raves “it’s one of the most uplifting evenings one can spend in the theater. Ehrenreich masterfully takes the audience from tears to laughter and back again.”  and The Miami Herald declares “it’s a knockout – somewhere two loving parents are kvelling over the son who did them proud.”

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Danny Kaye & Sylvia:  A Musical Love Story
January 13 – 29, 2017
Book by Robert McElwaine
Music by Bob Bain
Produced by Black Box Booking and Hy Juter
Tickets:  $35 / $30 for groups of 6 or more
Phone:   561-347-3948
To purchase tickets on line:  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
Direct from its sold-out London, Washington, DC, and New York runs:  A musical love story about entertainer Danny Kaye and his partner, personal song writer and wife, Sylvia Fine. Featuring numerous Kaye classics including “Tchaikovsky”, “Minnie the Moocher”, “Anatole of Paris”, and “Deena”.  Starring Carbonell Award-winner Clay Cartland as Danny Kaye, and Katie Angell Thomas as Sylvia Fine.

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B’NAI TORAH THEATRE SERIES
Produced and Directed By Shari Upbin

Beau Jest
February 22, 2017
By James Sherman
7:30 pm
Tickets:  $36 ($25 for congregational members)
Phone: 561-392-8566
B’nai Torah Congregation
6261 SW 18^th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33433
www.bnai-torah.org
Sarah Goldman is a nice Jewish girl with a problem:  her parents want her married – to a nice Jewish boy, of course. They’ve never met Sarah’s boyfriend, Chris Kringle, who doesn’t exactly fit that description, so to make them happy she invents Dr. David Steinberg – the man of their dreams.  When they insist upon meeting Dr. Steinberg, Sarah contacts an escort service to provide her with a Jewish date – but instead they send her Bob Schroeder, an out of work actor who agrees to perform the impersonation.  Sarah’s mother – armed with challah and lokshen kugel sets out to snare this Beau for her daughter with hilarious mix ups and consequences!!  With Emily Freeman, Roy Lynam, Christopher Mitchell, Larry Bramble, Chris Anthony Ferrer, and Phyllis Spear.

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STAGE DOOR THEATRE
Group and Subscriber Discounts available for these productions

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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With its engaging and uncompromising book, The Rothschilds is one of the boldest book musicals of its time, a heartfelt testament to family, dignity, honor and unflinching tenacity. Nominated for 9 Tony Awards, The Rothschilds is the final collaboration from the incomparable Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler On The Roof, She Loves Me). 

Swing, Swing, Swing
October 7 – November 20, 2016
Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Kevin Black
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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“It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing!”  Stage Door Theatre will bring back the memories with music and dance and the fabulous sounds that dominated the American charts in the Thirties and Forties.  Filled with classic hits by beloved favorites like Benny, Duke, Ella, Glenn, Billie, Cab, and Louis. “Relive the opulence of this bygone era told through the classic sounds you love!”

Sweet Charity
November 4 – December 11, 2016
Book by Neil Simon
Music by Cy Coleman
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
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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Sweet Charity is a tender, poignant and consistently funny look at the adventures, or rather the misadventures, in the ways of love encountered by the gullible and guileless lady known as Charity Hope Valentine.

Vegas – A Night on the Strip
December 9, 2016 – January 22, 2017
Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Kevin Black
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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This revue is all that you love about the old days of Vegas, presented the only way Vegas knows how … as an incredible music driven spectacular.  The show dives into the rich history that made the city of Las Vegas a hot destination for entertainers from around the world.  Featuring music from some of Vegas’ most memorable icons – Frank, Sammy, Dean, Elvis, and countless others grace the stage once again for a night of vintage Vegas entertainment.

The Most Happy Fella
December 30, 2016 – February 5, 2017
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
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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From the composer of Guys And Dolls comes this touching, dramatic and intensely personal love story. Your heart will be warmed by this May-December romance when a city bride is wooed by an aging Italian grape farmer who nearly botches everything until his true goodness shines through. With a gorgeous score and spirited dancing, it’s a simple and touching love story that makes for an extraordinary night of theatre.

The Bris, The Bar Mitzvah, & Beyond
February 10 – March 26, 2017
By David Jay Bernstein
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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Welcome to David Jay Bernstein’s delightful new comedy that takes Gary and Max Shapiro through a lifetime, stopping to visit with them and Max’s bris and bar mitzvah, and the other rites of passage that bring Jewish fathers and sons together.

The Kid From Brooklyn
February 24 – April 9, 2017
By Brian Childers and ?
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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Based on the turbulent and triumphant life of Danny Kaye, this intimate musical portrayal chronicles the master comedian’s career and relationships as we follow his rise from an undisciplined and impoverished comic to his success under the guidance of his wife, Sylvia Fine.

No Way to Treat a Lady
April 14 – May 28, 2017
By Douglas Cohen (Based upon 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
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This theatrically charged musical comedy thriller about a publicity crazed actor turned killer and the endearing detective who pursues him is based on the best-selling novel that became a renowned movie. It is a devilish blend of humor, romance and murder.

Nine
April 28 – June 11, 2017
Book by Arthur Kopit
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Adapted from the Italian by Mario Fratti
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
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Nine is the story of a celebrated film director Guido Contini and his attempts to come up with a plot for his next film as he is pursued by hordes of beautiful women, all clamoring to be loved by him and him alone. Flashbacks reveal the substance of his life which will become the material for his next film: a musical version of the Casanova story.

Social Security
June 16 – July 30, 2017
By Andrew Bergman
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
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Two married art dealers struggle with the visit of the wife’s goody goody sister, her uptight CPA husband, and her archetypal Jewish Mother – who are there to try to save their college student daughter from the horrors of living only for sex.

Minnie’s Boys
June 30 – August 6, 2017
Book by Arthur Marx and Robert Fisher
Music by Larry Grossman
Lyrics by Hal Hackady
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
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The madcap Marx Brothers musical. A touching, song-filled celebration of the origins of these show-business legends and gutsy, tender, matriarch Minnie Marx, the extraordinary woman who gave birth to a generation of laughter in the form of the maddest, merriest quintet that ever drove a mother-and then the world-wild. This is their story—and Minnie’s as well. “Mama a Rainbow,” “Rich Is,” “They Give Me Love” and the title song are just a few of the catchy, Broadway-style melodies in this hummable score from the composer of Goodtime Charley and Snoopy. 

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SPANISH RIVER CONCERTS
2017 Season

Spanish River Concerts celebrates its fourteenth season this January through March, by yet again offering innovative virtuoso musical performances in conveniently located venues in West Boca Raton and Delray Beach. Prices for individual tickets for these concerts will be announced in the fall, but series subscriptions, which include all four of the following concerts, are available now for the discounted package price of $168 (plus tax).

Zoltán Mága – Live in Concert
Enjoy the passion and romance as PBS star Zoltán Mága – Hungary’s foremost violin virtuoso – performs your favorite Pops, Broadway, Italian, Gypsy, and classical masterpieces. This exciting extravaganza also features Zoltán’s wonderful orchestra in formal attire, extraordinary singers, and costumed dancers.
Schedule: Spanish River Church Monday, January 9; Tuesday, January 10; Monday, January 16; Tuesday, January 17; Monday, January 23; Tuesday, January 24.
Kings Point Theatre Wednesday, January 11; Thursday, January 12; Saturday, January 14 at 2:00 PM

Better than the Beatles – Featuring the Liverpool Legends
We combined one of the most talented Beatles-inspired bands with just the right orchestra to do justice to this repertoire, including songs that the Beatles themselves seldom performed live – because of the extensive instrumentation. Uniquely sanctioned by George Harrison’s sister (Louise Harrison), the Liverpool Legends will make you Twist and Shout.
Schedule:  Spanish River Church: Monday, February 20; Tuesday, February 21; Monday, February 27; Tuesday, February 28; Monday, March 6; Tuesday, March 7.
Kings Point Theatre: Wednesday, March 1: Thursday, March 2: Saturday, March 4 at 2:00 PM.

Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller Orchestras – Battle of the Big Bands
Though the namesakes are gone, the iconic orchestras carry on – with a “battle” of the best kind. Capturing the essence of the Big Band sound and its storied tradition, a talented cast of vocalists and instrumentalists will dazzle you with timeless Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller classics, even if you were born decades later.
Schedule: Spanish River Church: Monday, January 30; Tuesday, January 31; Monday, February 6; Tuesday, February 7; Monday, February 13;
Tuesday, February 14.
Kings Point Theatre: Wednesday, February 8; Thursday, February 9; Saturday, February 11 at 2:00 PM.

Synco Romantico
An amazing 10-piece instrumental ensemble that features powerful male and female vocalists and a hint of Latin Jazz flavor. They deliver a high-energy, international blend of fresh and familiar pop favorites. We call them Synco Romantico, but you will just call them fabulous!
Schedule:  Monday, March 13; Tuesday, March 14; Monday, March 20; Tuesday, March 21; Monday, March 27; Tuesday, March 28.
Kings Point Theatre: Wednesday, March 22; Thursday, March 23; Saturday, March 25; at 2:00 PM.

2017 Optional Concerts

Jim Witter with Tiffany Desrosiers and Full Orchestra
The best music of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s.  Two wonderful singers and a full orchestra take you on a journey through the songs of Billy Joel, Carole King, Elton John, Linda Ronstdat, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, and many more.
Tickets are on sale now – price: $48/person
Kings Point Theater
Schedule: Wednesday, March 29, 8 pm; Thursday, March 30, 8 pm, Saturday, April 1, 4 pm, Saturday, April 1, 8 pm.

Kol Esperanza with Lev Voce
With new repertoire added, the biggest concert of the 2016 season is making a return.  Featuring a 25-piece orchestra, this concert will take place at the Carole and Barry Kaye auditorium at the Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Campus. Kol Esperanza and Lev Voce’s encore concert is sure to be memorable.
Tickets are on sale now – price:  Orchestra seating $65/person; Gallery Seating $40/person.
FAU Boca Raton Campus/Carole & Barry Kaye Auditorium
Schedule: Wednesday, March 15, 8 pm; Thursday, March 16, 8 pm, Friday,  March 17, 8 pm, Saturday, March 18, 2 pm; Saturday, March 18, 8 pm.

All Evening and matinee concerts (except Kol Esperanza) will be presented at either Spanish River Church, at 2400 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, 33431, and Kings Point Theatre, 7000 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, 33446.

Call 1-800-716-6975 or visit CPA’s website at www.SpanishRiverConcerts.com  for specific concert dates, times, and ticket availability.”