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THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN at The Pompano Beach Cultural Center – March 13 – April 14

16 Tuesday Jan 2024

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THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN
At The Pompano Beach Cultural Center
March 13 – April 14, 2024

A delightful celebration of the joys of the journey from girlhood to womanhood for women of all ages… and the men who love them!

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

January 16, 2024

POMPANO BEACH, FL: The Secret Comedy of Women, an immersive theatrical experience that rejoices in the challenges of being a woman, will open at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center on March 13th and run through April 14th.

From boys to bras and pantyhose to menopause, this two-woman show explores the universal female experience through a rollicking spectacle of comedy, songs, dances, stories, and spontaneous moments of discovery that all women share.  

Inspired by authors Barbara Gehring and Linda Klein’s earnest and sweetly absurd writings in their girlhood diaries, The Secret Comedy of Women is a mix of sketch comedy, improvisation, audience participation, witty songs, and clever videos. The show reminds audiences of the very funny and very charming similarities between all women. “It’s really like a girlhood reunion,” says Klein. “Our show is something highly universal, made personal. It is definitely for women of all ages,” says Gehring. “However,” she adds, make no mistake, the men in our audiences love the show just as much!”

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

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

The Secret Comedy of Women will run from March 13 through April 14 at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center.  Tickets range from $45 to $65; group rates are also available.  Tickets can be purchased online at https://playhouseinfo.com/pompanobeachculturalcenter or by phone at 855-448-7469. (For group sales call 888-264-1788).  
 
For more information about The Secret Comedy of Women please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244 or visit www.SecretComedyOfWomen.com  

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The Secret Comedy of Women
By Barbara Gehring & Linda Klein
March 13 – April 14
Tickets:  $45 – $65
For Tickets:  855-448-7469/ Or Click HERE!
Group Sales: 888-264-1788 (12 or more tickets purchased in one transaction)
Performances: 
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:30 pm
All performances will take place at
The Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 W. Atlantic Blvd.
Pompano Beach, FL  33060

2023-2024 THEATRE/CONERT PRODUCTION SCHEDULES

27 Thursday Jul 2023

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561-445-9244
Carol@CarolKassie.com

2023-2024 THEATRE/CONERT PRODUCTION SCHEDULES
for

MNM Theatre Company
Pigs Do Fly Productions
Boca Stage
 Hy Juter Presents
Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC)

Delray Beach Playhouse
The Secret Comedy of Women

MNM THEATRE COMPANY

Five Guys Named Moe
September 8 – 24, 2023

Book by Clarke Peters
Music and lyrics by Louis Jordan
Performances: Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm
Ticket prices: $45/$50/$55
For tickets: mnmtheatre.org / kravis.org / 561-832-7469
For Group Sales:  561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.
All performances in
The Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Legendary Jazz composer Louis Jordan’s hits wrapped into one smooth, jumpin’, jivin’ life lesson for Nomax who’s down on his luck and stuck with the blues, until Five Guys Named Moe: Big Moe, Little Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, and Four Eyed Moe mysteriously emerge out of nowhere in Nomax’s apartment with dance and songs like “Caldonia,” “Azure Te,” “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” and many more to help him get his life back on track.

Disenchanted
January 12 – 21, 2024
Book, Music, and Lyrics:Dennis T. Giacino
Developed wit: Fiely Matias
Performances: Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
Thursday, January 18 at 8 pm
Ticket Prices: $50 – $65
For Tickets: mnmtheatre.org
All performances in
The Studio at Mizner Park
201 Plaza Real, 2nd Floor
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ‘em? Not Snow White and her posse of Disenchanted princesses in this hilarious not-for-the-kiddies hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. Forget the princesses you think you know – these royal renegades will toss their tiaras into Boca Raton to set the record straight about what ‘happily ever after’ is really all about – and fairy tales will never be the same.
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PIGS DO FLY PRODUCTIONS

Morning After Grace
October 27 – Novembr 19
By Carey Crim
Tickets: $45
Tickets:  www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performances: 
Friday, & Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
All performances will take place at 
Empire Stage
1140 N Flagler Drive,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Hilarious and heart-warming, this unconventional new comedy tackles love, loss, and coming to terms with growing older.

The Affections of May

March 8 – 31, 2024
By Norm Foster
Tickets: $45
Tickets:  www.pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performances: 
Friday, & Saturday: 8 pm
Sunday: 5 pm
All performances will take place at 
Empire Stage
1140 N Flagler Drive,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
After being deserted by her husband, a woman suddenly finds herself the center of attention in a small resort town. 

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BOCA STAGE

Wait Until Dark
October 27 – November 5, 2023

By Frederick Knott
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
Tickets: $39-$69
For tickets:  www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Forty-seven years after Wait Until Dark premiered on Broadway, Jeffery Hatcher adapted Frederick Knott’s 1966 original, giving it a new setting.  In 1944 Greenwich Village, Susan Hendrix, a blind but capable woman, is imperiled by a trio of men in her own apartment.  As the climax builds, Susan discovers her blindness just might be the key to her escape.
Directed by Keith Garsson

Boeing Boeing

January 19 – 28, 2024
By Marc Camoletti
Translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans
Tickets: $39-$69
For tickets:  www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
This 1960s French farce features a self-styled Parisian lothario, Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent ‘layovers’.   He keeps “one up, one down, and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris, and to Bernard’s apartment, at the same time.
Directed by Keith Garsson
Starring: Angie Radosh

America’s Sexiest Couple
April 19 – 28, 2024

By Ken Levine
Tickets: $39-$69
For tickets:  www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Two actors, who ‘America’s Sexiest Couple’ on a popular ‘90s sitcom reunite for the first time in 25 years.  They face a lifetime of unresolved issues, longings, resentments, and regrets.  Plus, the network wants to reboot the show. Career and personal aspirations collide – professionally and personally, where do they go from here?
Directed by Genie Croft
Starring:  Kim Ostrenko and Wayne LeGette
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HY JUTER PRESENTS

To Life 4: That’s (Jewish) Entertainment!
January 20 – February 5, 2023
Written and Directed by Shari Upbin
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
Tickets:  $45/Group Rates Available|
For tickets: www.sugarsandpark.org/willow-theatre / 561-347-3948
All performances will take place at
The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL  33486
This all new 4th chapter in the popular series will once again feature music, amusing anecdotes, and fascinating facts about some of the most well-known, lauded, and popular Jewish entertainers and composers in recent history, including Mel Brooks, Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Bacharach, Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Mis), Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast), Stephen Sondheim, Bette Midler, Neil Diamond, and many more.

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At the Pompano Beach Cultural Center

The Secret Comedy of Women
March 13 – April 14, 2024

By Barbara Gehring & Linda Klein
Tickets:  $45 – $65
For tickets: https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/cc
All performances will take place at
The Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 W. Atlantic Blvd.
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
The Secret Comedy of Women celebrates the joys of the journey from girlhood to womanhood. An immersive theatrical experience that rejoices in the challenges of being a woman – from boys to bras and pantyhose to menopause – this two-woman show explores the universal female experience through a rollicking spectacle of sweetly-sharp comedy, songs, dances, stories, and spontaneous moments of discovery that all women share. (And men love it too!)

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LAUDERHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (LPAC)
BROADWAY AT LPAC SERIES:

A Chorus Line
January 11 – January 28, 2024

Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Tickets:  $45-$65
For tickets:  https://www.lpacfl.com / 954-777- 2055
All performances will take place at
The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
3800 NW 11th Place,
Lauderhill, FL  33311
Winner of 9 Tony Awards, A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another, including “What I Did for Love”, “One”, “I Can Do That”, “At The Ballet”, “The Music and the Mirror”, and “I Hope I Get It”. 

Memphis
February 15 – March 3, 2024
Musicand Lyrics by David Bryan
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro
Tickets:  $45-$65
For tickets:  https://www.lpacfl.com / 954-777- 2055
All performances will take place at
The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
3800 NW 11th Place,
Lauderhill, FL  33311
From the underground dance clubs of 1950’s Memphis, Tennessee, comes the famous musical that burst off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love!  Inspired by actual events, Memphis is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break.  Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards.

Hello, Dolly!
April 4 – April 21, 2024
Book by Michael Stewart
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Tickets:  $45-$65
For tickets:  https://www.lpacfl.com / 954-777- 2055
All performances will take place at
The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
3800 NW 11th Place,
Lauderhill, FL  33311
This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s hit play The Matchmaker bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. Matchmaker Dolly Levi is a widow and also a professional meddler, but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is for herself. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Hello, Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish. Winner of 10 Tony Awards.

THE DELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE

She Loves Me
November 24 – December 10, 2023
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Brock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281  
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Set in a 1930s European perfumery, shop clerks Amalia and Georg more often than not don’t see eye to eye. After both respond to a “lonely hearts advertisement” in the newspaper, they begin to live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remain unknown. Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves… and all the twists and turns along the way!

Ann Talman:  Elizabeth Taylor and The Shadow of Her Smile
December 11 – 14, 2023
Written and performed by Ann Talman
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com  / 561-272-1281
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Ann Talman has been a successful actress on stage and on screen for over forty years. In 1981, she was cast to play Elizabeth Taylor’s daughter in Lillian Hellman’s Broadway hit The Little Foxes, and the result was a close friendship between Talman and Taylor that endured until the iconic actress died in 2011. With “The Shadow of Her Smile,” Talman explores her relationship with Taylor in a critically acclaimed solo show that combines story and song to tell the stories that only Talman can tell
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Tevye In New York
December 21 – January 7, 2023
Written and performed by Tom Dugan
$44 ($54 with lunch)
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281 
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Based on the beloved characters of Sholem Aleichem, actor/playwright Tom Dugan’s (Wiesenthal) newest play Tevye in New York! asks what happened to Tevye, his wife Golde and his daughters after the curtain came down in Fiddler on the Roof Tevye in New York! finally answers those decades-old questions. Follow Tevye as he fights for his piece of the American dream in 1914—from his journey with his daughters across the Atlantic Ocean, through Ellis Island, past “the big green lady,” and into the crowded streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

Aging is Optional (cause G_d I hope it is!)
January 8 – 10, 2023
Created and performed by Tovah Feldshuh
Got tickets:  www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
As multiple Tony and Emmy Award nominee and three-time Drama Desk Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh puts it, “Some people call them decades, I call them my collected works.  It’s an hour of Restylane for the soul, a booster for the heart, and a probiotic of laughter …and exercise!”

Grumpy Old Men
February 2 – 25, 2024
Book by Dan Remmes
Music by Neil Berg
Lyrics by Nick Meglin
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Neighbors Max and John have been feuding for most of their lives. Invigorated by their shared affection for their new neighbor across the street, the beautiful, eccentric, and charming Ariel, they face-off as romantic rivals until their hilarious shenanigans finally bring about a resolution to their fifty-year fight.


Merrily We Roll Along
March 22 – April 7, 2024

Book by George Furth
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281 
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Merrily We Roll Along begins in the present and moves backwards, tracing the lives of wealthy, jaded composer, Franklin Shepard, and his two estranged friends through each milestone of their personal and professional lives (good and bad). Stephen Sondheim and George Furth expertly blend the excitement and energy of a backstage musical with a poignant and emotional contemporary story about the importance of staying true to one’s ideals.

The Lost Virginity Tour
May 3 – 19, 2024

By Cricket Daniel
For tickets: www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281
All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
Happy Trails Senior Resort Living in Surprise, AZ is where the ladies of the Happy Trails Baking Club meet weekly, swapping desserts and recipes.  But when these four friends start swapping stories about their “first time”, one of them bakes up an idea- to take a road trip across the country, revisiting each location where they lost their virginities.

Best of Broadway Cabaret Series:

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

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

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

Nostalgic Concert Series: Feelin’ Groovy:
December 6, 2023
A Time for Peace:  The Life and Song of Pete Seeger


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

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

All performances will take place at
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL  33444
www.delraybeachplayhouse.com / 561-272-1281

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For more information about this schedule 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
carol@carolkassie.com






THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN’S Barbara Gehring’s Film ‘The Social Dilemma’ Debuts to Rave Reviews at The Sundance Film Festival

06 Thursday Feb 2020

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THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN’S
Barbara Gehring’s Film
‘The Social Dilemma’
Debuts to Rave Reviews at
The Sundance Film Festival

The Secret Comedy of Women runs through February 23rd
at the Mizner Park Cultural Center
.

“Forget Victoria’s Secret; it’s Linda Klein and Barbara Gehring who know the real secrets, at least to making ladies laugh!” ~  Ilana Rothman – Ilana in Theatre Land

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

February 6, 2020

BOCA RATON, FL:  Barbara Gehring one of the co-creators and stars of The Secret Comedy of Women just returned from “…a whirlwind of a weekend at the Sundance Film Festival.   Our movie’s premier got a standing ovation,” she reports, “And a great review in The Hollywood Reporter!!” ‘“The Social Dilemma’, the film she was at Sundance to promote (and which Variety called a ‘lively and entertaining documentary, whose accessibility is heightened by some narrative play acting’) examines the pervasive influence of social media on society.

Gehring, and her partner Linda Klein have been performing in The Secret Comedy of Women at the Mizner Park Cultural Center since January 15th; the show will run through February 23rd.  The Secret Comedy of Women was inspired by the earnest and absurd writings in Gehring and Klein’s girlhood diaries, which were written well before the term social media was even coined – when secrets were shared with a few best friends, rather than the entire world.  It celebrates the joys of the journey from girlhood to womanhood and explores the universal female experience through a rollicking spectacle of sweetly-sharp comedy, songs, dances, stories, improvisation, and spontaneous moments of discovery that all women share.

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

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

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

The Secret Comedy of Women®
By Barbara Gehring & Linda Klein
January 15 – February 23, 2020

Tickets:  $45 – $65
For Tickets:  844-672-2849 / playhouseinfo.com/miznerpark / or
miznerparkculturalcenter.com/
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:30 pm
All performances will take place at
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
201 Plaza Real (2nd Floor)
Boca Raton, FL 33432
www.girlsonlycomedy.com/
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Reviews for ‘The Social Dilemma can be found online at:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/social-dilemma-review-1273606
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/01/the-social-dilemma-review-sundance-1202207034/
https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/the-social-dilemma-review-1203487761/

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

30 Monday Dec 2019

Posted by Carol Kassie in Clients, Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Playhouse Productions

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THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN®

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

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

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

December 30, 2019

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

The Secret Comedy of Women celebrates the joys of the journey from girlhood to womanhood. An immersive theatrical experience that rejoices in the challenges of being a woman – from boys to bras and pantyhose to menopause – this two-woman show explores the universal female experience through a rollicking spectacle of sweetly-sharp comedy, songs, dances, stories, and spontaneous moments of discovery that all women share.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Secret Comedy of Women – Girls Only
By Barbara Gehring & Linda Klein
January 15 – February 23, 2020

Tickets:  $45 – $65
For Tickets:  844-672-2849 / http://playhouseinfo.com/miznerpark or
http://miznerparkculturalcenter.com/ 
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:30 pm
All performances will take place at
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
201 Plaza Real (2nd Floor)
Boca Raton, FL 33432
MiznerParkCulturalCenter.com
www.girlsonlycomedy.com
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December & January at MIZNER PARK CULTURAL CENTER

19 Thursday Dec 2019

Posted by Carol Kassie in Clients, Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center

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Aces & Knaves A Film About Bridge, Boca Raton Theatre, comedy, Franco Corso, Jeff Norris, Mizner Park Cultural Center, Murat Turan, Music, The Secret Comedy of Women, Tovah Feldshuh, Tovah is Leona

December and January at
Mizner Park Cultural Center:

Franco Corso & Murat Turan: A Night of Passion
Aces & Knaves: A Film About Bridge
Tovah is Leona
Jeff Norris
The Secret Comedy of Women 

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

December 19, 2019

BOCA RATON, FL:  Mizner Park Cultural Center is quickly becoming one of South Florida’s ‘go to’ spots for an exciting and eclectic mix of theatre, music, comedy, and even film. The venue, well-located in Boca Raton’s Mizner Park, will play host a wide variety of entertainment in December and January, hosting Broadway’s Tovah Feldshuh in a brand new Broadway-bound musical, comedian Jeff Norris, a film about bridge, an evening of romantic music, and the delightful interactive Secret Comedy of Women.  Numerous other performances will take place as well.

On December 28th Italian tenor Franco Corso will team up with Gypsy Flamenco Guitarist Murat Turan to perform in A Night of Passion – From Bocelli to The Gypsy Kings, showcasing a fusion of Lakatos’ flamenco and Spanish guitar styles with Corso’s versatile voice that ranges from baritone to tenor.

Aces & Knaves – A Film About Bridge will be screened for one night only, on December 29th.  A fascinating documentary about the game of bridge, directed by Jackie Paré, the film zooms in on the players, the scandals, and the intense competition inside the world of bridge.  Featuring interviews with some of the world’s best players, including aspiring ace Bill Gates.

From January 8th – 10th, six-time Tony and Emmy nominated star Tovah Feldshuh will star in the South Florida premiere of Tovah is Leona, a musical production featuring highlights from the new Broadway-bound musical Queen of Mean, based on Piers Ransdell’s New York Times best-selling biography of Leona Helmsley.  (Please note, this show is completely sold out.)

Las Vegas and Atlantic City favorite, comedian Jeff Norris (January 24th) has been called one of the most quick-witted acts working today.  Hardly pausing for breath, he tears through his material – keeping audiences alert and in stitches from beginning to end.

The Secret Comedy of Women will run from January 15th through February 23rd.  A laugh-out-loud immersive theatrical celebration that exuberantly triumphs over the challenges of womanhood, this two-woman show liberates the female experience through a rollicking spectacle of sweetly sharp comedy, songs, dances, and stories.  From boys to bras, and pantyhose to menopause, The Secret Comedy of Women “inspires many laughs and ‘ahhs’ of recognition” (Charlotte Observer).

Tickets to each of these performances, as well as many other Mizner Park Cultural Center performances are on sale now and can be purchased online at http://miznerparkculturalcenter.com or by phone at 844-672-2849. Ticket details are below.

The Mizner Park Cultural Center is located at
201 Plaza Real,
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Website:  miznerparkculturalcenter.com
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For more information about the Mizner Park Cultural Center, and any of these shows, please contact Carol Kassie at Carol@CarolKassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Ticket prices and performance times are below.

Franco Corso & Murat Turan: A Night of Passion
Saturday, December 28, at 7:30 pm
Tickets:  $35

Aces & Knaves: A Film About Bridge
Sunday, December 29 at 7: pm
Tickets: $20

Tovah is Leona – January 8 – 10
Sold Out

Jeff Norris
Friday, January 24 at 7:30
Tickets:  $34 – $39

The Secret Comedy of Women – January 15 – February 23
January 15 – February 23
Tickets: $45-$65
(Group rates – 12 or more – are also available –  call 888-264-1788)
Performance Schedule:
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2:30 pm
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 pm

For tickets to all shows, and more information:  http://miznerparkculturalcenter.com/

 

2019-2020 List of Events, Concerts & Productions at The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center

29 Monday Jul 2019

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& Betty, An Evening with Christine Andreas, Barbra Streisand - Holiday Memories starring Carla DelVillagio, Clint Holmes, Dan Naturman, December '63: A Tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Dick Capri Stewie Stone and Jeff Capri - Three is Funnier than Four, Florida's Funniest Comedians, Franco Corso - Night of Passion from Bocelli to The Gypsy Kings, GetBack! Two of Us, Hank Williams and My Honky Tonk Heroes Tribute, Harrison Greenbaum, Hollywood & World War II, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, Jeff Harner Sings Sammy Cahn All the Way - Sinatra, Jesse Luttrell - Showstoppers, Judy Carmichael: Swing Time - A Celebration of the Great American Song Book, Keith Alberstadt, Maureen McGovern - Home for the Holidays, Men are From Mars, Michael D'Amore - Lead Singer of the Capris, Mike Marino - New Jersey's Bad Boy of Comedy Returns, Moon River - The Songs of Johnny Mercer, Pat, Pop2Opera starring Jenene Caramielo, Robert Duback's The Book of Moron, Simply Streisand starring Carla DelVilagio, Sing 'Em All: The Judy Garland Songbook featuring Natalie Douglas, Something Like a Dame Starring Michael Walters as Dame Edna, Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Tevye in New York, The Joe Cotton Band, The Mersey Beatles, The Music of Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael starring Gabrielle Stravelli, The Secret Comedy of Women, The Victory Dolls, Thunder from Down Under, Tovah Feldshuh, Tovah is Leona, Women are From Venus - Live

 

2019-2020 List of Events, Concerts & Productions at
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center

Please note:  Prices for the events listed below range from $25 – $65
All the events will take place at
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
201 Plaza Real (2nd Floor)
Boca Raton, FL 33432
For Tickets:  844-672-2849 / http://miznerparkculturalcenter.com/
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The Victory Dolls present I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
September 21 @ 7:30 pm
THE VICTORY DOLLS is a vintage, Andrews Sisters inspired, musical harmony group starring South Florida’s Leading Ladies of Theatre! Through music and great storytelling, this All-Star group of singers – which is the first of its kind in South Florida – seeks to honor our brave and courageous Veterans.

The Mersey Beatles: Four Lads from Liverpool
October 5 @ 8:00 pm
Don’t miss THE MERSEY BEATLES: FOUR LADS FROM LIVERPOOL, live on October 5, 2019 – featuring an appearance by Julia Baird (John Lennon’s sister and author of “Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon”) appearance. VIP option also available!

The Joe Cotton Band
October 12 @ 8:00 pm
Influenced by The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Neil Young, The Black Crowes, Government Mule, The Grateful Dead and just about any jam band and classic Rock ‘N’ Roll from the ’70s and countless acts from blues, country, folk and the ’50s and ’60s bands, THE JOE COTTON BAND is one of the best bands in Palm Beach County.

Harrison Greenbaum: What Just Happened?
October 18-19 @ 7:30 pm
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! After two sold-out shows, award-winning magician and comedian, Harrison Greenbaum, who has been featured on ABC’s “America’s Got Talent,” NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” National Geographic’s “Brain Games,” and more – is bringing his gut-busting, jaw-dropping show back to Mizner Park.

Florida’s Funniest Comedians
October 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm.
Florida’s best comics hit the stage at Mizner Park each month in our intimate Cabaret Room.

Thunder from Down Under
November 6 at 8 pm
The Perfect Girls’ Night Outback!  Australia’s hottest export – Thunder from Down Under.  Cheeky humor, chiseled bodies, seductive dance routines, and boy-next-door charm that’s irresistible. This isn’t the type of show you just sit and watch – Thunder is a fully interactive experience!

Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus – LIVE!
November 8 @ 8:00 pm
November 9 @ 4:00 pm
November 9 @ 8:00 pm
November 10 @ 2:00 pm
The Off-Broadway hit comedy MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS – LIVE! is coming back to the Mizner Park Cultural Center! This one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray.

Florida’s Funniest Comedians
November 16, 2020 at 7:30 pm.
Florida’s best comics hit the stage at Mizner Park each month in our intimate Cabaret Room.

Dick Capri, Stewie Stone & Jeff Capri: Three is Funnier Than Four
November 16 @ 7:30 pm
Dick Capri has taken the comedy world by storm and has left millions laughing in his comedic wake. Capri made his Broadway debut in 1991 at the Lunt Fontanne Theater, co-starring in the critically acclaimed CATSKILLS ON BROADWAY. The show played to sold-out houses for fourteen months, and later across the country.

Moon River: The Songs of Johnny Mercer
November 22 @ 7:30 pm
“South Florida’s John Lariviere croons, he belts, he has a voice of the gods and his hour show…is devoted to the Songs of Johnny Mercer, and it is a marriage made in musical heaven.” -Cabaret Scenes Magazine Don’t miss this internationally-acclaimed cabaret and concert singer.

Something Like A Dame starring Michael Walters as Dame Edna
November 23 @ 7:30 pm
November 24 @ 2:00 pm
Sequins blaze and punchlines fly as celebrity impersonator Michael L. Walters pays unique homage to one of Australia’s — and the world’s — biggest stars, Dame Edna, in his loving parody, SOMETHING LIKE A DAME! The Diva from Down Under is back like you’ve never seen her before!

Clint Holmes: 2018 Double Grammy Nominee Returns! Straighten Up & Fly Right – 100 Years of Nat King Cole
December 1 @ 7:00 pm
The 2018 Double Grammy Nominee, Clint Holmes, is returning to the Mizner Park Cultural Center to present STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT – 100 YEARS OF NAT KING COLE! Join Clint Holmes, the consummate entertainer, performer, recording artist, and Las Vegas headliner.

Maureen McGovern: Home for the Holidays
December 7 @ 7:30 pm
Maureen McGovern, celebrated as “The Stradivarius Voice,” marks her 46th anniversary of her #1 Oscar-winning International gold record, “The Morning After,” which garnered her a Grammy nomination in 1973 for “Best New Artist.”

An Evening with Christine Andreas
December 14 @ 7:30 pm
Broadway mainstay and two-time Tony Award nominee, Christine Andreas, showcases her impeccable vocal abilities in this warm, witty, poignant and beautifully arched musical evening.

Barbra Streisand: Holiday Memories starring Carla DelVillagio
December 20 @ 7:30 pm
“The next best thing to seeing Streisand herself.” -New York Post “The next best thing to seeing Streisand herself” is how the New York Post described Carla DelVillaggio. She is a multiple-award winning tribute artist, who has entertained across the country from Miami to Las Vegas.

Florida’s Funniest Comedians
December 21 at 7:30 pm.
Florida’s best comics hit the stage at Mizner Park each month in our intimate Cabaret Room.

Franco Corso: Night of Passion from Bocelli to The Gypsy Kings
December 28 @ 7:30 pm

Jesse Luttrell – Showstoppers
January 3 @ 7:30 pm
“This multi-talented performer, known for glitzy, razzle dazzle performances, has people taking notice of a dynamo who isn’t afraid to break a few rules. If you’re a fan of showstopping performers from the school of Sammy Davis, Jr., Anthony Newley, or Peter Allen, Jesse Luttrell is your guy.” -Theatre Scene, NY

Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling
January 4, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling has traveled the world making people laugh. He is a stand-up comedian, writer, radio personality, author and actor, best known for his eighteen years on The Howard Stern Show, where he was an on-air comic as well as head writer.

Jeff Harnar Sings Sammy Cahn All The Way: Sinatra, Hollywood & World War II
January 5, 2020 @ 2:00 pm
Jeff Harnar presents his critically acclaimed show, SAMMY CAHN ALL THE WAY: SINATRA, HOLLYWOOD & WORLD WAR II, with Music Director ALEX RYBECK and directed by BARRY KLEINBORT. The show shines a special spotlight on Sammy Cahn’s lyrics for Sinatra, Hollywood and World War II.

Tovah is Leona!
January 9-10, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
“Tovah is a life force!” -Theater Pizzazz Don’t miss Tovah Feldshuh, six time Tony and Emmy nominated star of “The Walking Dead,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” and now CBS’ “Salvation” in a thrilling new show featuring highlights from the new Broadway-bound musical Queen of Mean, Leona Hemsley.

Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook Tribute
January 11, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
January 12, 2020 @ 2:00 pm
The premier musical tribute to Carole King, TAPESTRY: THE CAROLE KING SONGBOOK, is BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND after a SOLD-OUT show last season! “…Brilliant! With a stellar band, Suzanne brought the audience on a journey through the songbook of Carole King.

Dan Naturman
February 14 @ 7:30 pm
Hot off another killer spot on Conan (where he is one of Conan O’Brien’s favorites guests), comedian Dan Naturman – who is also known to his fans as the “real winner” of NBC’s Last Comic Standing 2, where he was the favorite of celebrity “judges” Drew Carey and Brett Butler – will be performing live at the Mizner Park Cultural Center!

The Secret Comedy of Women
January 15-February 23, 2020 @ 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
The Secret Comedy of Women® is a laugh-out-loud immersive theatrical celebration that exuberantly triumphs over the challenges of womanhood. This two-woman show liberates the universal female experience through a rollicking spectacle of sweetly-sharp comedy, songs, dances, stories and spontaneous music.

Michael D’Amore – Lead Singer of the Capris: The Very Best of the 50’s & 60’s Hits
March 12, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
Don’t miss singer, songwriter, and member of The Capris, Michael D’Amore, as he takes you on a musical journey of the very best hits from the 50’s and 60’s! For more than 30 years, Michael D’Amore has been a professional entertainer based out of New York. 

Pop2Opera starring singing sensation Jenene Caramielo
March 14, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
With the ability to roll from genres of music from pop to singing opera at a level that few reach, Jenene Caramielo has been traveling across the world captivating audiences with her eclectic background of musical theater, pop, jazz, country and opera. She has sold out shows in the top cabaret rooms in the U.S.

Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat & Betty
March 15, 2020 @ 3:00 pm
“Good stories…subtle…even silence is steeped in emotion.” -The New York Times TEA FOR THREE: LADY BIRD, PAT & BETTY reveals life and love in the White House.  Particularly pertinent in an era of heightened politics, TEA FOR THREE humanizes these famous First Ladies.

Simply Streisand starring Carla DelVillagio
March 19, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
“The next best thing to seeing Streisand herself.” -New York Post “The next best thing to seeing Streisand herself” is how the New York Post described Carla DelVillaggio. She is a multiple-award winning tribute artist, who has entertained across the country from Miami to Las Vegas.

Keith Alberstadt
March 20, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
“One of my favorite comedians of all time!” -Comics on Duty World Tour
Keith Alberstadt has been climbing the comedy ladder for over ten years, appearing on various late-night TV shows, freelance writing, even touring overseas to entertain our troops in the Middle East.

December ’63: A Tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
March 21, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
The music of FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS comes to life in this one-of-a-kind concert experience! DECEMBER’63 showcases all your favorite songs from Frankie Valli including the classics that have been thrilling audiences for decades.

Tevye in New York
March 26-April 5, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
WORLD PREMIERE! FIRST STOP…SOUTH FLORIDA! NEXT STOP…BROADWAY! Based on the characters of Sholem Aleichem and from the writer and star of WIESENTHAL comes the highly anticipated, Broadway-bound production of TEVYE IN NEW YORK! Every wonder what happened to Tevye, wife Golde and his daughter? Come and find out!

Hank Williams and my Honky Tonk Heroes Tribute
April 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
Don’t miss Jason Petty’s acclaimed musical revue that takes audiences on a time-travel adventure with several of the greatest entertainers and influencers of country music as we know it today in HANK WILLIAMS AND MY HONKY TONK HEROES.

Judy Carmichael: Swing Time! A Celebration of the Great American Songbook
April 17, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
“Astounding…flawless…captivating.” -The New York Times Grammy-nominated pianist, vocalist, and songwriter, Judy Carmichael, is considered one of the greatest pianists in the swing tradition and one of the most sensitive vocalists.

Mike Marino: New Jersey’s Bad Boy of Comedy Returns!
April 18, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
Don’t miss New Jersey’s “Bad Boy of Comedy,” Mike Marino, as he returns to the Mizner Park Cultural Center to present audiences with his hysterical and insightful take on the Italian-American experience! A native of Jersey City, NJ, Mike Marino’s material is largely based on his hometown.

The Music of Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael starring Gabrielle Stravelli
April 24, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
“Listening to the jazz singer Gabrielle Stravelli is like imbibing a potent cocktail whose flavor changes as you drain the glass…As she dipped and swooped, twirling notes and phrases with a confidence and playfulness that recalled Ella Fitzgerald in her prime, Ms. Stravelli belts out the biggest hits.” NY Times.

GetBack! Two of Us
April 26, 2020 @ 2:00 pm
“This full-fledged recreation of a Beatles concert is as close as you can get!” -Boston Globe Don’t miss The Beatles’ greatest hits performed by the lead members of the acclaimed GetBack!® Beatlemania, live at the Mizner Park Cultural Center! The GetBack!® troupe, assembled…

Sing ‘Em All: The Judy Garland Songbook featuring Natalie Douglas
May 2, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
Be here as multiple award-winning artist, Natalie Douglas, presents SING ‘EM ALL: THE JUDY GARLAND SONGBOOK, which celebrates the music and majesty of the legendary singer, actor, and inspiration to millions, the incomparable Judy Garland. The concert includes songs from Garland movie marvels …

Robert Dubac’s The Book of Moron
May 29-31, 2020 @ 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 2:00 pm
Robert Dubac’s newest Off-Broadway hit, THE BOOK OF MORON, has been described as one of the most “Hilarious” “Intelligent” and “Scorching” satirical attacks on idiocracy since Mark Twain. (And “idiocracy” isn’t even a word. How dumb is that?)  The New York Times raves.

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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
carol@carolkassie.com

 

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