They’re Back! The DISENCHANTED Princesses will be at the Studio at Mizner Park January 12 – 21

30 Thursday Nov 2023

Posted by Carol Kassie in Clients, MNM Theatre Company

Tags

Ashley Rubin, Bobby Peaco, Dennis T. Giacino, Disenchanted, Fiely Matias, Jonathan Van Dyke, Jordan Gonzalez, Kat Gold, Kathryn Nash, Leah Sessa, Marcie Gorman, MNM Theatre Company, musical comedy, Ryan Crout, Sabrina Lynn Gore, Shelley Kellor, Stephanny Noria, The Studio at Mizner Park, Theatre in Boca Raton, Vallery Valentine

Marcie Gorman and
MNM Theatre Company
to present
Disenchanted
at
The Studio at Mizner Park

January 12 – 21, 2024

“.. a highly entertaining, hysterical, irreverent, clever, poignant, profane…reimagining of what happened to [these] princesses.”
Oline Cogdill ~ floridatheateronstage.com

“Delightful Disenchanted at MNM gives us straight talk, song from the princesses.”
Hap Erstein ~ Palm Beach Arts Paper

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

November 30, 2023

BOCA RATON, FL: Those irreverent princesses who amused and delighted audiences at the Kravis Center last May will toss their tiaras onto a stage in Boca Raton early next year. Disenchanted, the fun-loving, subversive, and definitely not-for-the kiddies’ musical revue that proves happily-ever-after can be a ‘royal pain in the ass’, will be presented once again by Marcie Gorman and MNM Theatre Company. The show will run at The Studio at Mizner Park from January 12^th through January 21^st.

“We all had so much fun with this show,” Gorman said recently. “Our cast, our crew, and of course our audiences left the theatre every night laughing and applauding! When the opportunity arose to bring the princesses back – this time to Boca – how could we say no!?

“Disenchanted is very funny, extremely clever, and yes – a little bit raunchy,” she continues, “But these princesses have a lot to say about… well just about everything. And as we all know there can be a lot of truth in comedy – and in satire.”

“It is such a pleasure to bring Disenchanted back to the stage and to Boca Raton,” says the show’s director, Jonathan Van Dyke. “This timeless tale is certain to bring audiences lots of laughs and an unexpected level of poignancy. And this knockout cast and team of musicians will definitely bring a new vision to what happens after happily ever after!”

MNM’s mission has always been to hire South Florida talent, and Van Dyke has once again assembled a stellar cast of local princesses: Reprising their May roles are Kat Gold as Mulan and Rapunzel, Leah Sessa as the Little Mermaid and Belle, and Vallery Valentine as the Princess Who Kissed the Frog. Stephanny Noria will step into Pocahontas’ and Badroulbadour’s shoes, Shelley Keelor and Kathryn Nash will share Snow White duties, Ashley Rubin and Jordan Gonzalez will rotate as Cinderella, and Sabrina Lynn Gore will play Sleeping Beauty.

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

Tickets for Disenchanted are on sale now and can be purchased online at mnmtheatre.org, or by calling 561-203-3742. Tickets range in price from $55 to $65. Group rates are also available.

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

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

Disenchanted
January 12 – 21, 2024
Book, Music, and Lyrics:Dennis T. Giacino
Developed with: Fiely Matias
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
Thursday, January 18 at 8 pm
Prices: $55 – $65
For tickets: mnmtheatre.org or
Call 561-203-3742
All performances in
The Studio at Mizner Park
201 Plaza Real, 2^nd Floor
Boca Raton, FL 33432

The May 2023 Cast of Disenchanted
Photo credit: Amy Pasquantonio

Photos: MNM Theatre Company’s DISENCHANTED Opens May 12 at the Kravis Center

12 Friday May 2023

Posted by Carol Kassie in Clients, MNM Theatre Company

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Aaron Bower, Ashley Rubin, Bobby Peaco, Disenchanted, Jinon Deeb, Jonathan Van Dyke, Kat Gold, Kravis Center, Leah Sessa, Marcie Gorman, MNM Theatre Company, musical comedy, Shelley Keelor, Vallery Valentine

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

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

May 12, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, FL: Below are production photos from MNM Theatre Company’s Disenchanted, which opens May 12th at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. The production will run through May 27th.

Disenchanted is an irreverent, clever, funny, and definitely PG-rated reimagining of what happened to all those fairy tale princesses after ‘they lived happily ever after, the end’!

The production, directed by Jonathan Van Dyke stars seven of South Florida’s top musical theatre actresses: Aaron Bower, Jinon Deeb, Kat Gold, Shelley Keelor, Ashley Rubin, Leah Sessa, and Vallery Valentine. The show’s Musical Director is Bobby Peaco.

Photo credit: Amy Pasquantonio.

If you would like to see Disenchanted, speak with anyone involved in the production, or would like more photos, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Carol

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

Click on each image to enlarge:

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

03 Wednesday May 2023

Posted by Carol Kassie in Clients, MNM Theatre Company

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Aaron Bower, Ashley Rubin, comedy, Dennis T. Giacino, Disenchanted, Fiely Matias, Jinon Deeb, Kat Gold, Leah Sessa, Marcie Gorman, MNM Theatre Company, musical comedy, Musical Theatre, Shelley Keelor, Vallery Valentine

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

May 12 – 27

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

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

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

May 3, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

28 Tuesday Mar 2023

Posted by Carol Kassie in Clients, MNM Theatre Company

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Aaron Bower, Ashley Rubin, Bobby Peaco, Dennis T. Giacino, Disenchanted, Fiely Matias, Jinon Deeb, Jonathan Van Dyke, Kat Gold, Kravis Center, Leah Sessa, Marcie Gorman, MNM Theatre Company, musical comedy, Musical Theatre, Rinker Playhouse, Shelley Keelor, Vallery Valentine

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

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

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

March 28, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SISTER ACT (A Divine Musical Comedy!) at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center February 18 – March 6, 2022

02 Wednesday Feb 2022

Posted by Carol Kassie in Clients, Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, MNM Theatre Company

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Alex Jorth, Alexandra Dow, Allan Napier, Amber Mandic, Andrea Guardo, Anthony Campisi, Ariela Pizza, Ashley Rubin, Bill Brewer, Casey Sacco, Charlie Alguera, Cindi Blank Taylor, Clifford Spulock, Colleen Pagano, Dalia Aleman, Don Jose, Elissa Solomon, Elizabeth Sackett, Francine Birns, Gabriella Saramago, Geoffrey Mergele, Heather Simsay, James White III, Jamie Brothman, Jaonda Carter, JB Green, Jordon Armstrong, Justin Lore, Justin Thompson, Karen Hagerty Cohen, Kate Delaney, Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, LPAC, Marcie Gorman, Meg Frost, Michael Ursua, MNM Theatre Company, musical comedy, Musical Theatre, Nia Bourne, North End Theater Company, Penny Williams, Sahid Pabon, Sister Act, Vallery Valentine

MNM Theatre Company
The City of Lauderhill and
North End Theater Company

To present

February 18 – March 6, 2022

“This is a musical that hits all the right spots, achieving something close to Broadway grace.”
~Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

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

February 2, 2022

LAUDERHILL, FL: Musical theatre audiences love big, splashy musical numbers. And what could be better than those? Big splashy musical numbers… with nuns! Sister Act, which will open at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC) on February 18^th and run through March 6^th, is chock full of both! The show is the second joint production of MNM Theatre Company, the City of Lauderhill, and North End Theater Company, following their recent critically acclaimed production of Grease.

After witnessing her gangster boyfriend commit murder, Disco Diva Deloris Van Cartier is put into protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be found – a struggling Philadelphia convent. Disguised as a nun, but constantly at odds with the rigid lifestyle and old- fashioned Mother Superior, Deloris eventually takes on revamping the convent’s out of tune choir, with energizing and surprising results.

Based on the 1992 hit film and featuring music by Tony Award-winner and eight-time Academy Award-winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, Newsies) and lyrics by Glenn Slater, Sister Act’s musical numbers run the gamut from old fashioned Broadway-type show tunes, to Gospel Music, to 70s R & B, to early disco, to rap.

“With a fantastic score by Alan Menken and all the beloved characters from the film, Sister Act is the perfect show to welcome audiences back to the theatre,” says the show’s director Michael Ursua. “It’s a beautiful story about coming together. It reminds us that we as human beings are more similar than we are different. With a cast of 25, fabulous sets and costumes and an 8-piece band, this uplifting musical comedy will leave you happy and hopeful… Can I get an amen?!”

Ursua’s talented South Florida cast includes Dalia Alemán as Mother Superior, Ariela Pizza as Sister Mary Robert, Heather Simsay as Sister Mary Patrick, Colleen Pagano as Sister Mary Lazarus, Bill Brewer as Monsignor O’Hara, Don Jose as Curtis Jackson, James White III as Eddie Souther, Allan Napier as TJ, Joshua Roland-Bramkamp as Joey, Charlie Alguera as Pablo, Javonda Carter as Michelle, Meg Frost as Tina, and Vallery Valentine as Deloris Van Cartier.

“I am extremely excited to play the role of Deloris, and to work with MNM,” Valentine says. “Being an independent R&B artist for the past 15+ years, I can relate to Deloris’s character and her story (the hardships of trying to “make it” in this industry). Also, it’s just a really fun role. I actually think our personalities are almost 100% identical – I get to show my comedic side – not only my voice. For me to be offered this role was truly divine intervention!”

Rounding out the Sister Act cast are Sahid Pabon who will act as the show’s dance captain, Elissa Solomon, Casey Sacco, Geoffrey Mergele, Elizabeth Sackett, Kate Delaney, Karen Hagerty Cohen, Gabriella Saramago, Francine Birns, Ashley Rubin, Alexandra Dow, and Nia Bourne.

Anthony Campisi is the production’s Music Director and Alex Jorth is the show’s Choreographer. Scenic Designer and Scenic Artist is Cindi Blank Taylor, Lighting Designer is Clifford Spulock, Sound Designer is Justin Thompson, Costume Designer is Penny Williams, Props are by Jamie Brothman, and Wigs are by Justin Lore. Sister Act’s Technical Director is Johnbarry Green, Production Manager is Jordon Armstrong, Stage Manager is Amber Mandic, and the Assistant Stage Manager is Andrea Guardo.

Sister Act will run from February 18^th to March 6^th, 2022. Tickets are $45 to $65 and are available online at www.lpacfl.com or by calling 954-777-2055.

Lauderhill Performing Arts Center requires that masks be worn
in the building at all times.

The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center is located at 3800 NW 11^th Place (33311), in the Central Broward Regional Park on the Northeast corner of Sunrise Boulevard and State Road 7. For more information about LPAC visit https://www.lpacfl.com.

For more information about MNM Theatre Company (www.mnmtheatre.org/) and North End Theater Company and/or the Broadway at LPAC series, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244

This press release, along with the show logo and actor headshots, can be viewed online at TBA

Sister Act
February 18 – March 6
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Cheri Steinkellner & Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane
Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard
Tickets: $45-$65
For tickets: www.lpacfl.com or www.mnmtheatre.org or
Call 954-777-2055
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm
All performances at
The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC)
3800 NW 11^th Place
Lauderhill, FL 33311