Off Glades Theatre Company to present [TITLE OF SHOW] February 13 – March 1, 2026

18 Thursday Dec 2025

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Off Glades Theatre Company
to present
[title of show]
At the Willow Theatre
February 13 – March 1, 2026

“Mr. Bowen and Mr. Bell have concocted a zesty, sweet, Broadway-trivia-riddled musical about the anxiety and excitement of creating a zesty, sweet, Broadway-trivia-riddled musical about the anxiety and excitement of creating a….”
Charles Isherwood ~ The New York Times

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carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244

December 18, 2025

BOCA RATON, FL: Off Glades Theatre Company’s first production of the 2026 season will be [title of show] the unique – and delightful – one act autobiographical musical by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell. The production will run in Boca Raton’s Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park from February 13^th through March 1^st.

[title of show] chronicles its own creation as an entry in the New York Musical Theatre Festival and follows Jeff and Hunter – two struggling writers – after they hear about the competition. Even though the deadline for submissions is just three weeks away, the two decide to try to create something new, and with the help of some friends conversations begin as they discuss what to write about. Eventually, Jeff suggests they write about what to write about! They make a pact to write up until the festival’s deadline and dream about the show changing their lives. [title of show] is taken from the space on the festival’s application form which asks for the “[title of show]”.

The production will be directed by Social Media Superstar Jodie Langel who has garnered over 1 billion views of her ‘Raise Your Ya Ya Ya’ video.

“[title of show] is a wildly smart, self-aware musical about two writers and their two friends trying to write a musical… about writing a musical before a looming deadline totally breaks them,” Langel explains. “It’s fast, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt, diving into creative panic, big dreams, and all the ridiculous thoughts that pop into your head when you’re making something you care about. This show invites the audience into the chaos, It’s fast, funny, and unexpectedly heartfelt, an honest look at why artists create, how collaboration works, and what happens when you decide to put your messy, unfinished ideas on stage! The songs are upbeat, fun and Off Glades Theatre has assembled some of South Florida’s finest talent!”

Langel has cast Brandon Kraut as Jeff, Steven Guez as Hunter, Melanie Perkins as Heidi, and Nicole Roach as Susan. The production’s Music Director Darko Varga will also take on the role of Larry. Cameron Jaye Scott will serve as the show’s Choreographer, and Sage Meyers is production’s Stage Manager. The male swing is Cameron Jaye Scott and the female swing is Ana Marie Calise.

[title of show] will run from February 13 – March 1 at The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park (300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33486). Tickets are $35 (group rates are available) and may be purchased online at https://www.myboca.us/2648/title-of-show , by phone at 561-347-3948, or at the theatre’s box office.

For more information about [title of show], Off Glades Theatre Company, or Jodie Langel, please contact Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).

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[title of show]
February 13 – March 1, 2026
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen
Book by Hunter Bell
Tickets: $35
Group rates available For tickets & Information:
https://www.myboca.us/2648/Title-of-Show
561-347-3948
Performance days and times:
Friday and Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm
All performances will take place at
The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486

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Boca Stage to present Howard Skora’s DAMAGED FURNITURE at the Willow Theatre

21 Tuesday Oct 2025

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Boca Stage to present
Howard Skora’s
Damaged Furniture
at the Willow Theatre
March 6 – 15, 2026

“What makes the play a big success is its blatant, over.the.top, outrageous comedy that will not quit.”
Don Grigware, Grigware Reviews

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

October 21, 2025

BOCA RATON, FL: Boca Stage is pleased to announce their next production will be at Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park, where they will present Damaged Furniture from March 6^th through March 15^th, 2026. Howard Skora’s outrageously funny comedy about a totally dysfunctional Brooklyn family received multiple awards and nominations when it debuted in Los Angeles in 2018.

When Doug Elling receives word that his beloved uncle has died in an unexpected – and bizarre – accident, he rushes from Los Angeles to Brooklyn and finds himself at the center of his family’s efforts to salvage their furniture business. An alcoholic father, his ‘happy-face’ mother, his recently widowed aunt, and his therapist sister all add to the chaos surrounding Doug as he tries to decide upon his future.

Director Keith Garsson explains that “…this show is a reset back to our original mission: the premier production of a relatively new work for the South Florida area. We had two great seasons of commercial fare at the Delray Beach Playhouse, however this piece enables us to go back to our roots with a very dark, off-beat comedy. Additionally, since Boca Stage was never intended to be a seasonally based company, the Willow Theatre structure enables us to do shows on an a la carte basis without the responsibility of a full slate of productions.”

Garsson has completed casting for the production: Bruno Faria will play Doug, with Valerie diLorenzo as Laurie, Sharon Pfieffer as Gina, Liz DeBeer as Irene, and Shane Tanner as Phil.

Tickets for Damaged Furniture will be on sale soon and will be available via the Willow Theatre website: www.willowtheatre.org or by phone at 561-347-3948.

For more information about Boca Stage, or to speak with Keith Garsson, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Damaged Furniture
by Howard Skora
March 6-15, 2026
Tickets: $45
For tickets & Information:
561-347-3948
Performance days and times:
Friday and Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm
All performances will take place at
The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486

TO LIFE 5 – Jewish Broadway to Hollywood – January 17 – February 2 at the Willow Theatre

09 Monday Dec 2024

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Hy Juter presents
To Life 5:
Jewish Broadway to Hollywood!
Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers and Entertainers to Broadway and the Great Hollywood Musicals
At the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
January 17 – February 2, 2025

“The humor of the blues, as Jerry (Leiber) used to say, was akin to Yiddish humor. Like, “If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all.”” Mike Stoller

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December 9, 2024

BOCA RATON, FL: From George and Ira Gershwin to Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, from Irving Berlin to John Kander and Fred Ebb, or from Jerry Herman to Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein, Jewish composers and entertainers have been an integral part of the Broadway and American pop lexicon for well over a century. (And then there’s Barbra Streisand, Carole King, and even Elvis Presley – Elvis’ maternal great-great grandmother, Nancy Burdine, was Jewish. Her daughter gave birth to Doll Mansell who gave birth to Gladys Smith who gave birth to Elvis!).

These, and many more icons of the stage, screen, and recording studio will be celebrated in To Life 5: Jewish Broadway to Hollywood! Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers and Entertainers to Broadway and the Great Hollywood Musicals. The production will run from January 17^th through February 2^nd at the Willow Theatre in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park. The popular series (To Life 1 through 4 each played to sold out houses at almost every performance) was developed by producer Hy Juter and is written by and will be directed and hosted by Shari Upbin.

This all-new 5th chapter in the series will once again feature amusing anecdotes and fascinating facts about some of America’s most well-known, lauded, and popular Jewish composers and entertainers who created and performed in such iconic productions as Mame, Guys and Dolls, Hello Dolly, Fiddler on the Roof, Milk and Honey, and many more.

The production will feature top-tier South Florida entertainers Jinon Deeb, Bruno Faria, Shelley Keelor, and Shane Tanner. Noted pianist/composer Elliot Weiss will serve as the production’s musical director. Nicole Roach is the production’s Stage Manager.

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to bring another chapter of To Life to the stage!” Shari Upbin says. “This season we have added stories of The Yiddish Theatre to songs of the Brill Building which includes Carole King and songs by Lieber and Stoller, “Hound Dog,” “Chapel of Love”… along with favorites by Gershwin, Berlin, Sheldon Harnick and Sondheim. This one is going to be a dynamic crowd pleaser!”

To Life 5 will run from January 17 through February 2 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. Tickets are $46; group rates (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $41. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.myboca.us/2647/To-Life-5 or by phone at 561-347-3948. The Willow Theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail, in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park (33486).

For more information about To Life 5: Jewish Broadway to Hollywood! Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers and Entertainers to Broadway and the Great Hollywood Musicals,to speak with anyone involved in the production, or to arrange to see a performance, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Photo credits:
For Hy Juter: Arlene Juter
For Shari Upbin: Michael Thomas Photos

To Life 5: Jewish Broadway to Hollywood!
Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers and Entertainers to Broadway and the Great Hollywood Musicals
January 17 – February 2, 2025
Written and Directed by Shari Upbin
Musical Direction by Elliot Weiss
Produced and Created by Hy Juter
Ticket prices: $46
Group rates: $41 (for groups of 6 or more tickets purchased in a single transaction)
For tickets & Information:
https://www.myboca.us/2647/To-Life-5
Or call 561-347-3948
Performance days & times:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm
All performances will take place at
The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486

Off Glades Theatre Company to Present I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE – February 14 – 23

04 Wednesday Dec 2024

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Off-Glades Theatre Company
to present
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
At the Willow Theatre
February 14 – 23, 2025

“A musical celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as ‘the relationship’!”

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carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244

December 4, 2024
BOCA RATON, FL: Off-Glades Theatre Company will present I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change beginning on Valentine’s Day, February 14^th, 2025, at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. The production will run through February 23^rd at the popular Boca Raton venue.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change has been described as “Seinfeld set to music”, “adorable”, “silly”, and “delightful”. Nominated for Best Musical by both the Outer Critics Circle and the Drama Desk, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change became the second-longest running Off Broadway musical in theatre history, and has been translated into numerous languages, including Chinese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Catalan, Hebrew, Czech, and Hungarian.

The show has a timelessness that consistently appeals to audiences of all ages. With book and lyrics by Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro (Memphis, The Toxic Avenger, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Over the River and Through the Woods), and music by Jimmy Roberts (The Thing About Men), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is presented in the form of a series of vignettes that mark life’s progress – all connected by the central theme of love and relationships. From single life to dating to marriage, from children to in-laws to the bitter end, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change explores the whole cycle with humor, emotion and insight.

Jodie Langel, who starred in the Off-Broadway production for over two years, will direct the show:

“This show reminds us that, when it comes to relationships, we can still find humor in those difficult moments,” Langel says. “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change celebrates love in all its stages. Be prepared to fall in love from the very first date to the very last kiss.”

The Music Director for I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is Richard Kaydas who will accompany violinist Luibov Ohrimenco at each performance. Melanie Farber will serve as the show’s Choreographer. Bryan Morris is the production’s Stage Manager.

Langel’s talented cast of four, Hannah Hayley, Alex Martinez, Bruno Faria, and Nicole Roach will play over 40 roles in the production, as they explore the many ups and downs of different relationships.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change will run from February 14 – 23 at The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park (300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33486). Tickets are $35 (group rates are available) and may be purchased online at www.offgladestheatrecompany.com or www.myboca.us/2508/Willow-Theatre, by phone at 561-347-3948, or at the theatre’s box office.

For more information about I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Off Glades Theatre Company, or Jodie Langel, please contact Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).

Jodie Langel – headshot by Bachi Frost
Cast photos – I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change by Anahelena Natera

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
February 14 – 23, 2025
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro
Music by Jimmy Roberts
Tickets: $35
Group rates available
For tickets & Information:
https://www.offgladestheatrecompany.com or
https://www.myboca.us/2648/I-Love-You-Youre-Perfect-Now-Change
Phone: 561-347-3948
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 1 pm
All performances will take place at
The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486

The Southeastern Premiere of PIED À TERRE Opens February 9 at The Willow Theatre

22 Monday Jan 2024

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Mid Life Crisis Productions
Presents
The Southeastern Premiere of

February 9 – 18

“John Anastasi’s play is a relevant, lovingly written and engrossing story with a complicated (though certainly not un-navigable) ethos. You’ll be hanging on until the last minute.”
~ Tom Wachunas – Artwatch

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

January 22, 2024

BOCA RATON, FL: Pied À Terre, a drama by John S. Anastasi, will have its southeastern premiere at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park in February. The production, to be directed by Peter J. Loewy, will open on February 9^th and run through February 18^th.

In this thought-provoking and ultimately moving piece of theatre, Julia, a successful television journalist discovers a Manhattan apartment owned by her attorney husband, Jack, that she was unaware existed. Her exploration of this newly discovered ‘pied à terre’ is interrupted by the sudden appearance of Katie, a beautiful young woman who seems to know Jack a little too well. At first glance these two women appear to have no connection save Julia’s husband. But as they circle around one another, revealing the secrets and burdens each of them has been carrying, they learn they have more in common than either could have thought possible.

“The initial idea of the story started one way, very simply,” playwright John Anastasi explained recently. “A married man picks up a young girl… But then all sorts of plot complications started presenting themselves to me and as I wrote, I discovered in these threads and ideas the theme of grieving, loss, survivors’ guilt, and the passions of the soul that come into conflict with the obligations of the mind and the needs of the heart.”

Pied À Terre, which has had successful runs Off-Broadway as well as in multiple cities in the US, in Ireland, and China, will be directed by Peter J. Loewy and will star Seth Trucks as Jack, Christy Antonio as Julia, and Anna Joy Lehman as Katie.

Pied À Terre will run from February 9 – 19 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. Tickets are $25; group rates (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $18. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sugarsandpark.org/pied-terre or by phone at 561-347-3948. The Willow Theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail, in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park (33486).

For more information about Pied À Terre, to speak with John Anastasi, Peter J. Loewy and/or cast members, for photos, or to arrange to see the production, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244 or visit www.piedaterreplay.com.

~*~

Pied À Terre
February 9 – 18, 2024
By John S. Anastasi
Directed by Peter J. Loewy
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 1 pm
Tickets: $25
Group rate: $18 (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction)
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Call 561-347-3948
All performances at
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486

TO LIFE 4: THAT’S (JEWISH) ENTERTAINMENT at the Willow Theatre in Boca Raton – January 19 – February 4

14 Thursday Dec 2023

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Hy Juter
Presents

To Life 4:
That’s (Jewish) Entertainment!
Stories & Music Celebrating Some of the Greatest Jewish Entertainers
At the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park

January 19 – February 4

“I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.” Marvin Hamlisch

“I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter…. I know how to make it a great musical. I’ve got to. It’s
like I’ve got to see it on stage.” Mel Brooks

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

December 14, 2023

BOCA RATON, FL: To Life 4, That’s Jewish Entertainment! Stories & Music Celebrating Some of the Greatest Jewish Entertainers the popular series developed by producer Hy Juter will run from January 19^th through February 4^th at The Willow Theatre in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park. To Life 4 is a follow-up to three previous To Life productions – all of which played to sold out houses at almost every performance.

This all-new 4^th 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, Bette Midler, Neil Diamond, Jerry Herman, Sheldon Harnick, and many more!

The production will feature top tier South Florida entertainers Jinon Deeb, Shelley Keelor, Ben Sandomir, and Shane Tanner. Writer/director Shari Upbin will serve as the show’s host/narrator and noted pianist composer Elliot Weiss will serve as the production’s musical director.

“To Life 4: That’s (Jewish) Entertainment! is a marvelous extension of To Life 1, 2, and 3,” Upbin says. “Along with Jewish composers of Broadway and Hollywood, we now have the pleasure of featuring those performers who changed our lives and shaped our formative years. Neil Diamond, Bette Midler, Mel Brooks, and the explosive talent of the Borsht Belt. We have also been able to add those dynamic women composers, Dorothy Fields and Betty Comden into To Life 4. Every chapter of To Life introduces us to even more of the legends of the Golden Years of the Great American Songbook, and we are so excited to be able to bring you this year’s version!”

To Life 4 will run from January 19 through February 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. Tickets are $45; group rates (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $40. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sugarsandpark.org/life-4 or by phone at 561-347-3948. The Willow Theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail, in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park (33486).

For more information about To Life 4, That’s Jewish Entertainment! Stories & Music Celebrating Some of the Greatest Jewish Entertainers please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Hy Juter (Jupiter Theater Company, LLC) presents
To Life 4: That’s (Jewish) Entertainment!
Stories & Music Celebrating Some of the Greatest Jewish Entertainers
January 19 – February 4, 2024
Written and Directed by Shari Upbin
Musical Direction by Elliot Weiss
Tickets: $45 / $40 for groups of 6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction
For tickets: 561-347-3948 or
https://www.sugarsandpark.org/life-4
Showtimes:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday, & Sunday at 1 pm
All performances take place in

The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486

About The Willow Theatre:
The Willow Theatre, opened in 1998, is a beautiful 155-seat proscenium theater, located inside Sugar Sand Park Community Center and allows for a unique experience for theatre patrons. Before or after a show, you may wander the nature trails, visit the Children’s Science Explorium, look at the art exhibit on display, or picnic at one of our pavilions.

Shari Upbin
Jinon Deeb
Shelley Keelor
Ben Sandomir
Shante Tanner
Hy Juter
Elliot Weiss

Entr’Acte Theatrix Presents THE PRODUCERS – A MEL BROOKS MUSICAL – May 19 – June 4

02 Tuesday May 2023

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Entr’Acte Theatrix
presents
The Producers
A Mel Brooks Musical
May 19 – June 4
At
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park

“[The Producers] is to put it simply, the real thing: a big Broadway book musical that is so ecstatically
drunk on its powers to entertain that it leaves you delirious …”
~ Ben Brantley, The New York Times

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

May 2, 2023:

BOCA RATON: Mel Brooks’ musical comedy The Producers won a record-setting 12 Tonys in 2001, including Best Musical – the most in the awards’ history. It also set the standard for outrageous, in-your-face, politically incorrect humor. Entr’Acte Theatrix will present what Variety’s Charles Isherwood called “a rip-roaring, gut-busting, rib-tickling, knee-slapping, aisle-rolling … good time” musical at the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park. The show will open on May 19^th and run through June 4^th.

The plot is simple: Failed producer Max Bialystock and his reluctant accountant, Leo Bloom, cook up a scheme to convince a group of elderly women to invest two million dollars in a horrendously offensive Third Reich-themed musical, which they know will be a sure-fire flop. This, they conclude, will leave them with the money, which they plan to use to retire to Rio. But against all odds the show is a hit, and Bialystock and Bloom have to deal with their success.

“During these difficult times when once again we are seeing the rise of antisemitism, we debated very carefully about doing this show,” Entr’Acte Theatrix Executive Producer Vicki Halmos explains. “But in the end we decided that as Mel Brooks – who himself was a constant recipient of prejudice during his time in the US army – so rightly said, “More than anything the Holocaust by the Nazis is probably the great outrage of the 20th century. There is nothing to compare with it. And … so what can I do about it? If I get on the soapbox and wax eloquently, it’ll be blown away in the wind, but if I do “Springtime for Hitler” it’ll never be forgotten. I think you can bring down totalitarian governments faster by using ridicule than you can with invective.”

“We at Entr’Acte hope that by taking this absurd and politically incorrect look at a horrendous time in history (not to mention the way Brooks lampoons the ‘art of the deal’ in the business of theatre) we can entertain and educate at the same time,” Halmos says.

Entr’Acte Theatrix will donate a portion of their ticket sales to the Holocaust Museum in Miami.

The Producers Director Jamie Mattocks has cast Carlo-Rufino Sabusap as Max Bialystock, Chris Embroz as Leo Bloom, Zoe Darragh Garnett as Ulla Inga Hansen Bensen, Greg Halmos as Franz Liebkind, Jonathan Costanzo as Roger Debris, and Michael ‘Mercury’ Moser as Garmen Ghia. Other cast members include Nik Rosa, Nicolas Aquino, David McKibben, Matthew Schenk, Charles Ponthokkan, Chris Calhoun, Norita Bandel, Heidi Salonia, Martyna Reczka, Roxanne Lamendola Grant, JB Peters, and Elizabeth Robinson.

Along with her directing duties, Jamie Mattocks will serve as The Producers’ Choreographer. Roger Blankenship is the show’s Musical Director. Nicole Stav-Roach is Assistant Director, and Brittany Blouin will serve as the Production Stage Manager.

The Producers will run from May 19^th – June 4^th at the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park. The theatre is located at 300 S. Military Trail in Boca Raton (33486).

Tickets for The Producers are $35. Group rates are available. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at 561-347-3948 or online at willowtheatre.org.

For more information aboutThe Producers and/or Entr’Acte Theatrix, please contact Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).
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The Producers

May 19 – June 4
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Directed by Jamie Mattocks
Music Direction by Roger Blankenship
Choreography by Nikki Dikun
Tickets: $35 ($25 if 10 or more tickets are purchased in one transaction)
$25 for Willow Theatre Season SubscribersTickets: 561-347-3948
Online: willowtheatre.org
Performance times:
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
All performances take place at
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486

Carlo-Rufino Sabusap
Chris Embroz
Greg Halmos
Jonathan Costanzo
Michael Moser
Jamie Mattocks
Nik Rosa
Nicolas Aquino
David McKibben
Matthew Schenk
Charles Ponthokkan
Chris Calhoun
Norita Bandel
Heidi Salonia
Roxanne Lamendola Grant
JB Peters

TO LIFE 3: STORIES & MUSIC CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JEWISH COMPOSERS TO THE GREAT HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS – January 20 – February 5 at the Willow Theatre

29 Tuesday Nov 2022

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January 20 – February 5, 2023

“Music doesn’t argue, discuss, or quarrel. It just breathes the air of freedom.”
~ Harold Arlen

“Hooray for Hollywood!” ~ Johnny Mercer

“You ain’t heard nothing yet, folks!” ~ Al Jolson

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

November 29, 2022

BOCA RATON, FL: George Gershwin. Irving Berlin. Johnny Mercer. Harold Arlen. Sheldon Harnick. Jerry Herman. These composers and many more will be highlighted in To Life 3: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Great Hollywood Musicals. The production will run from January 20^th through February 5^th at The Willow Theatre in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park. To Life 3 is a follow-up to two previous To Life productions – both of which sold out at the Willow Theatre in 2019 and 2020.

Featuring amusing anecdotes and fascinating historical facts, along with tributes to some of the greatest Jewish performers in Hollywood history, including Eddie Cantor, Danny Kaye, and Barbara Streisand, To Life 3 will be performed by five of South Florida’s award-winning musical theatre artists: Julie Kleiner, Bruno Faria, Michael Materdomini, Amy Tanner, and Shari Upbin.

Hy Juter (Jupiter Theater Company, LLC) will produce the show: “We’re extremely excited about this iteration of our To Life series,” he says. “This time we’re focusing on Hollywood and the outstanding talents that contributed to those great musicals we all remember. We have an amazing cast – their talent is extraordinary! Our director, Shari Upbin, has also written the show this year. Her background in theatre and her extensive knowledge of the Hollywood musical made her a natural choice to continue our tradition of presenting audiences with a unique combination of history, music, and fun!”

Upbin will also direct the production, and Bobby Peaco will serve as music director and pianist.

“To Life 1 and 2 featured the Jewish composers of Broadway,” Upbin says. “But what most people don’t realize is first of all, how many of them transitioned to Hollywood, and secondly, that there were numerous Jewish composers who wrote primarily for ‘the movies’. I had an amazing time writing the script for the show,” she continues. “I learned so much – there are so many fascinating stories involving these amazingly talented individuals I can’t wait to share with our audiences. And of course, I couldn’t leave out some of the greatest Jewish stars who left their indelible marks – Eddie Cantor, Danny Kaye, Barbra Streisand… so many and so memorable.”

To Life 3 will run from January 20 through February 5 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. Tickets are $43; group rates (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $38. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sugarsandpark.org/life-3 or by phone at 561-347-3948. The Willow Theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail, in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park (33486).

For more information about To Life 3: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Great Hollywood Musicals please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

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Hy Juter (Jupiter Theater Company, LLC) presents
To Life 3: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Great Hollywood Musicals
January 20 – February 5, 2023
Written and Directed by Shari Upbin
Tickets: $43 / $38 for groups of 6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction
For tickets: 561-347-3948 or
https://www.sugarsandpark.org/life-3
Showtimes:
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm
All performances take place in
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486

About The Willow Theatre:
The Willow Theatre, opened in 1998, is a beautiful 155-seat proscenium theater, located inside Sugar Sand Park Community Center and allows for a unique experience for theatre patrons. Before or after a show, you may wander the nature trails, visit the Children’s Science Explorium, look at the art exhibit on display, or picnic at one of our pavilions.

Shari Upbin
Bobby Peaco
Julie Kleiner
Michael Materdomini
Bruno Faria
Amy Tanner
Hy Juter

Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at the Willow Theatre – October 21 – 30

17 Monday Oct 2022

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Entr’Acte Theatrix
Gives Back with
Mel Brooks’
Young Frankenstein

A Halloween treat: Tickets for the award-winning musical are only $20!

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

October 17, 2022

BOCA RATON, FL: Along with their commitment to provide opportunities for young and up and coming talent, Entr’Acte Theatrix has a longstanding tradition of giving back to their community. They have often donated tickets and profits to local and national not-for-profit organizations, including Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, Compass LGBTQ Community Center, Red Nose Day – Comic Relief, and earthquake victims in Haiti. They are continuing this tradition in a different way with their upcoming production of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, which will open on October 21^st, and run through October 30^th at the Willow Theatre in Boca Raton.

“We have set our ticket prices at $20 for this production,” says Entr’Acte Theatrix producer and founder Vicki Halmos. “We believe this very low price for a fully produced musical comedy will encourage people who have been hesitant to venture back into a theatre until now will find this an incentive to do so. And that it will perhaps encourage those who have never seen live theatre to come to the Willow Theatre to see what it’s all about!

“In addition, for this show we are holding an on-line auction to benefit Hurricane Ian relief efforts and offering a chance for an audience member to join the cast on stage in a scene during the show,” she adds.

“We have a wonderfully talented cast, they’re doing a marvelous job, and it’s such a fun show,” she continues, “And we want to share the fun with as many people as we can!”

A wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend, Mel Brooks’ comedy masterpiece follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen!) as he attempts to complete his grandfather’s masterwork and bring a corpse to life. Together with his oddly shaped and endearing helper Igor (that’s Eye-gor), his curvaceous lab assistant Inga, and in spite of his incredibly self-involved madcap fiancé Elizabeth, Frankenstein succeeds in creating a monster — but not without scary and quite often hilarious complications

Tickets for Young Frankenstein – The Mel Brooks Musical are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.sugarsandpark.org/young-frankenstein or by phone at 561-347-3948. Tickets are $20. Group rates (10 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $15.

For more information about Entr’Acte Theatrix and/or Young Frankenstein, please contact Carol Kassie at Carol@CarolKassie.com / 561-445-9244.
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Young Frankenstein – The Mel Brooks Musical
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
October 21 – 30, 2022
Tickets: $20 (Group Rates available)
For Tickets: https://www.sugarsandpark.org/young-frankenstein / 561-347-3948
Performance Schedule:
Friday and Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm
All performances at
The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486

Entr’acte Theatrix is a not-for-profit, semi-professional, showcase company providing opportunities for emerging theatre artists, both on-stage and backstage. The company puts students of college or post-graduate programs on a professional trajectory with a goal of working in the profession a chance to gain experience in their area of training or interest. Entr’acte, as the name suggests, is the “next step,” from classroom to career, and provides the young theatre artist with one of his or her all-important first professional resume-building credits.

About The Willow Theatre:

The Willow Theatre, opened in 1998, is a beautiful 155-seat proscenium theater, located inside Sugar Sand Park Community Center and allows for a unique experience for theatre patrons. Before or after a show, you may wander the nature trails, visit the Children’s Science Explorium, look at the art exhibit on display, or picnic at one of our pavilions.

Greg Halmos & Kevin Cruz

Entr’Acte Theatrix Presents Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN – October 21 – 30

06 Tuesday Sep 2022

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October 20 – 31, 2022

The Tony Award-winning musical will run at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
just in time for Halloween!

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

September 6, 2022

BOCA RATON, FL: Entr’Acte Theatrix, whose previous productions such as Into the Woods, Avenue Q, Spamalot, and The Rocky Horror Show have proven to be consistently popular with young and older audiences alike, will present Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein – The Mel Brooks Musical from October 21st through October 30^th at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. This will be the company’s first production at the popular Boca Raton venue.

“We have not produced a show since 2019 because of the pandemic, and I was not prepared to do so until the audience was ready to return,” says Entr’Acte Theatrix producer and founder Vicki Halmos. “Fortunately, I have seen strong evidence of that in the last few months. We will be in a new venue The Willow Theatre, in Boca Raton, which is very exciting. We are fortunate to have Jeremy Quinn as our director, who has expertise in the Mel Brooks comedic style and he will be joined by our long-standing music director, Roger Blankenship. In addition, we will be adding Andy Morejon, from our Entr’Acte ranks, to choreograph.

“Entr’Acte Theatrix has a tradition of promoting young artists to director positions who have honed their skills working in Entr’Acte productions specifically,” Halmos explains. “At Entr’Acte, our practice is to engage local emerging talent, and give them continuing support and opportunities to polish and enhance their skills. Several of our Young Frankenstein cast members were part of the Halmos’ Palm Beach Principal Players group several years ago, and are now back with freshly minted theatre degrees, and looking for the on-stage experience Entr’acte provides. Our young cast is enthusiastically gearing up to be a part of what promises to be one of the outstanding productions of the coming season! We hope our South Florida audience will continue to support local theater in developing a world class body of actors, and creative teams,” she concludes.

“I’m delighted to be returning to Entr’Acte for my fourth show, directing Young Frankenstein,” says director Jeremy Quinn. “This is my first opportunity to direct a large-scale musical (in-person) after the pandemic, so I’m incredibly grateful to Vicki Halmos and Entr’Acte for inviting me back to the table. I’ve been wanting to sink my teeth into something like this for quite some time, needless to say.

“Comedy has always been a strong suit in my 40+ year career in theatre, so the opportunity to tackle one of the greatest comedic properties of all time is nothing short of thrilling!” he continues. “After directing the national tour of Old Jews Telling Jokes (before the pandemic), I realize how much more I’ve added to my comedic canon from working with several masters of comedy in that production…and what a fitting segue to this project! Obviously, I’m a long-time fan of Mel Brooks and his unapologetic comedic style, so all the good stuff audiences remember from his movies will be on display here; including all the funny bits, nuances and innuendos.

“I can’t wait to share my joy of comedy with the Young Frankenstein cast and strengthen their knowledge/experience of what comprises good comedic timing. It’s actually somewhat mathematical and scientific when you break it down. Like I always say (even when directing a drama)…Find The Funny! It’s always there, you just have to look for it… and right now, audiences are desperately needing it.”

Young Frankenstein’s cast includes Kevin Cruz as Frederick Frankenstein, Chase Stante as the Monster, Greg Halmos as Igor, Nicole Roach as Inga, Ashley Gravlin as Frau Blucher, Kalli Courakos as Elizabeth, and Carlo Sabusap as the Constable and the Hermit. Also cast are Chris Calhoun, Christian Cooper, Briana Earhart, Tyler Fitch, Victoria Hocton, Nysia Matos, Andy Morejon, TJ Pursley, Sarah Rayburn, and Hannah Rosenberg.

Tickets for Young Frankenstein – The Mel Brooks Musical are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.sugarsandpark.org/young-frankenstein or by phone at 561-347-3948. Tickets are $20. Group rates (10 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $15.

For more information about Entr’Acte Theatrix and/or Young Frankenstein, please contact Carol Kassie at Carol@CarolKassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Young Frankenstein – The Mel Brooks Musical
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
October 21 – 30, 2022
Tickets: $20 (Group Rates available)
For Tickets: https://www.sugarsandpark.org/young-frankenstein / 561-347-3948
Performance Schedule:
Friday and Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm
All performances at
The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486