DANNY KAYE AND SYLVIA: A MUSICAL LOVE STORY – at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park – January 13 – 29

15 Thursday Dec 2016

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Black Box Booking & Hy Juter
present

“I am a wife-made man.” ~ Danny Kaye

December 15, 2016
BOCA RATON, FL: Danny Kaye was world famous as a star of Vaudeville, theatre, film, and television; Sylvia Fine was his primary songwriter, his mentor, his motivator, and his wife. These two – each strong and fascinating personalities in their own right – are the subjects of Danny Kaye and Sylvia: A Musical Love Story, which will open at the Willow Theater in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park on January 13^th, and run through January 29^th. The show has played to sold out houses in London, New York, and Washington, D.C.

The young, undisciplined comic Danny Kaminsky met aspiring songwriter Sylvia Fine at an audition for The Straw Hat Review in 1939. (Fine had written the music and lyrics for the show). After a whirlwind courtship they were married in Ft. Lauderdale in January 1940; under Sylvia’s guidance, Danny Kaye rose from an impoverished improvisational comic to become an international star.

Larry Buzzeo and Katie Angell Thomas will reunite to play Danny

Kaye and Sylvia Fine – their performances in The Jazz Singer, were lauded by audiences and critics alike. This will be the second show mounted by Black Box Booking and Hy Juter. Their January 2016 production of the aforementioned production, The Jazz Singer, sold out every performance at the Willow Theatre.

“If Danny Kaye had not been born,” a Hollywood writer once observed, “no one could possibly have invented him, it would have been stretching credibility far past the breaking point.” Kaye was a virtuoso entertainer – an actor, a singer, a dancer, a comedian and a clown. He won two honorary Oscars, an Emmy, a Peabody Award, a Golden Globe, the French Legion of Honor, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Kaye was a licensed pilot (in 1979 he made the Guinness Book of Records by piloting a private jet to 65 cities in the U.S. and Canada in 5 days), a gourmet chef, and a symphony conductor – although he could not read a note of music. And he was the first Good Will Ambassador to UNICEF.

Sylvia Fine was a gifted writer, producer, pianist, lyricist, and Oscar-nominated composer in her own right. She wrote many of Kaye’s best known songs and sketches and contributed numerous pieces to Kaye’s various movies, radio, and television programs.

Danny Kaye and Sylvia: A Musical Love Story, written by Robert McElwaine, includes a number of Kaye’s most famous songs – many of them written by Fine – including ‘Tchaikovsky’, ‘Balling the Jack’, and ‘Anatole of Paris’. McElwaine and Kaye met when McElwaine worked as director of advertising and publicity at the Goldwyn Studios in the 1950s; he subsequently became the star’s publicist and confidant for 20 years. Danny Kaye and Sylvia explores the romance, the talent, and conflict that made them such a successful – and volatile couple.

The show’s director, Larry K. Bramble has also designed the set and the lighting for the production. Musical direction is by Annaliesa Trethewey, sound design by Jason Hesler, and costumes are by Mary Ellen Many.

Danny Kaye and Sylvia will run from January 13 through January 29 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. Tickets are $35; group rates (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $30. Tickets can be purchased on line at http://www.willowtheatre.org/danny-and-sylvia or by phone at 561-347-3948.

For more information about Danny Kaye and Sylvia and/or Black Box Booking please visit www.blackboxbooking.com or contact Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).

Danny Kaye and Sylvia: A Musical Love Story
By Robert McElwaine
Original Music by Bob Bain
January 13 – January 29, 2017
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
Tickets: $35
Group rates: $30 (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction)
Phone: 561-347-3948
To purchase tickets on line: http://www.willowtheatre.org/danny-and-sylvia
Showtimes:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 8:00 pm,
Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486
http://www.willowtheatre.org

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Curtain Call Playhouse presents DIAL M FOR MURDER May 8 – June 27

13 Monday Apr 2015

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Curtain Call Playhouse
presents

May 8 – June 27

“…original and remarkably good theatre—quiet in style but tingling
with excitement underneath.” —NY Times.

April 14, 2015
Curtain Call Playhouse, South Florida’s most active touring company, will present Dial M for Murder at various venues throughout the region through May and June.

Now in their 18^th year, Curtain Call Playhouse’ unique touring situation has allowed them to reach a much wider and more diverse audience than a traditional ‘one space’ theatrical company. They currently partner with the City of Boca Raton, Pompano Beach, Miramar, Sunrise, and The Township Center for the Performing Arts in Coconut Creek.

Best known as a classic Alfred Hitchcock film, Frederick Knott’s psychological thriller, Dial M for Murder premiered on BBC television in 1952, and was performed in London’s West End and on Broadway several years before Hitchcock adapted it for the screen. The play centers around former tennis star Tony Wendice and his scheme to have his wealthy wife murdered now that she has designated him her heir. Although Wendice’s plans are evident almost from the outset, Knott’s clever plotting and characterizations will keep audiences on the edge of their seats throughout the play.

Charlie Redler

“I am so pleased to be directing this outstanding timeless thriller,” says director Charlie Redler. “It’s a story with twists, turns, and surprises. There is a love affair, bribery, and back stabbing…This play and its conclusion will not be new to many in the audience, especially Hitchcock lovers, but working with these excellent actors to create a fresh new look at peeling away the layers of this thriller is an exciting and interesting challenge.

The cast of Dial M for Murder consists of Bill Battaglia as Tony Wendice, Kris Coffelt as Margot Wendice, Peter Hawkins as Inspector Hubbard, John Hernandez as Captain Lesgate, and Anton Simon as Max Halliday.

Dial M for Murder will run at various venues throughout South Florida from May 8^th through June 27^th. Ticket prices and performance times vary at each venue. See below for details.

For more information about Dial M for Murder and/or Curtain Call Playhouse, please contact Kris Coffelt at curtaincallplyhs@bellsouth.net / 954-784-0768 or Carol Kassie at ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244, or visit: http://curtaincallplayhouse.com.

Curtain Call Playhouse
presents
Dial M For Murder
By Frederick Knott
Ticket prices vary

Dial M for Murder – Performance Locations, Dates, & Times:

The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
Performance Dates & Times:
May 8, 9, 15, 16 at 8 pm
May 9, 10, 16, 17 at 2 pm.
Ticket Prices:
If purchased prior to April 23rd – $19;
After April 23 – $23.
$14.00 for preview shows on Friday, May 8th, at 8pm &
Saturday, May 9th at 2pm

The Sunrise Civic Center Theatre
10610 W. Oakland Park Blvd.,
Sunrise, Fl. 33351
Phone: 954-747-4646
Performance Date & Time:
May 31 at 2 pm
Ticket Prices:
$16 for adults, $10 for children, $14 for students with ID

Herb Skolnick Center
800 S.W. 36^th Ave.,
Pompano Beach, Fl. 33069
Phone: 954-786-4590 or 954-784-0768
June 13 at 6 pm (dinner) 7:30 pm (show)
June 14 at 2 pm
Ticket Prices:
$30 for dinner and show on June 13;
$20.00 for show only on June 14th.

Township Center for Performing Arts
2452 Lyons Rd.,
Coconut Creek, FL. 33063
Phone: 954-970-0606
June 27 at 8:00 pm
Ticket Prices: TBA

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The Boca Raton Theatre Guild presents TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE – February 27 – March 15

09 Monday Feb 2015

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The Boca Raton Theatre Guild
presents
Tuesdays with Morrie
February 27 – March 15

“A touching, life-affirming, deeply emotional drama with a
generous dose of humor.”
—NY Daily News

February 9, 2015

BOCA RATON, FL: The Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s production of Tuesdays with Morrie will preview on February 27^th, open Saturday night February 28^th, and run through March 15^th at the Willow Theatre in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park.

Tuesdays with Morrie is columnist Mitch Albom’s moving, inspirational, and often humorous chronicle of the conversations he had with his former professor and mentor Morrie Schwartz. Albom was a successful sports columnist for The Detroit Free Press; after catching Morrie on Nightline, Albom called him and the result was a series of fourteen Tuesdays during which he learned there is more to life than reporting on Wimbledon tournaments and following the tabloids. Throughout their conversations Schwartz, plagued with health complications, never lost his zest for teaching, learning, love, and above all, life.

Albom’s book spent 205 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, sold over 14 million copies, has been translated into 41 languages, and became an Emmy-award winning television movie starring Jack Lemon and Hank Azaria. In 2001 Albom collaborated with playwright Jeffrey Hatcher to adapt his work for a very successful Off Broadway production.

Genie Croft

“I’m delighted to have to opportunity to direct this piece…” says director Genie Croft. “…To track the evolution of Mitch and Morrie’s relationship as they spend time together and rekindle a bond that turns into one final class – lessons in how to live. Their conversations explore acceptance, communication, love, openness, values, and lasting happiness. Throughout the play, as they continue to meet each Tuesday, Mitch’s character evolves as Morrie’s stories inspire him. Their conversations are supplemented with lectures and life experiences, and interspersed with flashbacks and allusions to contemporary events.”

Howard Elfman & Wayne LeGette

“I had the pleasure of doing Tuesdays With Morrie five years ago at the Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples,” says actor Wayne LeGette, who is playing Mitch in the BRTG production. “I found Morrie’s compassion and courage to be almost saintly. It’s a story about an incredibly wise man that causes both Mitch and the audience to realize that there is no hurdle insurmountable if you approach it with kindness and always keep looking forward. One day, I can’t wait to play Morrie.”

Howard Elfman, who plays Morrie Schwartz is equally enthusiastic. “When I read Tuesdays with Morrie I knew right then I had to do it,” he says.

Tickets for Tuesdays with Morrie are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 561-347-3948. Performances are on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm, and Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. The Willow Theatre is located at 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton, 33486 (in the heart of Sugar Sand Park, just south of Palmetto Park Road).

For more information, production shots, head shots, or to set up interviews, please contact Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / ckassie@gmail.com or visit: www.brtg.org.

Tuesdays with Morrie
By Jeffrey Hatcher and
Mitch Albom based on his book.
February 27 – March 15, 2015
(Previews February 27 at 8 pm and Saturday February 28 at 2pm)
Tickets: $28 (Groups of 10 or more and previews $22)
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 8 pm (Previews February 27 at 8 pm and Saturday February 28 at 2pm)
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S Military Trail
Boca Raton FL 33486
http://www.brtg.org
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Critical Praise for Tuesdays with Morrie:

“Unforgettable! No matter how well you tell the story, the play makes it more vivid, more shattering, more humorous.” —NY Magazine.

“Making the language of the book crisper, cleverer and more palatable…aphoristic wisdom, expressed with gallows wit.” —NY Times.

“I was unprepared for how moving and powerful Tuesdays with Morrie turned out to be…On this ground, the flowers of humanity grow.” —NY Post.

“The evening has an aura of celebration. Just what the doctor ordered, you are likely to be moved.” —Journal News.

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Kevin Black’s CIRQUESCO at the Willow Theatre February 20-22

04 Wednesday Feb 2015

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Kevin Black Productions
presents
Cirquesco
February 20 – 22

Exciting, Exotic, and Electrifying… Cirquesco!

February 4, 2015
BOCA RATON, FL: Kevin Black’s Cirquesco has been described as captivating, stunning, exotic, intense, amazing, and just plain fun. Cirquesco is a unique combination of song, dance, acrobatics, and humor, and a perfect example of what the multi-talented and extremely creative producer/director/choreographer brings to the South Florida Theatre scene. The production will run for three performances only – February 20^th, 21^st, and 22^nd, at the Willow Theatre in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park.

“Cirquesco explores our most treasured emotion… love,” says Black, “…through the journey of our Lead Player, a somewhat lost soul searching for meaning in this Mad, Mad World.” Contemporary choreography, an electrifying score, and elaborate and beautiful costuming – all created, arranged, and assembled by Black – combine to make Circquesco a “feast for the eyes, the ears, and the soul.”

Singer Mimi J is an enthusiastic participant in the production:
“It’s amazing to once again be in the midst of Kevin’s visionary brilliance,” she says. “He never ceases to introduce a new vibe of theatre to South Florida that is rarely seen and the quality is similar to what you can expect from the shows in Las Vegas and New York. Cirquesco is a Cirque du Soleil style show that incorporates the artistic elements of the European big top circuses mixed with a modern flare. The music is rhythmically charged and texturally dynamic and the specialty acts grapple the senses and keep you at the edge of your seat…a great spectacle for folks of all ages.”

Singer/dancer Kasey J. Hughes will also be featured. Hughes has an extensive background nationally as well as internationally. He has regularly been a featured performer in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, as well as at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, and various Disney productions in Orlando and Tokyo.

Kevin Black is the owner and artistic director of Kevin Black Productions. His expertise, experience, and creativity in directing and choreography, as well as in set, costume, and lighting design have built him a solid reputation as one of the top ‘go-to guys’ in South Florida. Kevin’s most recent work includes 8 Track, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, and Rags at The Plaza Theatre in Manalapan. He directed and choreographed Spamalot, Tommy, and The Rocky Horror Show for Entr’Acte Theatrix performing at The Crest Theatre in Delray Beach. Kevin has also produced South Florida tours of La Cage Aux Folles, The Jazz Singer, Smokey Joe’s Café, Funny Girl, Victor/Victoria, Cabaret and Dreamgirls. And his recent creations for Stage Door Theatre, On the Radio, starring Ballroom’s Mimi J. and What’s New Pussycat? The Soundtrack of an Era, were extremely successful and well reviewed. Kevin’s work can currently be seen at the Villa de Palmar Resorts in Cabo, Mexico; Kevin is also the Artistic Director for CAST (Career in the Arts, School of Talent) located in Cooper City, Florida.

Mimi J. was born and raised in Miami. She is a professional singer currently performing in the South Florida tri-county area, and has been the recipient of numerous awards in vocal performance. She received her degrees in Musical Theater from the University of Central Florida Conservatory Theater in Orlando, where she attended on the Walt Disney Scholarship. Mimi has been a member of the gospel recording group, Revelation S.E.E.D. founded and led by Margaret Reynolds of KC and the Sunshine Band, and has sung background for a number of award-winning artists including Gloria Estefan, Bobby McFerrin, Betty Wright, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill of the R&B group New Edition, and Quan Howell of the gospel group Sounds of Blackness. Some of her regional theatre and Broadway National and International Tour credits include Ain’t Misbehavin’, Smokey Joe’s Café, Fame, Nunsense, and Rent. Mimi was the first woman of color to play Teen Angel in the classic 70’s hit, Grease during the show’s Pan-Asian tour. She recently starred in On the Radio at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, and was a featured performer in Kevin Black’s recent production of Ballroom South Beach Style at the Willow Theatre.

Cirquesco will run for three performances only at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park from February 20 – 22, 2015. The theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road. Tickets are $40, and are available at the Willow Theatre Box office: 561-347-3948 or on line at www.willowtheatre.org.

For more information about Cirquesco, Kevin Black, or Kevin Black Productions, please contact Kevin Black at 954-558-4446/ kevin@kevinblackproductions.com , or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / ckassie@gmail.com, or visit www.kevinblackproductions.com.

Click HERE for a video preview of the production.

Cirquesco
Friday, February 20 – 8 pm
Saturday, February 21 – 8 pm
Sunday, February 22 – 2 pm
Tickets: $40
For Tickets: www.willowtheatre.org/ 561-347-3948
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S Military Trail
Boca Raton FL 33496

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Kevin Black’s BALLROOM: SOUTH BEACH STYLE! At the Willow Theatre in Boca Raton – January 9 – 11 Only!

24 Wednesday Dec 2014

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Kevin Black Productions
presents
Ballroom: South Beach Style
January 9-11

Straight from the streets of Miami comes the hottest party in town!

December, 23, 2014:
BOCA RATON, FL: The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park will resonate with the sounds of music in January. No… not ‘those’ sounds of music, but sounds unique to South Florida… fast paced, exciting, and exotic.

Renowned producer/director/choreographer Kevin Black’s Ballroom: South Beach Style will run at the Willow for four performances only, from January 9^th through January 11^th. Stylish and sexy, full of the Miami beat and heat, the show features intricate ballroom dancing, along with Salsa, Merengue, Rhumba, Mambo, and Jive, all accompanied by carefully selected popular music appropriate to each style and era.

Beginning 1940s, the heyday of South Beach night life when stars like Frank, Dean, and Sammy graced the stages of large showrooms at The Fontainebleau Hotel and other popular tourist attractions, Ballroom: South Beach Style progresses chronologically, featuring music by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, KC and The Sunshine Band, Madonna, Phil Collins, Gloria Estefan, and Santana. Evoking the sounds of Miami Vice, Whitney Houston (who filmed The Bodyguard at The Fountainebleau), Celia Cruz, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, into the 90s when Latin music crossed over to the pop chart, led by The Miami Sound Machine – the entire production is rooted in South Beach and Miami.

Singers Mimi J. and Shelley Keelor, and dancers Rome Saladino and Marina Putane, along with Teddy Talbot, Luke Stockton, Kelly Pryor, Jenny Hegarty, Andreas Lutzner, and Craig Strang are slated to participate in the production.

Ballroom: South Beach Style has toured and thrilled audiences throughout the United States for the past three years. These four performances are the show’s first at the Willow – invited there because of its well known artistry and popularity.

“Audiences love this show,” says producer/choreographer Black. “With the continued popularity of Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance, more and more people are aware of how difficult, yet how very entertaining this kind of production is. Our cast is immensely talented, the music is amazing, and our costumes are gorgeous,” he continues. “We’ve had nothing but the most positive feedback and reviews since we began.”

Kevin Black is the owner and artistic director of Kevin Black Productions. His expertise, experience, and creativity in directing and choreography, as well as in set, costume, and lighting design have built him a solid reputation as one of the top ‘go-to guys’ in South Florida. Kevin’s most recent work includes 8 Track, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, and Rags at The Plaza Theatre in Manalapan. He directed and choreographed Spamalot, Tommy, and The Rocky Horror Show for Entr’Acte Theatrix performing at The Crest Theatre in Delray Beach. Kevin has also produced South Florida tours of La Cage Aux Folles, The Jazz Singer, Smokey Joe’s Café, Funny Girl, Victor/Victoria, Cabaret, and Dreamgirls. And his recent creations for Stage Door Theatre, On the Radio, starring Ballroom’s Mimi J. and What’s New Pussycat? The Soundtrack of an Era, were extremely successful and well reviewed. Kevin’s work can currently be seen at the Villa de Palmar Resorts in Cabo, Mexico; Kevin is also the Artistic Director for CAST (Career in the Arts, School of Talent) located in Cooper City, Florida.

Rome Saladino has performed with a number of prestigious companies including the Sacramento Ballet, Icelandic Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. He has worked with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Fernando Bujones, Jürgen Schneider, Alonzo King, Jon Engstrom, Ann Reinking, and Sonja Haney (Bob Fosse’s Assistant).

Marina Putane trained as a rhythmic gymnast; she was a member of the Latvian National Team, which competed in many cities all over the former USSR. Her dancing career began as a show ballet dancer with Latvian magician, Palchevsky, at the National Latvian Opera House. She has performed all over the world for many cruise lines as an Adagio and show dancer. She starred, along with her husband, Rome Saladino, in the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical, Song and Dance.

Shelley Keelor has been entertaining audiences regionally and internationally, on stage and in concert for nearly two decades. She has performed in more than a dozen countries including Italy and Turkey, and performed with the Istanbul State Symphony in both Istanbul and the famed Aspendos Amphitheater in Antalya,Turkey touring as a soloist in the revue show, Broadway Nights. Shelley’s musical theatre roles include that of Cindy in Waist Watchers, and Penelope in Rock Odyssey – a rock musical by Emmy-winning composer Billy Straus and writer Stephen Cole. She was nominated for a Cabonell award for her performance in Kurt Weill’s Berlin to Broadway at Palm Beach Dramaworks, and was the recipient of glowing reviews in Slow Burn Theatre Company’s recent production of Carrie the Musical.

Ballroom: South Beach Style will run at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park from January 9^th through January 11^th, 2015. The theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road. Tickets are $30, and are available at the Willow Theatre Box office: 561-347-3948 or on line at www.willowtheatre.org.

Ballroom: South Beach Style
Friday, January 9 – 8 pm
Saturday, January 10 – 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, January 11 – 2 pm
Tickets: $30
For Tickets: www.willowtheatre.org / 561-347-3948
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S Military Trail
Boca Raton FL 33496
http://kevinblackproductions.com/ballroom

The 2014-2015 Theatre/Concert Season

05 Sunday Oct 2014

Posted by Carol Kassie in Boca Raton Theatre Guild, Clients, Entr'Acte Theatrix, My Mother's Jewish, My Father's Italian & I'm in Therapy, Pigs Do Fly Productions, Sol Children Theatre, Steve Solomon's 'Canoli, Latkes, & Guild! The Therapy Continues..., Steve Solomon's 'Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues...', Theatre Thoughts, Uncategorized

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Below is a list of productions – plays, musicals, concerts, readings, radio plays, etc. – that will be presented on various South Florida stages during the 2014-2015 season … and beyond.
I will try to keep this list up to date and make sure any additions, subtractions, and changes in dates or venues are noted as they arise.
As you will see as you scroll down this page, theatre in South Florida is thriving, and audiences will be able to choose from an exciting and eclectic selection of productions in the coming months.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions…
I look forward to seeing you at the Theatre!
Carol

2014-2015 Theatre Season

Tuesdays with Morrie
By Mitch Albom based on his book.
February 27 – March 15, 2015
(Previews February 27 at 8 pm and Saturday February 28 at 2pm)
Tickets: $25 (Groups of 10 or more and previews $22)
Phone: 561-347-3948

Mitch Albom was a successful sports columnist for the Detroit Free Press despite his childhood dream of being a pianist. After seeing Morrie Schwartz (Howard Elfman) on Nightline, Albom calls him and the result is fourteen Tuesdays where he learns there is more to life than reporting on Wimbledon tournaments and following the tabloids.
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 8 pm (Previews February 27 at 8 pm and Saturday February 28 at 2pm)
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S Military Trail
Boca Raton FL 33486
Web & Ticketing Link:
http://www.brtg.org
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A subscription rate of $50 for both BRTG productions is available.

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Primal Forces – Theatre of the Counterculture and Other Revolutions:

Sunset Baby
By Dominique Morisseau
Previews: November 29 – December 4
Runs: December 5 – December 21
Tickets: $25
For Tickets: 866-811-4111
Performances:
Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 pm
Sunday at 2 pm

A tough, suspenseful urban drama about a former 1960s revolutionary whose deceased wife has taken too many secrets to her grave. In his last-minute search for the truth, he hooks up with his estranged daughter only to learn that her story is darker and more complex than even he could have imagined. Acclaimed South Florida actors John Archie, Makeba Pace and Ethan Henry star in this shattering confrontation between father and daughter and past and present.
All performances will take place at Andrews Living Arts
23 NW 5^th St
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301
Web & Ticketing Link:
http://www.primalforcesproductions.com/

Redwood Curtain
By Lanford Wilson
Previews: April 4 – April 9, 2015
Runs: April 10 – April 26
Tickets: $25
For Tickets: 866-811-4111
Performances: Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 pm
Sunday at 2 pm

A teenager searches for her real father amongst the Viet Nam veterans living in the Redwood Forest. “A play by a master storyteller… with a satisfying…mousetrap of a plot, a search for truth through the twisted paths of unhinged psyches, paternity and scandal.” – New York Times
All performances will take place at Andrews Living Arts
23 NW 5^th St
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301
Web & Ticketing Link:
http://www.primalforcesproductions.com/

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Pigs Do Fly Productions will hold two readings of humorous short plays at Coral Gables’ Books & Books on January 25th and February 1st.

The award-winning company commissioned top South Florida playwrights Michael McKeever and Michael Leeds to write for them, and their plays are among those scheduled to be read.

And several months ago Pigs Do Fly Productions also put out a call to playwrights from across the United States for submissions of 10-minute contemporary comedies written to highlight “vibrant, healthy people over 50 who are doing interesting things with their lives”. Over 300 plays were submitted and a committee of 6 took on the task of reading and rating each one. The plays that will be read were rated the highest of the lot, and audiences will be asked for their input and their opinions at the end of each reading. The top five selections, along with the plays by McKeever and Leeds will form Pigs Do Fly’s next production, scheduled to take place in May at Andrews Living Arts.

Pigs Do Fly Productions Play Readings
Sunday, January 25 &
Sunday, February 1
2 pmTickets: FREE
Books & Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
305-442-4408
Click HERE for more information about Pigs Do Fly Productions
Click HERE for more information about Books & Books

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The Gin Game
By D.L. Coburn
February 26 – March 15, 2015
Tickets: $15 ($10 for students)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Sunday at 2 pm

An elderly man and woman play repeated games of gin in their retirement home, slowly coming to grips with what is left of their lives in their old age, in Donald L. Coburn’s 1978 Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://www.eveningstarproductions.org/
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The Addams Family – a New Musical Comedy …
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
April 17 – May 3, 2015
Tickets: $18 ($10 for students)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm

In this original award-winning musical, the macabre Addams family is put to the test when outsiders come to dinner, hurling Charles Addams dark, delightful, and beloved characters, Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, and Lurch headlong into a night that will change the family forever.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://www.eveningstarproductions.org/
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The Last Five Years
By Jason Robert Brown
July 17 – August 2, 2015
Tickets: $18 ($10 for students)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Sunday at 2 pm

The Last Five Years is a contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up… or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. The show is an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told from both points of view – his going forwards and hers going backwards. Starring Bruno Vida and Sara Grant with a live trio: Jason Buelow piano, Brad Miller bass, Pippa Scroggins violin.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://www.eveningstarproductions.org/
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General Information:
Tickets: $38 – $44
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://stagedoortheatre.com
https://www.facebook.com/stagedoorfla?fref=ts&rf=103625013125994

NOW PLAYING!!!

Old Jews Telling Jokes
November 1 – January 4
Tickets: $38 – $44
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm

Old Jews Telling Jokes (November 1, 2014 – January 4, 2015) (South Florida premiere) Initially a popular website, this revue has been described as “a pickle-barrelful of giggles.” It celebrates the rich tradition of Jewish humor “and all the rabbis, complaining wives, fed-up husbands, patience-challenged physicians, gossiping ladies and competitive men” populating it.
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://stagedoortheatre.com
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Five Guys Named Moe
December 10 – January 18
Tickets: $38 – $44
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm

Five Guys Named Moe (December 10 to January 18, 2015, Theatre 2) is a musical with a book by Clarke Peters and lyrics and music by Louis Jordan. Nomax, whose girlfriend has left him and who is without money, finds Big Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, and Little Moe emerging from his 1930s-style radio to comfort him. They sing the hit songs of songwriter and saxophonist Jordan, whose new slant on jazz paved the way for rock and roll in the 1950s. Five Guys Named Moe is ‘an exhilarating, all-embracing theatrical experience, complete with some uproarious audience participation that’ll have spectators leaping out of their seats to join the celebration!’
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://stagedoortheatre.com
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I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (February 6 to March 7, 2015, Theatre 2) In this clever two act musical, songwriters Joe DiPietro (book and lyrics) and Jimmy Roberts (music) offer a series of vignettes connected by the central theme of love and relationships. The play’s tagline is “Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives, and in-laws, but were afraid to admit.” I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is the second longest running off-Broadway musical in history.

John Peterson will return to the Stage Door Theatre in George M. Cohen Tonight! (March 20 to April 26, 2015, Theatre 2) an upbeat one-man play about the beloved song and dance man George M. Cohan – capturing in 95 fast-moving minutes the essence of the man, his music, and the fabulous era of show business he came up in. A dazzling showcase for a song-and-dance man with flair. Peterson, who has received rave reviews everywhere he has performed this show, channels a swift, colorful portrayal of this most fiercely American musical figure. Peterson, played the Emcee in a recent Broadway revival of Cabaret, starred in Stage Door’s production of Song Man Dance Man two years ago.

Bell, Book, and Candle (May 15 to June 21, 2015, Theatre 2) In this fun and sexy romantic comedy, we meet Gillian Holroyd, a beautiful and lively free spirit – who also happens to be a witch. Frustrated by a lack of romance in her life and smitten by her handsome neighbor, she “helps things along” by casting a spell. But will she give into the one thing that will take away her magical powers forever? One of John van Druten’s greatest comedy successes, Bell, Book, and Candle has been called “…completely enchanting—a wonderfully suave and impish fantasy.” (New York Times).
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Sol Children Theatre:
A Christmas Carol
Book and Lyrics by Chris Blackwood
December 5 – December 21, 2014
Music by Piers Chater Robinson
Tickets: $15 ($10 for juniors)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm

A Christmas Carol is set on Christmas Eve, as the miser Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghost of his business partner, Jacob Marley. In an attempt to help Scrooge avoid the same ghastly fate beyond the grave, Scrooge is visited by three spirits – the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. Can they persuade Scrooge to open his heart to the magic of Christmas before the sun rises?
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
www.solchildren.org
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The Princess and the Pea
Adapted by Richard Davis, Jr.
January 17, 24, & 31
Saturdays 10:00, 1:00, 4:00 & 7:00
Tickets: $12 ($8 for juniors)
For tickets: 561-447-8829

The overbearing Queen has already determined whom her precious sonny boy, Prince Handsome, will marry. So when a muddy and very dirty Princess Jasmine catches the Prince’s eye unexpectedly, the Queen insists she pass the “pea under the mattress” test to prove she really is a princess. Only it’s not one thin mattress we’re talking about here, it’s thirteen mattresses, four feather comforters, and eight queen-size pillows! And not only that, but Jasmine wears ear muffs, a night mask, and is very, very tired! Does Jasmine pass the extremely unfair princess test? A comic jester, a rather confused king and a pompous announcer add to the merriment.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
www.solchildren.org
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Into the Woods Jr.
Book by James Lapine
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Based on classic fairy tales
February 6 – 8, 2015
Tickets: $15 ($10 for juniors)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm

The Brothers Grimm “go Broadway” in the cockeyed musical fairy tale in Into The Woods Jr. This adaptation of one of Stephen Sondheim’s most popular works is designed especially for young audiences and performers. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk), and the Witch—meet and interact in this whimsical original story. The musical centers on a baker and his wife who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the king’s festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
www.solchildren.org
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
A Musical by Rupert Holmes
June 12 – 28, 2015
Tickets: $15 ($10 for juniors)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm

This wildly warm-hearted theatrical experience kicks off when the Music Hall Royale (a hilariously loony Victorian musical troupe) “puts on” its flamboyant rendition of an unfinished Dickens mystery. The story itself deals with John Jasper, a Jekyll-and-Hyde choirmaster who is quite madly in love with his music student, the fair Miss Rosa Bud. Now, Miss Bud is, in turn, engaged to Jasper’s nephew, young Edwin Drood. Our title character disappears mysteriously one stormy Christmas Eve – but has Edwin Drood been murdered? And if so, then whodunnit?
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
www.solchildren.org
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Thumbelina
Adapted by Wade Bradford
August 14 – 30, 2015
Tickets: $12 ($8 for juniors)
For tickets: 561-447-8829
Performances:
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm

An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale about a wayward little fairy girl. Thumbelina’s journey has been beloved by children and adults alike since it was first published in 1835.
All performances at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Web & Ticketing Links:
www.solchildren.org
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Ballroom: South Beach Style
Straight from the streets of Miami comes this fast-paced show featuring the salsa, merengue, rhumba, mambo, and even the jive! Audiences will love the gorgeous sequined costuming, the intricate ballroom dancing, and an amazing score of music chosen from decades of popular music. Join in the hottest party in South Beach!
Performances:
Friday, January 9 – 8 pm
Saturday, January 10 – 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, January 11 – 2 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S Military Trail
Boca Raton FL 33496
http://kevinblackproductions.com/ballroom

Cirquesco
The lights dim. Sultry jazzy chords are heard in the distance. Through a mist of haze, exotic creatures emerge. Welcome to the sensual experience that is Cirquesco. Combining the magical artistry of a European circus with the flirtatious camp of burlesque, Cirquesco is an intimate evening of song, dance, humor, and mind-blowing acrobatics.
Prepare for a steamy journey through your most taboo inhibitions. Experience the innocence and desire of the Argentinean tango, the rambunctious dance of the Moulin Rouge’s femmes fatale, the smoky desires that linger in a sultry cabaret boudoir. Featuring gorgeous costuming, an electrifying score and seductive choreography, Cirquesco explores our most treasured emotion … love.

Performances:
Friday, February 20 – 8 pm
Saturday, February 21 – 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, February 22 – 2 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S Military Trail
Boca Raton FL 33496
http://kevinblackproductions.com/cirquesco

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Arts Garage Radio Theatre:
From Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre to Guy Noir and A Prairie Home Companion, radio theatre is one of America’s most beloved art forms. These productions give life to classic movie screenplays, while visually presenting the unique style of radio drama. It’s a treat for the eyes as well as the ears!

It’s a Wonderful Life
December 17 – 19, 2014
For tickets: 561-450-6357
Performances:
Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm
General Admission: $15
Reserved Seat: $20
Premium Seat: $25
Reserved Table for 6: $108
Premium Table for 6: $135
Group rates are also available

An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.
All performances at
Arts Garage
180 NE First Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Web & Ticketing Links:
http://www.artsgarage.org/Page/RadioTheater
http://www.artsradionetwork.com/
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Rebecca
February 11 & 12, 2015
For tickets: 561-450-6357
Performances:
Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm
General Admission: $15
Reserved Seat: $20
Premium Seat: $25
Reserved Table for 6: $108
Premium Table for 6: $135
Group rates are also available

A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband’s dead first wife in this fascinating adaptation of the beloved Alfred Hitchcock film.
All performances at
Arts Garage
180 NE First Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Web & Ticketing Information:
http://www.artsgarage.org/Page/RadioTheater
http://www.artsradionetwork.com/
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You Can’t Take It With You.
April 8 & 9, 2015
For tickets: 561-450-6357
Performances:
Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm
General Admission: $15
Reserved Seat: $20
Premium Seat: $25
Reserved Table for 6: $108
Premium Table for 6: $135
Group rates are also available

The delightfully eccentric Sycamore family and the wealthy, conservative Kirbys must learn to co-exist when their children become engaged. Adapted from the Academy Award-winning film and Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
All performances at
Arts Garage
180 NE First Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Web & Ticketing Information:
http://www.artsgarage.org/Page/RadioTheater
http://www.artsradionetwork.com/
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The Thin Man
May 27 & 28, 2015
For tickets: 561-450-6357
Performances:
Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 pm
General Admission: $15
Reserved Seat: $20
Premium Seat: $25
Reserved Table for 6: $108
Premium Table for 6: $135
Group rates are also available

Wealthy, glamorous husband-wife detectives Nick and Nora Charles solve murders, drink martinis and crack wise in this romantic screwball comedy.
All performances at
Arts Garage
180 NE First Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Web & Ticketing Information:
http://www.artsgarage.org/Page/RadioTheater
http://www.artsradionetwork.com/
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The Premiere Theatre Arts Series at B’nai Torah
& Shari Upbin present:

From Door to Door
By: James Sherman
Sunday, January 18^th at 1 pm
Tickets: $36 ($25 for congregation members)
Phone: 561-392-8566
B’nai Torah Congregation
6261 SW 18^th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Directed by Shari Upbin
A heartwarming, bittersweet comedy by the author of the Off-Broadway hit Beau Jest, From Door to Door is a play spanning 60 years in the lives of three generations of American women who find themselves linked together in faith, understanding and the enduring power of family love as they struggle to adopt to new roles in a changing world.

The Premiere Theatre Arts Series at B’nai Torah:

GFour Productions and Shari Upbin present
In the Voice of Our Mothers
By: Carol Fox Prescott
Sunday, February 15 at 1 pm
Tickets: $36 ($25 for congregation members)
Phone: 561-392-8566
B’nai Torah Congregation
6261 SW 18^th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Directed by: Carol Fox Prescott
Breathing life into ancient texts and told this time from the point of view of the women, In The Voice of Our Mothers reveals the intimate and powerful narratives of our Biblical matriarchs. As they invite us into their worlds, we see we are in familiar territory. Here are generations of women, learning, risking, and loving in all its complicated forms. We witness their journey through deserts of discovery, moving with audacity towards that female dance of freedom on the other side of the sea, which is no longer there. A joyous theatrical event filled with dance, tambourines, and the ancient sounds of the shofar. A talkback with the author will take place after the production.
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Steve Solomon:
Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…
Comedian Steve Solomon’s humor is universal, and universally loved. Enhanced by his talent for impersonation and his mastery of different dialects – he does approximately 20 different characters and voices in his shows – his stories about his mixed heritage Italian/Jewish family resonate with everyone, no matter what their ethnicity, and have delighted and entertained audiences for over 4000 performances. His previous hit shows, including My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, & I’m in Therapy, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, & I’m Still in Therapy, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m Home for the Holidays! and Cannoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues… continue to sell out wherever they are performed.
For more information about Steve Solomon, visit: www.stevesolomon.net

Performances of Cannoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…:
The Crest Theatre at The Delray Beach Center for the Arts: January 3rd & 4th 2015
The Lyric Theatre (Stuart): January 6th, 2015

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Pigs Do Fly Productions:
Pigs Do Fly Productions will continue its mission to produce humorous short plays chosen to appeal to audiences of all ages, highlighting actors and characters over the age of fifty as viable, fully involved, full of life individuals.
For more information about Pigs Do Fly Productions, visit: http://pigsdoflyproductions.com
Performance dates and times to be announced.

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2014-2015 Concerts & Concert Series:

Now in its 33rd season, under the direction of new Artistic Director/Conductor Dr. Patricia P. Fleitas, the Delray Beach Chorale is proud to announce its 2014-15 season. Dr. Fleitas comes to us with more than twenty years of experience as the Director of Choral and Vocal Studies at FAU and years of serving as guest conductor of numerous musical organizations, including the Palm Beach Symphony. She is recognized for her excellence in teaching, performance and leadership and is a sought after choral judge and clinician.

Spring Concert- Festive Americana
The Chorale’s spring program, titled “Festive Americana” will feature music of some of the greatest American composers, including Aaron Copland, George M. Cohan, Leonard Bernstein, and some of Broadway’s all-time favorites.
Performances:
Friday, March 20, 2015 at 7:30pm
Duncan Theatre, 4200 S. Congress Ave.,
Lake Worth 33461

Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 3:00pm
First Presbyterian Church, 33 Gleason St.,
Delray Beach 33483

Tickets are $25 in advance: $30 at the door. Students under 25 with ID- $5. Season ticket packages are available at $20 per ticket for a limited time through this toll-free number: 1-800-984-7282. Group sales are also available by calling 1-800-984-7282.

Web & Ticketing Information:
http://delraybeachchorale.org
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Great artists, reasonable ticket prices, free parking, and convenient, modern venues!
Series subscriptions and Optional Concert (Michael Cavanaugh) on sale now*
Series: 4 fabulous artists at either of our convenient venues: $149+tax
Michael Cavanaugh: 3 performances at Kings Point Theatre: $46 +tax

*Individual tickets for series concerts go on sale December 1, 2014: $41 +tax

For Tickets and Information: http://www.spanishriverconcerts.com

Performances:
Violinist Hahnsol Kim, Julliard DreamArts Competition Winner, accompanied by full orchestra.

Jan. 5, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 6, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 12, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 13, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 14, 2015 (Wednesday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Jan. 15, 2015 (Thursday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Jan. 17, 2015 (Saturday), 2PM, Kings Point Theatre
Jan. 19, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 20, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church

Neil Berg’s 102 Years of Broadway: Composer/Lyricist/Producer Neil Berg and his Broadway stars present brilliantly revived arrangements of Broadway classics as well as thrilling numbers from Broadway’s newest hit shows.

Jan. 26, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 27, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Jan. 28, 2015 (Wednesday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Jan. 29, 3015 (Thursday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Feb. 2, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 3, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 7, 2015 (Saturday), 2PM, Kings Point Theatre
Feb. 9, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 10, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church

Dudu Fisher: World-renowned Israeli singer and Broadway Star Dudu Fisher brings the audience on a joyful musical journey singing Hebrew, Yiddish, and Broadway favorites.

Feb. 16, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 17, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 18, 2015 (Wednesday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Feb. 23, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 24, 2015 (Tuesday, 8PM, Spanish River Church
Feb. 26, 2015 (Thursday), 2PM, Kings Point Theatre
Feb. 26, 2015 (Thursday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Mar 2, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar 3, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church

Dallas Brass, Featuring Kol Esperanza: One of America’s foremost musical ensembles accents its unique repertoire of pops, swing, Dixieland and classical by welcoming, direct from Israel, the vibrant voices of Kol Esperanza.

Mar. 9, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar. 10, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar. 16, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar. 17, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar. 18, 2015 (Wednesday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Mar. 19, 2015 (Thursday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
|Mar. 21, 2015 (Saturday), 2PM, Kings Point Theatre
Mar. 23, 2015 (Monday), 8PM, Spanish River Church
Mar. 24, 2015 (Tuesday), 8PM, Spanish River Church

Optional Concert – Tickets cost $46 plus tax

Michael Cavanaugh, famous for his Grammy and Tony-nominated piano/lead vocals in the Broadway Musical Movin’ Out, sings the music of Simon and Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Simon , James Taylor, Neil Diamond, and more!

Mar. 4, 2015 (Wednesday), 8PM, Kings Point
Mar. 5, 2015 (Thursday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre
Mar. 7, 2015 (Saturday), 8PM, Kings Point Theatre

Box Office
800.716.6975
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2400 Yamato Road
Boca Raton

Kings Point Theatre
7000 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach

The 2013-2014 Season will be a Feast for Theatre Lovers in South Florida

07 Monday Oct 2013

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South Florida theatre is thriving. At last count, the Theatre League of South Florida reported a membership of 58 theatres, with several new production companies waiting in the wings to join.

The 2013-2014 South Florida theatre season promises to be more exciting than ever. Theatre companies have chosen a wide variety of plays – traditional and non – to populate their many stages, and audiences will have the opportunity to sample everything from Broadway classics and award-winning dramas to rock operas, madcap comedies, and children’s theatre.

Although many are familiar with the larger venues in the area – The Broward Center for the Performing Arts, The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, there are a number of excellent smaller, interesting, and reasonably priced local theatres definitely worth visiting.

Boca Raton hosts several well respected theatre companies. The award-winning Women’s Theatre Project and the Boca Raton Theatre Guild both operate out of the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park. This state of the art theatre seats 155 patrons. There is ample parking available, and the surrounding park is a delightful setting for a pre-theatre picnic. This year, the two companies have joined forces to offer patrons the opportunity to purchase subscriptions to their productions. For a total of $99, patrons can attend four plays – two musicals produced by the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, and two plays presented by the Women’s Theatre Project.

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild will also team with Peter J. Loewy this season, and together they will co-produce Respect: A Musical Journey of Women at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center. Respect originated in South Florida, and Loewy was not only its first director, but one of the prime developers of the ever-popular show.

Parade Productions is one of Boca Raton’s newer companies. Their mission, “to produce high quality theatre experiences that entertain, enlighten inform, uplift and inspire”, is reflected in their choice of plays. This season’s production, The Last Schwartz has been praised as being ‘rollicking, sad, shocking, goofy, and thoughtful…’ Their home, at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre, is easily accessible, and free, metered, or valet parking is available.

Sol Children Theatre offers theatre for the entire family. Now entering their 11^th year, this company of young performers, under the direction and guidance of Rosalie Grant, produces a number of quality productions each year. Located on Federal Highway just south of Spanish River Boulevard, Sol is a small black box theatre. It seats 77, including child sized front row seating for their younger audiences. This year they are debuting a new production company, Evening Star Productions, which will focus on plays for more for mature audiences, and feature adult, professional actors, as well as young people working towards a career in theatre.

For those who would venture north to Delray Beach, Entr’Acte Theatrix will follow up this past summer’s highly successful production of Monty Python’s Spamalot with The Who’s Tommy at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square.

Steve Solomon will bring his comedic recollections back to the The Lyric Theatre, The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and the Coral Springs Center for the Arts …And the Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs has a dozen productions planned between September 2013 and July 2014.

Below is a list, in chronological opening night order, of just some of the theatres, theatre companies, plays (and one musical group), that will be on stage this season, along with brief descriptions of each production. Group rates are available for every one of these productions. Mark your calendars and purchase your tickets soon!

The Broward Stage Door Theatre will present 12 plays and musicals between August 30, 2013 and July 6, 2014. Included in their schedule are 9-5: The Musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Company, Sophisticated Ladies, featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Twilight of the Golds, Crimes of the Heart, and The Last Night of Ballyhoo.
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
Tickets: $38 (Students $16)
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
Several productions will also play at the Broward Stage Door Miami
www.stagedoormiami.com
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Sol Children Theatre and Evening Star Productions will present a number of plays throughout the season. Please keep checking this website for more information!
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The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Presented by: The Broward Stage Door Theatre
By Alfred Uhry
November 15 – December 31
Tickets: $38 (Students $16)
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com

It’s Atlanta, Georgia, in December 1939. Gone with the Wind is having its world premiere, and Hitler is invading Poland. But many of Atlanta’s German Jews are more concerned with who is going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. By the author of Driving Miss Daisy. Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play.
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Steve Solomon – Stand Up
December 3
Showtime: 7:00 pm
The Lyric Theater
59 S.W. Flagler Avenue,
Stuart, FL 34994
Tickets: $35
Phone: 772-286-7827
To purchase tickets on line: www.lyrictheatre.com/show

America’s favorite dysfunctional comedian is back again. Creator and star of three-time award-winning Broadway comedy “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy”, Steve Solomon returns with even more side-splitting, raucous jokes this December, introducing new material and incorporating stories from his other hit shows, such as “STILL in Therapy” and “Home for the Holidays.”
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RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women
December 5 – January 6
Presented by: The Boca Raton Theatre Guild & Peter J. Loewy
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets: $38/$33 if purchased before November 15
RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women chronicles of the progress of women through the 20^th Century, as played out against the songs they were listening to during various periods in their lives. Featuring an ensemble cast of four and a live band, the show includes more than 60 songs, ranging from “I Wanna Be Loved by You,” and “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend,” to “I Will Survive,” “Hero” and “Video.
Purchase tickets at: www.brtg.org
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The Lyons
December 6 – 22, 2013
Presented by: The Women’s Theatre Project
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
Tickets: $25 (Joint subscriptions with the Boca Raton Theatre Guild available – see above)
www.womenstheatreproject.com
Nicky Silver’s outrageously funny and stirring play about a family coming to terms with the impending death of its patriarch received glowing reviews when it ran on Broadway in 2012. The play focuses on Rita Lyons and her grown children, who, as they gather to say goodbye, learn that despite being a family, each of them is totally isolated. Afraid of closeness and solitude, they are pushed into a new arena – the human connection.
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9-5: The Musical
Presented by: The Broward Stage Door Theatre
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Book by Patricia Resnick
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture
December 13 – January 19
Tickets: $38 (Students $16)
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com
9-5: The Musical is the musical comedy based on the popular movie, and features Dolly Parton’s original hit title song, along with her Tony Award and Grammy-nominated score. 9-5: The Musical is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge. Outrageous, thought-provoking, and even a little romantic, 9-5: The Musical is about teaming up and taking care of business!
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My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m STILL in Therapy… the chaos continues
December 18 – December 22
Showtimes:
Wednesday, December 18 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, December 19 at 7:30 PM
Friday, December 20 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 21 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, December 21 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 22 at 7:00 PM

The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
701 Okeechobee Blvd,
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Tickets: $30
Phone: 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471
To purchase tickets on line: http://www.kravis.org

The comedy chaos continues in this ALL NEW critically acclaimed prequel to his original smash hit, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m In Therapy! I’m Still In Therapy takes us back to Steve’s wacky childhood right up to the present day. The audience follows along in this wonderfully funny journey about growing up, mixed marriages, ex-wives, dogs, cats, dieting, and dozens of other side-splitting situations that we can all relate to. It’s an evening of comedy you don’t want to miss!
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Peter Pan
January 17 – February 2
By J.M. Barrie – Updated by John Caird & Trevor Nunn
Presented by Sol Children Theatre
Fridays & Saturdays 7pm;
Saturdays & Sundays 2pm
Tickets: $12 & $8 juniors
3333 North Federal Highway,
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-447-8829
www.solchildren.org
The beloved story of Peter, Wendy, Michael, John, Capt. Hook, Smee, the Lost Boys, pirates and Indians, and, of course, Tinker Bell, in their adventures in Never Land. However, for the first time, the play is here restored to Barrie’s original intentions.
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Wiesenthal
January 22 – March 16
Presented by Karyl Lynn Burns & Normand Kurtz
and The Broward Stage Door Theatre
Tickets: $38/$42
Phone: 954-344-7765
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Thursday Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm
The Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, Fl 33065
www.stagedoortheatre.com

Written by and starring Tom Dugan and produced by Karyl Lynn Burns and Tony Award-winner Normand Kurtz, Wiesenthal tells the remarkable story of the life of Simon Wiesenthal, sometimes referred to as “The Jewish James Bond.” Told with hope, humanity and humor, the play follows Wiesenthal as he addresses a group of visitors on his last day at the Jewish Documentation Center in Vienna. As he reflects on his life and work, Wiesenthal recounts how he faced Hitler’s SS; how he endured the loss of family and friends; how he escaped a concentration camp only to be recaptured; and how, after liberation day, he began a remarkable journey for justice.
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Pippin
January 24 – February 9
Presented by: The Boca Raton Theatre Guild
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets: $35 (Joint subscriptions with the Women’s Theatre Project available – see above)
www.brtg.org
Currently enjoying an extremely successful revival on Broadway, Pippin uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of a young prince and his search for meaning and significance.
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The Last Schwartz
January 30 – February 23
Presented by: Parade Productions
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-291-9678
Tickets: $35/$40
www.paradeproductions.org
The Schwartz family is on its last legs. Their father has died and their Catskills home is going up for sale. Norma Schwartz’ husband hasn’t spoken to her since she turned their 15 year old son in for smoking pot; it doesn’t seem like brother Herb’s wife will ever present him with an heir; middle sibling Simon has one foot on the moon; and youngest brother Gene arrives at the family compound with an unexpected guest. Will any of them remember what it means to be a family?
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Steve Solomon’s Canoli, Latkes, & Guilt! The Therapy Continues…
February 5 – 16
The Coral Springs Center for the Arts
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone: 954-344-5990
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
Tickets: $42.50/$49.50
The Coral Springs Center for the Arts
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone: 954-344-5990
Group Sales: 1-888-264-1788
www.stevesolomoncomedy.com
Just in case you’ve missed one of Steve Solomon’s award winning “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish…” comedies, he’s back with a new show featuring the very best comedy bits from his earlier three shows – plus loads of new comedy pieces.
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Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
February 28-March 16
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
Tickets: $25 (Joint subscriptions with the Boca Raton Theatre Guild available – see above)
www.womenstheatreproject.com
Barbara Bradshaw will star as the unsinkable, unstoppable Molly Ivins. The ‘dyed-in-the-wool liberal from deep in the heart of Texas’, famously brassy newspaper columnist and best-selling author was a crusading journalist who broke gender barriers with her sharp-tongued wit, humor, and political savvy to establish herself as one of the nation’s most influential political columnists.
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The Anarchist
By David Mamet
February 28 – March 21, 2014
Tickets: $25 ($20 previews)
Days & Times: Thu – Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm (not all Sat matinees available)
Andrews Living Arts Studio
23 NW Fifth Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301
Tickets available online at: www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111The Southeast American premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet’s The Anarchist, starring Carbonell Award-winner Patti Gardner and Jacqueline Laggy. Two women and one unspeakable crime highlight this searing drama as one character’s radical past in the turbulent 70s comes back to haunt her….again. This production will take place in the Andrews Living Arts Studio, an intimate, 50 seat black box theatre well suited to the play.
www.brtg.org
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Great Moments in Opera:
March 29 & April 4
Presented by: The Delray Beach Chorale
Featuring the choruses of several major operas. The 60-voice chorale will be performing with professional instrumental accompaniment. The concert will feature soloists Artists-in-Residence Alicia Branch, Soprano, Monica Hidalgo, Alto, Myngoe Brashears, Tenor, Jorge L. Toro, Tenor and William R. Stafford, baritone and Jorge Toro, Tenor.

The concert will be performed on March 29th at
The Duncan Theatre in Lake Worth
4200 South Congress Avenue
Lake Worth 33461
&
On April 4th at
The First Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach
33 Gleason Street,
Delray Beach 33483
Tickets: $25 in advance/$30 day of show
delraybeachchorale.org
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Everyday Rapture
By Sherie Rene Scott & Dick Scanlon
Music by various composers
April 25 – May 11, 2014
Tickets: $28
Days & Times: Thurs – Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm
The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Studio Theatre, 2^nd Floor
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 866-811-4111
Group Sales: 561-948-2601
Tickets available online at: www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111

May 25 – May 27, 2014
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets: $28
Days & Times: Fri & Sat: 8pm
Sat & Sun: 2pm
Phone: 561-347-3948 (tickets available by phone or at the box office only)
www.brtg.org

Everyday Rapture was praised by critics and audiences alike when it played on Broadway in 2010. Margot Moreland will star in the Southeast premiere of this Tony Award-nominated musical story of a young woman’s psycho-sexual-spiritual journey on the rocky path that separates her mostly Mennonite past from her mostly Manhattan future. Her life takes her from the cornfields of Kansas to the clover fields of New York (with a disturbing detour through YouTube). Featuring songs made famous by Harry Nilsson, The Band, David Byrne, Roberta Flack, Mister Rogers, The Dap Kings and Judy Garland.
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The Boca Raton Theatre Guild presents They’re Playing Our Song November 8-24

02 Wednesday Oct 2013

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Neil Simon, Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager’s collaboration is a delightful tale of love, comedy, and music

It is said that opposites attract. Pair a somewhat up-tight classically trained musician with a young lyricist who’s a little bit more than ‘out there’, and sparks just might fly. Add a script by comedy master Neil Simon to the mix, stir in music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Carole Bayer-Sager and musical theatre magic is bound to occur.

Carbonell Award winners Margot Moreland and Oscar Cheda will star in the Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s production of They’re Playing Our Song at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. The show will run from November 8^th through November 24^th. The two will portray Vernon Gersch and Sonia Walsk, the fictional counterparts to Hamlisch and Bayer-Sager whose real-life romance served as the inspiration for the musical.

“They’re Playing Our Song was an enormous hit when it played on Broadway,” says BRTG Artistic Director Keith Garsson. “It ran almost three years. The script and score still resonate with great music and very funny dialogue. And the theme of the show – that can two people can maintain both a personal and professional relationship with some sacrifice and compromise – offers an extremely entertaining two hours.

“They’re Playing Our Song was one of the last personal musicals,” Garsson explains. It was the era of shows like Dreamgirls and Falsettoland. Soon afterwards, Broadway gave way to another “British invasion” with productions like Phantom of the Opera and Les Miz. Since then, spectacles have become the new normal.”

“We have a terrific team in place for this show,” Garsson (who will also direct the show) continues. “Caryl Fantel is our musical director, and Ron Hutchins will choreograph both Song and our upcoming production of Pippin. They’re Playing Our Song is a terrific fit for us in that it hasn’t been done often. And it continues the BRTG’s tradition of producing musicals from the sixties and seventies – a time a lot of us remember fondly.”

They’re Playing Our Song will run from November 8^th through November 24^th at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. The theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 8 pm, and Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $35, and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at the Willow Theatre Box office: 561-347-3948.

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

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They’re Playing Our Song
Music: Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager
Book: Neil Simon
November 8-24, 2013
Tickets: $35
Previews: (November 8 & 9) $30
Wednesday Evenings: $30
Wed – Sat at 8pm
Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun at 2pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948
www.brtg.org
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‘They’re Playing Our Song’ & ‘Pippin’ at the Boca Raton Theatre Guild

25 Thursday Apr 2013

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The Boca Raton Theatre Guild to Produce
Two Musicals for its 2013-2014 Season

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild has chosen to produce two acclaimed musicals for their 2013-2014 season. The commercial and critical success of their recent production of Chicago was one of the key factors inspiring the change. In the past their seasons have consisted of one musical and one straight play.

The BRTG season will open with They’re Playing Our Song, the Neil Simon/Marvin Hamlisch disco era musical, and will conclude with the Stephen Schwartz, Bob Fosse, Roger O. Hirson 1972 classic Pippin.

Producer/director Keith Garsson explains the Guild’s decision: “The recent loss of composer Marvin Hamlisch led us to re-examine his unique body of work to see which shows have been overlooked. It didn’t take long to come across They’re Playing Our Song and realize that its energetic disco score, New York setting and funny script by Neil Simon was a terrific choice to insert into the spot usually reserved for our straight play.”

They’re Playing Our Song will star Carbonell Award winners Margot Moreland and Oscar Cheda as fictional counterparts to the real-life romance between Hamlisch and lyricist Carol Bayer-Sager. Ms. Moreland recently wowed Theatre Guild audiences in her critically acclaimed performance of last year’s Sweet Charity and Mr. Cheda, has just completed a run in the critically acclaimed production of In the Heights at Actor’s Playhouse. Caryl Fantel will serve as musical director for the production.

The season will conclude with the Guild’s traditional ‘big’ musical. According to musical theatre scholar Scott Miller in his 1996 book, From Assassins to West Side Story, “Pippin is a largely under-appreciated musical with a great deal more substance to it than many people realize…” Currently enjoying an extremely successful revival on Broadway, Pippin uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of a young prince and his search for meaning and significance.

Says producer Garsson: “Pippin features a collection of dance-in the-aisles tunes. It ran for years on Broadway, beginning in 1972. Of course that was over forty years ago… expect some innovations!”

“And,” Garsson continues, “We’re really pleased Ron Hutchins, who created all that brilliant choreography in Chicago will be joining us for both shows this season as we continue to grow our productions as our audience demands!”

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

All performances will take place in the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. The theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road.

Tickets for They’re Playing Our Song and Pippin will be available at the Willow Theatre Box office: 561-347-3948.

For more information about the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, please visit www.brtg.org.
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They’re Playing Our Song
Music: Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager
Book: Neil Simon
November 8-24, 2013
Tickets: $35
Previews: (November 8 & 9) $30
Wednesday Evenings: $30

Pippin
Music & Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz with contributions by Bob Fosse
Book: Roger O. Hirson
January 24 – February 9
Tickets: $35
Previews: (January 24 & 25) $30
Wednesday Evenings: $30

The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: 561-347-3948

‘Singin’ and Dancin’ in the Rain’: Celebrating Gene Kelly – at the Willow Theatre April 13 & 14

04 Thursday Apr 2013

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Saladino Dance Productions’
Singin’ and Dancin’ in the Rain
celebrates Gene Kelly
“Who could ask for anything more?”

Boca Raton, FL, April 4, 2013:

Saladino Dance Productions’ Rome Saladino and Marina Putane have assembled a superb eight-member ensemble to perform Singin’ and Dancin’ in the Rain, their tribute to Hollywood’s legendary song and dance man, Gene Kelly.

Singin’ and Dancin’ in the Rain will run for two days only – April 13^th and 14^th – at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.

Featuring performers from Broadway, international, national, and local companies, the show pays homage to Kelly, who was one of America’s most renowned and innovative choreographers.

“What better way to celebrate Mr. Kelly’s 100^th year than by showcasing his enormous talent is a show that brings some of his best performances to the stage”, says Saladino.

The production features musical selections from some of Kelly’s most memorable films, including Pal Joey, For Me and My Gal, Anchors Aweigh, On the Town, An American in Paris, and Singin’ in the Rain; with music by a roster of legendary Broadway composers – including Rodgers and Hart, Jerome Kern, Ira and George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, and Cole Porter.

Marina Putane trained as a rhythmic gymnast; she was a
member of the Latvian National Team, which competed in many cities in the former USSR. Her dancing career began as a show ballet dancer with Latvian magician, Palchevsky, at the National Latvian Opera House. She has performed all over the world for many cruise lines as an Adagio and show dancer. She starred, along with her husband, Rome, in the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical, Song and Dance.

Saladino Dance Productions saladinodance.com is the creation of husband and wife team Rome Saladino and Marina Putane. Together they have over 40 years experience on stage, in theatre, and in dance productions. They have toured the world separately as performers, and together as a dance couple.

Both performances of Singin’ and Dancin’ in the Rain will take place at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. The theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road. Tickets are $25 or $20 for students with valid ID, and are available at the Willow Theatre Box office: 561-347-3948.

Singin’ and Dancin’ in the Rain – Celebrating Gene Kelly
April 13 – 8:00 pm
April 14 – 2:00 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Tickets: $25; $20 for students with valid ID)
Phone: 561-347-3948

Carol Kassie

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