Fox Valley Rep to Present Cole Porter Revue LET'S MISBEHAVE!, 8/29-10/20

Fox Valley Repertory continues their 2013 theater series with a de-lovely production that will have you singing and dancing along to the nostalgic sounds of legendary Broadway wit and composer Cole Porter in Let's Misbehave! Directed and Choreographed by Fox Valley Rep veteran and Multi-JEFF Award-winning director and choreographer Kevin Bellie with Music Direction by Ken Jones, performances will take place at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage on August 29 through October 20, 2013 (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; box office 630-584-6342).

Let's Misbehave! will preview Thursday, August 29 through Friday, September 6, 2013. The show will open Saturday evening, September 7, 2013 and continue through Sunday, October 20, 2013.

Tickets are priced at $32 on Fridays (and limited Thursday performances), and at $42 on Saturdays and Sundays. Subscription tickets are available for $20 or less when a 3-show season package is purchased. Dinner packages, group discounts and overnight rates are also available.

Set in 1930's New York, three friends find themselves gathering for a post-party pity party where they bemoan their shared status as singles. The trio makes a pact to find true love and their quest is all in good fun until the two women, Alice and Dorothy, find that they have eyes for the same man. This rollicking song-and-dance revue celebrates the life and times of legendary Cole Porter, showcasing over 30 of his classic songs such as "Anything Goes" and "Kiss Me Kate," even including selections from musicals "Fifty Million Frenchmen" and "Gay Divorce." Clever, funny, and irresistibly romantic, this is a must-see revue of one of America's most beloved and prolific musical theater composers.

The cast of Let's Misbehave! features (in alphabetical order): Khaki Pixley, Blake Reddick, and Heather Townsend, with pianist Ryan Brewster.

JEFF award-winning Director and Choreographer Kevin Bellie returns to Fox Valley Repertory as director after directing The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Taffetas, Drood,Roasting Chestnuts 2006: Gina Wants You!, and Breaking Up is Hard to Do. He is the former artistic director of Circle Theatre in Forest Park and Co-Director of Circle Theatre's Emerging Young Artists Program. Kevin's direction and choreography credits at Circle include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (JEFF Nominated), Can-Can (JEFF Nominated), Hello Again (JEFF Recommended), Nine(JEFF Citation Recipient), Triumph of Love (JEFF Citation Nominee), The Life (JEFF Citation Recipient), Grand Hotel (JEFF Citation Recipient) and Rags (JEFF Recommended). Kevin has also worked with Pegasus Players, Porchlight, Serendipity, and serves as an Educator at St. Ignatius College Prep High School in Chicago.

Let's Misbehave!runs Thursday, August 29, 2013 through Sunday, October 20, 2013. Show times are: Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm, and Sundays @ 2pm. Special Thursday performances are August 29 & September 5 @ 8pm, and September 12, 26, and October 17 @ 2pm. The show is rated PG.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and is sponsored in part by the Daily Herald and MCC Technology.

Pheasant Run Resort is located at 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL. For tickets, call the Pheasant Run Box Office at 630-584-6342, or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Additional performance information may be obtained at www.foxvalleyrep.org.