Beechmont Players Present ON THE RAZZLE, 5/13-21

Have you ever wanted to just "chuck it" and escape from work... or home... and just cut loose? Experience the fun of ditching your duties for a day of excitement, hilarity, close calls, near misses and finally, a happy ending. Join Beechmont Players, Cincinnati's premiere eastside community theatre group, for their spring production On the Razzle by the brilliant and multi-talented Tom Stoppard. This recent hit in London is a free adaptation of the popular 19th century farce which ultimately became Hello, Dolly, one of Broadway's most beloved and long-running shows. The story is basically one long chase, chiefly after two naughty grocer's assistants who, when their master goes off on a binge with a new mistress, escape to Vienna on a spree.

The brilliant Tom Stoppard, multi-award winning author of such memorable stage plays as the Tony Award winning Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and the 2007 Tony Award winning Coast of Utopia and of movies including the Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love, dazzles audiences with a non-stop cascade of verbal hilarity while leaving them breathless with laughter over the absurd high jinks and uproarious misadventures of the characters.

Critics rave about Stoppard's On The Razzle:

"While preserving the beautiful intricacies of this construction, Stoppard has embellished Razzle with a dazzle of verbal wit an unremitting firework display of puns, crossword puzzle tricks and sly sexual innuendos." London Daily Telegraph

"Apart from Jumpers and The Importance of Being Earnest there may be no script in English funnier than On the Razzle." London Observer
"Anyone who has read or seen work by Stoppard knows that he has mastered the English language in a way that few playwrights can boast of... In On The Razzle, the jokes come one after another, with few breaks in between... the jokes hit the perfect pitch, inducing hearty laughs and ensuring a good time for all." Aaron Morrissey, DCist

Award-winning director jef brown has assembled a fantastic cast of talented performers fron throughout the Tri-state to bring Stoppard's brilliant wordplay and hilarious comedy to the Beechmont stage including Beechmont veterans Vernon Burns, Collette Thomas, Steve Phelan, Mary Anne Fagel, Saverio Perugini, Rebecca Krausser, Joodi Archer, Larry Behymer, Amber Lutes, Michael Fruhwirth, Geoff Amann, Steve Krieger and Bryce Willson, and newcomers Mark Metzner, Darcy Little, Merritt Beischel, Samantha Limner, Aaron Maas, Dan Maloney and Tracy A. Smith. On the Razzle is produced by Pam Kaesemeyer, with assistant direction by Laura Boggs and assistant production by Tom Bergquist.
Join Beechmont Players for a riotous escape from the predictable with the outrageously funny On the Razzle by Tom Stoppard. Razzle runs May 13 - 21, 2011 with evening performances May 13, 14, 20, 21 at 8:00 PM and matinees May 15 and 21 at 3:00 PM. All performances are at the Anderson Center Theater at 7850 Five Mile Road in Anderson.

To find out more about Beechmont Players and their award winning productions, or to order tickets on-line, visit www.beechmontplayers.org. To order tickets by phone, contact (513) BEECHMT (513-233-2468). Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for seniors, students and active military.

ABOUT BEECHMONT PLAYERS: Beechmont Players provide a consistently excellent fare of comedies, farces, dramas, musicals and mysteries, drawing on the talents of actors and technicians who are among the best in the area. The Players' creatively mix cherished classics by established playwrights with exciting regional premieres and offerings from foreign dramatists. Each year, the Players' excellence is acknowledged with multiple awards at the ACT (Association of Community Theatres) Convention, which celebrates the rich artistic heritage and talent Cincinnati has to offer theatre-goers. Beechmont Players is the winner of the 2010 Community Entertainment Award for Outstanding Community Theater Musical.