Uptown Players to Host 13th Annual CHRISTMAS OUR WAY Fundraiser, 12/11-14

Uptown Players continues the tradition of its annual fundraiser with the first-ever holiday version, entitled Christmas Our Way, running December 11-14, 2014 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater.

The Uptown divas return for another entertaining evening of Holiday themed music with plenty of twists, laughs and surprises. This year's divas will sing and dance to 30 songs from Broadway musicals such as White Christmas, Promises Promises, Elf The Musical, Mame, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Nuncrackers, as well as traditional holiday favorites like Santa Baby, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Baby It's Cold Outside and All I Want For Christmas Is You done with an Uptown Players twist!

This year's cast includes Michael Albee, Lon Barrera, Kim Borge, Coy Covington, Walter Cunningham, Peter DiCesare, Stephanie Felton, Micah Greene, Kelly Holmes, Brett Warner Hurt, Jennie Jermaine, Linda Leonard, Denise Lee, Laura Lites, Morgan Mabry Mason, Nikki McDonald, Kevin Moore, Stephanie Riggs, Calvin Roberts, Darius Anthony Robinson, Ashton Shawver, Rick Starkweather, Amy Stevenson, and Angel Velasco. The show is hosted by B. J. Cleveland and Marisa Diotalevi. Christmas Our Way is written and directed by B. J. Cleveland with music direction by Kevin Gunter, musical arrangements by Adam C. Wright and choreography by Linda Leonard.

The evening also features a gallery of terrific auction prizes, including theatre tickets, restaurant gift certificates, hotel stays, artwork and much more! A dessert reception follows each performance.

The production runs just one weekend only, from December 11 through December 14, 2014, with shows at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Performances take place at the Kalita Humphreys Theatre, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd (at Blackburn), Dallas, TX 75219. Tickets are $40-$50, including the post-performance reception, and can be purchased online at www.uptownplayers.org or by phone at (214) 219-2718.

About Uptown Players: Now beginning its fourteenth season, Uptown Players has gathered a dedicated following with an annual audience base of over 15,000 patrons, including 800 season subscribers. The response from the community and critics has been remarkable, including over 25 Leon Rabin Awards from the Dallas Theatre League and another 25 Theatre Critics Forum Awards in its first 13 seasons.

In recent years, its productions of The Boy from Oz, Next To Normal and The Producers have made Top 10 lists in The Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Voice, TheaterJones, and The Column online. Uptown Players has also been named the Best Theatre Company by the Dallas Voice Readers Awards, and the Dallas Observer, and has appeared on the WFAA-A list and Best of Big D - D Magazine. Uptown Players has been featured on Good Morning Texas and Daybreak on WFAA. Uptown Players is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, presenting plays and musicals that challenge audiences artistically, build cultural bridges, and strive to create greater positive public awareness and acceptance through the performing arts. There is no other theater group with this unique mission in the Dallas area.

 

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