Laughter was certainly in the air on Friday night, as was generosity at the opening of the new summer musical comedy, Married ALIVE! at Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in downtown Coral Gables. Audiences were treated to a riotous musical about the mayhems of matrimony in the upstairs balcony theatre while Actors' Playhouse received a special gift from long-time sponsor American Express, a $20,000 check in support of the Theatre. Director of Corporate Affairs and Communication Ann Marie Taglienti on behalf of American Express presented the check.
In the true Actors' Playhouse tradition guests were greeted by Chairman of the Board Dr. Lawrence E. Stein, Executive Producing Director Barbara S. Stein and Artistic Director David Arisco as the crowd enjoyed a pre-show reception by Catering By Lovables, Bacardi, U.S.A. and Premiere Beverage Co. with music by Bravo Musicians and art on display by Fernando Sucre.
On behalf of Actors' Playhouse, Barbara Stein thanked honored guests and loyal patrons as well as the show's sponsors including Greg Levine of Quality Inn South, Commissioners Sally Heyman and Katie Sorensen of Miami-Dade County, Steven Schemer of A. Willets O'Neil Company, Sharon Laidley Cozier Comcast, Alex Villoch of The Miami Herald, NAME, Edie Cutillas of Bacardi, U.S.A., Elizabeth Silverman and Marilyn McSwiggen-Nolen of Catering by Lovables, and Carlos Martinez of Edda's Cake Designs.
Among the guests were Mayor Donald and Jeannett Slesnick, Vice Mayor Bill Kerdyk, Jr. and wife Lynn, Former Mayor Dorothy Thompson School Board Member Dr. Marta Perez and fiancé Chris Wolfe, Former School Board Member Betsy Kaplan, Aura Reindhart and husband Tony Gebauer, Mitchell and Elizabeth Taylor, and Paul & Yvonne Lausell.
Married ALIVE! called "a burst of summer fun" by Christine Dolen of the Miami Herald, will BE PRESENTED Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through July 27th, and Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. from July 30th- August 16th. Additional matinees will be held Wednesday July 15th and July 22nd at 2 p.m.
Tickets for weeknights and matinees are $40, and on Friday and Saturday evenings $48. The theatre offers a 10 percent senior discount rate the day of performance and $15 student rush tickets 15 minutes prior to curtain with identification. Discounts are based on availability and exclude Saturday and Sunday. Married ALIVE! contains adult situations and adult subject matter.
Group discounted rates are offered for 15 or more through our group sales department. Single tickets may be purchased through the box office at 305-444-9293 or online at www.actorsplayhouse.org <
http://www.actorsplayhouse.org> .
Subscriptions are now available to the 2009-2010 season, which will include: The Marvelous Wonderettes by Roger Bean (September 30- November 1, 2009), Another Night Before Christmas by Sean Grennan and Leah Okimoto (December 2 -27, 2009), The Great American Trailer Park MUSICAL with music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso (January 13 - February 7, 2010), Boublil and Schönberg's Miss Saigon (March 3 - April 4, 2010), the world premiere play Unreasonable Doubt by Michael Mckeever (May 12 - June 6, 2010) and Are We There Yet? by James Hindman, Ray Roderick and Cheryl Stern with music by John Glaudin (July 7 - August 15, 2010). To become part of the Miracle as an Actors' Playhouse subscriber, call 305.444.9293 or go to www.actorsplayhouse.org.
Actors' Playhouse, the nonprofit resident theatre company and managing agent of the Miracle Theatre, has an agreement with Actor's Equity Association, the union of professional actors, New York. Under the leadership of Executive Producing Director Barbara S. Stein and Artistic Director David Arisco, Actors' Playhouse was named South Florida's Theatre Company of the Year 2008 for overall season excellence and community outreach by the Carbonell Committee and in 2009 Artistic Director David Arisco received the industry's highest acknowledgement with the George Abbott Award for his 22-years of artistic excellence in South Florida. Actors' Playhouse is a Florida Presenting Cultural Organization, one of eight major Florida professional theatre companies, and one of twenty-one major cultural institutions in Miami Dade County. In addition to its Mainstage season, Actors' Playhouse produces a year-round five-show season of Musical Theatre for Young Audiences, a National Children's Theatre Festival, and a Theatre Conservatory and Summer Camp Program.
Photo: Chairman of the Board Dr. Lawrence E. Stein, Ann Marie Taglienti of American Express, Executive Producing Director Barbara S. Stein, and former Mayor Dorothy Thompson during the presentation of the $20,000 donation to Actors' Playhouse on behalf of American Express.
