Lake Worth Playhouse's 60th Season to Include HAIRSPRAY, THE KING AND I and More

As the oldest performing arts organization in Palm Beach County, The Lake Worth Playhouse today announced announce its 60th season, a diamond year of celebration.

This season "draws across every taste from the be­loved Broadway classic, The King and I to the nostalgic heartwarming, if a little offbeat 1940's Radio Hour to the wonderfully unique, vintage style show-within-a-show The Drowsy Chaperone, to the uproarious comedic wit of The Foreigner to the over-the-top spectacle of showmanship of Barnum. Of course, all preceded by the socially charged and delightfully charming, modern hit, Hairspray, this summer. Every show is an award winning icon we are proud to bring to our South Florida Stage."

"Being our 60th anniversary, we wanted shows that would celebrate how far we've come and where we hope to go." - Jodie Dixon Mears, Artistic Director

2012 - 2013 Season Lineup

Hairspray
July 5 - 29. Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Hairspray sweeps you away to 1960's Baltimore where the 50's are out and change is in the air! Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy, has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program. Overnight she finds herself transformed from an outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent some­how manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love all without muss­ing her hair?

King and I
October 4 - 21. Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical, The King and I is a romantic musical. The boy-meets-girl plot is woven into the histori­cal context of the British Imperialism in Asia. It is also the story of a clash between cultures and the dynamics between Great Britain and The Orient. The King of Siam invites an English governess to come to his country and teach the children of his many wives about the modern world. Yet he himself resists changing his traditional role as the benevolent patriarchal dictator until the bold young governess wins his heart and his respect.

1940s Radio Hour
November 15 - December 2. Nominated for 6 Drama Desk Awards, 1940s Radio Hour portrays the final holiday broadcast of the struggling Mutual Manhattan Variety Cav­alcade as it takes to the air during World War II to record its broadcast for the troops overseas. It features hit songs from the era, dancing and old time sound effects. It's the story of a harassed producer whose lead singer is often drunk, a delivery boy who wants a chance behind the mic, a second banana who dreams of singing a bal­lad and a trumpet-playing sound effects man who chooses a fighter plane over Glenn Miller.

The Drowsy Chaperone
January 17 - February 3. Winner of 5 Tony Awards, The Drowsy Chaperone is a rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, The Drowsy Chaperone boldly addresses an unspoken, deep desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained. If you've ever sat in a dark theatre and thought, "Dear Lord in heaven, please let it be good," this is the show for you! It begins when a die-hard, musical-theater fan plays his favorite album on his turntable. The musical literally bursts to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love.

The Foreigner
February 28 - March 17. Winner of 2 Outer Critics Circle Awards, The Foreigner takes place in a resort-style fishing lodge in rural Georgia, this comedy revolves around its zany guests and Englishman Charlie Baker and Staff Sergeant Froggy LeSueur. Charlie is so pathologically shy that he is unable to speak. As way of explanation, Froggy claims that his companion is the native of an exotic country who does not understand a word of English. Before long, Charlie finds himself privy to assorted secrets and scandals freely dis­cussed in front of him by the other visitors.

Barnum
April 11 - 28. Winner of 3 Tony Awards, Barnum traces the life of the legendary huckster Phineas Taylor Barnum from the purchase of his first sideshow act through his partnership with James A. Bailey. At the center is the stormy buT Loving relationship between P.T. and his wife, Charity who attempts to tame her wild husband. He finally convinces her, by curtain's close, that the world desperately needs his particular brand of hogwash.

Opening Nights
Opening Nights Galas are the perfect, high style theatre evening. With a pre show champagne and hors d'oeurve reception and post show dessert spread catered by Callaro's, Opening Nights are a truly unique show experience.

Preview Nights
Looking for a sneak peek at our mainstage shows before they opens? Preview Night offers the opportunity to see one of our mainstage shows before everyone else and at a discounted rate!

Dinner & Show Packages
Dinner & Show Packages enliven all the senses with a winning combination of culture and cui­sine. Each package comes with discounted, pre­mium Playhouse seats to any main stage showing, a three course meal, coffee and soft drinks.

Talk Backs
Talk Backs provide an interactive question and answer session where audiences have the chance to look behind the scenes of what it takes to envision, construct, design and create a main stage production by asking questions of the actors and creative team. Talk Backs are held after every second Saturday matinee performance of our Main Stage Shows and begin immediately after the show ends, lasting for about 20 minutes. Talk Backs are free to attend and open to the public.

Tickets
Preview Night: $23 & $27
Opening Night: $35 (includes Opening Night Gala)
Evening and Matinee Performances: $26 & $30
Dinner & Show Preview Night: The all-inclusive dinner/show package price is $55 and includes a three-course meal and premium seats for the preview performance.
Full Season Dinner & Show Packages: The all-inclusive dinner/show package price is range from $50 - $65 and includes a three-course meal and premium seats for the preview performance. (Price varies depending on the restaurant chose. Available restaurants include: Paradiso Ristorante, Couco Pazzo, Brogues Down Under, Rotelli, South Shores Tavern, Tides Oceanfront Grille, Dave's Last Resort and Fiorentina)

Subscribing
Subscriptions are now available and seating is limited in our intimate and visually astounding historic theatre built in 1924. Patrons can save more than $45 when subscribing with additional ticket discounts available. With subscriptions starting as little as $69 up to $265, there is a package available for everyone.
Subscriber Benefits Include:
Preferred Seating
Guaranteed Renewal
10% Off Ticket Prices
Advanced Ticket Access to Special Events
Free Valet Parking
Ticket Exchange Privileges
Membership to The Playhouse
Ticket Insurance

Call our box office to be a part of our history and help us bring in 60 more seasons. Subscription information is available by phone at 561.586.6410, by walk up at our box office or online at : www.lakeworthplayhouse.org/subscribe.html

60th Anniversary Events

60th Anniversary Events will be held through­out the season in special commemoration of our milestone diamond anniversary. Keep an eye out for these fabulous evenings of unique entertain­ment and celebration.

Location

Lake Worth Playhouse is located at 713 Lake Ave in Downtown Lake Worth. Valet Parking is available for $5. Street and lot parking is also available.

ABOUT LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE Lake Worth Playhouse is a non-profit community theatre with a diverse array of offerings, including award-winning dramas, comedies, musicals, area premieres, Broadway favorites, children's shows, ballets and operas on film, live concerts, improv comedy and alternative programming. In addition to its main stage theatrical fare, The Playhouse presents year-round independent and foreign films in the Stonzek Theatre, an intimate black-box style theatre equipped with a large viewing screen and high-definition projection. The Playhouse is proud to offer a variety of educational programs for adults and children, as well as community outreach initiatives that bring cultural programs into the neighborhoods of underserved youth and also make theatre available free of charge for disadvantaged citizens in the community.