Ocean State Theatre Company to Launch 2016-17 Piano Bar Series

Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), which recently opened its fifth season in its comfortable stadium-style theatre in Warwick, has announced the kick-off of this season's Piano Bar Series, which will be held following select Friday and Saturday evening performances of the company's current production of the ten-time Tony Award-winning musical, Billy Elliot: The Musical.

Following select Friday and Saturday evening performances, the theatre's lobby will be transformed into an intimate performance space, at which patrons will be entertained by cast members, OSTC alumni, and staff members, while enjoying beverages and late night appetizers, which will be available for purchase from the theatre's lobby bar.

The Post Show Piano Bar Series will be hosted by OSTC's Managing Director, Robert Miller Jr., who spent six years performing at Walt Disney World, appeared in several ABC television specials, and has served as an emcee and host for high profile events produced by the North Carolina Theatre Conference, Blowing Rock Winterfest, and the Blue Ridge Wine and Food Festival. A member of Actors' Equity Association since 2001, Mr. Miller has stage managed numerous OSTC productions, including this past season's production of Anything Goes. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the musical director for Billy Elliot: The Musical., John Jay Espino.

The Post Show Piano Bar Series will be presented following Friday and Saturday evening performances of Billy Elliot: The Musical on October 7, 8, 14 and 15. Attendance at the performance preceding the piano bar is not required. The lobby doors will open for the piano bar at 10:15 pm. The theatre is located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI. Admission is free, but seating is limited, so reservations are strongly recommended and can be made by calling (401) 921-6800.

Tickets for Billy Elliot: The Musical, as well as all productions being presented as part of Ocean State Theatre Company's 2016-17 Season are on sale at the box office Monday through Friday from 12 noon - 6:00 pm, Saturdays from 12 noon - 4:00 pm, and up until curtain on performance days. Tickets are also available online 24 hours a day at www.OceanStateTheatre.org and via telephone during normal box office hours by calling (401) 921-6800.

Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) is a professional not-for-profit regional theatre whose mission is to preserve and pass on the tradition of live, professional theatre - including the American musical - and to pursue avenues of enrichment and education for the benefit of the state of Rhode Island and the surrounding region through the theatre arts. OSTC, which re-opened and ran the historic Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck, RI from 2007-2012 and began producing shows in Warwick, RI in 2012, is an IRS designated not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.