Hanover Little Theatre's BINGO! THE WINNING MUSICAL, Begins Tonight

Get out your dauber and mark your calendar for Bingo! The Winning Musical, the final show of Hanover Little Theatre's 66th season. The musical tells the story of a group of die-hard bingo players who will do whatever it takes to make their weekly game.

The show will run July 10-11 at 8 p.m., July 12 at 2 p.m., July 16-18 at 8 p.m. and July 19 at 2 p.m. A reception sponsored by Rose's Pizza and Restaurant will follow the Friday, July 10 Opening Night performance.

Once again, Hanover Little Theatre will raise funds for a local organization during the show: Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Company (PHVFC), based in West Manheim Township. The theatre will donate $2 for each tickets sold for the Saturday, July 11 show to PHVFC. Donation jars will be available at all performances.

Tickets for Bingo! are on sale now. Reserve your seats at www.hanoverlittletheatre.com or by calling 637-5297. Messages for phone orders will be returned within 72 hours. Online ticket sales are available around the clock. Tickets are $14 for adults with discounts available for students, seniors and groups.

In between the number calling, strange rituals and fierce competitions, love blossoms and long lost friends reunite in this fun, flirty musical. The camaraderie, competition and quirks of everyone's favorite game will take over the stage with chances for audience members to fill their own card each night as the cast belts out soon-to-be classics like "Gentleman Caller" and "Under My Wing."

Charlie Beard will direct the show, written by Michael Heitzman, Ilene Reid and David Holcenberg. The cast includes familiar faces on the HLT stage: Bonnie Raubenstine (Vern), Nicole Merkle (Honey) and Adam Bish (Sam Wonnietski/Frank). The cast also includes Suzanne Williamson (Patsy), Grace Gravelle (Minnie Martelli), Leslie Breighner (Bernice Boodalay) and Amalea Williams (Alison Boodalay).