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Castle Craig Players to Present TROUBLE AT THE TROPICABANA, 2/26-3/6

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Take a walk down memory lane with Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel when the Castle Craig Players present TROUBLE AT THE TROPICABANA, an audience participation murder mystery by Tony Schwartz and Marylou Ambrose. This hilarious spoof on the classic TV series "I Love Lucy" will run for two weekends only - February 26-March 6 - at the group's intimate Meriden venue.

Sit back and enjoy the Latin music and dancing at the Tropicabana Night Club, as Ricky gets ready to sign a contract with movie mogul heiress Celia B. DeMilo. Is Celia who she claims to be? Will Lucy and Ethel ruin Ricky's big chance with another of their harebrained schemes to get into show business? What's the notorious gangster Mr. Big doing at Ricky's club? And who committed the murder? The murder? That's right-the murder!

This hilarious show contains all the zaniness of an "I Love Lucy" episode, as well as singing, dancing by Ricky and his club girls, and conga lines and mambo lessons performed by your audience! Kevin Reid and Nicole Morin play everyone's favorite TV couple, Ricky and Lucy, and are joined by Stephanie Kull and Ed Hobson as their devoted friends, Ethel and Fred. Rounding out the cast are Stu Wolther as Mr. Big, Asha Rangappa as Celia B. DeMilo, Kathy Wade as Rosita, and Rachel Sondak as your hostess for the evening! The show is directed by Mark Laucella.

TROUBLE AT THE TROPICABANA will be presented for two weekends - February 26-March 6 (Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm) at The Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse, 59 West Main Street, Meriden, CT. All seats are $15, and tickets may be purchased online at www.CastleCraig.org or over the phone by calling toll-free 1-800-838-3006.

Presented Cabaret Style with table seating, patrons are invited to bring their own dinner, drinks and snacks to enjoy! Seating is extremely limited, and performances are likely to sell out - patrons are encouraged to buy in advance!

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