Company Opens at Playhouse on Park, Previews 11/30

After the overwhelming success of last season's "Chicago", Playhouse on Park is set to present their production of the modern-day musical, "Company" for 15 performances beginning with a preview on November 30th.

From the award winning composer of "Into the Woods", "Sweeney Todd", and "A Little Night Music", "Company" is the story of Robert, an urban, anti-hero, who after a series of failed romances, is forced to face his confirmed bachelorhood and weigh the pros and cons of settling down, while surrounded by a circle of close married friends.

Set to the pulsating beats and clattering sounds of New York, the San Francisco Examiner raves that, "there's never been a more frank and more sophisticated work written for musical stage..."than "Company".

Directed by Leslie Unger with Musical Direction by Colin Britt, "Company" is a Stephen Sondheim musical based on the George Furth novel starring Ryan Speakman as bachelor, Bobby (Broadway's Camelot, Off-Broadway's Bittersweet, Pinkalicious: The Musical, and With Glee) and featuring Erik Agle (Brigham Young University's Thoroughly Modern Millie and Children of Eden) and Kevin Barlowski (Playhouse on Park's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, international tours of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Abridged, Urinetown, and A Midsummer Night's Dream). Ben Beckley (Berkshire Theatre Festival's The Illusion, The Actor's Company's The Cocktail Party), Jennifer Lauren Brown (NYC Fringe Festival's Sister Mary Francis, Ivoryton Playhouse's Julie), Amanda Burton (Red House Arts Center's Nurse and Heron) Brian Detlefs (Bat Boy the Musical, Romeo and Juliet, and Violet the Musical), and Hillary Ekwall (Playhouse on Park's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Curious George Live!, national tour) round out the cast along with several students from The Hartt School of the University of Hartford: Scott Caron, Alexandra Cutler, Keisha Giles, Lea Nardi and Meredith Swanson.

Keeping in step with musicality of the evening, a BYOB, open mic and sing-along led by music director, Britt, will follow both the Saturday, December 10th and Saturday, December 17th performances. This bonus FREE event begins 10-15 minutes after the 8pm performance and is open to the public; though tipping the pianist is recommended. Feel free to bring your own music or choose from ours and join in the fun as a performer or audience member.

The play opens officially on Friday December 2nd, 2011 at West Hartford's award winning professional theatre, Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road. Tickets range in price from $22.50 - $32.50 (Students, Seniors, Let's Go Arts members save $2.50 per ticket) and can be purchased in person or over the phone at the box office, Tuesday to Friday (10am - 6pm); Saturday (10am - 2pm) and 2 hours before curtain; or online at www.PlayhouseOnPark.org. Preview show tickets are available for $15.00 and subscriptions to all remaining shows in the 2011-12 Main Stage Series can be purchased for less than the cost of a Broadway show! For more information, complete bios, special dining offers, and ticket deals, please visit the website.

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