Photo Flash: Playhouse on Park to Stage [title of show]

Ever wonder what it's like to write a musical? Come see for yourself when [title of show], by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell, opens at Playhouse on Park! Opening night is Friday, January 13, at 8:00pm, complimentary with a pre-performance wine and cheese reception from 7pm-8pm. Preview performances are January 11 and 12, with all tickets priced at $17.50!

This 2009 Tony Award-nominated musical follows two struggling writers Jeff Bowen (Music and Lyrics) and Hunter Bell (Book) as they decide to write an original musical and submit it to a festival. However, the deadline for submissions is ajust three weeks away. With nothing to lose, they gather their friends Susan, Heidi and Larry and set off on a unique musical adventure. Audience members will delight in this musical about a musical as it takes shape before their very eyes in the span of 90 minutes.

Featured in this production are Miles Jacoby (Broadway: Elder Price Standby THE BOOK OF MORMON; First National Tours: Elder Price Standby THE BOOK OF MORMON, Bob Gaudio JERSEY BOYS) making his Playhouse on Park Debut as Jeff, Peej Mele (Playhouse on Park: Peter PINKALICIOUS! Bobby A CHORUS LINE, HAIR) as Hunter, Ashley Brooke (National Tour/Las Vegas Premiere: Jen THE D* WORD; Allentown Shakespeare in the Park: Bianca OTHELLO) making her Playhouse on Park Debut as Susan, and Amanda Forker (Playhouse on Park: Mrs. Pinkerton PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL; La Comedia Dinner Theatre: Miss Andrews DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS) as Heidi.

[title of show] runs through January 29, with previews on January 11 and 12. A free to the public Open Mic Night will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2017 after the show! In addition, there is a talk back with the cast after Sunday matinees.

Individual tickets are on sale now, ranging from $40 to $50. Seniors, Students, and Let's Go Arts Member discounts are available. All seats are reserved. Contact the box office for details on group sales and/or to learn how to save 15% over individual ticket sales by purchasing a 5-show subscription for the remainder of Season Eight. The 5-show subscription includes: [title of show], A Moon for the Misbegotten, stop/time dance theater's Rockin' the Forest, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - Revised Edition. For tickets or more information, call our box office at 860-523-5900 x10 or visit www.playhouseonpark.org. Playhouse on Park is located at 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT 06119.

Photo Credit: Meredith Atkinson

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