Westport Community Theatre Celebrates 55th Anniversary, 5/20
By: Kelsey Denette
Join us for a very special Gala Evening - "Cabaret 55" - celebrating Westport Community Theatre's 55th anniversary! "Cabaret 55" will be held Friday, May 20 at 7:00 PM at the Westport Woman's Club, 44 Imperial Avenue.
Tickets are $35, and include desserts by Westport's leading restaurants, bakeries and confectioners - plus a ticket to the opening of our final production of the 2010 / 2011 season, Sabrina Fair.We've assembled some of your favorite WCT performers - Priscilla Squiers (Master Class), Fred Tisch (Angel Street), RosAnne Nelson (Mixed Couples), Kimberly Lowden (The Women), Ruth Anne Baumgartner (Angel Street), Rob Pawlikowski (The Front Page), Marguerite Foster (Orson's Shadow), Randye Kaye (Broadway Bound), Jessie Gilbert (Don't Drink the Water), Linda Gilmore (Ice Glen) David Victor (Mixed Couples), Vic Terenzio (Don't Drink the Water), Joan Barere and others for a cabaret-style evening of songs and classic comedy sketches from the 1950s, the era when Westport Community Theatre first began! The evening will be hosted by Robert Watts as Emcee. We promise no novelty songs (!), just a fabulous musical evening of classic standards, torch songs, and old favorites, with comedy sketches celebrating that marvelous 1950s era when radio gave way to a new-fangled development called television and launched the careers of Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Jackie Gleason, Neil Simon...Music throughout the entire evening will be provided by Bob Lasprogato's Uptown Jazz Combo - if you haven't heard them before, get ready for a sweet evening of cool jazz and then some by some of Westport's most popular musicians.The format for the evening is Cabaret-style - in addition to the entertainment, we'll provide desserts courtesy of Great Cakes, CakeSuite, The Wild Pear, Garelick and Herbs and Nothin' But Premium Snack Bars, along with coffee, tea and bottled water. Guests are invited to bring supper or snacks; BYOB (sodas and wine only, please). "Cabaret 55" is a true celebration of all things Westport and Westport Community Theatre's 55 years of commitment to the community by providing outstanding theatre at affordable prices. We've partnered with local businesses to underwrite this fundraising event (including Fairfield County Bank), and look forward to having you join us!Space is limited, so we encourage you to make your reservation soon by phoning the Box Office at (203) 226-1983.
Local Shows
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM CURTAIN CALL'S SHAKESPEARE ON THE GREEN (7/09-7/19) |
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Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Kweskin Theatre (8/06-8/15) |
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Guys & Dolls Kweskin Theatre (6/05-6/27) |
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Matilda the Musical Summer Theatre of New Canaan (7/10-7/26) |
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The Prom The Little Theatre of Manchester (11/06-11/22) |
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford (6/05-7/05) |
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Youth Board and "Joseph" Cabaret New Paradigm Theatre (6/25-6/25) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Ridgefield Playhouse (11/27-11/27) |
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Mamma Mia! Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts [Mortensen Hall] (10/20-10/25) |
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DRACULA, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really Brookfield Theatre (9/18-10/10) |