Jan McArt's New Play Readings Will Now Feature Jay Stuart's GLORY HALLELUJAH, HERE COMES SYDNEY!

Lynn University and Jan McArt, producer and director of theatre arts program development, today announced a change to the opening show of this season's Jan McArt's New Play Readings. The Diamond Girl by Tony Finstrom, originally slated for next Monday evening, is being replaced by another new play, Glory Hallelujah, Here Comes Sidney! by Jay Stuart.

After a compulsive, brilliant and acerbic comedian crashes his car, he finds himself pleading his case for heavenly entrance to mediocre angels with shady pasts. He relives the warts of his hedonistic past while creating havoc until gaining access right to The Chief-ultimately convincing The Chief to change man and himself. Jay Stuart co-stars in the show along with Stephen Aiello, Rachel Klein, Peter Librach, Michael Lifshitz, David Lile and Mia Matthews.

The remaining shows of Jan McArt's New Play Readings include Greg Burdick's Agent of Change on Jan. 14, The Quintessence of Joy by Stuart Meltzer on Feb. 11, and Michael McKeever's Farce and Away on March 4.

Series subscriptions are $36, and individual show tickets are $10. They can be purchased in person at the Lynn University box office, located in the Wold at 3601 N. Military Trail, online at events.lynn.edu or by phone at +1 561-237-9000.

Lynn University is an independent college based in Boca Raton, Florida, with approximately 3,000 students from nearly 100 countries. U.S. News & World Report named it No. 1 in the region for most international students. Lynn's NCAA Division II Fighting Knights have won 24 national titles, its Conservatory of Music features a world-renowned faculty of performers and its nationally recognized Institute for Achievement and Learning empowers students with learning differences. The school's Dialogues curriculum and award-winning iPad program help Lynn graduates gain the intellectual flexibility and global experience to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing world. For more information, visit lynn.edu.

The 750-seat Wold Performing Arts Center, located on Lynn's campus in the heart of Boca Raton, is easily accessible by both I-95 and the Florida Turnpike. Recently ranked by Best Value Schools, an online publication, as one of the "25 Most Amazing University Performing Arts Centers," the Wold features superb acoustics, a modern lighting system, a large, light-filled lobby and flexible space well-suited for dramatic productions, concerts and other cultural events. With an elegant salon, outdoor sunset terrace and intimate black-box studio, this new center is home to numerous concerts and events, including professional theatrical performances by the theater arts program's Libby Dodson's Live at Lynn Theatre Series, the Live at Lynn American Songbook Series and Jan McArt's New Play Reading Series, as well as performances from the Lynn University Conservatory of Music and the Drama Department in the College of Arts and Sciences.

For more information, visit lynn.edu/events.