Bickford Theatre to Present Joe DiPietro's THE LAST ROMANCE, 9/26-10/13

The Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, brings love, romance and laughter to the stage with the East Coast premiere of Joe DiPietro's The Last Romance running September 26 through October 13, 2013.

Performances:
Thursdays September 26 & October 3 at 7:30pm
Thursday - October 3 at 2pm
Friday, September 27, October 4 & 11at 8pm
Saturday, September 28 & October 5 at 2 pm
Saturday, October 12 at 8pm
Sunday, September 29, October 6 & 13 at 2pm

Tickets: Reserved seats are $45 for the General Public, $40 for Senior Citizens, Morris Museum and Bickford Theatre Guild Members, and $20 for Students (18 or under or with valid college ID). Group rates available. To purchase tickets or for further information, please contact the Bickford Theatre Box Office at 973.971.3706 or visit www.bickfordtheatre.org.

Are you ever too old to find love? 80-year-old Ralph takes a detour from his everyday routine and stumbles headlong into romance. As he attempts to woo the attractive and reluctant Carol with the persistence of a smitten

teenager, he finds that love's last round comes with its own set of obstacles. The hesitant couple must negotiate a jealous sibling, secrets from their past and their own fear of taking the plunge, yet again, as they embark on one more chance at love.

Playwright Joe DiPietro, a New Jersey native from Oradell, is also the author of I Love You You're Perfect Now Change, (the second longest running off-Broadway musical), Memphis (2010 Tony-award winner for Best Musical), All Shook Up and The Toxic Avenger. [Playwright Joe Pietro is available for press interviews.]

Cast and Creative Team
The Last Romance stars:
JC Hoyt of Morristown as Ralph Bellini - Credits include: The Fantasticks, off-Broadway; Dr. Cook's Garden, Mass Appeal, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running at the Bickford Theatre; Centenary Stage, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival (with Paul Barry), Women's Theatre Company and Two River Theatre Company

Thea White of Caldwell as Carol Reynolds - Credits Include: Cartoon Network VO Muriel in Courage the Cowardly Dog; Off-Broadway: Gate Theatre; New Jersey Shakespeare Festival (with Paul Barry); Regional: Cape Playhouse

Noreen Farley of Clinton as Rose Tagliatelle - Credits include: Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, The Theater Project, What Exit?, Alliance Repertory and Hunterdon

Cory Singer of South Plainfield as Young Man- student at Middlesex County College; recent graduate of South Plainfield High School; winner 2013 Kandi Factory national singing competition on Bravo TV

Creative Team:
Director: Eric Hafen, Artistic Director Bickford Theatre
Set, Lighting and Sound Designer: Roman Klima of Holmdel, NJ
Properties Designer: Ric McAllister of Union City, NJ
Costume Designer: Andrea Dente of Roseland, NJ
Production Stage Manager: Yumi Matsurra of Morristown, NJ