URINETOWN, EVITA, GOOD PEOPLE and More Set for Lake Worth Playhouse's 2016-17 Season
By: BWW News Desk Sep. 13, 2016
Lake Worth Playhouse has announced its 2016-17 season. Scroll down for details!
Divas on Stage Best of the 70s and 80s
With performances by: Candy Van Sparkles, Melissa St. John, Lupita Hollywood and Rianna Petrone
Preseason Fundraising Event
September 17, 2016
$15
8pm
Urinetown - The Musical
October 6-23, 2016
$23-$38
Dinner & A Show - October 6 at Paradiso, $72
Winner of three Tony Awards this hilariously funny and touchingly honest musical written by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis is a satire of the legal system and a love letter to musical theatre itself! Urinetown provides a fresh perspective of one of America's greatest art forms. In a Gotham like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought has led to a ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom.
REASONS TO BE PRETTY by Neil LaBute
October 20th - 30th 2016
A love story about the impossibility of love, REASONS TO BE PRETTY introduces us to Greg, who really, truly adores his girlfriend, Steph. Unfortunately, he also thinks she has a few physical imperfections, and when he casually mentions them, all hell breaks loose. A hopelessly romantic drama about the hopelessness of romance.
Atlantic Coast Theatre Presents: Florida Treasures
October 27, 2016
11:00am 4pm K-8
When two tourists discover a treasure chest full of historical artifacts, they are magically transported back in time in a fun-filled journey through Florida history. The audience will laugh and learn about Ponce De Leon, the settlement of Pensacola (Florida's "Almost Oldest" city), the founding of St. Augustine, and the "Original" Pocahontas story.
Lake Worth Has Talent II
October 30, 2016
Re/Max Prestige Presents its 2nd Annual Charity fundraiser. All proceeds go to the Children's Miracle Network.
Ticket Price: $30 (All Seats) - Assigned seating. Show Time: 6:30 pm (doors open for seating at 6pm)
Approximate run time 3 1/2 hours (including a 20 minute intermission).
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. Costume Contest - 1st Prize - $200
Death by Design
November 17- December 4, 2016
$23-$38
Dinner & A Show November 17 at Brogues, $60
What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of Noel Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie? Set during a weekend in an English country manor in 1932, Death by Design is a delightful and mysterious "mash-up" of two of the greatest English writers of all time. Edward Bennett, a playwright, and his wife Sorel Bennett, an actress, flee London and head to Cookham after a disastrous opening night. But various guests arrive unexpectedly - a conservative politician, a fiery socialist, a nearsighted ingenue, a zany modern dancer - each with a long-held secret. When one of the guests is murdered, it's left to Bridgit, the feisty Irish maid with a macabre interest in homicide, to solve the crime. Death by Design is more than homage - it's a new classic.
Atlantic Coast Theatre Presents: A Beatrix Potter Holiday
December 13, 2016
11:00am & 4pm
K-5
Famous children's author, Beatrix Potter arrives to entertain the guests at a holiday party. Stories such as "The Tailor Of Gloucester" & "The Rabbit's Christmas Party" come to life on the stage with the help of the audience and Beatrix's Uncle Henry. Her most famous character, Peter Rabbit, may even surprise the guests with an appearance.
Jimmy Mazz New Year's Eve: Remember When ...Music Of The 50's, 60's & 70's
December 31, 2016
Remember When... Music Of The 50's, 60's and 70's takes you on a chronological zig-zag through all the great music of the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies, ... simultaneously. Compare and contrast tunes as Jimmy weaves you thru the decades bouncing back and forth with hit after hit. You'll enjoy everything from Bobby Sox tunes and black leather jackets, great sixties songs including a few from the flower power and the psychedelic eras, plus many of the catchy memorable numbers of the Baby Boomers! Jimmy croons beautiful songs like Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me, Sha Boom Sha Boom and Stranger in Paradise and highlights the early 50's before Rock 'n Roll music even existed, but then moves on to greats from Hank Williams, Conway Twitty, Paul Anka and Sam Cooke just to name a few all the while contrasting with songs like Runaway by Del Shannon, Dion's Runaround Sue and The Wanderer, I Saw Her Standing There and Twist & Shout by The Beatles, Otis Redding's Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bayand You've Lost ThaT Loving Feeling by The Righteous Brothers.
Evita
January 19 - February 5, 2017
$23-$38
Dinner & A Show January 19 at Paradiso, $72
Winner of seven Tony Awards, this compelling and captivating mega-musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice tells the story of the life of Argentina's infamous Eva Peron as she climbed her way up the ladder of success to share the power of her country's leader, General Juan Peron. After finding success with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar, Webber and Rice tell this fascinating story entirely through song and dance. EVITA started as a double album but found its way to the stage first in London then New York. EVITA is one of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's most successful musicals.
Tony Sands Productions Presents: Rat Pack Together Again
January 25, 2017
$25
A thrilling night of great music and song. Experience Frank, Dean, and Sammy - the Rat Pack will perform with a wonderful mix of song, comedy, sketches, and brilliant musical arrangement. A sensory experience you don't want to miss - the music that inspired and thrilled an entire generation! Rat Pack Together Again brings these characters to life and make them vibrant. For more information, visit Rat Pack Together Again.
NEW COUNTRY by Mark Roberts (2015 New York Times Critics Pick)
February 2nd - 12th, 2017
Country music star Justin Spears is young, handsome, hugely famous, hugely wealthy, and has an ego at the top of the charts. On the eve of Justin's wedding day, his ruthless managers, Paul and Chuck, try in vain to keep an unruly entourage under control. Enter Ollie, the star-struck hotel bellboy with a cockeyed view of fame; Sharon, Justin's vigilante, scorned ex-girlfriend; and dirty old pig-farming Uncle Jim who arrives with inflatable lady, Wanda June Whitmore. So how does this raucous rodeo go so wrong...so fast? Welcome to the NEW COUNTRY, where the hits just keep on comin'.
Atlantic Coast Theatre Presents: Casey at the Bat
February 15, 2017
11:00am
K-8
Step up to the plate as the Mudville 9 take the field in this stage adaptation of Ernest L. Thayer's classic poem about the early days of America's Past-Time, Baseball. The entire crowd expects Casey to knock in a home run, but has he practiced enough. The audience will learn about the birth of radio, the challenges of the Women's Suffrage movement, and about being a good sport.
The Sugar Bean Sisters
March 2-19, 2017
$23-$38
Dinner & A Show March 2 at Brogues, $60
A Southern Gothic comedy written by Nathan Sanders tells the story of romance, murder and alien abduction and the Nettle sisters determination to escape spinsterhood---Willie Mae by going to Salt Lake and finding a good Mormon husband and Faye by hopping on the spaceship when the "space people" return for another visit. A strange bird-like woman suddenly appears out of the darkness and cane fields of Buster Swamp, setting in motion a chain of extraordinary events. Lies begin to unravel and the truth is revealed as the Sugar Bean Sisters hatch a diabolical plot in search of happiness.
Tony Sands Productions Presents: It Was a Very Good Year, A Multimedia Tribute to Frank Sinatra
March 8, 2017
$25
This show is a must -see for any Sinatra fan a multi extravaganza for the eyes and ears! Tony has incorporated video stunning graphics that entice you the moment the stage lights dim and the music begins.The show starts with Sinatra's early days with Tommy Dorsey to the bright lights of New York City to his come back at Madison Square Garden the "Main Event".Tony is uncanny portraying Frank's mannerism and singing voice,will take the audience on a musical journey. It's as if Frank walked off of the screen and on to the stage to perform for the audience.Don't miss this one of a kind musical tribute to Frank Sinatra staring Tony Sands.
They're Playing Our Song
April 13-30, 2017
$23-$38
Dinner & A Show April 13 at Couco Pazzo, $60
This musical is a delightful collaboration between theater icons Neil Simon and Marvin Hamlish along with Oscar winner Carole Bayer Sager. This funny romantic musical about an established composer and his relationship with an aspiring young female lyricist will have you cheering them on from their first meeting to hearing their hit song played for the first time on the radio...and of course there's a happy ending.
GOOD PEOPLE by David Lindsay-Abaire
April 27th- May 7th, 2017
Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month's paycheck covers last month's bills, and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an old fling who's made it out of Southie might be her ticket to a fresh new start. But is this apparently self-made man secure enough to face his humble beginnings? Margie is about to risk what little she has left to find out. With his signature humorous glow, Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles, shifting loyalties and unshakeable hopes that come with having next to nothing in America.
Lake Worth Playhouse is located at 713 Lake Ave in Downtown Lake Worth. Valet Parking is available for $5. Street and lot parking is also available. Lake Worth Playhouse is a non-profit community theatre with a diverse array of offerings, including award-winning dramas, comedies, musicals, area premieres, Broadway favorites, children's shows, ballets and operas on film, live concerts, improv comedy and alternative programming. In addition to its main stage theatrical fare, The Playhouse presents year-round independent and foreign films in the Stonzek Theatre, an intimate black-box style theatre equipped with a large viewing screen and high-definition projection. The Playhouse is proud to offer a variety of educational programs for adults and children, as well as community outreach initiatives that bring cultural programs into the neighborhoods of underserved youth and also make theatre available free of charge for disadvantaged citizens in the community.
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