Vince Parrillo

An ambitious production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Follies, with many choreographed numbers, opens in Leonia on May 6th for three weekends until May 22nd. Performed by members of the Players Guild of Leonia, New Jersey’s oldest continuing community theater (103 years old), the show has a cast of 28 and nine musicians in the orchestra.

When the Players Guild of Leonia launches its three-week production on October 6th of Guys and Dolls described by New York theater critics as the perfect musical comedy it will do something extremely rare for a community theater group.

What brings people of different ages, from their early twenties through their seventies, together in meaningful personal interactions? How is it that individuals with little or no college education can easily forge close bonds working together with others who hold advanced degrees?

The Players Guild of Leonia, like most community theater groups, often refers to its members as 'family.' However, when it presents the hilarious musical, 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,' beginning tonight, October 18th, the production literally will be a family affair. Meet the cast and creative team below!

The Players Guild of Leonia, like most community theater groups, often refers to its members as 'family.' However, when it presents the hilarious musical, 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,' beginning October 18th, the production literally will be a family affair. Meet the cast and creative team below!

'The Playwrights Showcase' - a program of five, new, one-act plays - will be presented at The Players' Guild of Leonia Civil War Drill Hall Theatre for one weekend only - tonight, June 28 through Sunday, June 30, 2013.

'The Playwrights Showcase' - a program of five, new, one-act plays - will be presented at The Players' Guild of Leonia Civil War Drill Hall Theatre for one weekend only - Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30, 2013.

The Players Guild of Leonia present: BALLROOM. Book by Jerome Kass, music by Billy Goldenberg, lyrics by Marilyn & Alan Bergman. Directed by Annette Lenge. Based on Kass' teleplay for the 1975 Emmy Award-winning television drama 'Queen of the Stardust Ballroom,' the plot focuses on lonely widow Bea Asher, who becomes romantically involved with Alfred Rossi, a mail carrier she meets at the local dance hall.