Burt Reynolds News

Tongues a'Wagging community storytelling is accepting submissions for a unique Thanksgiving event. Do you have a reason to be grateful? Tell your story on Saturday, November 16th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, November 17th at 4:00 pm at the Burt Reynolds Institute in North Palm Beach.

Spanning nearly 50 years, the music of Don Williams continues to connect adoring fans around the world, reminding them of simpler times and traditional country music. Now in 2019, Don celebrates two remarkable milestones; first being the 45th anniversary of Don's first #1 hit 'I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Love Me' and secondly being the first country artist to tour post-death as his touring band will be performing live with Don's vocal and presence appearing via special technology.

On Saturday evening, October 26th at 7:00 pm, the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre will host a special Halloween fun and fright night of improvisation presented by the hilarious Burt Reynolds Institute Improv Players a?" The Trolls. The evening's offering will be unique in that it brings the audience and the performers together in an unscripted and always enjoyable 90 minutes of laughs and guffaws.

Back by Popular Demand! Tickets are now on sale for Tongues a'Wagging at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre in North Palm Beach. This will be the fifth community-wide story telling event featuring true stories written and read by the people who lived them. The topic for the evening will be Gratitude - Reasons to be Thankful.

Donna Carbone, the moderator of Tongues a'Wagging community storytelling, announced that she is accepting submissions for a unique Thanksgiving/Veteran's Day event. Tongues a'Wagging will be held on Saturday, November 16th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, November 17th at 4:00 pm at the Burt Reynolds Institute in North Palm Beach.

The fourth Tongues a'Wagging Community Storytelling Event will be held at the Burt Reynolds Institute on Saturday, August 31st at 7:00 pm and Sunday, September 1st at 4:00 pm. Tickets are now on sale. The cost is $20.00.

Totem Pole Playhouse, America's summer theatre, located in Caledonia State Park between Gettysburg and Chambersburg, PA will offer the largest production ever staged at the historic 69 yr. old Playhouse, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which is being produced by Theatre A Go-Go, Inc. as the fourth offering in the Playhouse's new summer subscription series.

Donna Carbone, the Managing Director of the Burt Reynolds Institute, announced that the Institute's popular Tongues a'Wagging - Community Storytelling Event has added a second show on July 21st at 4:00 pm. Doors open at 3:30 pm. The Saturday night show sold out almost overnight.

On September 11, 1967, Carol Burnett and her madcap cast took to the airwaves on CBS for a new variety series that combined sketch comedy, singing and dancing. Little did they know that The Carol Burnett Show would become an Emmy Award-winning program and survive the changing tastes of TV audiences to last eleven seasons.

On Saturday evening, June 29th at 7:00 pm, the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre will host a fun night of improvisation presented by the hilarious Burt Reynolds Institute Improv Players - The Trolls. The evening's offering will be unique in that it brings the audience and the performers together in an unscripted and always enjoyable 90 minutes of laughs and guffaws.

'I am working in subtle and sometimes not so subtle ways to present these through a female lens.'

Max Vernon's new musical The View UpStairs sees its Bay Area premiere in Ed Decker's appealing production at the New Conservatory Theatre. This is a time-traveling tale that allows multiple generations of the gay community to intermingle and confront the complexities of building queer communities throughout the ages in the charming UpStairs Lounge in New Orleans, the site of one of the most violent incidents in the gay liberation movement of the 1970s. 

Nikki Blonsky has returned to her Hairspray roots! The actress, who played the role of Tracy Turnblad in the Hairspray film, took the stage at DragCon this weekend to perform the iconic number Good Morning Baltimore.

The play is a comedy, but it has depth and substance.

Totem Pole Playhouse, America's summer theatre, located in Caledonia State Park between Gettysburg and Chambersburg, PA, has announced a major change in its programming format starting this summer. Beginning May 31st through September 8th, a new 5-show summer subscription series will be offered. The new format will allow Totem Pole to offer a wider variety of offerings beyond the limited productions which the Playhouse produces. In addition to the new 5-show offering there will be several "Friday Fun Nights" throughout the summer which will include family movie night sing-alongs complete with picnic dinners and solo shows featuring performers from Broadway and Television.

BWW Review: THE VIEW UPSTAIRS at New Conservatory Theatre Center follows a time-travelling millennial back to the historic Upstairs Lounge in 1973.

Spanning more than 45 years, the music of Don Williams continues to connect adoring fans around the world, and soon they'll have a chance to experience those iconic hits in a whole new way. Starting October 31, Don Williams: Music & Memories of The Gentle Giant takes residency at Nashville's famed Schermerhorn Symphony Center for three nights of reflection of the Country Music Hall of Fame member's music, accompanied by the Nashville Symphony, with Keith Urban serving as the show's curator.

SMTC is excited to announce long time Valley news and weatherman Cory McCloskey will lead the cast of SMTC's The Pajama Game as Sid Sorokin, the new supervisor at a Cedar Rapids pajama factory in the throes of a labor dispute...who falls in love with the head of the union's grievance committee! Performances will take place at the Tempe Center for the Arts.

Based on the true story of a legendary brothel that operated from the 1840s to 1973, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a rollicking hootenanny of a musical. Miss Mona's cozy bordello, The Chicken Ranch, is the heart and soul of this small Texas town -also one of its worst-kept secrets.

Chicago's geriatric "Fab Four" return in Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE GOLDEN GIRLS: The Lost Episodes - Vol. 3! Join Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, Sophia and their whacky friends and relatives for all new adventures. Written by Artistic Director David Cerda and ensemble member David Lipschutz*, and directed by Miles Brindley, the latest installment of Handbag's hit sitcom parody will play April 25 - August 31, 2019 at Mary's Attic, 5400 N. Clark St. in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at www.handbagproductions.org or by calling or by calling (800) 838-3006. The press opening is Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 pm.