Bombastic Vern, superstitious Patsy, and ditsy, man-crazy Honey are addicted to Bingo! And no little hurricane is going to keep these die-hard players from their weekly game. Tonight is also the yearly celebration of the birth of Bingo and a tribute to its founder, Edwin S. Lowe. When the storm knocks out power at the Bingo Hall, Patsy and Honey remind each other of an ominous night fifteen years ago that began in the same way. In flashback, Honey tells us about the night Vern and her best friend, Bernice, had their falling out. Predictably, Bernice's sweet, yet headstrong daughter, Alison, enters the Bingo hall in disguise - Bernice's health is failing, and Alison is determined, with the help of Bingo, to reunite her mother with her long-lost best friend, Vern. With a smart, funny script and a bouncy, hummable score Bingo turns Grandma's favorite form of gambling into fun-loving musical theater. Audience members will also compete in three games for spectacular prizes! Did I hear someone yell "Bingo?" We have a winner!
Did you know that BINGO is more popular than the combined attendance of all NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, NHL hockey, NASCAR and thoroughbred racing? And, the movie industry sold over $7 billion in movie tickets last year... however; with more people attending Bingo Halls than movie theatres in the United States, Bingo generated $10 billion in annual revenue last year in North America alone.
Did you know that BINGO is more popular than the combined attendance of all NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, NHL hockey, NASCAR and thoroughbred racing? And, the movie industry sold over $7 billion in movie tickets last year... however; with more people attending Bingo Halls than movie theatres in the United States, Bingo generated $10 billion in annual revenue last year in North America alone.
In a shabby New England motel, 3 members of a NY theatre group have arrived with a scheme. As the evening darkens and unravels...so do their ambitions and secrets. This dark comedy--from Pulitzer-nominee Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter, Nocturne) is a visceral, provocative, oddball piece about a group of artists desperately trying to force a place for themselves, and how far they will go to get what they want. This West-Coast premiere marks the debut of Rogue Machine's ?Off the Clock,' a late-night series of bold, taut, intoxicating theatrical concoctions for the artistically daring crowd.
In a shabby New England motel, 3 members of a NY theatre group have arrived with a scheme. As the evening darkens and unravels...so do their ambitions and secrets. This dark comedy--from Pulitzer-nominee Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter, Nocturne) is a visceral, provocative, oddball piece about a group of artists desperately trying to force a place for themselves, and how far they will go to get what they want. This West-Coast premiere marks the debut of Rogue Machine's ?Off the Clock,' a late-night series of bold, taut, intoxicating theatrical concoctions for the artistically daring crowd.
In a shabby New England motel, 3 members of a NY theatre group have arrived with a scheme. As the evening darkens and unravels...so do their ambitions and secrets. This dark comedy--from Pulitzer-nominee Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter, Nocturne) is a visceral, provocative, oddball piece about a group of artists desperately trying to force a place for themselves, and how far they will go to get what they want.
Due to the overwhelming response to our 'Buy Early & Save' campaign, our phone lines have been extremely busy for several weeks. We have extended this special offer to May 30th since our phone lines have been so busy. Thank you to those who managed to wait out the busy signals.
Meadow Brook Theatre welcomes director David Edwards, who was part of the 'By Jeeves' Broadway cast. 'I was offered the job of standby for four of the leading roles,' explained Edwards. 'I had a great time with the show and I'm excited to bring that experience here to Meadow Brook Theatre's stage. 'By Jeeves', I thought, deserved another look, beyond Broadway, in a more intimate setting. A series of happy coincidences brought me to this marvelous group of collaborators at this wonderfully enterprising theatre.'
In a shabby New England motel, 3 members of a NY theatre group have arrived with a scheme. As the evening darkens and unravels...so do their ambitions and secrets. This dark comedy--from Pulitzer-nominee Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter, Nocturne) is a visceral, provocative, oddball piece about a group of artists desperately trying to force a place for themselves, and how far they will go to get what they want.
When picking a season for the Totem Pole Playhouse, Artistic Director, Ray Ficca, equates it to putting on a carnival that lasts the whole summer. 'I want our patrons to feel that there will always be something new, different, and exciting, on the next ride. Like moving from the carousel to the roller-coaster to the bumper cars, a theatrical season shouldn't just be a menagerie of plays, but a total experience.' With a collection of musicals, along with Broadway and Off-Broadway hits, variety and thrills abound at Totem Pole in 2009.
Come out of the cold and celebrate the New Year with the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company as we present the United States premiere production of Chutzpah ? go-go by David Gale and Randy Vancourt. Chutzpah ? go-go is playing February 21 through March 15, 2009, and will feature Joe Bombard, Teri Parker-Brown, Adena Brumer, and Chet Taylor.
Join the Bubkes Jewish Community Players for their tour stop in St. Paul. This newish Jewish musical celebrates the centennial of Bubkes, North Dakota. You?ll discover the roots of the early Jewish settlers of the upper Midwest in a town full of mavens of political and social causes, inventors, and entrepreneurs, and delight in the creativity of individuals who adapted into American life without losing their Jewish identity.
Chutzpah ? go-go is a rollicking tribute to early Jewish settlers that paints a unique portrait of a people?s journey from the shtetl to the prairie. You won?t want to miss this joyful hit that celebrates everything endearing about the Jewish culture.
Chutzpah ? go-go will be directed by David Gale. Gale grew up in Winnipeg, Canada, and after graduating from Winnepeg?s Hebrew high school, studied theater arts at the University of Minnesota where he appeared in numerous productions. After returning to Canada, he became a part of the improvisational scene in Toronto and performed with Mike Myers and The Kids in the Hall. Throughout the last 25 years, Gale has been a successful actor, director, choreographer, writer, and television host. As host of Loving Spoonfuls, the grandmother cooking show, he won both a Gemini (Canadian Emmy ? 5 nominations) and a Galaxi award (Canadian cable award). The series continues to air in Canada, Israel and around the world. He is currently Vice President of ACTRA Toronto and councilor of ACTRA National (Canadian actors? film and TV union). He also sits on the board of The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
Gale?s directing and choreography credits include Bye, Bye, Birdie, Godspell, The Me Nobody Know, Dads: The Musical, and I Slept With Tony Trouble which was selected to be performed
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at the Edinburgh Festival. Chutzpah ? go-go won a Dora (Toronto?s Tony Awards) and played to sold out houses in Montreal, Winnipeg, and Toronto. ?Randy and I were approached by the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre to write a musical based on the dictionary cum joke book: The Joys of Yiddish. With the help of our dramaturge, Jordan Merkur, we came up with a more personal concept of writing a show about my own experiences growing up surrounded by Yiddish in a small but vibrant Jewish community in Winnipeg. We all felt that the title Chutzpah ? go-go would work better than Little Jews on the Prairie.?
Kevin Dutcher is music director for Chutzpah ? go-go. Dutcher has a long history with MJTC, as well as credits for over 100 productions as a director, music director, and actor. He was Josef Mashkan in MJTC?s acclaimed production of Old Wicked Songs (1997 and 1998), and music director for our first musical, The Odd Potato. He appeared as Luther Rosser in MJTC?s production of Parade (co-produced with Theater Latt? Da). Other credits include director of Actors Theater of Minnesota?s productions of I Do, I Do!, Magic Moments, and We Gotta Bingo. He also scored their current production, Tony and Tina?s Wedding.
Chutzpah ? go-go opens February 21 and plays through March 15, 2009 with performances Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm and 7 pm. Ticket prices are Saturdays $25, Sunday afternoons $22, and Sunday evenings $18. Student rush tickets are $12. Group discounts are available. All performances are at MJTC?s theater home, Hillcrest Center, 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul The little brown stage Off-River! For ticket reservations call 651-647-4315, Monday through Friday, 9 am ? 5:30 pm, or e-mail info@mnjewishtheatre.org.
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company is a non-profit organization now in its 14th year of presenting professional productions rooted in the Jewish experience but illuminating the common humanity among us all. The audience for MJTC is almost equally divided between Jews and non-Jews. For further information about MJTC, call 651-647-4315 or visit our website at www.mnjewishtheatre.org.
Join Celebrity Fantasy Characters From Tchaikovsky's holiday ballet, 'The Nutcracker,' including The Nutcracker Prince, The Sugar Plum Fairy, Mother Ginger and An Assortment of Snowflakes, along with Bingo-Boy, Jeffery Bowman and the incomparable Bridgette of Madison County, as they host a fund-raising event for Media City Ballet, a not-for-profit organization which will present 'The Nutcracker' at the Alex Theatre in Glendale in December of this year.
Come have a Bollywood evening of fun with Jesse Brune, one of the stars of Bravo Television's smash hit show, Work Out, as he hosts 'Legendary Bingo' on June 4th.
Times Square will be ringing with show tunes and shouts of BINGO! as Broadway stars and other celebrities take part in BROADWAY BINGO. This new monthly event benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS kicks off Sunday, May 11 (Mother's Day) at Spotlight Live on Broadway.
Stage and screen stars Lainie Kazan and Bruce Vilanch will co-host An Evening of Legendary Bingo as a fund-raising event for Media City Ballet on Wednesday April 2.
Rex Smith and Susan Egan host an evening of Legendary Bingo on Wednesday December 5 from 7-9PM at Hamburger Mary's
The original Belle of Broadway's Beauty and the Beast, Susan Egan, will co-host An Evening of Legendary Bingo on Wednesday November 21 at Hamburger Mary's beginning at 9PM.
After directing the critically acclaimed production of Julian Sheppard's Los Angeles at The Flea last season, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Adam Rapp will return to the famed TriBeCa institution with the World Premiere of Bingo with the Indians. Written and directed by Rapp, previews for Bingo with the Indians begin October 25 with opening night set for November 9.
After directing the critically acclaimed production of Julian Shepard's Los Angeles at The Flea last season, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Adam Rapp will return to the famed Tribeca institution with the World Premiere of Bingo with the Indians
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, and Josh Charles have been added to the list of celebrity Bingo callers for Edge Theater's Bingo Night 2007, a benefit for the theater company that will take place Monday, February 12 at 8pm at Epiphany Church, Second Avenue at 22 Street.
Edge Theater artistic director Carolyn Cantor and producer David Korins have announced that Bingo Night 2007, a benefit for the theater company, will take place Monday, February 12 at 8pm at Epiphany Church, Second Avenue at 22 Street. This year's celebrity Bingo callers include Patricia Clarkson and Will Forte.
The New York Musical Theatre Festival and the Chaplin Corporation present BEHIND THE LIMELIGHT, a new musical about the life and art of Charlie Chaplin by Christopher Curtis. Directed by Michael Unger, BEHIND THE LIMELIGHT features a distinguished cast that includes Luther Creek (Rent, Urinetown) as Chaplin, as well as Andrea McArdle (Tony Award nominee for Annie, Beauty and the Beast), Janet Metz (Falsettoland, Bingo:The Musical) and Garrett Long (The Spitfire Grill), among others.
Richard Skipper, an acclaimed Carol Channing impersonator, will appear at two venues next month
On February 12th, Bingo will play its last performance off-Broadway
The hit off-Broadway musical Bingo has begun on a limited three-show-per-week winter performance schedule
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