Page 4 - Boca Club News - July '19

Page 4, Boca Club News
Boca Happenings

“Boca Bound: A New Musical” by Polo Club Creators

To Have Premiere Performances at Boca’s Wick Theatre

The premiere performances of “Boca Bound: A New “I wrote all the time,” Logan explains. “For work, but trip to Boca Raton, re-connections with friends and family,
Musical” will take place at The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton never for the theatre. And other than being the first person and the possibility of a future she had often dreamed of but
from September 19th – 22nd. The show, with a book by to tell a story, any story, about anything, I never thought never believed could happen lead Nadine on a journey of
Bonnie Logan and music and lyrics by Richard Peshkin, both writing for theatre, let alone musical theatre, was in my discovery--about the choices she has made and those she
of whom are residents of the Polo Club, , is being produced future… not even for a second!” can still make in order to find fulfillment and happiness.
by White Ibis Productions. The result of this almost accidental collaboration is Michael J. Moritz, Jr, recent recipient of a 2019 Tony
Bonnie Logan was immobilized and recuperating from “Boca Bound: A New Musical.” Both Logan and Peshkin Award as a co-producer of Broadway’s “Hadestown,” serves
a bad fall when she was visited by her good friends, Karen learned that developing a musical takes work, work, and as the production’s Music Supervisor/Vocal Arranger, and
and Richard Peshkin. Richard, a retired physician with a more work. The show was workshopped, re-written, and Chad Larabee directs the production.
deep musical background, suggested she needed “intellectual re-imagined countless times: “I found that many of the “Boca Bound” will run from September 19th – 22nd at
stimulation,” and proposed she write a story. “You decide lessons I learned from athletics apply here,” Peshkin says. The Wick Theatre, 7901 North Federal Highway in Boca.
what it’s going to be about. Here are a couple of songs I wrote; “You must learn to be a team player, and very open at all Tickets are $50 - $55 and are available by phone at (561)
think of them as inspiration, I’ll be back in a few days,” she times. Musically, I learned that writing lyrics within the 995-2333 or online at www.bocaboundmusical.com or
recalls him saying. framework of a story is much easier than trying to start www.thewick.org.
“Karen and I knew Bonnie as a friend,” Peshkin says, from scratch without a particular theme. Thus, I wrote each A portion of the proceeds from Boca Bound ticket sales
“And we were aware she has a great sense of humor. Little song’s lyrics first before adding the melody. In the past, it will be donated to The Pap Corps. Since its founding in
did we know that she has great writing skills and a strong was random.” 1952, The Pap Corps (https://thepapcorps.org/) has donated
ear for dialogue.” “And I learned very quickly that I didn’t need 20 years of more than $110 million to Sylvester Comprehensive
experience to write a meaningful and honest story,” Logan Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School
says. “You can learn the technical skills necessary if you’re of Medicine, including a historic $50 million pledge in
passionate and not afraid to work hard (and we worked very 2016. The Pap Corps derives its name from Dr. George
hard!). And special people can always be found to help you Papanicolaou, a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer
learn what you need. What I discovered was what I really detection, who introduced the world to the revolutionary
needed, I already had … a lifetime of stories to tell.” ‘Pap’ test. A small group of women began the organization
“Boca Bound” tells the story of Nadine, a successful to support his efforts, and over the decades it has grown into
New York attorney. But life has a way of throwing curve- an organization of over 22,000 men and women, in over 50
balls, and when a significant change occurs in her well- chapters, who raise funds to support research for all types
ordered life, she must learn to adapt--and to reassess. A of cancers.
Boca Public Library Offers

Socrates Discussion Groups

For Boca residents who are interested in a rare opportunity thinking while cultivating a sense of connectedness and
to participate in important, intelligent conversations on a civic engagement.
range of current topics, the Boca Raton Public Library is “We are pleased to offer programs that support open
inviting the community to exchange ideas and engage in dialogue,” notes Oyuki De Santiago Poletz, Program
meaningful civil discourse through its weekly programs of Services Librarian. “Libraries have long acted as a meeting
the Socrates Café and the Socratic Discussion Group. place for exchanging ideas; they provide an unbiased
The Socrates Café meets every Tuesday from 1:30– platform for thoughtful conversation and debate.”
3:00 p.m. at the Downtown Library, and the Socratic For more information on these and other programs
Discussion Group meets every Thursday from 1:30–3:00 offered by the library, visit the calendar at bocalibrary.org
p.m. at the Spanish River Library. Both programs offer or call the library at (561) 393-7852.
a welcoming and open atmosphere for conversation and The Boca Raton Public Library provides outstanding
Bonnie Logan and Richard Peshkin learning. Participants can expect a moderated philosophical library services, resources, and programs that meet the
(Photo credit: Karen Peshkin) discussion in a thoughtful, respectful group setting. Topics educational, recreational, cultural, and informational needs
are chosen by group consensus, and themes challenge of library users in its two locations.
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