Page 14 - Boca Club News - May '24

Page 14, Boca Club News

Delray Playhouse Announces from page 11 After a highly successful debut season at the Playhouse, The Bridges of Madison County - May 9th – May 25th.
Boca Stage will return with four diverse theatrical presentations Book by Marsha Norman. Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is on track in the Off Broadway Series; the popular Playhouse Presents Brown. Adapted from the book by Robert James Waller.
for March, and the season will conclude in May with the lineup of 35-plus concerts, comedy shows, and special Best of Broadway Cabaret Series:
lushly romantic musical, The Bridges of Madison County. engagements will be announced later this summer. Bachelors of Broadway/Gentlemen of the Theatre -
The Best of Broadway Cabaret proved to be a popular Subscriptions for all series are on sale now. The December 16th – 18th, 2024.
addition to the Playhouse lineup last season; the series’ individual ticket sales date is still to be announced. Ticket Tovah is Leona! Starring Tovah Feldshuh - January
second season will begin in December with Bachelors prices will vary and group rates will be available. More 6th – 10th, 2025
of Broadway/Gentlemen of the Theatre. In January, information about all these productions, including show This Could Be the Start – Starring Linda Purl -
Broadway/television/film star Tovah Feldshuh will return descriptions and logos, is available on the theatre’s website: February 10th – 13th.
to the Playhouse with her one-person tour-de-force, Tovah delraybeachplayhouse.com. Broadway’s Jersey Boy – Starring John Lloyd Young.
is Leona! This Could Be the Start, starring singer/actress The Delray Beach Playhouse is located at 950 NW 9th March 24th – 27th.
Linda Purl is scheduled for February, John Lloyd Young, Street, in Delray Beach, 33444. (561) 272-1281. Sing Me a Showtune – Created by Michael Ursua. May
Broadway’s Jersey Boy will perform classic hits of the Delray Beach Playhouse Mainstage Productions: 12th – 15th.
‘50s and ‘60s in March, and in May South Florida’s own The Producers – A Mel Brooks Musical. November Nostalgic Concert Series:
Michael Ursua will present an all-new musical revue, Sing 22nd – December 15th, 2024. Book by Mel Brooks and Feelin’ Groovy: The Story and Songs of Peter, Paul
Me a Showtune. Thomas Meehan. Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks. & Mary - December 3rd & 4th, 2024.
The nostalgic concert series, Feelin’ Groovy, will Escape to Margaritaville – January 31st – February Pop Hits by Jewish Artists - February 4th & 5th, 2025
also return to the Playhouse next season. Starring Joan 23rd, 2025. Book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley. Celebrating Women Singer-Songwriters of the ‘60s
Friedenberg and Bill Bowen, who perform as The PinkSlip Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett. & ‘70s - April 1st & 2nd.
Duo, will pay tribute to folk icons Peter, Paul & Mary, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express -
perform pop hits by Jewish artists, and celebrate women March 21st – April 13th. Adapted from the book by Agatha
singer songwriters of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Christie by Ken Ludwig.
Boca Stage’s 2024-2025 Theater Season

To Present Four Plays, Drama to Farce

Boca Stage, an award-winning theater production The Last Night of Ballyhoo - By Alfred Uhry lovely young lady hired to ghostwrite his largely fictional
company that presents its performances at the Delray - October 24th – November 3rd. Atlanta, Georgia, autobiography, she hires a handsome young scribe of
Playhouse, has announced its schedule for 2024-2025. December 1939. Gone with the Wind is having its world her own. Sparks fly, silverware is thrown, and romance
This will revert back to a four-show season, producing a premiere and Hitler is invading Poland. But Adolph blossoms in the most unexpected ways in this delightful
diverse selection of plays ranging from topical and edgy Freitag (owner of the Dixie Bedding Company), his sister and hilarious romantic comedy. Directed by Keith Garsson.
to timeless classics and full-out farce. Boo and sister-in-law Reba, along with nieces Lala and Dry Powder - By Sarah Burgess. April 24th-May 4th.
The 2024-2025 productions are: Sidekicked by Kim Sunny—a highly assimilated Jewish family—are looking The same week his private equity firm forced massive
Powers, The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, forward to Ballyhoo, a lavish cotillion ball sponsored layoffs at a national grocery chain, Rick Hannel threw
Living on Love by Joe DiPietro, and Dry Powder by Sarah by their restrictive country club. Comedy, romance and himself an extravagant engagement party, setting off a
Burgess. Descriptions of the shows appear later in this revelations all combine as the family finally confronts publicity nightmare. Fortunately, Seth, one of Rick’s
article. their identity in this rapidly changing world. Directed by partners, has a dream of a deal to invest in—an American-
Boca Stage Founder and Executive Director Keith Keith Garsson. made luggage company—that will rescue his boss from
Garsson will share directing duties with his longtime Living on Love - By Joe DiPietro. Based on the play the PR disaster. But Jenny, Rick’s other partner, has an
theatrical collaborator Genie Croft. “We are so pleased Peccadillo by Garson Kanin - January 16th-26th, 2025. entirely different plan: to maximize the returns, no matter
to have been invited back to the Delray Beach Playhouse When a demanding diva discovers that her larger-than- the price of success and the real cost of getting the deal
after our first successful season here,” Garsson says. “Our life maestro husband has become enamored with the done. Directed by Genie Croft.
transition was seamless, thanks to the royal treatment we
received from the entire Playhouse team.
“This will be our first season planned completely in
conjunction with the Playhouse’s schedule. We’re back
to four shows, and we’ve chosen a great mix of drama,
dramedies and pure comedy. Two of our four shows are
South Florida premieres, and one is a fan favorite.
“Our new space in the Cabaret Theater at the Playhouse
has proven to be very popular with our audiences. As an
added bonus, our subscribers no longer need worry about
being ‘transferred’ or face any other seating issues as they
will now be booked directly into seats of their own choosing.”
Subscriptions to the Boca Stage 2024-2025 season are
now on sale. The individual ticket sales date is still to be
announced.
Boca Stage 2024-2025 Productions at the Delray
Beach Playhouse:
Sidekicked by Kim Powers - September 18th-29th,
2024. It’s the last night on set filming I Love Lucy, and
America’s favorite housecoat-wearing sidekick, Ethel
Mertz, played by Vivian Vance, has a lot to get off her
chest. In her dressing room she issues an SOS to her
long-time analyst: “Help me understand who I am before
I’m stuck being Ethel forever.” And she relives it all: The
good, the bad, and the Lucy. Directed by Genie Croft

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