Theater Happenings-by Burt Richards

 

 

                                         THEATER HAPPENINGS

        CONTRIBUTED BY BURT RICHARDS

www.burtrichards.com

 

 

March 23-Burt Richards-  "SENIOR IDOL" TO GIVE TO CHARITY- 
Teen advocate, Burt Richards , honored by the Boca Promise for Youth
organization, and recipient of the President George W. Bush award for
Academic excellence, and Carbonell award winning Florida theatre producer,
entertainer, author, director , syndicated theatre and travel critic
will be entering the SENIOR IDOL CONTEST held at the Holy Cross Hospital in Broward County on March 23, 2010 . Now in its 5th year, Mr. Richards, at the age of 80 , thought he might be in the running to show his stuff with a few songs and perhaps win the $1,000 for his charity donation. Senior Richards has been in the entertainment field for over 50 years and he has been active with the Screen Actors Guild as well as the Actors Equity Association. Also a teen advocate, Richards wants to show those students how to go about being discovered.

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March 7 to March 14- "The Year of Magical Thinking" -The Women's Theatre Project begins its exciting 2010 season with the Southeastern premiere, THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, a powerful and moving play by Joan Didion, starring Angie Radosh and directed by Genie Croft.

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING marks TWTP's 21st main stage production, previewing Thursday, February 18th with performances  February 19th through March 14th, 2010.  Performances are at Sixth Star Studios, 505 NW 1st Avenue – conveniently located one block west of Andrews Avenue at NW 5th Street in Downtown Ft. Lauderdale.
Performances are on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.  Reservations are strongly recommended, as the venue seats only 45.  Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students. Special group rates are available.  Contact: Jude Perry- (954) 462-2334 for group rates and season subscriptions.  Advance tickets may be charged at OvationTix by calling toll free to 866-811-4111
On Friday, February 19th, an exclusive opening weekend after-party will be held with the cast and crew at the loft of TWTP President, Meredith Lasher.  Advance reservations are required for this limited access event.  Please contact the box office for details at 954-462-2334. 

    

March 7 – March 21, 2010 -"Make Me A Song: The Music of William Finn"
Mosaic Theatre, 12200 W. Broward Boulevard, Plantation, FL 33325
"Equal parts HOPE, JOY, SPRING and LAUGHTER is what we get in this UPROARIOUS and MOVING soundscape of the world as seen by William Finn." – Variety
 
Over twenty hits from one artist’s exceptional career unite in splendid harmony in "Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn." Effortlessly woven together, these treasured tunes by the composer of the acclaimed Falsettos series and the Tony Award-winning smash hit The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tell personal, haunting and often hilarious tales from Finn's rich and touching songbook.  Featuring Stephen G. Anthony, Patti Gardner, Julie Kleiner, and Joey Zangardi, and David Nagy.  Guest Director:  Michael Larsen.
Prices: $37 Adults, $31 Seniors (65+), $15 Students. RESERVE TICKETS (954) 577-8243

March 7 to 21- At The Promethean Theater-"The Dumb Waiter", a play by Nobel prize writer Harold Pinter-a classic comedy of menace and suspence-at Nova Southeastern University-3301 College Avenue-Davie-Info: 786-317-7580 _______________________________________________________

March 7 – April 4, 2010-NEW THEATRE IGNITES THE STAGE WITH
"EQUUS" BY PETER SHAFFER-"EQUUS" by Tony-winning playwright Peter Shaffer comes to New Theatre after its successful 2008 Broadway run. It is the primal and electric story about a 17 year old stable boy and the psychiatrist who seeks to understand the sexual and religious mystery which led the boy to commit an unspeakable and unbelievable act-Preview- Friday, March 5 at 8 pm: $ 20; Press Opening- Saturday, March 6; New Theatre is located in Coral Gables, just one block from Village of Merrick Park at 4120 Laguna Street, Coral Gables-Thursday and Sunday evenings: $ 35, All other performances: $ 40- Student Rush tickets available for students (under 25 with valid I.D.)- $ 15 at the door no earlier than 1 hour prior to curtain- Subject to availability- Performances Thursday through Saturdays at 8 pm-
Sunday at 1 pm. - Additional Sunday 5:30 pm on March 14, 21 and 28. 
tickets:(305) 443-5909  

 

March 7 to 21-LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE presents Agatha Christie’s "THE MOUSETRAP" - Famous murder mystery now in its 57th season- The play is Dame Agatha Christie’s classic tale about a newlywed couple, Giles and Mollie Ralston, who prepare to become new innkeepers of the recently inherited Monkswell Manor. On their first night of business and in the midst of a raging blizzard, one of their five guests is strangled to death. The assorted collection of peculiar lodgers is interrogated, one by one, revealing that each harbors a dark secret, keeping the audience guessing the true identity of the murderer.  

Individual show tickets are $25 and $29 and can be purchased through the Lake Worth Playhouse Box Office-713 Lake Avenue in downtown Lake Worth-  561-586-6410

 

March 11 to 28, 2010

THE ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS OF
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND  LEGENDARY COMIC IMPROV ENSEMBLE
The Adrienne Arsht Center and Second City’s Loco Company present
"El Show Mas Funny."
John Belushi, Bill Murray, Steve Carell, Mike Myers, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey and many more have all performed with The Second City.  This is a chance to discover who the next great comedy stars are going to be-  Created for the company's Miami debut, the newest show from Chicago's acclaimed Second City finds comedy in the clash of cultures at the heart of all great American cities. Sex, politics, and 'Spanglish' all collide in "El Show Mas Funny"!
Carnival Studio Theater  Adrienne Arsht Center -1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33132-Box Office at (305) 949-6722-
Tickets: $39.50 to $44.50

March 12 to 28, 2010-Sol Children Theatre Troupe-OLIVER TWIST, the musical By Charles Dickens, Adaptation by Robert Thomas Noll-FRIDAY MARCH 12-  OPENING NIGHT  PREMIERE - 7 pm refreshments served-  tickets $15 / $10 juniors-seating by reservation only-
  The beloved story is filled with mystery, adventure and intrigue as we root for the little orphan, Oliver Twist.  Songs include "Food, Glorious Food";  "Where is Love";  "Consider Yourself"; " I’d Do Anything"  and more-See how Oliver is redeemed from a life of cruel poverty and crime by an act of unselfish courage-All other Dates    tickets are $12    /   $8 for juniors  (11 & younger)-3333 N. Federal Highway-Boca Raton-561-447-8829

March 20-CONNIE FRANCIS performs- presented by Rrazz Entertainment / SupremeConcerts.com -with full 21 piece orchestra-The most prolific female rock 'n' roll hit-maker of the early rock era, CONNIE FRANCIS has recorded songs in 9 different languages, which made her an international star. Her grand and powerful voice produced many hits including "Who's Sorry Now," "Where the Boys Are," "Stupid Cupid," "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You," "Everybody's Somebody's Fool," "Mama," "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own"- At the Coral Springs Center for the Arts-8 pm- Tickets from $45 to $75-Info: 954-344-5990

 

March 24 to May 2, 2010- "Dr. Radio" at the FLORIDA STAGE- By Bill Castellino & Christopher McGovern-World Premiere- A completely original new musical about a dusty old radio repair shop on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. A little old man, the proprietor of this long-forgotten shop, faces foreclosure in a time that has passed him by.  As he prepares to close his doors for the final time, he tells a familiar story to his daughter, of neighbors and friends, of characters, of love and deceit, of courage and cowardice, as he reminds her with joy “you can't get to the future until you know the past.”

Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00pm, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:00pm, and Sunday at 7:00pm.  561-585-3433 (Inside Palm Beach County) or 800-514-3837 (Outside Palm Beach County)-admission: $45-$48

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News tidbit: The play "Jersey Boys" broke the one-week record at
the Broward Center in May, 2009:  $1,568,290 in ticket sales. (More news: the show will return MARCH 10 to 28, 2010 at the Kravis Center.
 

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Link to City of Boca Raton- Special events:
www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us

 

Link to the Free Concerts at Holiday Park in Ft. Lauderdale:
 
http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us/events/starlight/starlight.htm
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 NOW: Tix on sale at the Jupiter Theater-  Memories of Elvis, Bobby Rydell, The Platters, Forbidden Broadway, etc., 1001 E. Indiantown Road-Jupiter-561-575-2223 or 800-455-1666 or 
 
Now: Tix on sale at the Crest Theater in Delray Beach:
'Cabaret', 'Red Hot Hollywood', 'I Love a Piano', 'Winter Wonderland on Ice', 'Golden Dragon Acrobats from China' and more-Old School Square-Individual ticket prices for "Main Stage" and "Cabaret Series" are $40 for matiness and $42 for evening- Select shows are $45 for all seats-51 N. Swinton Avenue-Voted Best Live Theater in the "Best of Delray Beach" Magazine, 2007-Info: 561-243-7922 
 

Ongoing- "Lips"- Dinner and show by glamorous "Drag" queens- Entertaining "Drag Karaoke" on Tuesdays; "Bitchy Bingo" on Wednesdays; Dinner with the Divas on Thursdays; Glamour Girls on Fridays and Saturdays; Gospel Brunch on Sundays- Shows include li-syncing solo performances from show tunes to Beyonce to campy ensemble numbers- 1421 E. Oakland Park Blvd. -Ft. Lauderdale-Info: 954-567-0987

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