Way Off Broadway Presents ALL SHOOK UP, Opens 4/9

The music of The King himself, Elvis Presley, is coming to the stage at The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre when the area premiere of All Shook Up opens on Friday, April 9th at the theatre. A fast-paced, fun-loving musical romp, it's the perfect show to usher in the spring!

All Shook Up is an exuberant jukebox musical that will have audiences dancing in the aisles! The time is 1955 when a mysterious motorcycling stranger comes to a square town in a square state and changes it and the lives of everyone he meets forever. This loopy tale of mismatched lovers in a Midwest burg incorporates classics that range from sweet romantic ballads like "Love Me Tender" to the rollicking "Devil in Disguise." Not to mention other hits like "Jailhouse Rock," "Blue Suede Shoes," "Can't Help Falling in Love," and "Don't be Cruel." Driven by sidesplitting tongue-in-cheek humor, The King's chart-toppers, and a tinge of genuine heart, All Shook Up is destined to become a WOB classic. The story is all new - the hits are all Elvis!

The show first burst onto the Great White Way in early 2005 when it opened at the Palace Theatre. While the critics did not rank All Shook Up as one of their favorite shows, audiences fell in love. Proving once again, critics don't always get it right. Since its first production, All Shook Up has been produced at regional and community theatres across the country, always becoming an instant hit with theatre-goers.

Featuring the music of Elvis Presley, All Shook Up has a book by Joe DiPietro and features a cast that includes Alex Jane Bailey, Jessica Billones, Chelsea Bondarenko, Gary Bernard DiNardo, A.J. Dorsey, Kevin Ray Johnson, Jonny Kigin, Ashley Parker, Thomas Schuster, P.J. Schweizer, Rebecca Faye Shorr, Jordan Stocksdale, Patricia Targete, Susan Thornton, Jeremy Trammelle, and Taylor Whidden. Way Off Broadway's production is directed by the theatre's Executive Producer, Bill Kiska, with choreography by Amanda Patten, and musical direction by Jordan Stocksdale.

All Shook Up runs from April 9 - June 5, 2010, with performances every Friday and Saturday evening, Sunday matinees on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday of each month, and select Sunday evenings. Tickets for dinner and show on a Friday are $43, $45 for a Saturday, and $41 for Sundays. An Opening Night Preview Price of $35 is being offered for the opening night performance on April 9th. Ticket may be purchased by calling the Box Office at (301) 662-6600.
For additional information on All Shook Up, or any of Way Off Broadway's shows, including its current Children's Theatre production of Cinderella, visit the theatre's website at www.wayoffbroadway.com.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has been a leader in the region's performing arts community since it first opened in 1995. Under the direction of the Kiska Family since 2002, WOB has produced such productions as A Funny Thing . . . Forum, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, Oklahoma!, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, Cats, The Full Monty, as well as the area premieres of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, The Wedding Singer, and Mel Brooks' The Producers. For 2010, following All Shook Up, Way Off Broadway is proud to bring productions of Nunsense A-Men!, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Christmas Follies: The North Pole Revue to the stage.

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