BoHo Theatre's THE GLORIOUS ONES Extend Thru Nov. 22

BoHo Theatre announced today that their production of the regional premiere of The Glorious Ones will extend until November 22nd. They are also offering a $5 discount on each ticket bought before November 18th. Click HERE to purchase with the code word "extension."

Colin Douglas says, "All seven members of the ensemble shine. Vocally they are stellar, both individually and as a company. Their energy and earnest commitment coupled with honest character portrayals make this musical entertaining as well as informative."

A jolly group of itinerant actors sing of themselves in The Glorious Ones, a new musical about the roistering life of the clowns who paved the streets of 16th-century Italy with sight gags and sex jokes. Based on the novel by Francine Prose, the musical tells how the troupe came to be and how it captured the public's adoration with its bawdy comedy, before changing artistic fashion altered its life.

With buoyant music by Stephen Flaherty and a bawdy book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (both of Ragtime and Once on this Island fame), the show mixes the lowdown pratfalls of commedia dell'arte with the rosy sentimentality of classic American musical comedy. It encourages sniggers in one scene, as we watch The Players perform classic comic sketches on a scrappy wooden stage, and sympathy in the next, when we sneak behind the scenes to lend an ear to their hopes, fears and heartaches.

Its seven archetypal characters are -- the charismatic leading man , the sly harlequin , the quack "dottore", the old miser , the voluptuous leading lady , the devoted dwarf , and the elegant Moon Woman.

Tickets are $17 with the code "extension," and can be purchased at www.bohotheatre.com or by calling 866-811-4111 The show runs Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00, and Sundays at 2:00 until Sunday, November 22nd.

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