Sherman Playhouse to Present ALADDIN, 12/6-1/4

For the Holiday Season, The Sherman Playhouse will open an original production for the whole family, the classic tale of ALADDIN.

For the third consecutive year, The Sherman Playhouse will be presenting the show as a 'Panto' or Pantomime in the British style. There is no miming in British Pantomimes, just tuneful songs, delightful dancing, and funny jokes galore. A British Panto is a winter tradition of musical comedy theatre that takes familiar fairy tales, like ALADDIN, and injects a bit of vaudevillian sensibility, contemporary references, and lots and lots of audience participation to create a raucous, noisy entertainment that's fun for the whole family.

The large, talented cast of all ages features: Elizabeth Hawley (Washington), Maya Daley (Danbury), Christine Amorin (Bethel), Julie-Ann Brand (Woodbury), Bruce Tredwell, (Brewster, N.Y.), David and Katherine Almquist (Sharon), Spencer Hauspurg, Jack Day, Jessica Gleason, and Gabe Fowler (all Sherman), and Lynn Nissenbaum, Tommy Ovitt, Martin Rosato, Cheyenne Brown, Danielle and Ava Biondino, Lorina Milay, and Lee Johnson (all New Milford).

The play has been adapted and directed by British native Patricia Michael of Dover Plains, N.Y.

ALADDIN runs December 6,7,8 13,14,15 20,21,22 27,28,29 January 3,4,5 Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. on Fridays, December 6,13,20,27 and January 3. There are 2:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees on all other dates. PLEASE NOTE: There are no Saturday evening performances. Tickets for all shows are $20 for general seating for adults and $10 for children 12 and under.

On Thursday, December 5, all patrons are invited to attend a "Half-Price Preview Night" at 8:00 p.m. where all tickets are only $10 for both adults and children. Students may see any performance for only $10 if they pay in cash at the door and carry a valid student ID. Students may not make reservations in advance for a performance. Reservations can be made online at WWW.SHERMANPLAYERS.ORG or by calling the box office at (860) 354-3622.

The Sherman Playhouse is a local, non-Equity theatre company located on 5 Route 39 North (next to the firehouse) in Sherman, Conn.

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