Uptown Players Presents VICTOR/VICTORIA July 29-August 21

Uptown Players continues its 2011 season with the hysterical musical comedy, Victor/Victoria, running July 29 - August 21, 2011, at the historic Kalita Humphreys Theater.

With a book by Blake Edwards, music by Henry Mancini, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Victor/Victoria is an appealing, sophisticated musical, based on the movie of the same name. It is the story of a penniless soprano, named Victoria (Ashley Puckett Gonzales), who colludes with a struggling gay impresario (Paul Taylor) to disguise herself as a man named Victor, who entertains as a female impersonator known as "Victoria" - and as a result becomes the toast of Paris. We know we're in Paris, but is this person a man or a woman? The confusion gets more complicated when a Chicago mobster (Shane Peterman) sees the act and finds himself attracted to the star. Life's complications are both hilarious and touching.

The cast also features Mikey Abrams, Michael Albee, Maribeth Ayers, J Mathew Butler, Clair Cuny, John de los Santos, Emily Ford, Sergio Antonio Garcia, Carlos Gomez, Tom Grugle, Whitney Hennen, Greg Hullett, Summer Kenny, Kelly McCain, Jon Morehouse, Mark Oristano, Thomas Renner, Christine Smith and JorDan Willis. The production is under the direction of Cheryl Denson, with music direction by Adam C. Wright and choreography by Vicki Squires.

Victor Victoria runs July 29 through August 21, 2011, with performances Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. (no performance July 31). A special Thursday night performance will take place on August 18 at 8 p.m. Performances will take place at the Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd at Blackburn, Dallas TX 75219. Tickets are $30-40 and can be purchased online at www.uptownplayers.org or by phone at 214-219-2718.