Tom Lehrer's 'TomFoolery'
By: Beau Higgins Jun. 20, 2007
NO FOOLERY!
Tom Lehrer's TOMFOOLERY
Returns to the Miracle Theatre This Summer
No Foolery! TomFoolery is back. Actors' Playhouse, a highly regarded South Florida cultural organization celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season, is thrilled to resurrect Tom Lehrer's satirical musical revue TomFoolery after a decade of peace.
Adapted by Cameron Mackintosh and Robin Ray, TomFoolery compiles the words and music of Tom Lehrer into a witty, wicked, offbeat and thoroughly twisted musical revue. Nothing is sacred in this hysterical revue featuring such Lehrer favorites as "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "National Brotherhood Week," "Elements," "When You Are Old and Gray," "The Masochism Tango," "The Old Dope Peddler" and "The Vatican Rag." Rediscover the man and songs that have delighted and skewered the world for over forty years.
Director David Arisco and musical director David Nagy have assembled a talented cast of Actors' Playhouse veteran actors, all of whom have performed in several of the company's critically acclaimed TomFoolery productions spanning over sixteen years.
The reunion will include Stephen Jordan who returns to the production for the fourth time, making him the only "original" cast member. Stephen performed for ten years at Actors' Playhouse in a myriad of shows and has been in countless productions at a variety of theatres across the United States over his 25-year career. Carbonell nominee Francisco (Pancho) Padura, a thrice veteran of TomFoolery was last seen at Actors' Playhouse in the zany comedy, Shear Madness. No stranger to Actors' Playhouse's audiences, Pancho also enjoyed being part of the theatre's longest running musical, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Also joining the reunion is Oscar Cheda, a member of the 1996 production. His performance in this production earned him a Carbonell nomination, as did his performances in Actors' Playhouse's productions of Five Course Love and Damn Yankees. Cheda was most recently seen in Actors' Playhouse Florida Premier of Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Veteran actor Margot Moreland also returns to the role that earned her a Carbonell Award in Actors' TomFoolery production in 1996.
"TomFoolery is an exciting revival for our theatre company. This production was the first to put us on the theatrical map in 1989, and reuniting with four TomFoolery alumni will be a blast. Our audience is in for a real treat," Arisco said.
Ticket prices are $30 for preview performances, $38.50 for weeknights and matinees, and $46 for Friday and Saturday evenings.
The theatre offers a 10 percent senior discount rate the day of performance and $15 student rush tickets 15 minutes prior to curtain, with identification. All discounts are based on availability and exclude Saturday and Sunday performances.
Group discounted rates are offered for 15 or more. Theatre/dining packages are available with Coral Gables' select restaurants through our group sales department. Group and single tickets may be purchased through the box office at 305-444-9293 or online at www.actorsplayhouse.org.
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre is excited to announce its 2007-2008 six-show main stage season, celebrating Actors' Playhouse 20th Anniversary. Kicking off the season will be Tony Award Winning Urinetown, the Musical (October 10 – November 4, 2007) followed by the play Martha Mitchell Calling (November 28 – December 23, 2007). The season continues with the current Off-Broadway musical sensation, Altar Boyz (January 16 – February 10, 2008), FOOTLOOSE, The Musical(March 5 – April 6, 2008), the new comedy-thriller THUMBS (May 7- June 1, 2008) and Mid Life! The Crisis Musical (July 9 – August 10, 2008).
Subscribers receive premium seating, best savings, and benefits and discounts to the area's choice restaurants and establishments. Season subscriptions for the 2007-2008 season are on sale now, with prices ranging from $160 for preview performances, $214 for Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday matinees, $250 for Friday and Saturday evenings, and $256 for VIP Flexible/Anytime tickets for choice reserved seats in every performance. Opening night tickets, including a gala party and Bacardi bar, are $394. Miracle Maker donor subscriptions, including two tickets to opening nights, donor acknowledgement, and two tickets to the annual Reach for the Stars Gala Auction 2008 are $1250. Subscriptions for children 18 years and younger with a full paid adult subscription, and college students, are $100 (restrictions apply).
Actors Playhouse at The Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, Florida, 33134. Phone: (305) 444-9293. www.actorsplayhouse.org
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