Photos: First look at Little Theatre Off Broadway's THE PSYCHIC, A MURDER MYSTERY OF SORTS
The Psychic follows the chaotic life of Adam Webster, a down-on-his-luck writer, who has put a sign in his apartment window, in desperation, to make the rent: 'Psychic Readings $25.' The sign soon draws the interest of the lovely and conflicted Laura, her shady husband, Roy, Roy's mistress, Rita, a gangster named Johnny Bubbles, and ace Detective Norris Coslow.
Photos: First look at Bruce Jacklin & Co's WALLY'S CAFE
We are back! The Alcove Dinner Theatre opens its 2020-21 season with the hilarious production of Wally’s Café by Sam Bobrick and Ron Clark. Wally’s Café opened on Broadway in 1981, starring James Coco, Rita Moreno and Sally Struthers.
Performances dates are every Friday and Saturday nights, Oct. 29-30, Nov. 5-20. Social hour is 6:30 p.m., dinner is served at 7:00 p.m. and the show begins after dinner. Dinner selections and prices are on the Alcove and MTVarts website. The Alcove Restaurant, 116 South Main Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050. For tickets or more information, visit: https://www.alcoverestaurant.com
MTVarts gives generous support to the dinner theater. Please join us for “Welcome Home” an original musical based on the memoir by a Vietnam veteran. For tickets or more information, visit: https://mtvarts.com/
BWW Review: THE PRODUCERS at Desert Theatreworks
THE PRODUCERS, the first post-lockdown Desert Theatreworks (DTW) show, is perfect to welcome eager audiences back - a true winner. Ron and Lance Phillips, the married couple that operates DTW, took the opportunity of the hiatus to completely rework the Indio Performing Arts Center, adding a new 250-seat main stage for musicals. As most people know, the Mel Brooks show is loaded with bad taste, but is hilarious nonetheless.
Desert Theatreworks Announces its 2021-22 Season
Desert TheatreWorks (DTW) has announced its 2021-2022 season and invites interested actors, singers and dancers to audition. There will be four musicals (two of which will feature live bands) and three plays. Artistic Director Lance Phillips has chosen programs that he describes as “upbeat, fun, and an escape to a happy place.”
DM Playhouse Offers On-Demand Streaming of Current Shows
The Des Moines Playhouse is presenting two shows in repertory in the John Viars Theatre this fall, Weekend Comedy, through Nov. 8, 2020, and I and You, through Nov. 15, 2020. Seating at these shows is limited. To accommodate those unable to see the show in-person, The Playhouse is offering on-demand viewing of the shows' opening night performances.
BWW Review: WEEKEND COMEDY at Des Moines Playhouse:
On March 14, I had the pleasure to see and review Des Moines Playhouse's fantastic production of 'Singing in the Rain.' What I didn't know at the time, was that the theatre community was getting ready to shut down due to COVID-19, or that the performance I was seeing was going to be the productions closing performance. After a summer of Drive-in theatre, the Playhouse has decided to bring their first production back inside to the John Viars Theatre. 'Weekend Comedy' by Jeanne Bobrick and Sam Bobrick opened on October 9 to a live and streaming audience, and it was just the dose of laughter everyone needed.
DM Playhouse Announces Fall Shows
The Des Moines Playhouse is welcoming audiences back into the theatre for two shows this fall, Weekend Comedy, Oct. 9-Nov. 8, 2020, and I and You, Oct. 16-Nov. 15, 2020. Weekend Comedy and I and You will be presented in repertory, alternating shows by the week.
The Dio Will Launch Their 2020 Season With IT'S ONLY MURDER
The Dio - Dining & Entertainment, Livingston County's professional, award winning dinner theatre, will launch their 2020 season with the Sam Bobrick play, It's Only Murder, a comedic mystery (with a number of immature moments). The production will be directed by Dio Artistic Director, Steve DeBruyne.
WEEKEND COMEDY Hits The Off Broadway Palm Stage!
The Off Broadway Palm Theatre presents Weekend Comedy playing now through February 22, 2020. This laugh-out-loud, yet heartwarming comedy, was written by Sam Bobrick and first presented in 1985.