DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN to Launch Playhouse @ Westport's Grand ReOpening Season

St. Louis based, Emery Entertainment, in collaboration with Jack Lane, (Executive Producer of STAGES St. Louis) is excited to announce the re-opening of The Playhouse @ Westport Plaza with an all-new season of stage productions. The season will kick off with the longest running solo play in Broadway's history, Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman starring Las Vegas entertainer of the year Kevin Burke, running four weeks beginning September 30.

"The Playhouse @ Westport Plaza is the perfect venue to fill a niche for a variety of Broadway and Off-Broadway entertainment that would otherwise not find its way to the St. Louis area," said producer Paul Emery. "Programming at the venue will be offered at affordable ticket pricing so that anyone can have dinner at one of the many restaurants in the area as well as see a great show."

"I am tremendously excited about the collaboration between Emery Entertainment and myself," says Jack Lane. "After executive producing over 100 productions in St. Louis, and also producing multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, I'm eager to join forces with Paul Emery." Lane continues, "having recently produced the acclaimed, long-running hit, Always, Patsy Cline and two successful Disney properties, returning to this intimate and inviting theatre is a great honor. It is our hope to make Westport Plaza a new and embracive destination for great theatrical experiences."

"The entire LHM and Westport Plaza team are extremely excited about working with Emery Entertainment and Jack Lane in the relaunching of The Playhouse @ Westport Plaza," said Craig R. Cobler, Senior Vice President of Development with LHM. Cobler continues, "bringing a series of theatrical productions to Westport will add to the vibrancy of the Plaza and assist in building upon a great future for all of our tenants."

Defending the Caveman is scheduled to run through October 23. The parody Forbidden Broadway will open November and run fromNovember 3-13. Following that, the hilarious Off-Broadway hit Dixie's Tupperware Party is sure to be the perfect girls' night out and will run from November 29 through December 18. Finally, closing out the season will be the one-man stand-up show The Book of Moronslated to run December 27-Janaury 1. A full list and description of each show is also attached below.

Tickets for all events are available for purchase through MetroTix, including online at metrotix.com and by phone at 314-534-1111. Additionally, tickets will also be available at The Playhouse @ Westport Plaza box office one hour prior to show time. For additional information on upcoming events, visit metrotix.com.

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PLAYHOUSE @ WESTPORT PLAZA
GRAND REOPENING SCHEDULE

Defending the Caveman

September 30 - October 23, 2016

All seats: $50

Defending the Caveman, is the longest running solo show in Broadway history, is a hilariously insightful play about the ways men and women relate. This prehistoric look at the battle of the sexes is full of wonderful scenarios that celebrate the differences between men and women, making it a perfect entertainment option for couples or for a girls' night out. The show has also been seen and recommended by thousands of marriage and family therapists and counselors for its humorous look at the inherent differences between the sexes. For more information, go to www.DefendingTheCaveman.com.

Forbidden Broadway

November 3-13, 2016

All seats: $60

Look out Broadway, we're back! New Season - New Victims - New Laughs! Just when Broadway thought it was safe from the poison pen of funny-man Gerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway returns, sharper and more hilarious than ever! This year's targets include Pippin, Kinky Boots, Les Miz, Matilda, joining favorites including Wicked and The Book of Mormon. The fall-down funny musical roast of Broadway that has picked up nine Drama Desk Awards, a Special Tony®, an Obie, a Lucille Lortel, and Drama League Award, is back at last with a blast. Featuring outrageous costumes, hilarious rewrites of the songs you know, and dead-on impressions by a stellar cast. Forbidden Broadway has been entertaining New York audiences since 1982. Whether you're a seasoned theatre-goer or new to Broadway,Forbidden Broadway is your one-stop ticket to non-stop laughs. For more information, visit www.ForbiddenBroadway.com.

Dixie's Tupperware Party

November 29-December 18, 2016

All seats: $60

The LA TIMES raves "I was laughing too hard to breathe," at the hilarious Off-Broadway smash, Dixie's Tupperware Party. After a final meeting with her parole officer, this ex-con mother of three from a trailer park in Alabama straighten out her life by selling the iconic plastic bowls. She quickly became the hottest seller in the country by throwing the kind of parties you won't soon forget. With her booze-filled sippy cup, Dixie shares many alternative uses for what she calls "the most fantastic plastic crap on the planet" which made THE TODAY SHOW cheer, "This is not your grandmother's Tupperware Party." The show is bawdy and interactive and you can actually buy some Tupperware along the way. ADULT CONTENT. For more information, visit www.DixiesTupperwareParty.com.

The Book Of Moron

December 27, 2016-January 1, 2017

All seats: $50

Robert Dubac's newest Off-Broadway hit The Book Of Moron has been described as one of the most hilarious, intelligent and scorching satirical attacks on idiocracy since Mark Twain. Having been brainwashed by a culture that worships the Kardashians over character, delusion over truth, and selfies over self-effacement, Dubac begins his journey with a simple question: Who am I? What do I believe? What's the point? Okay, that's three questions but suffice to say, he has no answers. Just voices. Inner voices who come to life with precision and wit. One by one they pull him into a hysterical alternative universe of critical thought in search of the bigger picture. It's a head trip on a banana peel. The Book Of Moron is a fast-paced, hilarious production that combines satire and theater into what is being described by critics as: "Razor-sharp!" "Laugh Out Loud!" "Provocative!" "Thought Provoking!" "Brilliant!" and "A Thinking Man's One Man Show!" If you are yearning for some satire that cuts with a clever intelligent edge or if you are tired of adolescent comedies generated by the mediocrity of television, then buckle them up for a hilarious joyride over the pot-holed highways of cultural hypocrisy. It's comedy on steroids. Do you think your funny bone can handle it? For more information, visit www.RobertDubac.com.

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St. Louis-based Emery Entertainment has produced and promoted thousands of events around the globe, including superstar attractions such as Blue Man Group, Bono, David Copperfield, James Taylor and Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus - LIVE! With a proven track record for venues of various sizes - from intimate 200-seat theaters to 20,000-seat arenas - Emery Entertainment offers the expertise to shape success. Paul Emery originally founded the organization as an independent promotion firm dedicated to developing long-term integrated marketing strategies for artist-driven tours in the U.S and beyond. Emery has produced more than 3,000 shows around the globe during his career. His expertise has been a major factor in the success of such acts as PBS Television's Arthur's Live Adventure, VeggieTales Live, The Magic of David Copperfield, James Taylor's concerts and Bono's Heart of America Tour which raised awareness for AIDS and HIV diseases. Emery also produced the highly successful world tour of The Blue Man Group's How to Be a Megastar Tour.

Jack Lane is the two-time Tony Award winning producer of the Broadway musical Fun Home and for the new Broadway play The Humans. He also received a Tony nomination for the multi-award-winning Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher. Additionally, Lane is the producer of the current Off-Broadway production Shear Madness and the national tour of Fun Home. As Executive Producer of STAGES St. Louis, he has witnessed tremendous growth in all organizational aspects, culminating in the highest performing arts award in the state, the Missouri Art Council's art organization award.

Westport Plaza is a prominent 42-acre business and entertainment district in St. Louis County. The landMark Destination - located at Interstate 270 and Page Avenue - attracts more than 300,000 annual visitors. Westport Plaza includes two newly-renovaTed Sheraton hotels and several on-site dining and entertainment options such as: Backstreet Jazz & Blues Club, Bradford's Pub, Dino's Deli, Drunken Fish, Funny Bone Comedy Club, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Imo's Pizza, Jive & Wail, Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, McDonalds, Patrick's Westport Grill, Paul Mineo's Trattoria, Starbucks, St. Louis Bread Company and Trainwreck Saloon. For more information, visit www.westportstl.com.

Established in 1986, Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM) is an independently owned and operated lodging and hospitality management company. The largest privately held hotel company in the St. Louis region with 5,000 guest rooms, LHM has expanded its portfolio over the past 28 years to include 17 hotel properties - both upscale, independent and brand affiliated hotels, eight restaurants and two commercial properties. LHM has acquired and repositioned such iconic hotels and real estate such as the Hilton at the Ballpark which features Three Sixty, one of the 10 Best Rooftop Bars in the World; Union Station which features Polar Express and the Award-Winning Light Show in the Grand Hall; The Cheshire inn which features Starbucks, Basso and The Fox and Hounds. LHM contributes heavily to the St. Louis Region in philanthropic ways by supporting the St. Louis Zoo, Police Foundation, Logos School, Pathways to Independence, United Way, The Boy Scouts, The American Cancer Society, and many other charitable entities. For more information, visit www.lhmc.com.

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