The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Playhouse on the Shore begins Sunday
WESTBROOK — After last year’s successful engagement, Ivoryton Playhouse returns by popular demand to Water’s Edge Resort and Spa with six cabaretstyle dinner theatre performances beginning Sunday, written for and performed exclusively at Water’s Edge. This original series will showcase the professional talent of Ivoryton Playhouse performers and musicians in three unique productions.
The season opens with “What I Did for Love,” love songs from Broadway’s most memorable shows. This love letter from Broadway to be performed Sunday and July 15, will highlight Broadway’s biggest hits from yesterday and today, with songs and stories celebrating love.
Next comes “La Dolce Vita” on July 22 and Aug. 12. Guests will be “transported to Italy” for an evening of Italian favorites drawn from cinema, the concert stage, the great opera houses and the most celebrated clubs.
Summer heats up with “Summer Nights” on Aug. 19 and 26. Get ready to go back in time as we celebrate the sizzle of hits from the ’70s.
Each of these evenings offers a complete entertainment and dining experience. A cocktail hour, featuring an array of appetizers is followed by the first set of the show. Then, enjoy a buffet-style dinner, dessert and second set of entertainment.
Each evening will feature a professional cast of performers, in addition to a trio led by Music Director Eric Trudel. Cast members include Lili Thomas, Katie Weiser, Carly Callahan, Jamaal Fields-Green, Schuyler Beeman, Max Swarner, Richard Pittsinger, Charlie Widmer, Emily Langford Johnson, Amy Maude Helfer, Kate Hubbard and Devon Perry.
“We are thrilled to build on the success of last season, and have put together some great talent for these evenings, including cast members from our season, to bring the Water’s Edge audience a night of entertainment that they won’t forget,” said Jacqui Hubbard, artistic director of Ivoryton Playhouse.
Tickets are $59 per person plus tax and gratuity, including dinner and the show, and can be purchased by calling Water’s Edge Resort at 860-3995901. Tickets are not available through the Ivoryton Playhouse website or theatre box office. For more information, visit watersedgeresortandspa.com.