Coconut
Grove Playhouse - Subscription Rate $140. per person for
groups over 20 or more. Interested residents must contact
Sue Kulig 305-743-4734.
Main
Stage date is always 2 PM on the third Wednesday after
each play begins. Encore Room dates are advised when
tickets are mailed in the fall.
MAIN STAGE 2003
The
Tale of the Allergist's Wife
November
4 - 30, 2003
By
Charles Busch
Charles
Isherwood of Variety best described the lead character of
Allergist's Wife when he wrote, "Marjorie has all the
accoutrements of Jewish Upper West Side success - the
esteemed doctor husband, the $900,000 co-op, the
grown-up, (fairly) successful girls - and just one major
blight, a bubonic plague of a mother." But as the play
opens, a new storm descends upon her...someone from the
past. Don't miss the devious social satire filled with
wicked fun that took Broadway by storm. "UPROARIOUS" -
The New York Times.
2
Pianos, 4 Hands
December
9, 2003 - January 4, 2004
by
Ted Dykstra & Richard Greenblatt
"2
Pianos tickles more than the ivories," raves one critic.
"Not a sour note. Not a lost chord. Not a misplaced
phrase," raves another. Performed by Mark Anders and Carl
J. Danielsen (who replace original creator/performers
Richard Greenlatt and Ted Dykstra), 2 Pianos covers
musical maestros from Beethoven and Bach to Billy Joel -
as the actor-pianists take on many roles - including
teachers, parents and even the ghost of Antonio Vivaldi.
Every child who has taken a musi lesson or adult who
thought they shoulda/coulda/woulda been a star will
relate to the music, antics and characters of 2
Pianos.
Theodore
Bikel in
The
Chosen
January
13 - February 8, 2004
Adapted
by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok
Adapted
from Chaim Potok's 1967 novel and based on the 1982 movie
of the same name, The Chosen stars Broadway veteran and
Playhouse favorite, Theodore Bikel. This 1940s
coming-of-age drama recounts the story of two Jewish
teenagers that meet as rivals and blossom into best
friends. Can the boys' once-in-a-lifetime camarderie
withstand the religious and family differences that
threaten to destroy it? Follow their lives from boyhood
to manhood as they struggle with politics, meddling
fathers and World War II.
Jolson
& Company
February
17 - March 7, 2004
by
Jay Berkow and Stephen Mo Hanon
Before
there was Garland, Sinatra and Streisand, there was
Jolson. Born Asa Yoelson to a cantor, "Jolie" refused to
be denied and became the most important entertainer of
his time. As most everyone acknowledges, Jolson was the
kind of talent that comes along once in a hundred years.
From Vaudeville to talking pictures, he pioneered the
word charisma. The recent off-Broadway hit musical, which
The New York Times calls a "real crowd pleaser," details
the story of Jolie's life and songs. Hear such hits as
"Swanee," "Rock A Bye" and "Toot Toot Tootsie Good Bye."
Follow the life and music of the man who was truly
"Sitting on Top of the World."
Halpern
& Johnson
March
16 - April 4, 2004
by
Lionel Goldstein
Two
very opposite men meet at the gravesite of Mrs. Halpern.
Although unknown to each other, each had close ties with
the now deceased Flo. During the course of the play,
Halpern and Johnson's relationship and discovery arcs
from dislike and disdain to a fond, warm and often
humorous experience. Originally produced in 1984 as an
HBO movie that starred Sir Lawrence Olivier and Jackie
Gleason and garnered much attention, the show evolved
into a stage play a decade later and has been performed
from Israel to Argentina to Australia. And now it will
have its American premiere at the Coconut Grove
Playhouse.
The
Sixth Mainstage show (April 13 - May 2, 2004) is To Be
Announced at a later date.
In
the Encore Room Theater:
Rum
& Coke
November
18, 2003 - January 25, 2004
by
Carmen Peláez
I
am woman, hear me morph... Miami born and raised Cuban
American actress/playwright Carmen Peláez amply
transforms from one character to another, all of them
ladies in search of an identity, in her funny and
insightful one woman show, Rum & Coke. From an
aspiring (overweight) super model to a protesting abuela
- some Cuban Americans and some still on the island. With
humor, wit and tremendous dramatic flare, Peláez
captures the human experience and holds it up to a light
that will have both Hispanics and Anglos rolling in the
aisles. Formerly presented at Area Stage.
Fully
Committed
March
2 - May 9, 2003
By
Becky Mode
This
deliciously hilarious one-man show serves up serious
entertainment and loads of laughter. The show features a
struggling thespian who moonlights as a reservations
clerk at a chic Manhattan restaurant. Join the actor for
a night on the job, as he encounters all types of
personalities, from the temperamental chef to a host of
demanding customers dying to get into the over-booked
eatery. The New York Times describes the show as "an
immensely entertaining, scaldingly funny play about the
bad behavior that good food can inspire."
MAIN
STAGE 2002
Urban
Cowboy - November 5 - December 1, 2002 - Stage adaptation
of of music and dance movie Urban Cowboy
Blue
- December 10 - 29, 2002 - Charles Randolph-Wright's
Intriguing play infused with blues music
Romeo
and Bernadette - January - February 2, 2002 - World
Premiere Musical
Boulevard
of Broken Dreams - February 11 - March 2, 2003 - Musical
- Life and tunes of Al Dubin lyric writer of memorable
tunes in 42nd Street
Once
removed - March 11 - 30, 2003 - Lucy Arnaz in bittersweet
comedy satire of 5 Cuban families who after fleeing
Castro find themselves in Dallas, texas
Mainstage
6 - To Be Announced April 8 - 27, 2003
Encore
Room Theater
The
Unexpected Man - November 19, 2002 - January 26,
2003
Address
Unknown - February 25 - May 4, 2003
