The Scoop - Aug 2019

Volume 4, Issue 8 August 2019

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FEB 7 • 7:30pm FEB 8 • 2pm & 7:30pm From three-time Tony® winner and Hamilton choreographer, Andy Blankenbuehler, comes a poignant and inspiring new American musical that explodes with infectious music and high-octane, heartstopping dancing.

It’s 1945. As America’s soldiers come home to ticker-tape parades and overjoyed families, Private First Class Donny Novitski, singer and songwriter, struggles to rebuild the life he left behind.

BANDSTAND is “both a peppy celebration of can-do spirit and a more somber exploration of what American servicemen experienced when they marched home from World War II. It’s a great argument for why theater can sometimes tell a story more boldly and more viscerally” (The New York Times). “The show defies you not to be moved” (Time Out New York).

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The most incredible, cutting-edge magic in existence today!

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Reza’s current tour transports concert level lighting & production merged with the most incredible cutting-edge magic in existence today. Reza has garnered a worldwide buzz and loyal fan base with his passion for creating signature grand-scale illusions such as making motorcycles and helicopters materialize out of thin air!

Reza’s unique brand of illusion has landed him on popular reality shows across 31 countries, including recent US TV appearances on A&E’s Duck Dynasty and The CW’s Penn & Teller : Fool Us.

MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR!

Audiences can expect to witness such mega illusions as passing through the spinning blades of an industrial fan, a record breaking recreation of Houdini’s most famous stunt, and the appearance of a real helicopter, live on stage.

More than a magic show, Reza infuses stage of the art production elements, masterful comedic timing, and numerous interactive & inspirational moments, allowing the audience to experience the magic first hand. Perhaps Reza’s greatest secret is his uncanny ability to communicate his performance art on such a personal level.

Young and fresh, Reza’s new show, “Edge of Illusion,” has earned various awards including “Magician of the Year.” Reza is intriguing, engaging, and captivating. He isn’t just a magician.

He is a world-class entertainer.

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This is a ticketed event which is available online or at any of The VillagesÂŽ Box offices. All tickets are general admission and include a free drink at the bar!

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Around the WORLD in 80 Minutes Starring Heather Kopp

Heather Kopp is a professional actor located in Sarasota, Florida. She has worked all over the state of Florida, including the Asolo Repertory Theatre, where she appeared in the Pre-Broadway engagements of both A TALE OF TWO CITIES and BONNIE & CLYDE, where she worked with famous Broadway stars such as Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes. She’s also been seen at Florida Studio Theatre and the Golden Apple in Sarasota, Actor’s Playhouse in Coral Gables, MNM Theatre Company in West Palm Beach, Alhambra Theatre and Dining in Jacksonville, Mad Cow Theatre in Orlando and The Winter Park Playhouse in Winter Park. She just closed THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES at the Studio Theatre! She also appeared in MISS SAIGON at Weston Playhouse in St. Joseph, Missouri, and spent an entire summer in Kennebunkport, Maine doing summer stock at The Arundel Barn Playhouse. Her favorite adventures in performing was launching Viking Ocean Cruise’s very first two ocean

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liners, the Viking Star and the Viking Sea, where she was a principal singer in 2015 and 2016, touring all of the Mediterranean and the Baltics. When she’s not performing, she loves traveling with her amazing husband, Craig, whom she met in 2007 when they played opposite each other in OKLAHOMA! She wants to give a great big thanks to Whitney and the entire Tierra del Sol family for this wonderful opportunity, for Gary Powell, for agreeing to join her on this crazy journey, and again to her husband Craig, for all the love and support she could ever ask for.

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Theatre Zone, The Wick Theatre & Costume Museum, The Orlando Rep, MNM Theatre Company, Titusville Playhouse, The IceHouse Theatre, Bay Street Players, Orlando Fringe, and more. He can be seen regularly on stage at Sleuth’s Mystery Dinner Theatre, Universal Studios, and Walt Disney World. Wesley is a proud member of Actor’s Equity, and an accomplished voice over artist and puppeteer. He has been nominated for/ won several awards for his performances, including a Carbonell Award, Broadway World Awards, a Miami New Times Award, and was named “Versatile All-Star of the Year” by the Orlando Sentinel.

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Wesley Slade first stepped on stage in his home state, Mississippi, at the age of five, and he’s never looked back. Wesley is certainly no stranger to the Florida stage.

Audiences in The Villages may remember him from “Life Could Be a Dream” last season, with Victory Productions at The Studio Theatre. Other regional theatre credits include shows with Mad Cow Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre (formally known as The Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre), Palm Beach Dramaworks, The Garden Theatre, Gable Stage, American Stage,

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If you can’t get your fill of Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, and So You Think You Can Dance - here they are, all in one show! Ballroom with a Twist! stars Celebrity Pros from Dancing with the Stars! It’s the 10th Anniversary of Ballroom with a Twist! brings a frenzy of sensational dances, from Rhumba to Salsa to Hip Hop - each with their own special “twist” that brings the audiences to their feet every night! This is an unbeatable evening of dancing by the beloved stars of Dancing with the Stars, along side finalists from So You Think You Can Dance, and featuring live vocals provided by powerhouse American Idol finalists.

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Julie Fowlis is a multi-award winning Gaelic singer who is deeply influenced by her early upbringing in the Outer Hebridean island of North Uist. With a career spanning ten years and four studio albums, her “crystalline” and “intoxicating” vocals have enchanted audiences around the world. An artist with a genuine curiosity to explore other traditions and natural ability to cross genres, Julie has collaborated, recorded and performed with artists such as violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti, and acclaimed singers Aled Jones, GrammyAward winning James Taylor and Mary Chapin Carpenter. Her passion for folk culture, song and music is exemplified in her collaborations in 2015 such as with the celebrated Québécois band Le Vent du Nord, her Vocal ConneXions project in Summer 2015 with singers from Bulgaria, Brittany, Finland and Norway and her continued musical friendship with Irish singer and musician, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh.

Nominated as Folk Singer of the Year at the 20 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and Best Artist at t Songlines World Music Awards 2015, Julie is a wa and engaging live performer who has graced stag around the globe, from village halls in the Highlan to theatres in Paris and Vienna, London and New Yo to singing live at the opening ceremony of the Glasg XX Commonwealth Games in 2014, to a TV audien of over 1 billion people.

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Gaelic, Gach Sgeul (Every Story), was released in 2014, and received five-star glowing reviews from the likes of Songlines World Music magazine, and which led to her and her regular touring band winning Folk Act of the Year 2014 at the Scots Trad Music Awards, and she also made history as the first Gaelic solo artist to win a Scottish Music Award in December 2014.

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A quiet torchbearer for her native tradition, Julie still finds time to deepen her knowledge of Highland and Gaelic culture, tradition and history through continued research and academic projects. In addition to her two degrees (a BA Honours in Applied Music and an MA in Material Culture & The Environment), she was also awarded an Honourary Doctorate of Music by Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.

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presenting the following three artists in a spectacular celebration of the label and Jazz Music today. Only Blue Note Records, with their unique brand of cool, could assemble such a dynamic evening of talent and music.

The show will feature a performance by each of the artists with their own bands performing a collection of their original rating Blue Note’s 80th Anniversary. material. At the end of the show all three artists will perform of its president, Don Was. They will be together a selection(s) from the historic Blue Note catalogue.

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With a legendary career spanning more than four decades, KANSAS has firmly established itself as one of America’s iconic of classic rock bands. This “garage band” from Topeka released their debut album in 1974 after being discovered by Wally Gold, who worked for Don Kirshner, and have gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide.

Composing a catalogue that includes fifteen studio albums and five live albums, KANSAS has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-Platinum albums (Leftoverture, Point of Know Return, Best of KANSAS), one platinum live album (Two for the Show), and two one million-selling gold singles, “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind.” KANSAS appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the ‘70’s and ‘80’s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. “Carry On Wayward Son” continues to be one of the top five most played songs on classic rock radio, and “Dust In the Wind” has been played on the radio more than three million times!

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The band, which is currently comprised of original drummer Phil Ehart, bassist/vocalist Billy Greer, keyboardist David Manion, vocalist/keyboardist Ronnie Platt, violinist/guitarist David Ragsdale, guitarist Zak Rizvi, and original guitarist Richard Williams, continues to perform in front of large and enthusiastic audiences around the world.

Along with constant touring, KANSAS continues to remain a fixture of Classic Rock radio. The band has reached a whole new audience through their unmistakable presence on the popular video games Rock Band and Guitar Hero, and through their songs’ inclusion in various television shows such as Supernatural, and South Park, and with films Old School, and Anchorman.

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Over the last two decades, our country has grown more and more divided. The effects have been taken out on families, politics, social class, and the culture at large. No matter your affiliation, we all have the topics we want to avoid over Thanksgiving dinner. This season at The Studio we have chosen four stories that search for unity in a nation fighting for common ground. The titles we chose for this upcoming season convey important relationships hurt and broken by divisive opinions of loved ones. Through listening, can we reach across the divide? Only then can we truly begin to manifest the American Dream.

In the words of George H. W. Bush, "In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In all things, generosity." Presenting season four at The Studio Theatre™: We, the people, reach across the divide.

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JOHN & JEN Music by Andrew Lippa Lyrics by Tom Greenwald Book by Lippa & Greenwald Honor the old, but live for the new.

From secret handshakes to hidden family bonds, this two-person musical presents the question: how can two siblings brought up in the same household become such contrasting adults?

John and Jen are always there for each other, but as the country becomes divided over the war in Vietnam, so does the family, and battle lines are drawn between the once-close siblings. From creators Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald, John & Jen is a two-person original musical that honors brothers and sisters, as well as parents and children, set against the background of a changing America between 1950 and 1990.

Preview: SEPT 24th - SEPT 26th Opening: SEPT 27th / Closing: OCT 27th $20 Previews / $40 Performances

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NEIGHBORS: A FAIR TRADE AGREEMENT

by Bernardo Cubria Red, White, and Azul.

Meet Joe. Joe lives in a big, colorless mansion. Meet José. José lives in a colorful shack. Joe and José are neighbors with a big divide. The creek than runs between their homes doesn’t stop them from digging deep to find their fortunes. This new two-man play is a wild allegory that is seriously funny.

Written by Bernardo Cubria, this absurd comedy was a semi-finalist at the 2017 Eugene O’Neil Playwrights Conference. This production will be the South East premiere.

MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT Saturday, December 14th | 4:00PM | $15 ON SALE NOW! Come enjoy an afternoon with playwright Bernardo Cubria, writer of Neighbors: A Fair Trade Agreement. He will answer questions about the play and the writing process. The afternoon will be moderated by Artistic Director Whitney Morse.

Preview: NOV 19th - NOV 21st Opening: NOV 22nd / Closing: NOV 4th $15 Previews / $35 Performances

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TICKETS O FIVE-TIME TONY AWARD WINNING MUSICAL

ASSASSINS Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by John Weidman “Angry men don’t write the rules, and guns don’t right the wrongs.”

Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s 30-year-old bold, disturbing, and alarmingly funny musical follows 10 assassins, eight presidents, and one American Dream. Assassins is based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. and inspired by true events following the murders of Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy, and the crude attacks on other sitting presidents. This five-time Tony Award winning musical is a cautionary tale about the pain that comes from going too far when you attempt to change a nation forever.

Preview: JAN 21st - JAN 23rd Opening: JAN 24th / Closing: MAR 1st $20 Previews / $40 Performances

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By Jon Robin Baitz Close the Distance.

Novelist Brooke Wyeth is about to publish a family secret. Over Christmas in Palm Springs, she tells her parents about her memoir only to find out she has no idea what she is truly revealing.

Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize, Jon Robin Baitz tells an American story about a politically divided family and the lines we are willing to cross for those we love.

Preview: MAR 24th - MAR 26th Opening: MAR 27th / Closing: MAY 3rd $15 Previews / $35 Performances

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Workshop TEAM BUILDING Marcus Bridgewater and Dana Hammarstrom came to The SharonÂŽ for a 2-day/ 4 hour Team Building and communication exercises. The staff played team building games and then reflected on how information given and received from one coworker to another depends on an

individual’s perspective and role within a company. Choice Forward is a budding company, some of our team members previously knew Marcus from working on The Aspen Music Festival together and attending North Carolina School of the Arts.

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Our mission is to inspire the residents of Central Florida to examine relevant issues by elevating them through innovative and intimate storytelling. Think outside the box, inside the box at The Studio Theatre. www.TheSharonStudio.com | #TheStudioTheatreTDS 806 San Marino Dr, The Villages, FL 32159 Š 2019 The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center. Prices and availability subject to change without notice.