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CONTENTS Theater Staff.......................................................................................................... 2 Whitney Morse on The Sharon® L. Morse Performing Arts Center........................ 3 Biography.............................................................................................................. 4 Major Appearances & Publications........................................................................ 5 Coming Soon.....................................................................................................6-8
STAFF Director of Operations................................................................... Jason Goedken Artistic Director.............................................................................Whitney Morse Technical Director..................................................................... Kenneth Constant Production Manager..............................................................................Jon Cronin Booking Coordinator & Administrator....................................Elizabeth Constant Executive Administrator.................................................................... Sean Graham Lighting Director..............................................................................David Krupla Assistant Lighting Director.............................................................. Lindsey Young Artist Liaison/Hospitality Management........................................... Leslie Munson Audio/Visual.........................................................................................Luke Bezio Sound/AV Designer.........................................................................Nick Erickson House Manager...................................................................................Heather Ard Director of Ticketing & Customer Relations............................... Yasmeen Stogden Promotion & Marketing...................................... The Villages Sales & Marketing Ad Sales.........................................................................The Villages Media Group
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WHITNEY MORSE on
The Sharon L. Morse ®
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Dear Patron of the Arts
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Welcome to The Sharon® L. Morse Performing Arts Center! We are so grateful to re-open our doors after such a trying season. We invite you back to view the national and international performing art tours we host here for your entertainment. Much like the building’s namesake, my grandmother, Sharon L. Morse, we love all varieties of the performing arts here. It is in her memory that I, along with my amazing team of artists and arts administrators, strive to bring many different types of the highest quality entertainment here to The Sharon. Since opening in 2015, we hope we have established a relationship of trust; that any show at The Sharon will be a show worth seeing. Perhaps you find yourself here today to see a concert of one of your favorite musicians, or to take in the national tour of a Broadway show. Either way, we encourage you to consider trying out a new show that perhaps you haven’t heard of before, knowing that it has been intentionally curated by our team. We welcome you to The Sharon: a place for you to see an old favorite, but also a place to discover your new favorite. I sincerely hope you enjoy the show today, and I look forward to seeing you here again soon!
Whitney Morse
See You at The Sharon,
Artistic Director
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BIOGRAPHY Jeff Allen’s rapid-fire humor, which centers on marriage and family, is a hit with all ages. A live comedy favorite, Jeff has appeared on Dry Bar Comedy, Netflix, Amazon, Huckabee, Pureflix, Showtime, Comedy Central, VH1 and more. He starred in the critically acclaimed film, Apostles of Comedy, the syndicated comedy series, Bananas, his own one-hour comedy special, Happy Wife, Happy Life, and the Warner Bros. comedy film, Thou Shalt Laugh. Jeff has been featured at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival and HBO’s Comedy Arts Festival. He’s been featured on the Grand Ole Opry, the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and the Montreal Just for Laughs International Comedy Festival – the world’s most prestigious comedy venues. His Dry Bar Comedy videos have amassed over 100 million views on social media and other platforms, introducing him to tens of millions of new fans worldwide. At times both gut-wrenching and hilarious, Jeff’s one-man show, The America I Grew Up In, offers a unique glimpse into his crazy world. Besides performing at corporate functions, fundraisers, theaters, and casinos, Jeff regularly appears on television, radio, and podcasts nationwide. Consistently making heroes out of meeting planners, Jeff Allen provides world-class comedy with broad appeal. Jeff Allen is regarded as one of the premiere clean comedians working today. Most of his humor centers on marriage and living with teenagers – material to which everyone can relate. The humor he packs into his performance comes rapid-fire, and doesn’t stop until the end.
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MAJOR APPEARANCES & PUBLICATIONS MAJOR APPEARANCES: • Performed for the troops in Bahrain and on ships in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean • Starred in comedy specials on: Comedy Central, Showtime and VH1 • Starring in the Bananas Comedy Television Series syndicated nationally • Regular columnist for magazines including: Living with Teenagers, Homelife and Homecoming • One-hour comedy special, Happy Wife, Happy Life®, on the Odyssey Channel and Family Net • Featured in the Warner Bros. comedy film, Thou Shalt Laugh • Starred in two Apostles of Comedy Films • Featured on The Dennis Miller Show • Regular appearances on the Grand Ole Opry • Dry Bar Comedy Special – I Can Laugh About It Now • Heard regularly on SiriusXM radio, Pandora, Spotify • Featured on AXS TV – The Very Best of the 70’s RECORDINGS AND BOOKS IN PUBLICATION: • Three Word Vocabulary (CD) • Apostles of Comedy – Onwards and Upwards (Film, DVD) • Apostles of Comedy (Film, DVD) • My Heart, My Comedy (DVD) • Thou Shalt Laugh (DVD • Happy Wife, Happy Life Revisited (DVD, CD) • Happy Wife, Happy Life (DVD, CD) • Ken Davis and Friends: Lighten Up and Laugh (DVD) • Jeff Allen: The Bananas Comedy Special, Volumes I & II (DVD) • Change of Heart (Video) • Lock the Door (CD) • My Life as a Bystander (Book)
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ANNOUNCING SEASON 6
Tiny Revolutions, Big Changes. BROADBEND, ARKANSAS
THE CAKE By Bekah Brunstetter
No. 6
URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL
By T.J. Young
Music & lyrics by Mark Hollmann Book & lyrics by Greg Kotis
Act 1 (“Just One Q”) book & lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh, with music by Ted Shen Act 2 (“Ruby”) book & lyrics by Harrison David Rivers, with music & additional lyrics by Ted Shen Presented by special arrangement with Stage Rights (www.stagerights.com)
“No. 6” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
URINETOWN was produced on Broadway in September, 2001 by the Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals in association with TheaterDreams, Inc., and Lauren Mitchell “The Cake” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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