Guest Artist Pack - Comedy of Tenors

GUEST ARTIST PACKET

LINK TO DIGITAL PLAYBILL HERE

LINKS TO PHOTOS

• PRODUCTION PHOTOS (credit Nick Adams) HERE

• COMPANY RUN PHOTOS (credit Florida Rep/Joe Dafeldecker) HERE

• PR & PRESS PROMOTIONAL PHOTOS (credit Florida Rep) HERE

PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS

• Production introduction by Greg Longenhagen HERE

• Promotional video HERE

REVIEWS

• NBC-2 REVIEW: https://www.nbc-2.com/article/daves-2s-review-of-a-comedy-oftenors/46970876

• REVIEW: Opera + farce = amusing ‘A Comedy of Tenors’ at Fla Rep - Fort Myers Florida Weekly

IN THE NEWS

• WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO - Fort Myers Florida Weekly

• Backstage Pass: 'A Comedy of Tenors' (abc-7.com)

• WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO - Fort Myers Florida Weekly

• KEN LUDWIG’S A COMEDY OF TENORS in Ft. Myers/Naples at Florida Repertory Theatre 2024 (broadwayworld.com)

• A Comedy of Tenors at Florida Rep - Happenings Magazine | Southwest Florida

PATRON COMMENTS…………………………………….………………..………...Page 2

PRINT ADVERTISING SAMPLES..…………………………………..….…..….…Page 4

Thank you for bringing this hysterical and operatic production to life! Best Wishes!

Deborah Jonsson, Marketing Director djonsson@floridarep.org

Ken Ludwig’s A COMEDY OF TENORS

PATRON COMMENTS

Comments pulled from post-show surveys…

Great entertainment so good I am taking a friend to see it next week.

Had a great experience.

Excellent show

the three tenors was excellent due to the wonderful actors. Just pure entertainment. It was a joy.

Outstanding

Show was so enjoyable. Still feeling happy from yesterday's performance

A great play, possibly my favorite of the year.

The language was offensive!!

great

Great show. We will probably do more matinee performances in the future.

All excellent

Only had interactions with box office staff. Which were very positive

Everything was very nice was so nice to deal directly with the box office. She went out of her way to show me the actual seats we were purchasing inside the theater.

The best performance I have see this year! They were great and so much fun! Such talent!

This is the best play I’ve seen at rep theater

Possibly one of the funniest and MOST FUN productions. The quality of the performances was exceptional. Please keep us the great work! We really enjoyed ourselves and we were very impressed with the experience.

A nice theater

Everything as usual was excellent!

The best I have seen in 10 yrs. Bring on more like this one. So funny. One yr you had Boeing Boeing. Another blast. Love the ones that make us laugh.

This was one of the best, if not the best most enjoyable comedy we have see in FL in the 8 years since moving here! Bravo and keep bringing more great productions to your stage!!!

Very enjoyable show, outstanding acting performances

Always enjoy our visits, but this show was just fabulous!

FL Rep is one of my favorite places to be. I look forward to every production and experience. This show was one of the very best we’ve seen!

The show was hilarious!! We loved it . The acting was outstanding!

Lovely theatre. Our first time but we will be back. Definitely telling friends about it.

Thank you.

Acting was excellent and play was very funny and tastefully written. It was hilarious. The acting and singing were great.

The best show I’ve seen there

Loved the show - laughter is good

High energy and hilarious!

The actors were all really good, and the "tenors" singing was great! the actors were great

Thoroughly enjoyed the performance

Talent was great.

Outstanding performance!

Was the best performance thus far this season!

Everything was so well done. Staging, performance, .....Loved it all from the moment I sat down Hilarious from start to finish. Amazed at the voices of the singers and wondered at first if they were lip syncing.

Caliber of acting and singing was fantastic

The show was hilarious and we enjoyed their singing. Our only regret - they didn't sing enough.

Great performances by all. Wonderful voices.

Fabulous show!

It was so entertaining! I marvel at how all the actors kept their lines straight and maneuvered the stage so well. Kudos to the cast, crew, directors, etc. Well done!!!

The fast pace action, clever dialogue, talented actors and amazing vocals made for an excellent performance! Highlight of our trip to Ft. Myers.

The singing of the tenors was surprisingly good

Best show in our four years going

So funny!! Loved the play and all the actors!!

Very funny and did not expect any singing much less such talented singing. Loved the show!

Acting was wonderful especially Tito/Bepe and Titos wife. The recap ending was spectacular!

Loved the tenors singing

Such talent!

One of the best shows that we have seen GREAT ��

The voices were amazing and the physical antics were unbelievable.

Excellent performers, very funny story.

It was simply fabulous!

Wonderful performances, amazing voices

Great show, very funny with a highly talented cast.

The plot was excellent and the acting very professional. These actors should be on Broadway! acting, singing writing

Simply a fun play

I never stopped laughing!

It was GREAT!

LYNYRD SKYNYRD

From page 1

Lynyrd Skynyrd. It’s captured in the new film, titled “The 50th Anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd.” The last remaining original member of the band, the guitarist passed away in March, after having for years soldiered through a myriad of health problems, including heart conditions that had required major surgeries, a pacemaker and multiple stents to maximize his blood flow.

In 2018, Lynyrd Skynyrd announced a farewell tour. Rossington and his bandmates wanted to end Skynyrd on their terms, while the band could still perform at a high level. But that final extended outing got interrupted in 2020. When the pandemic eased, Lynyrd Skynyrd returned to the road, but with the tour rebranded as the “Big Wheels Keep on Turning” tour, not a farewell outing. Rossington’s health issues, though, prevented him from participating in nearly all the tour.

Still, Lynyrd Skynyrd moved forward, announcing a co-headlining tour with ZZ Top that began this past summer and continues this winter and spring, only to see Rossington pass away shortly afterward.

The guitarist’s death is still a raw subject for Medlocke, who was in the early lineup of Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1971 to 1972 — as the drummer — before departing to start his own band, Blackfoot. He had grown close to Rossington since

rejoining Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1996.

“I mean, you don’t spend that long of a time with a guy that all of a sudden something happens that you’re not really, you’re hit square in the face with it,” Medlocke said.

But for now, the guys in Lynyrd Skynyrd are looking ahead, having been told by Rossington’s wife Dale (herself a longtime member of the Honkettes, the backing female vocal trio that remains part of Skynyrd’s touring lineup) that Rossington wanted the band to continue bringing their music to the band’s loyal fans.

this point to ever call it, to call it a day,” Medlocke said. “As long as the fans keep coming out and they keep wanting to hear the music and they’re asking for it, we’ll continue to go out.”

The story of Lynyrd Skynyrd, one of the most tragic and eventually triumphant sagas in rock music history, continues, as today’s band — Van Zant, Medlocke, Michael Cartellone (drums), Mark Matejka (guitar), Damon Johnson (guitarist/singer in Brother Cane, who has taken over for Rossington), Peter Keys (keyboards) and Keith Christopher (bass) — hit the road with ZZ Top.

The original band is widely credited with pioneering the Southern rock genre, with early hits like the signature epic “Free Bird” and radio favorite “Sweet Home Alabama” helping the group gain an early foothold.

“Right now, there’s really no plan at this point to ever call it, to call it a day. As long as the fans keep coming out and they keep wanting to hear the music and they’re asking for it, we’ll continue to go out.”

— Rickey Medlock, guitarist

“Right now, there’s really no plan at

Lynyrd Skynyrd appeared to be hitting a musical peak with their fifth album, the 1977 release “Street Survivors.” But the album had been out only three days when an October plane crash claimed the lives of singer/songwriter and band leader Ronnie Van Zant, as well as guitarist Steve Gaines and backing singer Cassie Gaines (Steve’s sister), among others.

It looked like Lynyrd Skynyrd had come to a sudden, premature and trag-

ic end. But in 1987, surviving members Rossington, guitarist Allen Collins, bassist Leon Wilkeson, keyboardist Billy Powell and drummer Artimus Pyle decided to revive Skynyrd, bringing in guitarist Ed King (who was in Skynyrd from 1972 to 1975) to replace Gaines and singer Johnny Van Zant to replace his late brother, Ronnie, in the new edition of the group.

Lynyrd Skynyrd have been together ever since, releasing eight studio albums and several live releases. What’s more, a box set called “Fyfty” was released in October. It features 25 songs from the original band and 25 from the post-’87 unit and there’s talk of doing a new album.

For now Medlocke is excited to be on the road with long-time friends ZZ Top. Fans can expect many of their favorite songs and a few surprises from Lynyrd Skynyrd on the tour.

“You always like to try to do some standards, but also dig down into the catalog and try to pull out things that normally you wouldn’t do, just to let the fans hear it,” Medlocke said. ■

In the KNOW

Lynyrd Skynyrd with ZZ Top

· When: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9

· Where: Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero

· Cost: $54.50 and up

· Information: 239-948-7825 or hertzarena.com

COURTESY PHOTO

NEW CAPE CORAL PIZZA RESTAURANT QUICKLY GAINING LOYAL CUSTOMERS

Robyn George Fort Myers News-Press USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA

It was a perfect match.

Almost like pepperoni on pizza, you might say.

Aimee and Jeremiah Kuslock met seven years ago when he was a cook and she was working front-of-the-house restaurant jobs, from waiting tables to bartending to hosting and more.

“You name it, I did it,”Aimee said. “Together we make a good team.”

And they’ve teamed up on two area restaurants in the last few years as the owners of Torched in Cape Coral and, more recently, Pine Island Pizza in Bokeelia.

Oh, and as of earlier this month, you can add Pi Theory Pizza in Cape Coral to

the list.

Only this one belongs solely to Aimee.

“This one’s my wife’s,” said Jeremiah, who is nearby to assist. “It’s femaleowned and operated.”

Aimee,aCapeCoralnativewhograduated from Cape High, moved around throughoutFloridaforabitbeforesettling back here.

“I knew I wanted to own another pizza shop,”Aimeesaid.“WereallylikeourPine Island one. This location came up and we love it. I’m in this area all the time.”

Pi Theory Pizza is on Hancock Bridge Parkway, in the former I Ragazzi Pizza spot in Merchants Central Plaza.

“I used to order pizza from (I Ragazzi),” Aimee said. “Some say we have similar pizzas, but we use our own recipes. Jeremiah had plenty of pizza experience from when he owned Big 10 Tavern.”

Pi Theory makes everything home-

made, including the dough and sauce for the thin-crust, crispy pizza.

“If someone wants their pizza a little thicker than our usual thin, just say so,” Aimee said. “We are happy to adjust. But we also have a Sicilian pizza which is thick and takes way longer to bake. It has such a nice crust. There’s something for everyone here.”

And while she was a bit nervous about joining Cape Coral’s crowded pizza scene, she was ready.

“I’m pretty confident,”she said. “We’re a very small, hometown restaurant, not a

chain or franchise. Once someone tries our pizza, I think they’ll be very impressed.”

Classic and premium pizzas have been best-sellers so far, since “everyone wants to come in and try it first.”

“Then they come back and try something else,” Aimee said.

Slices deals are available 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The barbecue chicken and Buffalo

The house deluxe pizza at Pi Theory has pepperoni, ham, sausage, onion, bell peppers and mushrooms. ROBYN GEORGE/THE NEWS-PRESS

10 great concerts to see in Fort Myers, Cape Coral this March

Charles Runnells Fort Myers News-Press USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA

Rock ‘n’ roll icon Bob Dylan. Viral sensation Oliver Anthony. Dokken guitar wizard George Lynch. Arena-packing rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top.

Those are just four of the biggest concerts happening this March in the Fort Myers, Bonita Springs and Cape Coral area. Here are our top picks for the best shows to see:

Oliver Anthony at Hertz Arena

Virginia country singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony landed a viral hit with his fiery 2023 song “Rich Men of North Richmond,”which was embraced by Republican leaders and pundits (much to Anthony’s annoyance). The Out of the Woods Tour’s stop at Hertz Arena is nearly sold out, but there are a lot of verified resale tickets available. 7 p.m. Sunday, March 3. $21-$41. Parking on site is $30 plus taxes and fees (no cash). Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero. 948-7825 or hertzarena.com

Bob Dylan at Suncoast Arena

The influential folk-rock superstar returns to Southwest Florida with his Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour. 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7. $63-$144. Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the Florida SouthWestern State College Campus, 13350 FSW Parkway, south Fort Myers. 481-4849 or bbmannpah.com

Marc Anthony at Hertz Arena

Grammy-winning, hit-making salsa singer Marc Anthony brings his Viviendo Tour to Estero. 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7. $110-$211. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero. 948-7825 or hertzarena.com

The Beach Boys at B.B. Mann Hall

The groundbreaking rock legends, led by lead singer Mike Love, return to play two shows in south Fort Myers. The Beach Boys’ many hits include “Koko-

mo,” “I Get Around,” “Good Vibrations” and “Barbara Ann.” 3 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8. $53-$116. The 7:30 p.m. show is nearly sold out except for a few scattered single seats. Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 FSW Parkway, south Fort Myers. 481-4849 or bbmannpah.com

ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd at Hertz Arena

Classic-rock superstars ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd co-headline The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour. The tour name combines two of the bands’ biggest hits: ZZ Top’s “Sharp Dressed Man” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man.” 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9. $100-$343. Limited seats remain. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero. 9487825 or hertzarena.com

Gaither Vocal Band in Fort Myers

Grammy Award-winning country and gospel singer Bill Gaither and his Gaither Vocal Band bring their Take The Moments to Remember Tour to Fort Myers. 6 p.m. Saturday, March 9. $32-$50. First Assembly of God, 4701 Summerlin

Mike Love of The Beach Boys TODD PARMINGTON/AP