Valentine’s Day Cabaret, Broadway Stars, and the World Premier of One of America’s Most Produced Playwrights
Hyde Park, NY – Half Moon Theatre, the Hudson Valley’s regional professional theatre company, continues to celebrate its 10th anniversary season in 2017. Performances and productions that will dazzle and inspire, evoke emotions and make
audiences laugh are in store for theatre goers this year. Broadway stars and America’s most produced playwright are just part of what makes this an exciting time to visit a Half Moon Theatre show. All shows will be performed at The Culinary Institute of America’s Marriott Pavilion located at 1946 Campus Drive in Hyde Park, NY. Visit www.halfmoontheatre.org for more information and to purchase tickets for all shows.
February:
Cabaret at the CIA: Valentine's Day
Friday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Half Moon Theatre is hosting a Valentine’s night out that is not to be missed! Currently
performing in the acclaimed Broadway show Waitress, Olivia Phillip has also graced the London stage in shows such as The Book of Mormon and Ghost: The Musical. Ms. Phillip takes to
the Half Moon stage this Valentine’s Day weekend in a tribute to love and romance
with her powerful, sultry voice and electric stage presence. HMT’s Managing Director
Kristy Grimes recently announced, “We are thrilled that Olivia’s castmate Max Crumm from the Broadway
show Disaster! will be joining her for this very special Valentine’s Day Cabaret weekend.” Theatre fans
might remember Max from the Broadway revival of Grease, after winning NBC’s talent
search competition, Grease: You're the One
That I Want!, when he starred as Danny Zuko opposite
Laura Osnes as Sandy. Olivia and Max will be performing
a variety of pop songs, standards and musical theatre numbers at HMT's Valentine’s
Day Cabaret.
A decadent filet of beef dinner with horseradish whipped potatoes
and flourless chocolate dessert will accompany the show. Tickets are available in
advance for $90 per person.
March:
Cabaret at the CIA: Cover Girl
Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
Broadway actress and “cover” to the Stars Denise Summerford presents
an evening of popular songs from different eras reworked into a variety
of musical genres, such as swing, jazz, Dixie, folk, blues and classic
rock. This
lively show will feature cover songs by artists ranging from Bill
Withers’s “Ain’t No Sunshine,” and
Peggy Lee’s “Fever” to Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” and Meghan
Trainor’s “All About that Bass.” The show will be musically
directed by Vito Petroccitto.
Tickets to Cover Girl will include an exclusive dining experience at the newest pop-up restaurant at the
CIA: the Post Road Brew House. The Post Road Brew House
will offer unique CIA brews, local craft beers, Hudson Valley wines and spirits,
and gastro pub fare that redefines deliciousness. It is
conveniently located on the CIA campus, just steps away from the Marriott Pavilion.
Tickets are $75.
Yours, Anne
Saturday, March 25 at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. | Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m.
| Friday, March 31 at 8 p.m. | Saturday, April 1 at 8 p.m. | Sunday,
April 2 at 2 p.m.
Yours, Anne is a critically acclaimed
musical adaptation of Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. This moving story premiered Off-Broadway
in 1996, and various incarnations of the piece have been produced around the world:
Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Netherlands, Japan, South Africa, and the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum, among others. Yours,
Anne is written by Enid Futterman and Michael Cohen
and directed by Michael Schiralli. While the subject matter
of Anne Frank’s story is difficult, hers is a story that begs to be told and this
production tells it beautifully through song.
Tickets to evening performances are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors
and $20 for children. Matinee performances are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and
$18 for children. Group discounts and student matinees are available.
To make pre-theatre dining reservations at the CIA, call 845-905-4533
or e-mail ciarestaurants@culinary.edu.
All CIA restaurants are closed on Sundays.
Half Moon Theatre will also host a dynamic panel discussion on
the context of the Anne Frank Story which will be held on Sunday, March 19 at 6:30
p.m. at the FDR Presidential Library & Museum in Hyde Park, NY.
April:
Cul-de-Sac
Weekends, April 28–May 14
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. | Sunday at 2 p.m.
Written by John Cariani
Meet the Smiths, the Johnsons, and the Joneses. They live in a nice little cul-de-sac
in a nice little suburb in a nice little state in a nice big country. And they’re
happy. Or, trying to be. The lengths to which they go to
be happy—or at least seem, or feel happy—are hilarious and heartbreaking. From the
writer of Almost, Maine and Love/Sick, this not-quite-for-families comedy
examines the American dream—and the nightmare it can become.
John Cariani is an award-winning American
actor, an accomplished playwright. Cariani is best known
to television viewers as the unwavering forensic expert Julian Beck in Law & Order. On stage, he earned a Tony
Award nomination for his role as Motel the Tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof. As a playwright,
he is best known for his first play, Almost,
Maine, one of the most frequently produced plays in the United States.
Tickets will be on sale soon.
Photo Caption and Hi-Res Image:
Broadway actress Olivia Phillip will perform at The Culinary
Institute of America on February 10 and 11 as part of Half Moon Theatre’s Cabaret at the CIA: Valentine's Day. (Photo
courtesy: Half Moon Theatre)
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Media Contact:
Sara Capozzoli
Public Relations Director
914-456-6832
sara@halfmoontheatre.org
About Half Moon Theatre
Founded in 2006, Half Moon Theatre (HMT) is the Hudson Valley’s only
year-round
professional theater company. HMT brings plays and musicals from
Broadway and Off-Broadway
to the Mid-Hudson region and supports the development of new work by
American playwrights,
composers and lyricists. The mainstage season is presented
at the Marriott Pavilion on The Culinary Institute of America campus
in Hyde Park,
NY. HMT also operates a School of the Arts and a Studio Theatre in
Poughkeepsie,
NY. HMT Education cultivates a new generation of theater artists and
fans through
in-school residencies, theater classes, and professional training
programs. The
HMT Junior Company creates and performs free shows at hospitals,
senior centers
and community events. Performances, education and outreach programs
serve over 15,000
youth and adults annually, enhancing the quality of life for local
residents while
also promoting tourism in the Hudson Valley. HMT is the recipient of
the 2015 Dutchess County Tourism Arts Award of Distinction and 2014
Dutchess County Executive’s Arts Organization of the Year by
Arts Mid-Hudson.
About The Culinary Institute of America
Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world’s premier
culinary college. Dedicated to developing leaders in foodservice and
hospitality, the independent, not-for-profit CIA offers bachelor’s degree
majors in management, culinary science, and applied food studies; associate
degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts; and executive education
through its Food Business School. The college also offers certificate programs
and courses for professionals and enthusiasts. Its conferences and consulting
services have made the CIA the think tank of the food industry, and its
worldwide network of 49,000 alumni includes innovators in every area of the
food business. The CIA has campuses in New York, California, Texas, and
Singapore.
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