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Monday April, 2014
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TAX SEASON HAS CLOSED, MILLBROOK SEASON IS OPEN
Millbrook Playhouse Celebrates the end of Tax Season by extending their Season Subscription Discount till May 15th.

-Mill Hall, PA (April, 2014) Millbrook Playhouse, a professional theatre company located in Central PA, is announcing the extension of their season subscription discount. If you're looking for a place to spend that extra tax return, here's a deal not to be missed. Buy any season subscription by May 15th and add a bonus 9th ticket. That's 9 tickets for the price of 7!

“As a follow-up to Millbrook's highly successful 2013 Golden Anniversary season, we knew we had to bring the high level entertainment yet again in 2014. We have an exciting mix of well known titles, classics musicals and plays, and we managed to acquire four Mill rook premieres,” states new Producing Artistic Director, David E. Leidholdt. “Our audiences can rely on the fact that our mission always remains; provide outstanding professional theater for Clinton County and Central Pennsylvania ."

The 2014 season will kick off in the Ryan Main Stage Theatre with a family friendly dazzling production of The Wizard of Oz. Just in time to help celebrate the 75th anniversary of the MGM movie. With an Academy Award winning score by Harold Arlen and EY. Harburg. songs include "Over The Rainbow", "Munchkinland", "If I Only Had A Brain, If I Only Had A Heart, If I Only Had The Nerve" , "We're Off To See The Wizard". Follow us down the yellow brick road with this unique retelling of a classic. Directed and Choreographed by Alex Perez from the Off-Broadway hit De La Guarda. Performances run from June 12-15 & 18-22 at 7:30pm, June 18 at 2:00pm.

Next up a Millbrook Playhouse premiere of the musical Happy Days. Goodbye gray skies, hello blue! Happy days are here again with Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph and the unforgettable "king of cool" Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli. Based on the hit Paramount Pictures’ television series, Happy Days - A Musical reintroduces one of America’s best loved families, the Cunninghams, and the days of 1959 Milwaukee complete with varsity sweaters, hula hoops, and jukebox sock-hoppin’. Music by Paul Williams, Book by Garry Marshall, Based on the ABC TV show by the same name. Directed and Choreographed by Dax Valdes. Performances run from June 27-29 & July 2-6 at 7:30pm, July 2 & 6 at 2:00pm. No performance on July 4th.

On July 11th we will heat up the summer with the stage adaptation of Little Shop of Horrors. This horticultural cult classic will have you screaming with horror and delight. One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has become a house-hold name, thanks to a highly successful film version and a score by the songwriting team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. Little Shop is composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, "Skid Row (Downtown)," "Somewhere That's Green," and "Suddenly, Seymour." Audiences should expect to see a production of this show unlike any other! Directed and Choreographed by Todd L Underwood. Performances July 11-13 & 16-20 at 7:30pm. July 16 at 2:00pm.

And rounding out the Ryan Main Stage season we will close with the Neil Simon hit classic comedy Biloxi Blues. Biloxi Blues is the second in Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon's trilogy that began with Brighton Beach Memoirs and concluded with Broadway Bound. Millbrook is thrilled to announce that we will be presenting Biloxi Blues as part of the celebration for Clinton County's 175th Anniversary. Tying together the celebration of Clinton County and the military theme of Biloxi Blues, Millbrook will honor a Clinton County Veteran before each performance. Recipients will be selected by local committee and given special acknowledgment before each performance. So don’t miss this once in every hundred seventy five year event. Directed by Millbrook's new Producing Artistic Director David E. Leidholdt. Performances July 25-27, 30, 31 & August 1-3 at 7:30pm, August 3 at 2:00pm

Moving on to the Poorman Cabaret; we are launching our 2014 Cabaret Season with the Millbrook Premiere of Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage by Ken Davenport and Sarah Saltxberg. Miss Abigail is the most sought-after relationship expert to the stars (think Dr. Ruth meets Emily Post), along with her sexy sidekick Paco. Join them as they travel the world teaching Miss Abigail’s outrageously funny "how-to's" on dating, mating and marriage! Let Miss Abigail take you back to a simpler time, before booty calls and before speed-dating . . . back when the divorce rate wasn’t 50% and when ‘fidelity’ was more than an investment firm! Directed by Millbrook newcomer Robert Angelini. Performances June 20-22 & 25-29 at 7:30pm, June 25 at 2:00pm.

Just in time for Little League season, Millbrook will present Rounding Third by Richard Dresser. Don and Michael are two well-meaning dads eager to coach their sons' Little League team to victory - as soon as they can agree on exactly what that means. Veteran coach Don wants to win at all costs; newcomer Michael just wants the kids to have fun. Stuck together for an entire season, they struggle to resolve their differences and get their team to the championship. It's a scary look at raising kids in a world where winning is everything. Rounding Third will be directed by the skillful hands of Millbrook alumni Lawrence Lesher. Performances July 3-6 & 9-13 at 7:30pm, July 13 at 2:00pm. No performance July 4.

And if you loved last years hit Boeing Boeing you’ll love Don’t Dress for Dinner by the same creators Marc Camoletti and Robin Hawdon. Bernard is planning a romantic weekend with his chic Parisian mistress, whilst his wife is away. He has invited his best friend, Robert, along too to provide the alibi. It's foolproof; what could possibly go wrong? Well you will have to attend dressed and ready to see how this hilarious confusion ensues, it’s a not to be missed evening, (dressed or not). Directed by Synge Maher from Millbrooks 39 Steps. Performances July 18-20 & 23-27 at 7:30pm, July 23 2:00pm.

Last, but certainly not least, join us as we transform the Poorman Cabaret into a church basement from rural Minnesota. The Church Basement Ladies, a Millbrook premiere, is a celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there. From the elderly matriarch of the kitchen to the young bride-to-be learning the proper order of things, the book and music by Jim Stowell, Jessica Zuehlke and Drew Jansen give us a touching, funny look at their lives as we see them handle a record breaking Christmas dinner, the funeral of a dear friend, a Hawaiian Easter Fundraiser, and a steaming hot July wedding. It's Heavenly! DIrected by Millbrook fan favorite Marc De La Concha. Performances August 1-3, & 6-10 at 7:30PM, August 6 at 2PM.

We are proud to continue our highly acclaimed Saturday Morning Children's Theatre with another season of wondrous stories and fun filled adaptations. Opening June 14, 21 and 28 a new adaptation of a classic story; Rescuing Rapunzel by Janie Wallace and Joshua Zecher-Ross. And on July 12, 19 and 23 see a dancing cat, a howling dog, and a vampire bunny when we present Bunnicula created by James and Deborah Howe. All shows at 10:00am, $5.00 at the door (no advanced sales).

Keeping in MIllbrook's long tradition of educational programing we will be offering two Theatre Camps for Kids. Musical Theatre Camp: August 4-9, presenting School House Rock Live, Jr and Theatre Camp: August 10-16, presenting The Just So Stories. Registration for both Theatre Camps has already begun, space is limited and camp is sure to sell out. Available for children from 7-16 for either a full day at $200 per student or half day at $125 per student.

Are you excited yet? We are! So join us this summer for the best that Clinton County has to offer. Season subscriptions on sale now, online: www.MillbrookPlayhouse.org or by phone: 570.748.8083. How it works: 9 Tickets One Season Flex Pass = 9 tickets for the price of 7. The pass can be used only for shows for the summer season, June 12 thru August 10, 2014. BONUS 9th ticket is included on season pass orders purchased through May15, 2014. Single tickets go on sale May 1st, 2014.

To support Millbrook and be listed in our season program plus other perks, consider your season ticket type: a Patron Season Flex Pass (adds $25 donation) or a Golden Season Flex Pass (adds $50 donation) in honor of our "Golden" 51st Season at Millbrook Playhouse! (there is a $2 processing fee for all ticket orders)

The mission of Millbrook is to provide outstanding professional theater for Clinton County and central Pennsylvania, exploring the scope of the theatrical repertoire by performing musicals, plays, and cabaret, broadening the artistic range by discovering and producing new plays and musicals; to discover and develop the finest talent through training and mentorship, and to offer educational and performance activities for school-age children.

FAST FACTS
What: Millbrook Playhouse 2014 Season:
Main Stage “The Wizard of Oz” - June 12th - 22nd
“Happy Days, a new Musical” - June 27th - July 6th
“Little Shop of Horrors” - July 11th - 20th
Neil Simon’s “Biloxi Blues” - July 25th - August 3rd

Cabaret Stage “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage”
June 20th - 29th
“Rounding Third” July 3rd - 13th
Classic Farce “Don’t Dress for Dinner” July 18th - 27th
Premiere Musical “Church Basement Ladies” - August 1-10

Children's Theatre Bunnicula June 14, 21, 28
Rescuing Rapunzel July 12, 19, 23

Theatre Camp for Kids
Musical Theatre Camp: August 4-9
School House Rock Live, Jr.
Theatre Camp: August 11-16
The Just So Stories