Press Release:
MEDIA CONTACT: Polly Burks
561-297-2595,
pburks@fau.edu
Tickets Now on Sale for FAU’s
Summer Plays
Shows include a Movie Musicals Review and a Musical Comedy
BOCA RATON, FL (May 9, 2011) – Florida
Atlantic University’s department of theatre and dance in the
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters presents Festival
Repertory Theatre 2011 with the comedy “The 1940s Radio
Hour” and the music review “Hooray for Hollywood: A
Tribute to the best Movie Musicals of All Time.” The plays
will run June 24 through July 24 in the 500-seat University Theatre
on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. There will also
be three additional showings of Hooray for Hollywood at the
Mos’ Art Theatre in Lake Park on July 29 and 30. A full
schedule of plays can be found at
www.fauevents.com
or by calling 1-800-564-9539.
The two plays are on a rotating schedule with afternoon and evening
performances through the summer. The musical review, which was
created by Bruce Linser, will include performances from music in
the films “West Side Story,” “Funny Girl,”
“Singin’ in the Rain,” “My Fair
Lady,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Cabaret,”
“A Star is Born,” “Chicago,” “All
That Jazz,” “Grease,” “Beauty and the
Beast,” “Moulin Rouge,” and others.
“The 1940s Radio Hour” takes place during Christmas,
1942, behind the scenes of a New York City Radio station. The
station plays all the songs of the era, during a time when U.S.
troops were in far off countries defending liberty. The play gives
a ‘backstage’ look at the radio entertainers. Music
includes “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Strike up
the Band” and more.
Festival Rep is now in its 13
th year with graduate student actors acting alongside of
professional actors. This year’s equity actors are Terry
Hardcastle, Bruce Linser and Laura Wayth.
For more information, call 561-297-3810.
- FAU –
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University , established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. In commemoration of its origin, FAU is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2011. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges : the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science . FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information, visit www.fau.edu .
