Musical revues, laughs highlight Gaslight Dinner Theatre’s 2004-05 season
Release Date: 8/6/2004. Expired: 9/6/2004
Music, laughs and great food are on the menu as the Gaslight Dinner Theatre announces is 2004-05 season to begin in September.
The Gaslight Dinner Theatre, located on the lower level of The Renaissance Center in Dickson, enters its fifth season after four years of sell-out shows and rave reviews. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays during each production’s run and include a wonderful buffet designed for each show and Senior Lunch Matinees that have been selling out in less than a day.
“We never could have dreamed that dinner theatre would have turned into such a great success,” said Pacer Harp, managing director of the Gaslight Dinner Theatre and director of many of the shows. “Whether it’s comedy, musicals or drama, we have been able to draw capacity audiences on a regular basis and have even had to add on shows, especially our senior matinees, to accommodate demand for tickets.”
Because shows were selling out months in advance, ticket sales now begin one month prior to the opening of each show. For the past two seasons, all of the Senior Lunch Matinees of each production have sold out the day tickets went on sale.
Senior Lunch Matinees are on Fridays with seating beginning at 11:45 a.m., the buffet opening at noon and the show starting at 1 p.m. Tickets are $17 for patrons 55 and over only and include the meal, drink, dessert and the show.
Evening performances are Fridays and Saturdays with seating beginning at 6:15 p.m., the buffet opening at 6:30 p.m. and the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $27 per person and include an expanded buffet, drink, dessert and the show. The deadline for reservations is noon the day of each performance, but most shows sell out well in advance.
“Music is the highlight this season as four of our five shows will be musical revues,” Harp said. “Our musicals have proven to be the most popular shows we’ve presented and this season covers a wide range of music from disco to Christmas to Sinatra to country music standards. We’re pretty sure you can find one show you’ll really enjoy, if not all of them.”
The 2004-05 Gaslight Dinner Theatre season includes:
8 Track - The Sounds of the 70’s
Sept. 10-Oct. 2
Tickets go on sale Aug. 10
Remember leisure suits, lava lamps and mirror balls? Then you’re sure to find yourself unable to sit still for 8 Track - The Sounds of the 70’s, a show critics have called “a fast-paced musical romp through one of the most impassioned decades of the 20th century.” From Barry Manilow to Barry White, from Desperado to Afternoon Delight, the show is a musical time warp that reminds us the 1970s were more than just disco. Rick Seeber, who created Beehive: The 60’s Musical, conceived 8 Track, which presents a collection of hits from the ’70s as diverse as Marvin Gaye’s What’s Goin’ On to KC and the Sunshine Band’s Get Down Tonight. So get out your best polyester, highest stacks and halter tops and see if you can stay in your seat during a 90-minute K-Tel commercial of the best music decade ever.
A Christmas Survival Guide
Nov. 12-Dec. 18
Tickets go on sale Oct. 12
This light-hearted, offbeat musical revue is designed to de-stress and refresh you for the holiday season. Written by James Hindman and Ray Roderick, with musical arrangements by John Glaudini, A Christmas Survival Guide, also known as “anxiety, isolation, degeneration... the musical,” covers topics such as Christmas stress, office parties and a holiday-themed 12-step revelation. It is a musical look in the mirror to see how we cope with being single and alone under the mistletoe; being married with kids to satisfy; being broke; being rich; being a department store Santa; and being Elvis. The music includes songs contributed by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, Julie Gold and Barry Manilow.
Run for Your Wife
Feb. 11-March 5
Tickets go on sale Jan. 11
Taxi driver John Smith has a problem - in fact, two of them. Their names are Mary and Barbara and he is married to both of them. The great efforts John goes to in order to keep his life with each wife secret and separate fall apart when John intervenes in a mugging and the police take him to the wrong home. This British comedy was written by Ray Cooney, the “master of farce,” who was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play with Whose Life Is It Anyway? in 1979.
My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra
April 1-May 7
Tickets go on sale March 1
This musical revue is a “nostalgic ramble through a golden age when lyrics were lyrical, the music was smooth and harmony and sentiment were not yet taboo,” according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. More than 50 of Frank Sinatra’s songs weave their way through the play as four people meet in a lounge and through the music and flirtation find their way into relationships.
The Honky Tonk Angels
June 3-25
Tickets go on sale May 3
Created by Ted Swindley, who wrote the immensely popular Always... Patsy Cline, the show follows three women who chase their dreams of stardom to Nashville in a rollicking and touching journey that celebrates the woman’s voice in country music through the years. The trio belts out more than 30 country standards from Tammy Wynette to Dolly Parton, from Loretta Lynn to Pam Tillis in songs about romance, husband problems, independence and even a little gospel. Sue Ellen, Darlene and Angela meet on a bus on their way to Music City and their common dream brings them together as the hot new group the Honky Tonk Angels. The result is a theatrical mixture of laughter, music, friendship and a tear or two.
For more information on the Gaslight Dinner Theatre, call (615)740-5600. To purchase tickets for any show, call (615)740-5570.
The Renaissance Center is an arts and technology education and performing arts center at 855 Highway 46 South in Dickson, just 35 miles west of Nashville on Interstate 40 at exit 172.
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