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FINAL TWO PERFORMANCES NOVEMBER 27th & 28th!!!

The Collaborative Act Studio presents

GROUCHO: A LIFE IN REVIEW

Starring Ted Winocek III (previously starred as Groucho Marx in The Coconuts and A Day in Hollywood/A Night in Ukraine)

Also starring Brian Walsh and Samantha Morrone

*Special: Tickets are only $12 general admission

Performance begins at 8 p.m.

*CLICK HERE to listen to a Podcast episode with Winocek III

Courier Post says "Forget the fact the Winocek III wasn't even alive at the same time Marx was, his connection to the famed master of wit in genuine" -Nicole Pensiero

FUSION PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (Cherry Hill, NJ)

1931 Olney Ave.

Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

(856) 417-6741

2010 OBSP Season Announced!

The Off Broad Street Players have announced their 2010 season as of 8pm on November 20 prior to their Friday Night performance of OKLAHOMA. The season is as follows:

February: PIPPIN

March: WILLY WONKA Jr. (Children's Theater)

May: Neil Simon's COME BLOW YOUR HORN

Summer: CHILDREN OF EDEN

October: SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN (a new musical!)

and finally the (hopefully) opening show in the newly-renovated Levoy Theatre (Millville, NJ)

Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS.

Luck be a Lady TONIGHT!!!!

For those that aren't aware, most theaters in South Jersey have announced their 2010 seasons already, however, the Off Broad Street Players have not, based on their move to the Levoy Theatre.

Prior to tonight's performance of OKLAHOMA at Bridgeton High School, Artistic Director Walter A. Webster will announce the next season. Be sure to see this great musical and get the latest scoop! Tickets to OKLAHOMA are $15 for adults and $13 for students/seniors. The show stars Don Fransko, Kaitlyn Cox, Andrew Jarema, Stephanie Bello, Luis Maravi, and Kim Hitchner.

If you're feeling lucky, check out GUYS & DOLLS Veteran's Memorial Intermediate School (in Vineland NJ) at 7pm, with additional performances this Saturday at 7pm and this Sunday at 2pm. The show is directed by Mark Melamed, produced by THE GABRIEL PROJECT, and stars recent Perry Award winner Bryan Mead as Benny Southstreet. The show also stars Carrie Cohen, Deena Parr, Paul Bossi, Sr., Carl Dolente, and Russell Chappius.

Many a new show will catch our eye!

(Don Fransko - Curley, and Katie Cox - Laurey, pose as the stars of OBSP's OKLAHOMA)

South Jersey is brimming with exciting shows opening all over the place! Get ready for a night on the town as our South Jersey theatres take you out of the rainy weather and into fun new world, starting with a place where the sun shines and the cows all moo in the clover -

OKLAHOMA - Off Broad Street Players - November 13, 14, 20, 21 at 8pm, Nov. 15 & 22 at 3pm. Tickets are $15 for Adults and $13 for Students and Seniors. All performances at Bridgeton High School.

GROUCHO: A LIFE IN REVUE - The Collaborative Act Studio. Starring Ted Winocek III as Grouch Marx. Nov 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28 at 8pm. Nov. 15 & 21 at 2pm. Ticket are $19 for Adults and $16 for senior citizens.

THE FULL MONTY - The Ritz Theatre Co. - Nov 4 & 18 at 7:30pm. Nov 6, 7, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21 at 8pm. Nov. 8 & 15 at 2pm. Tickets range from $20 - $30 general admission.

PETER PAN - Broadway Theatre of Pitman - November 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 at 8pm. Nov 8, 15, 22 at 2pm. All tickets are $25 general admission.

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On a side note -

I apologize that I have been lax in getting up new posts. I am working on moving "The South Jersey Rialto" to an actual web host. As you know, "sjrialto.org" is an easier way to get to this site, but it doesn't give me many more options. Give me some feedback!

VOTE and VIEW!

VOTE NOW for Mark Melamed as The View's Ultimate volunteer. Click here to vote:

 http://www.theviewultimatevolunteercontest.com/home/vote.php

VOTING IS ONLY OPEN UNTIL October 11, 2009. Each e-mail address given will be allowed one vote per day.

Mark Melamed, a Vineland school teacher and founder of THE GABRIEL PROJECT has been nominated on The View's Ultimate Volunteer Contest. The winner of the contest receives a paid vacation to Honolulu, a stay at a luxury resort, and $10,000 towards their volunteer charity.

THE GABRIEL PROJECT was founded in 1990 by Mr. Melamed and his sixth grade class. Their mission was to raise funds to help bring aiding children from third-world areas in Africa to the United States for heart surgery. Since 1990, THE GABRIEL PROJECT has helped over 13 children in getting professional care, as well as providing food for needy families during the holidays, and providing care for two families with children suffering from Spina Bifida and Leukemia. 

THE GABRIEL PROJECT also sponsors two full-scale charity musicals per year. This fall, the group will be presenting Guys & Dolls. 

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MARK MELAMED - Mark Melamed has devoted the last 20 years to The Gabriel Project. This has saved the lives of many children from third world counties by bringing them to the US for surgery not available in their own country. Mark works countless hours, fundraising, organizing events, directing musical theatical performances, reaching out to the community and the media to help pay for these life-saving surgeries. He has also developed a relationship with doctors to help take their skills and technologies to some of these countries. Mark is a teacher at Vineland, N.J. and encourages his students to assist him in these humanitarian efforts. This year, the Gabriel Project hopes to bring 4 children from the Dominic Republic here for medical treatment. 

"All I feel is lousy..."

ORDINARY PEOPLE 

Keeping emotions bottled up until they explode is the American Way, isn't it? Especially if you're a teenager, live in an affluent suburb and are deathly afraid of what other people might think. That's the simple premise behind "Ordinary People," a not-so-simple drama about a family that suffers through multiple traumas without knowing how to talk it out. Hollywood made an Oscar-winning movie out of the book, but the stage adaptation by Nancy Pahl Gilsenen is just as compelling.

The cast includes Andrew Jarema, of Pittsgrove, as Conrad Jarrett; John Muller, of Pittsgrove, as Cal Jarrett; Ellen Mather, of Bridgeton, as Beth Jarrett; Justin Peterson, of Pittsgrove, as Joe Lazenby; Jim Cook Jr., of Woodstown, as Stillman; Elizabeth Maxwell, of Bridgeton, as Jeannine Pratt; Stephanie Bello, of Elmer, as Karen Aldrich; Luis Maravi, of Bridgeton, as Doctor Berger; and Tracy Treadway, of Vineland, as Salan.

Tickets for the production are $13 for adults and $11 for students (up to grade 12) and seniors (age 60 and above). Tickets are available for purchase by phone 451-5437, as well as at the following locations: Brenner's Brew, 21 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton, and The Canvas Bag located at 46 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton. This production, in part, is sponsored by the New Jersey Council on the Arts, a partner agency with the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Cultural and Heritage Commission.

For more information, please call (856) 451-5437.

Autumn on the Rialto...

ORDINARY PEOPLE - Off Broad Street Players - Oct. 2 & 3 at 8pm. Oct 4 at 3pm. Tickets are $13 for Adults and $11 for Students / Senior Citizens. All performances at Bridgeton High School. Call (856) 451-5437 for more info.

FOREVER PLAID - Sketch Club Players - Oct. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 8pm. Oct. 4 & 11 at 2pm. Tickets are $17 general admission.

THE MOUSETRAP - Cumberland Players - Oct. 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 at 8pm. Oct 11 at 2pm. Tickets are $13 general admission. Senior Citizen discount at $6 on Sunday, Oct. 12.

Neil Simon's PROPOSALS - Ritz Theatre Co. - Oct. 2, 3, 7, 9 at 8pm. Oct. 4 at 2pm. Tickets range from $20 - $30.

PLAY ON! - Haddonfield Plays & Players - Oct. 2, 3, 9, 10 at 8pm. Oct. 4 at 2pm. Tickets are $19 general admission

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Broadway Theatre (Pitman, NJ) - Oct. 2, 3, 9, 10 at 8pm. Oct 4 at 2pm. Tickets are $25 general admission. 

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*Congrats to South Jersey's Bryan Mead for winning the NJACT Perry Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in A CHORUS LINE at The Road Company (Williamstown, NJ). The NJACT is a volunteer organization recognizing and supporting community theaters in New Jersey and also hosted the 35th annual Perry Awards - recognizing the best in NJ Community Theatre.