Friday, August 30, 2013

Paper Mill Playhouse Produces World-Premiere Musical 'Honeymoon In Vegas'



Honeymoon in Vegas stars television, screen and stage icon Tony Danza
and features a score by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown


Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, NJ) is launching its 75th Anniversary Season with the world-premiere, Broadway-bound musical Honeymoon in Vegas, based on the Castle Rock Entertainment motion picture of the same title. Honeymoon in Vegas features music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, 13) and book by Andrew Bergman (director and screenwriter of the film). Gary Griffin (The Color Purple) will direct with original choreography by Denis Jones. 

 Honeymoon in Vegas will star television, screen and stage icon Tony Danza (Who's the Boss?, Taxi, The Producers, A View From The Bridge, The Iceman Cometh) as Tommy Korman, a widowed and unscrupulous gambler looking for another shot at love. Leading the company are Tony nominee Rob McClure (Chaplin) as Jack Singer, Brynn O'Malley (Annie) as Betsy Nolan, Tony nominee Nancy Opel (Memphis, Urinetown) as Bea Singer, Matthew Saldivar (Peter and the Starcatcher) as Johnny Sandwich and David Josefsberg (Wedding Singer) as Tony Rocky/Roy Bacon. 

 Honeymoon in Vegas will play the Millburn, New Jersey theater from September 26 through October 27. The official opening night is Sunday, October 6, 2013, at 7:00 pm.

Honeymoon in Vegas, based on the hit movie, is an insanely funny musical that tells the tale of Jack Singer (McClure), a guy with an extraordinary fear of marriage, who finally overcomes his phobia and goes to Las Vegas to wed his longtime girlfriend, Betsy (O’Malley). Enter Tommy Korman (Danza), a widowed and unscrupulous gambler looking for another shot at love. Tommy spots Betsy, who bears an uncanny resemblance to his late wife, and the game is afoot. The author of the comedy classics The In-Laws and The Freshman and the Tony-winning composer of The Last Five Years team up to create a sidesplitting musical with all the glitz, fun, and brassy glamor of a night out in Las Vegas.

Honeymoon in Vegas will be performed eight times a week, Wednesday through Sunday (altered first week schedule). Performance Schedule: Wednesday at 7:30 pm,Thursday at 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm, Friday at 8:00 pm, Saturday at 1:30pm and 8:00 pm and Sunday at 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm. Tickets are on sale now and range from $27 to $98. 

Tickets may be purchased by calling 973.376.4343, at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn,  New Jersey, or online at www.papermill.org. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted. Groups of ten or more can receive up to a 40% discount on tickets and should call 973.315.1680.

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