Dave Roth as Al Lewis & Herb DuVal as Willie Clark.
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Commonwealth Theatre Company (CTC), Northern Kentucky University’s own professional theatre, opens their 35th Summer Dinner Theatre season with Neil Simon’s THE SUNSHINE BOYS, running June 3-21 in NKU’s Stauss Theatre. Neil Simon has staked his claim as America’s most prolific and popular dramatist and he certainly has made his mark on the CTC stage. Opening one week from today, THE SUNSHINE BOYS marks CTC’s tenth production of a Neil Simon play including audience favorites THE ODD COUPLE, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, and most recently, PLAZA SUITE in 2012.
An affectionate and hilarious look back at the golden age of Vaudeville, THE SUNSHINE BOYS is the story of legendary comedy team Lewis and Clark. The two aging stars are no longer speaking to each other on or off the stage. When these cranky comics are convinced to reunite for a TV special, who will get the last laugh? Can they get through their most famous sketch one last time without killing each other? THE SUNSHINE BOYS is Neil Simon’s comic masterpiece about showbiz, aging, and the true meaning of friendship. Variety called the play “…an affectionate, convulsingly funny, touching comedy; one of the best plays of Neil Simon’s phenomenal career.”
Greg Procaccino directs THE SUNSHINE BOYS. Procaccino’s work was last seen on CTC’s stage when he directed the 2012 production of Simon’s PLAZA SUITE. The cast includes several CTC favorites, as well as a few new faces, including:
- Joshua Steele as Ben Silverman
- Dave Roth as Al Lewis
- Herb Duval as Willie Clark
- Burgess Byrd as Miss Mackintosh
- Clayton Winstead as Floor Director
- Ellie Chancellor as Show Nurse
- Nate Netzley as Man in Sketch
- Director: Greg Procaccino
- Scenic Designer: Brett Bowling
- Costume Designer: Caren Young
- Lighting Designer: Terry Powell
- Sound Designer: Kevin Havlin
Tuesday-Saturday dinner is served at 6:30pm for an 8pm show. Sunday dinner is served at 5pm for a 6:30pm show. Dinner is served in the Corbett Theatre Lobby. Performances take place in the Stauss Theatre. Complimentary Valet Parking is provided in the Steely Library Circle in front of the Fine Arts Center.
Single tickets are $35 and include dinner. A two-show package includes THE SUNSHINE BOYS and THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE and can be purchased for $60. Rush tickets can be purchased from the Box Office the day of the show and do not include dinner. Rush pricing is as follows: $15 for General Admission; $10 for Students with a Valid Student ID.
Tickets can be purchased online at commonwealth.nku.edu or by calling the Box Office at 859.572.5464.
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