Lake Worth Playhouse Announces 60th Anniversary Fundraising Season Events

As a historic performing arts organization in Palm Beach County, The Lake Worth Playhouse is pleased and proud to announce its 60th Anniversary Fundraising Season of events, including a Diamond Jubilee with Mr. Burt Reynolds scheduled to appear as the honored guest.

The Lake Worth Playhouse is pleased to welcome Mr. Reynolds back to the stage on which he appeared early in his career. As an Oscar®-nominated, 2-time Golden Globe award-winning actor, The Playhouse is honored to be associated with Mr. Reynolds and the largess of his illustrious career and thrilled to celebrate the legacy of a great actor in the season of celebrating the success of community theater.

"I was thrilled that Mr. Reynolds would join us for such an amazing celebration. The Lake Worth Playhouse has been a mainstay in Palm Beach County arts where many have taken advantage and learned from all we offer. I cannot wait to celebrate this history with Mr. Reynolds."
- Jodie Dixon Mears, Artistic Director

Schedule of Events

Speakeasy - Jan 23 - Tickets Available for $35

Enjoy a fun night of drinking, gambling and an interactive show time experience at the vintage speakeasy set in an original 1920s theater. Enjoy the sights and sounds as they transport you back to the freewheeling ways of the 1920s. In an era like no other, the "Roarin' '20s" were defined by the parties, the gambling and the alcohol made more tempting by the impropriety of it all. Travel back to a night that was once called the golden era by the very likes of Hemmingway, Fitzgerald and Picasso in the prime of life. Our Speakeasy will transport you back to the 1920s to enjoy the nightlife like it was meant to be lived.

Diamond Jubilee - Feb 9 - Tickets Not Yet Available, Price to be $150

The Playhouse welcomes donors with an elegant, intimate evening of cocktails, dining, dancing and silent auction on the stage of the Lake Worth Playhouse's historic theatre. For the more curious and adventurous, there will be tours backstage and in dressing rooms to show the full specter that is The Playhouse theatre. The theme of the evening is "Decades," focusing back on the six memorable decades of The Playhouse's history. Featured will be talented Playhouse volunteer performers showcasing classic songs from popular musicals performed throughout The Playhouse's vast history of more than 340 main stage shows. The apogee of the evening will turn to a Playhouse success story - the return of Mr. Burt Reynolds to The Playhouse stage where he performed more than fifty years ago. Mr. Reynolds is scheduled to attend.

Send in the Queens - Mar 22-23 - Tickets Available for $35

The Lake Worth Playhouse is proud to announce the return of Send in the Queens. This annual Drag Show Fundraiser is back by popular demand for a sixth consecutive year on the stage of the Lake Worth Playhouse. Send in the Queens is a high-end, high-energy drag concert that features a cast of dazzling drag divas, including Lake Worth favorites and Playhouse performers: Melissa St. John, Lupita Hollywood, Pepper Monroe, Velvet LeNore Rajean Cox, Chris Rod, Candy Von Sparkle, Justin Thyme and The Massengill Sisters: Mitzy and Maxine. The Queens will channel some of the hottest singers of stage and screen, honoring legendary performers with song-and-dance numbers from such blockbuster hits as I Will Survive, Hey Mickey, Big Fine Daddy, Shout, Phantom of the Opera and Hot Honey Rag.
Sponsorships
Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For additional information of for sponsorship information please contact Susy Diaz, Event Chair, 561-779-5876 or via email susydiaz@comcast.net.

Location & Ticketing

All three events will be at the Lake Worth Playhouse is located at 713 Lake Ave in Downtown Lake Worth.

Tickets can be purchased through the box office at 561.586.6410 or online at www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.

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