PERFORMING ARTISTS REPERTORY THEATRE

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PLAID TIDINGS: Forever Plaid

December 6-15, 2019

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Photo credit: Jennifer Novak-Harr
PLAID TIDINGS: Forever Plaid by Stuart Ross features Roger Bunnell as Jinx, Justin Dehmer as Smudge, Josh Dewberry as Sparky, and Jon Hickerson as Frankie.  It's an extraordinary 2-hour energetic extravaganza featuring the best of Forever Plaid tied-up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow at the top! 

Filled with Christmas standards that have all been "Plaid-erized," our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. At first they aren't sure why they've returned, but a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they're needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world. Sprinkled among the Christmas offerings are audience favorites like the riotous three minute and eleven second version of "The Ed Sullivan Show" - this time featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks and the Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas which puts the "Day-O" in excelsis! This is one holiday treat that is truly "heavenly-sent!" Some songs in the show include Moments to Remember, Day-O, Fever, Mambo Italiano, Stranger in Paradise, Mele Kalikimaka, Let It Snow, The Christmas Song, Joy to The World and many, many more holiday favorites!

"There are so many memorable moments to share, especially the Plaids' salutes to their idols, Rosemary Clooney and Perry Como. One of my favorite moments in this show is a riotous remembrance of acts appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show which is comically recreated. For those who remember tuning in on Sunday nights, many of the fabulous variety acts created tons of laughter, including spinning plates on wooden poles, stuffed dog "jumping" through a hula hoop, theVienna Boys Choir, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Topo Gigio, ballerinas in tutus, the Flying Wallendas, The Rockettes, and so many others.   This is the most fun I've had working on a show since we opened the theatre!"  Gordon Cantiello

PLAID TIDINGS: Forever Plaid, directed by Gordon Cantiello.  Musical direction by Peggy Holloway; Bud Edison on bass.
Rob Lohman and Kristin Lyon present pre-show entertainment 45-minutes before each performance. 
​Special guest appearance by Peggy Holloway.
​Show dates and times: 
December 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 7pm
December 7, 8, 14, 15 at 2pm.
Tickets are $35 Regular Admission, $30 Seniors, $25 Students. Tickets are only available by calling our box office: 402-706-0778.
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