GREAT ENTERTAINMENT IS A SURE BET WITH “HONEYMOON IN VEGAS – THE MUSICAL”

Published: Jan 23, 2023

Fall in love and get in the spirit of Valentine’s Day with Honeymoon in Vegas - The Musical as Slow Burn Theatre Company’s 2022/2023 season presented by American National Bank continues in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, February 4 through Sunday, February 19, 2023.

Based on the Castle Rock Entertainment motion picture of the same name, the musical has music and lyrics by Tony-winning composer Jason Robert Brown and a book by Andrew Bergman. Together they, as the New York Times reported, “have wrestled the neon mirage of its title into the solid, satisfying shape of a classic Broadway musical.”

Nick Anastasia portrays a mild-mannered Brooklynite Jack Singer who promised his dying mother, played by Dalia Aleman, that he would never get married. However, that was before he met his sweet and beautiful girlfriend, Betsy, portrayed by Gaby Tortoledo. He finally summons the nerve to whisk his girlfriend off to Las Vegas to get hitched only to have a dashing gambler, Tommy Korman, played by Ben Sandomir, threaten to sweep his fiancée away to a life of luxury in Hawaii. Add skydiving Elvises, sexy chorus girls, red-hot romance and really cold feet to this unusual love triangle and this musical hits the entertainment jackpot.

The cast also features Anthony Cataldo and Michael Cartwright who are joined by a talented ensemble consisting of Chris Alvarez, Evan Ross Brody, Jerel Brown, Daniella Castoria, Samuel Colina, Melanie Fernandez, Camryn Handler, Kevin Hincapie, Caiti Marlowe, Matthew Quintero. Michael Scott Ross, Ashley Rubin and Emily Tarallo.

The production is directed and choreographed by Slow Burn Theatre Company Artistic Director

Patrick Fitzwater. The creative team features music director Caryl Fantel, scenic designer Sean McClelland, lighting designer Clifford Spulock and costume designer Rick Peña. Matthew Korinko serves as production stage manager with assistant stage manager André Russell.

Performances are Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 1 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 1 p.m. The matinee performance on Sunday, February 12 at 1 p.m. will be open captioned in which a text display located to the side of the stage scrolls words in synchronization with the performance. Open captioning for Slow Burn Theatre productions is generously sponsored by the Amaturo Family Foundation.

This production is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) and contains adult language or content.

The Slow Burn Theatre Company 2022/2023 Season presented by American National Bank continues with Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins March 25-April 9; Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical, June 10-25.

Tickets are $49-$65. Buy tickets online at BrowardCenter.org, or Ticketmaster.com; by phone at 954.462.0222 or in person at the Broward Center’s AutoNation Box Office. Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Broward Center and Parker Playhouse.

Major support for the Slow Burn Theatre Company is provided by the Broward County Cultural Division, the Cultural Council, and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

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The Broward Center 2022/2023 season is supported by the Broward Performing Arts Foundation. AutoNation, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, Spirit and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center are proud sponsors of the Broward Center. Programs are also sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment of the Arts.

About The Broward Center for the Performing Arts

One of America’s premier performing arts venues, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts presents more than 700 performances each year to more than 700,000 patrons, showcasing a wide range of exciting cultural programming and events. Guest experiences at the Broward Center include the all-inclusive Spirit Club Level, the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Intermezzo Lounge, special events in the Huizenga Pavilion, waterfront dining at Marti’s New River Bistro and innovative classes and workshops for all ages at the Rose Miniaci Arts Education Center. With one of the largest arts-in-education programs in the United States, the Broward Center serves more than 130,000 students annually. The Broward Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. receives and maintains funds to sustain, develop and secure the future of the Broward Center. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is located at 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, visit BrowardCenter.org.