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Just a little friendly Friday morning
reminder:
Our companion website -
www.WANZIE.com offers a
Calendar of Events
available for you to access 24/7.
WANZeGRAM staff member Jeff
Kern does an amazing job of
keeping the calendar up-to-date with
expanded information in pop-up
windows when you click on any listed
event.
Our online Events Calendar not only
keeps you informed of the goings on
of WANZIE & DOUG, Miss
Sammy, Carol Lee, and
Gidget Galore, but also
reiterates and gives complete
details of almost all theatrical and
event listings featured in previous
editions of the WANZeGRAM.
If ever you wake up and wonder what
there is to do on any day of the
week, remember you can always log
onto WANZIE.com and click on in the
left had navigation.
You can check out how truly handy,
up-to-date, and informative Jeff has
made this great site enhancement
right now by logging directly onto
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Review on your behalf. On
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& DOUG as expressed about a
particular film during their weekly
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Philips Phile are posted on
the Monday Movie Review Page
of WANZE.com, usually before our Gay
Movie Reviewing Duo have even walked
out of the Real Radio
studios. So if for any reason you
miss the every-Monday broadcast on
104.1 FM, you can
log onto
www.WANZIE.com at your
convenience to see which film the
guys have reviewed, and how many
Pink Triangles the film was awarded
by our very own film critics.
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Wanzie Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL Like No
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Imagine Wanzie narrating the Dickens'
holiday classic while all the stars of
the show (some living, some dead) refuse
to completely divest themselves of their
Hollywood and Broadway personas.
Inappropriate in manner and dress, the
egocentric celebs attempt to portray
Dickens-era Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob
Marley, and the ghosts of Christmases
past, present, and future.
Imagine
Liza Minneli
as
Tiny Tim!
Savor
Barbara
Streisand
as
The Ghost of
Christmas Future!
Picture
Marley Matlin
as
Cratchit
Dream of
Jake Gyllenhall
And you begin to get the idea.
This most unique and downright hilarious
production is being billed as -
"A Dickens - Inspired
Celebrity Cavalcade
Holiday Spectacle"
But what happens when one of the
spectacle's advertised headliners* is a
no-show and the talent agency sends an
un-rehearsed aging Broadway legend as a
last minute stand-in who arrives just
seconds before the Footlight Theatre
curtain rises on
Will Wanzie be able to narrate the show
AND direct the confused stand-in at the
same time?
And how do confetti-throwing Rip
Tailor and Muppet Miss
Piggie fit into this period
piece?
What happens when the celebrity
performers start competing for the
spotlight during the musical numbers?
Wait!
Musical numbers?
Yes - MUSICAL NUMBERS!
We told you - It's a SPECTACLE!
The answers to above questions will only
become known to you when you attend
coming to the Footlight Theater just in
time for the PH's Annual Light
Up The Courtyard event, on
Saturday, December 5, 2009,
with additional performances on
Saturdays, December 12, 19, and 26at 8
PM.
There will also be a Special Industry
Night Performance on Monday, December
14, also at 8 PM.
In addition to the many living and dead
celebs, such as Babs, Lucy, and ELVIS,
all of whom will be appearing in the
show, this production also exploits the
talents of
CAROL LEE MISS SAMMY
GIDGET GALORE
WANZIE DOUG WHITE
And Master Puppeteer
DOUG BA'ASER
"God Help Us, Every One!"
Tickets are now on sale ($12 Saturdays /
$10 Monday) for all show dates,
exclusively for WANZeGRAM subscribers.
Select-A-Seat NOW, ahead of the formal
announcements in the print media, by
logging onto the WANZIE.com Online Box
Office.
This production is sponsored through the
generosity of David Dorman - REALTOR ®
To The Stars - Advertising Patron of
Live Theater in Central Florida - And
Program Underwriter for Wanzie Presents
guest productions at the Footlight
Theatre.
This show is being produced in
association with D Squared Productions,
an Orlando-based, full-service event
production company which specializes in
corporate events and shows, atmosphere
characters, mascot and costume design
and fabrication, theme park
entertainment, set design and
construction, stilt walkers, dancers,
and now - live theater!
*The misspelling of the names of
certain living celebrities in the above
article concerning Wanzie's GLITTERING
STAR STUDDED A CHRISTMAS CAROL are
intentional due to legal reasons.
Please be advised that all advertised
celebrities are subject to impersonation
and/or change without notice.
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Plan Ahead/Consider These Central
Florida Holiday Events
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BACH CHOIR: A Classic Christmas
The Bach Festival Society
invites you to begin your holiday season
with A Classic Christmas. Combining the
striking 160-voice Bach Choir, the
magnificent Bach Festival Orchestra,
historic Knowles Memorial Chapel, and
the artistry and humor of conductor John
Sinclair, the Bach Festival holiday
concert is a long-standing tradition for
a generation of Central Florida
families.
This year's concert premieres a new
arrangement of "Let There Be Peace on
Earth," written especially for the Bach
Choir and Orchestra.
Knowles Memorial Chapel
Rollins College Campus
1000 Holt Ave. - 2763
Winter Park, FL, 32789
Saturday, December 12 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 13 at 2:00 PM
$20-$50: 407.646.2182
LIGHT UP THE COURYARD / THE
WINTER PARTY:
Arrive early to enjoy the 8 PM World
Premiere Performance of Wanzie's
GLITTERING STAR STUDDED A CHRISTMAS
CAROL: A Dickens-Inspired Celebrity
Cavalcade Holiday Spectacle in the
Footlight Theater ($12).
Stay to enjoy
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Santa's Arrival in the Courtyard
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Hunky Gift-Bearing Reindeer
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The lighting of more than 100
Christmas Trees
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The tight harmonies of holiday
singers - The Mistletones
All FREE!
Only at The Parliament House
A TUNA CHRISTMAS
Seminole Community College and Southern
Winds Theatre once again join together
to bring you a holiday treat. This year
it's the sequel to the hit comedy
Greater Tuna.
It's the day before Christmas, and the
eccentric citizens of Tuna, Texas are
preparing for the annual yard decorating
contest and this year's production of "A
Christmas Carol." Marylin McGinnis
portrays over 14 different characters
and two additional actors play
twenty-six characters between them in
this fun-filled Christmas comedy.
Seminole Community College
Fine Arts Theatre
100 Weldon Boulevard
Sanford, Florida 32773
Thursday - Saturday
December 10, 11, & 12 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 13 at 2 PM.
General $12 / Students & Seniors $10: 407.708.2040
A ONE-MAN PRESENTATION OF A
CHRISTMAS CAROL
Southern Winds Theater presents it's
12th consecutive seasonal presentation
of its one-man presentation of A
ChristmasCarol as adapted and performed
by David A. McElroy who performs all 37
characters in the Dickens classic. This
show will be presented at multiple
locations listed below on different
dates with differing prices and show
times:
December 17 - Dinner Theatre Show
Lake Ashton Community Club House
4140 Ashton Club Drive
Lake Wales, FL 33859
Dinner at 6:00 PM -- Show at 7:00 PM
$50.00: 863.324.6032
December 18:
Unitarian Universalist Society
11648 McCulloch Rd.
Orlando, FL 32878
Cider and cookies served at the 7:00 PM
show
Adults $10 / $8 Students and Children:
407.737.4018
December 19 & 20:
Stardust Video and Coffee
1842 East Winter Park Road
Orlando, FL 32803
Dinner may be ordered and paid for
separate from show price at your
discretion. Food service begins at 6:30
PM.
Show at 7:30 PM
Adults $15 / Child $10:
www.southernwindstheatre.com
FOOTLIGHT LOUNGE ANNUAL HOLIDAY
SING-A-LONG:
SLEUTH'S HOLIDAY-THEMED SHOWS &
PARTY
Thanksgiving Holidaze In
Hillendale
Thursday, November 26
12:00 Noon & 7:30 PM
Murder-mystery comedy dinner show
featuring traditional Thanksgiving
Dinner at regular pricing
Christmas Holidaze In
Hillendale
December 24: 7:30 PM
December 25: 12:00 Noon & 7:30 PM
Murder-mystery comedy dinner show at
regular pricing
New Year's Holidaze In
Hillendale
Dec. 31: 9 PM
Murder-mystery comedy dinner show
including countdown to the New Year,
Party Favors, Champagne
$80
Sleuth's Mystery Dinner Theatre
8267 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
407.363.1985
In addition to the special holiday times
listed above, Mystery Dinner Shows are
presented at Sleuth's every night at
7:30 PM, 365 days a year
To check which specific days and show
times our own DOUG BA'ASER is performing
at Sleuth's, you can always log onto the
WANZIE.com Calendar of Events.
CANDELIGHT PROCESSIONAL at Epcot
450-voice Massed Choir, 50-piece
Orchestra, Voices of Liberty, Disney
Cast Choir, Guest Conductors, Heralding
Trumpeters, and Celebrity Narrators.
American Gardens Theatre
Times: 5:00 PM 6:45 PM 8:15 PM
11/27-11/29 - Isabella
Rossellini - NEW!
11/30-12/02 - John O'Hurley
12/03-12/05 - Steven Curtis
Chapman
12/06-12/08 - Anika Noni Rose
- NEW!
12/09-12/11 - Andy Garcia
12/12-12/14 - Vanessa Williams
- NEW!
12/15-12/17 - Abigail Breslin
12/18-12/20 - Whoopi
Goldberg - NEW!
12/21-12/23 - Brian Dennehy
12/24-12/26 - Edward James Olmos
12/27-12/30 - Angela Bassett &
Courtney B. Vance
Performances are FREE with
regular Epcot park admission
FESTIVAL OF TREES
The Orlando Museum of Art is transformed
into a winter wonderland as visitors
stroll through rooms of dazzling
decorated trees, wreaths, and vignettes
created by area designers and artists.
Now showing through November 22
Orlando Museum of Art
Daily: 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday, November21: 10 AM - 8 PM
Adults $10 / Children $6:
omart.org
On-site parking $5.
Shuttle service provided from Magruder
Eye Institute and Florida Hospital Alden
St Garage on Weekends only
Tonight Only - Friday, November
20
Holiday Jazz Strollat Festival of Trees:
Enjoy live jazz music and entertainment
provided by Jeff Rupert & Dirty Martini,
along with great Hors d'oeuvres.
7 PM-10 PM
$35:
omart.org($7 valet parking)
JESUS CHRIST IT'S
CHRISTMAS:
Tim Evanicki is an accomplished vocalist
and instructor, having studied at The
Juilliard School and The Eastman School
of Music. Mr. Evanicki has been seen on
the stages of Carnegie Hall, The
Metropolitan Opera, The Kennedy Center,
and The New York State Theatre. Some of
his favorite roles include: Old
Deuteronomy (CATS), Sparky (FOREVER
PLAID), Lt. Cable (SOUTH PACIFIC), Rocky
(DAMN YANKEES) and KoKo (THE MIKADO).
Most recently Tim was seen in AND THE
WORLD GOES ROUND, and A GRAND NIGHT FOR
SINGING at the Winter Park Playhouse. He
has also been seen on the stages of Walt
Disney World performing with AMERICAN
VYBE, THE VOICES OF LIBERTY, and MULCH,
SWEAT, AND SHEERS.
Reservations for Tim Evanicki's
JESUS CHRIST,
IT'S CHRISTMAS!
Cabaret show
Will be obtainable by dialing
407.540.0317
Beginning Monday, November 22
Only $10 - Call and
reserve, then pay cash at the door.
MICHAEL ANDREW SWINGIN'
CHRISTMAS 2009:
Once again, Michael Andrew, The Atomic
Big Band, and the Park Avenue Dancers
have a wonderful variety show planned
for the Holidays. The show, in its 5th
year, has become a holiday tradition in
Orlando. With great music, comedy,
variety, and surprise special guests,
this year's show promises to be another
hit.
Friday, December 18th at 2:3 PM
& 8:30 PM
Saturday, December 19th at 4 PM & 8:30
PM
The Plaza Theatre
407.228.1220
COMEDY WHERE?HOUSE Holiday-Time
Reunion Show
Come see your favorite comic
improvisers who were all displaced from
their comedic jobs when that 'Island of
Pleasure' place closed down an
attraction having something to do with a
Warehouse and Comedy. They'll all be
there at the Footlight Theatre to
entertain and involve you during this
yuletide season:
Cast Includes:
Layden Sadecky
Mark Lainer
Matt Horohoe
Krista Miller
Mary Thompson Hunt
With
Carol Stein
On keyboard!
Come join this Comedy family for a
reunion you will never forget!
The
Comedy
Where?House
Show
At The
Parliament House Resort
Sundays, Dec. 20, 27, and Jan. 3 at 6
PM!
The Footlight Theatre
410 N. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, Florida 32805
Admission:
December 20:
Only $10 PLUS an unwrapped toy
for Toys For Tots
December 27 & January 3:
$15
Select-A-Seat Tickets will go on
sale through the WANZIE.com online box
office beginning Friday, December 11 at
6 AM
A Christmas Carol:
A traditional staging of the full-length
script adapted from Dickens' classic
novel. This is a fully produced
production with an amazing set and
fabulous costumes. This is an annual
tradition at Theatre Downtown, featuring
a cast of thousands (or at least two
dozen). For those looking for the real
deal in the Downtown Orlando area - this
is it!
Theatre Downtown's Annual Production
Charles Dickens'
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
November 27 - December 21
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 8 PM
Sundays, November 29, December 6, 13, &
20: 2:30 PM
Final Performance - Monday, December 21:
8PM
Theatre Downtown
2113 N. Orange Ave
Orlando, Florida 32804
$18 Adult/$15 Student & Senior:
407.841.0083
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YARD SALE - Watermark's Rick
Claggett Announces Sale
"Yard Sale at my house!" says
Rick. Lots of great items to sell,
including a microwave, music equipment,
and sound system.
Claggett Yard Sale
Saturday, November 21
8 AM - 3 PM
2112 E Washington Street
Orlando, Florida 32801
THEATER - CHARM
Last year's hit reading of this
new play by Kathleen Cahill, from The
Harriett Lake festival of new plays,
takes to the Goldman Theater stage in a
script-in-hand, on-its-feet workshop
with an all-star cast of Orlando's
favorite actors: Katherine
Michelle Tanner (Laura in last
year's Glass Menagerie), Michael
Gill, Nicholas Wuehrmann, Kevin E.
Kelly, Brandon Roberts, the
hilarious Allison DeCaro,
Melissa Mason in a variety of
perky roles, and the every delicious,
T. Robert (The Big
Bang) Pigott.
Margaret Fuller is tall, plain,
Harvard-educated and published, but
without a husband or child. Her best
friends are the great writers of the
day; Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo
Emerson, and Nathanial Hawthorne. In
Charm, we slyly slip behind these
literary giants and their unexpected
muse, Margaret. Their pursuit of
intellectual and emotional intimacy
becomes a surreal comedy of manners,
provoking the question: What do men and
women really want? With wit and
delightful theatricality, Margaret
glides among the landscapes of the past
as she freely imagines a future. She
pursues the right to love fully and be
who ever she wants to be. By doing so,
Margaret transcends her time, forever
influencing these illustrious men.
CHARM
Thursday, November 19 -- 7 PM
Friday, November 20 -- 8 PM
Saturday, November 21 -- 8 PM
Sunday, November 22 -- 2 PM
John & Rita Lowndes Shakespeare
Center
Loch Haven Park
812 E. Rollins Street,
Orlando, FL 32803
COMEDY - MO LAUGHS with JEFF
JONES
Kick off the Christmas season with a
laugh!
Central Florida's Alternative Comedy
Night continues at Downtown Orlando's
popular gay-owned and operated Hamburger
Mary's. Jeff Jones hosts an evening of
stand-up comedy with guest performers
Myke Herlihy, Kendra Corrie, Jeromy
Moore, and Angela Ramos (as seen on The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno). Additional
guest performers will appear, as well.
The event will kick off at 8:30 PM, and
there is no cover. Full food and bar
menu will be available and served during
the show. Various drink specials will
be available throughout the night -
including the infamous "train shots."
Reservations are strongly suggested.
Friday, December 4 at 8:30 PM
Hamburger Mary's Orlando
110 W Church Street
Church Street Station
Orlando, FL
Reservations: 321.319.0600
Comics interested in performing
at future shows, call Jeff Jones
407.493.4083
www.molaughscomedy.com
THEATER - CRIMES OF THE HEART
The Garden Theatre presents the Beth
Marshall Presents production of
CRIMES OF THE HEART. In Beth
Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning
play, three young Mississippi
sisters are betrayed by their
passions when they reunite after the
youngest sister is arrested for
shooting her husband. Though it
sounds like an intense drama, CRIMES
finds plenty of room for
irreverence, zany humor, and a big
heart, making it a story about
family that everyone can relate to.
This production includes actors
Jason Horne, Meggin Weaver, Britni
Leslie, and William Hagaman; and
even Beth Marshall herself makes a
stage appearance in this
production.
The Garden Theatre and Beth Marshall
Presents will offer Post-Performance
Talk-Backs on Sunday, November 15,
and Sunday, November 22 immediately
following the end of the show. These
events will serve as an opportunity
to ask questions directly to the
cast and crew of the performance. A
representative from Harbor House
will give context to the topic of
domestic violence in the play.
CRIMES OF THE
HEART
November 13 - 29
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM
Sundays at 2 PM
Industry Night: Monday, November 16
at 8 PM
Garden Theatre
160 West Plant Street
Winter Garden, FL
THEATER - ASSASSINS
Seminole State College's production of
the Stephen Sondheim musical, ASSASSINS,
directed by John DiDonna.
Assassins is a darkly comic musical,
which features nine individuals who have
attempted, successfully or
unsuccessfully, to assassinate an
American president. The musical explores
their personalities and motivations in a
revue-style format. Society may deem
them insane, history may regard them as
mere footnotes, but they are citizens of
America, nonetheless; and their views
shape the nature of American society as
much as their victims.
"Everybody's got the right...to their
dreams"
ASSASSINS
Directed by
John DiDonna
Musical Direction by
Don Hopkinson
Choreography by
Casey Saxon
November 13 - November 22
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Nights at
7:30 PM
Sundays at 2 PM
Seminole State College
(Sanford/Lake Mary Campus)
Building G
100 Weldon Boulevard
Sanford, FL 32773
Reservations strongly recommended:
S.S.C. Box Office:
1-800-947-5096
THEATER -
JEKYLL & HYDE
The Greater
Orlando Actors Theatre production opens
Friday, October 30th, but they are
offering their early ticket buyers a
special discount.
Between now and opening night, all you
have to do is enter the coupon code
EARLYSALE in your shopping cart at
http://www.goatgroup.com/ . Just add
the tickets to your cart and enter the
code where it says "Enter Promotional
Code" and you will receive a $5 discount
on the regular adult ticket price.
The discount is good on all regular
adult tickets, including the Saturday,
October 31st Halloween Fundraiser.
Regular tickets for that event, normally
$30, include that evening's performance
of Jekyll and Hyde as well as the
post-show party, food, silent auction,
raffles, and cabaret. With EARLYSALE,
tickets for the Halloween Ball are only
$25.
Remember, this special coupon expires
when the show opens! Get your tickets
now!
JEKYLL AND HYDE: THE
MUSICAL
By Steve Cuden and Frank
Wildhorn
Directed by Paul Castaneda
Musical Direction by Don
Hopkinson
October 30 - November 27, 2009
Fridays/Saturdays 8 pm - Sundays 7 pm
Monday, November 9th Industry Night Show
8 pm
Greater Orlando Actors Theatre -
GOAT
669 Cherry Street, Winter Park, FL 32789
Off Fairbanks between I-4 and 17/92
Call 407.872.8451
For show overview and more information:
http://www.goatgroup.com/
TRAVEL - JOIN
WANZIE/WORLD'S LARGEST CRUISE SHIP
The departure date
for the seven-night Eastern-Caribbean
Itinerary cruise sailing from the port
of Ft. Lauderdale is April 24, 2010.
Cruise with Wanzie and other WANZeGRAM
subscribers aboard what is soon to be
the largest cruise ship in the world -
Royal Caribbean's OASIS OF THE SEAS. The
time to book is right now. Only a $250
deposit is required at this time.
For complete information and lots of
great pictures of the ship, visit the
CRUISE WITH WANZIE page on the
Wanzie.com website:
http://www.wanzie.com/cruise.html
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A List of Coming and Ongoing
Attractions, which are not featured
elsewhere in your current WANZeGRAM
ONGOING
Nov. 10 OSBOURNE FAMILY LIGHTS
- Disney/Hollywood Studios
Nov. 27 CANDLELIGHT
PROCESSIONAL - Epcot
Nov. 27 A CHRISTMAS CAROL -
Theatre Downtown
Nov. 28 RENE' BRAY: SWEET and
SASSY - Sleuth's
Through Nov. 30 - DIANA The
People's Princess - Downtown
Disney
Dec. 1 RENT - Broadway at
Carr PAC
Through Jan. 3 - TIANA'S
SHOWBOAT JUBILEE - Magic Kingdom
Wednesdays - BEACH BLANKET BINGO
- PH
Sundays - BRUNCH - Funky Monkey
Wine Company
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Dear Subscribers,
There will be no note from Wanzie this
week due to my having laryngitis.
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