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31 Perry Street
Cape May, NJ 08204
Contact: Alicia Grasso
Marketing Director
(609) 884-1341
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2008
Cape May Stage Opens “This Wonderful Life” on November 28
(Cape May) – Cape May Stage officially begins its holiday celebrations at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse at Bank & Lafayette Streets on November 28th with award-winning playwright Steve Murray’s “This Wonderful Life”- the visually stunning stage adaptation of the perennially popular holiday film, It’s a Wonderful Life.Previously seen at the Stage in 2006, this one-man stage adaptation returns by popular demand offering a new theatrical twist on this beloved holiday tale.
The virtuosic Charlie Bethel (The Woman in Black, Seven Poor Travelers, Beowulf, Every Christmas Story Ever Told!) returns to Cape May Stage to portray George Bailey, Clarence the Angel, Mary, Old Man Potter, and twenty more of Bedford Falls' finest citizens. Directed by Jim FitzGerald, Bethel recreates more than two-dozen characters from the film while he also serves as a narrator, offering amusing commentary on the action.
It’s Christmas Eve and George Bailey fears he’s failed his family, his friends and his community, until an angel-in-waiting named Clarence shows him how bleak life would have been if he’d never existed. Those who have enjoyed Capra’s film can’t forget the image of a man standing alone on a bridge on Christmas Eve...the story of how he got there, and how he found his way back home. Audience members don’t need to be die-hard fans of the film to enjoy this unique one-man theatrical twist on the heartfelt holiday classic.
Brimming with hope and humor, "This Wonderful Life" reminds us of the power of perspective, friendship and family, just in time for the holiday season.
“ This Wonderful Life” opens Friday, November 28 th and there will be an after-party at Congress Hall for all audience members to attend immediately following the performance. Performances are Wednesday thru Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 3PM thru December 28th. Tickets are $35 adults, $25 seniors, and $12.50 students. During the current run Cape May Stage is participating with several Cape May gourmet restaurants in money-saving “Dinner & A Show” package promotions. Call (609) 884-1341 for tickets and information or visit the theatre’s web-site, www.capemaystage.com. Make this heartwarming family experience a part of your holiday tradition this season.
This production is generously co-sponsored by The Ebbitt Room at the Virginia The Blue Pig Tavern at Congress Hall.
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