Honky tonk laundry

JULY 3 - AUGUST 3, 2023 IN ALTERNATING REP

Featuring your favorite country hits!

Starring Marisa Kirby and Jewell Noel, wash your cares away with this engaging jukebox musical full of country favorites from Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire, Patsy Cline and more!

When Lana Mae Hopkins, owner and proprietress of the Wishy Washy Washateria, hires Katie, they soon find themselves up to their elbows in soap, suds, and cheatin’ hearts. Watch these two country angels join forces to transform the laundromat into a bootscootin’ honky-tonk and exact a touch of revenge against those that done ‘em wrong.

"WOW! Effervescent! A jukebox musical treat!" —StageSceneLA

Written by Roger Beane 
Music Arrangements by Jon Newton

HONKY TONK LAUNDRY is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC. (www.broadwaylicensing.com).

Run Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes with a 15 minute intermission

Contains adult themes and language. Recommended for ages 12+.

Group rates available! Contact [email protected] for more information.

Performances

Monday, July 3 at 7:30PM

Wednesday, July 5 at 7:30PM

Saturday, July 8 at 2PM & 7:30PM

Thursday, July 13 at 7:30PM

Tuesday, July 18 at 7:30PM

PERFORMANCES

Friday, July 21 at 7:30PM

Monday, July 24 at 7:30PM

Saturday, July 29 at 7:30PM

Tuesday, August 1 at 7:30PM

Thursday, August 3 at 2PM & 7:30PM

CAST

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Grace Livingston Kramer

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CREATIVE TEAM

Ethan Paulini (he/him)

EIGHTH SEASON

In addition to being the Producing Artistic Director of the Weathervane Theatre, Ethan is also the Associate Artist Director of New York City’s Out of the Box Theatrics. He has national credits as a director, choreographer, actor, writer, and educator. Proud member of Society of Directors and Choreographers (SDC) and Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Actors (SAG/AFTRA) and a member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA). More info at ethanpaulini.com and ethancoaches.com.

Andrew Morrissey (he/him)

FOURTH SEASON

Andrew Morrissey is a NYC based pianist, music director, vocal coach and composer. Experience includes educational, community and semi-professional theatre in NH, NYC and the DMV area. A NH native, regional credits include Interlakes, Jean’s Playhouse, Winnipesaukee Playhouse and Plymouth State University, where he received a BA in Music. He has a MM in stage music composition from CUA, and his thesis project grew into a fully fledged staging of Lost In Wonderland with DC’s Pallas Theatre Collective. Current projects include a new musical based on Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray and another on the life of Rasputin. IG: @Andrewmorrisseymusic

ROGER BEAN 

Roger Bean created the long-running Off-Broadway smash hit The Marvelous Wonderettes (Westside Theatre), along with the sequels Wonderettes: Caps & Gowns, Winter Wonderettes, and Wonderettes: Dream On. Original cast albums for all Wonderettes shows are available from iTunes and Amazon. The Marvelous Wonderettes received the 2007 LA Ovation Award for Best Musical for its record-breaking Los Angeles run and continues to be an audience favorite in regional and amateur theatre companies throughout the country. Mr. Bean’s doo-wop hit Life Could Be A Dream had a record-breaking 12-month run in Los Angeles, receiving the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, the LA Weekly Theatre Award, and the Backstage Garland Award for Outstanding Musical.

Mr. Bean wrote and created the popular jukebox musicals Summer of Love, The Andrews Brothers, Route 66, Honky Tonk Laundry, and Why Do Fools Fall In Love?, all currently available through Broadway Licensing. Additional musicals created by Mr. Bean include Don’t Touch That Dial!, That’s Amoré, and Beach Blanket Bash.

BROADWAY LICENSING GROUP (broadwaylicensing.com)

Broadway Licensing and its family of imprints (Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stageworks) is the global leader in theatrical licensing and distribution. The iconic works represented epitomize the greatest collection of authors, composers, lyricists, and underlying rights holders across the globe including Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Lynn Nottage, Alan Menken, Stephen King, Elvis, the Bee-Gees, and the Beatles.

The Broadway Licensing collection of titles represents an astonishing 36 Tony Award and 48 Pulitzer Prize-winning works. The company leverages its team’s expertise in licensing, theatrical production, theatre education, and content creation to diversify, strengthen, and rapidly expand its portfolio into new sectors and markets. Founded in 2017, Broadway Licensing has quickly scaled and, as of 2022, the company represents 8 of the Top 10 most produced plays in professional theatres and 9 of the Top 10 most produced plays in High Schools.

SPONSORS

Special Thanks to First Night Sponsor Scott Hunt

Given in memory and celebration of Kathy Meddings