Sunday, December 9, 2018

CELEBRATE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AT EARLENE’S DINER




EARLENE BABCOCK WITH SANTA AND FRIENDS

Michelle Gotay is a honey of a hilarious hoot as Earlene
 Babcock, the popular proprietor of Earlene’s Diner in
Potsville. She is trying to cope with the imminent loss
of her special place, the family favorite diner and cabaret 
motel, due to the evil machinations of the town’s mayor
whose son has opened a competing eatery, the Crispy
Biscuit.

So for a lot of fun and fruitcake, songs and Santa, gaiety
and gifts, bells and blizzards, come to Seven Angels 
Theatre in Waterbury for the new and original tale 
written and directed by Semina DeLaurentis “Christmas
Eve at Earlene’s Diner The Best Dang Christmas Variety 
Show Ever” presented and produced by the enthusiastic 
Seven Angels Theatre Stage Seven Community December
7-19.

A snow storm has wreaked havoc on plans for the 50th
year of a traditional St. Francis Church holiday show and 
half the cast is stuck at  Earlene’s.  The show’s producers
Leah Juliett and Zani Scott convince Earlene to be the 
mistress of ceremonies and oversee the acts that will be 
televised.  With wit and merriment, she becomes the 
impromptu hostess of the holiday feast of songs:  like the
nuns Sharon Amundsen and Jeannine Gallmeyer’s
rendition of “”What Would Elvis Do?,” Nicole Thomas’
“Once Upon a December,” Zani Scott’s “Mary, Did You 
Know?,”  Leah Juliett’s “Grown Up Christmas List,” 
Cheyenne Walent’s “Underneath the Tree,” Colton 
Zawisza’s “Imagine” and Tom Chute’s “Keeping Christmas,”
among many others.

In addition, there are stories about the traditions of
Christmas around the world, a token Chanukah song
“Shalom Chavarim,” John Fabiani’s recipe for fruitcake 
with rum and rum cake with fruit as well as a whooper 
of a ditty by Michelle Gotay “12 Steps of Christmas” 
that brought down the house.

With a cast of three dozen, from young’uns to seniors, 
with almost as many songs, Earlene’s Diner rocked.  
And, don’t forget a few memorable moments with
Santa Claus, a spry Timothy Cleary, who got his 
exercise being chased by Dr. Fred, a determined
 Joe Stofko.

For tickets ($37, children under 18 $18, 4 pack 
$99 with code FOUR), call Seven Angels, 1 Plank 
Road, Waterbury at 203-757-4676 or online at
www.SevenAngelsTheatre,org.  Performances are
Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and 
matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., with extra 
shows Tuesday and Wednesday December 18 and 19 
at 7:30 p.m.

Watch for the memorable Edwards Twins 
Christmas Show lighting up Thursday, December 20
at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. as they recreate your favorite 
stars of the 60’s and 70’s like Cher, Barbra and Andrea 
Bocelli.  It’s just the right time to book your New Year’s
 Eve Party with “Stand Up  Countdown, New Year’s Eve
Comedy Night” featuring comics Phil Selmon, Sally Ann
Hall, Kevin Dombrowski and Bob Nelson at 6 p.m. and 
9:30 p.m. The second show includes appetizers and at
midnight a champagne toast.

Get into the holiday spirit with an infusion of joy,
courtesy of Seven Angels Theatre Stage Seven 
Community and sing along with all your favorites with 
the merry gang.

  

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