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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