Yes, I am using the blog to promote a pro bono project we're working on. *Disclaimer* I was not in the show when I volunteered the Marketeers to help out with publicity. I was brought into the cast long after we had started helping out with the project. On that note, here's the release!
Contact: Arnold Richie FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel: 713-838-7191
Email: upstagetheatre@comcast.net
FAMILIAR GILLIGAN’S ISLAND CASTAWAYS SHIPWRECKED IN THE HEIGHTS
Familiar television show brought to the Houston stage
UpStage Theatre presents the Houston premiere of
Gilligan’s Island: The Musical starting June 13th at Lambert Hall on Heights Boulevard.
Gilligan's Island is the most rerun television show in history. It has been a series, three TV movies, two cartoon series, a reality series, and the subject of more comedians' jokes than the mother-in-law. It has been syndicated on more cable stations than any other series in history.
The story of the eight characters in
Gilligan’s Island: The Musical follows the original series very closely. Beginning with the theme song (originally written by Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle), arguably the most recognized in television history, these seven familiar characters are shipwrecked and try to get off the island. Hurricanes, quicksand and manmade disasters befall them as they learn to survive on in their new habitat.
Sherwood Schwartz, creator of
Gilligan's Island and
The Brady Bunch co-wrote
Gilligan’s Island: The Musical with son and longtime collaborator, Lloyd Schwartz. Music and lyrics were written by Sherwood Schwartz’s daughter and son-in-law Hope and Laurence Juber. Laurence Juber was a member of the Paul McCartney group, Wings, before going on to compose and score many movies.
“I am thrilled that Gilligan's Island: The Musical is playing in Houston. The characters are bigger than life....and so is Texas. It's a perfect fit,” says the musical’s co-creator, Lloyd Schwartz.
Houston production cast members include, Louis Crespo as “Gilligan,” Monica Passley as “MaryAnn,” Sam Sigman as “Skipper,” Amber Ambrose as “Ginger,” Chuck Houston as the “Professor,” Crys Hymel as “Lovey Howell,” Mack Hays as “Mr. Howell,” Patrick Graham as the “Alien.” The show is produced with cooperation from Warner Bros. Productions by UpStage Theatre and directed by Luke Wrobel.
Show dates include Fridays and Saturdays from June 13-28th, 8pm in Lambert Hall, 1703 Heights Blvd. Tickets are $20 and can be reserved by calling 713-838-7191 or visiting
www.upstagetheatre.org. Discount tickets are available at Collina’s Italian Café in the Heights and at Onion Creek (also in the Heights).
Started in 2000 by Arnold and Ann Richie, UpStage Theatre is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and group of talented volunteers dedicated to providing high quality, affordable and family friendly theatrical experiences. UpStage performs in historic Lambert Hall, 1703 Heights Blvd., and relies solely on ticket sales, ad sales and the generosity of its patrons for its finances.
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To schedule an interview with Lloyd Schwartz, Hope or Laurence Juber, the Houston cast, crew or director, please contact Amber Ambrose at 409.201.3560 or email her at amber@marketeersllc.com.
