Turtle bay theater society

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Juliana Reuter, public relations director
630-967-4243
Juliana.reuter@loop.colum.edu

Theater Society Brings Broadway to Turtle Bay for the Holidays

TURTLE BAY, Ill. (Oct. 3, 2013) The Turtle Bay Theater Societys production
Evita will debut at the Hale Hall Theater Center on Thursday, Dec. 12, said the
Societys public relations manager, Alix Smith.
The Society will perform Evita the weekends of Dec. 12 and Dec. 19 on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. There will be matinees on Saturday and Sunday
at 2:30 p.m.
The musical, featuring the song Dont Cry for Me, Argentina, captures the ragsto-riches story of the former first lady of Argentina, Eva Peron. It tells the story of her
transition from poverty to acting in films to becoming first lady, and ends with her death
from cancer at age 33.
The musical was originally debuted on Broadway in 1979, but Cinergy Pictures
also produced Evita in the 1996 film starring Madonna.
We are extremely honored and excited to be producing such a popular Broadway
original, said Dale Levenson, director of the Societys Evita. This is the perfect play

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for our holiday season, and the actors in the show capture this happy, yet tragic, play
perfectly.
The play will star Laura Jensen, who performed as Conegonde in the Societys
2013 production of the French play Candide, and Harold Stein, a newcomer to the
Society and the former lead singer in the heavy metal band Deadwood.
Tickets cost $10 and are available for purchase at the box office Tuesday through
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., or by phone through the Hale Hall Theater Center box office
at 309-333-9900.

About Turtle Bay Theater Society

The Turtle Bay Theater Society was founded in 1926, making it the longest-running
theater production society in Turtle Bay, Ill. The Society strives for the highest quality
live entertainment and specializes in reproducing Broadway originals. More information
about the Turtle Bay Theater Society and its productions are available at
www.turtlebaytheater.com.

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