Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park
The Breakthrough Theatre proudly announces its September 4, 5, 11, 12 at 8:00 p.m. Rebecca Fisher has made A Cabaret event using Broadway and Off-Broadway musical selections to tell the story of a typical family living in the modern era, with all of life's ups and downs, featuring Michael Levins on keyboard and guitar. A comedy, a tragedy, a life story... as told by Broadway. Andrea Canny is a Cincinnati Kid all the way!! Come enjoy fun and poignant stories as she weaves her journey in song!! The journey takes you from the ‘magical moment’ where she 1st realized she was put here to sing and lead you to the reason why she heads back home a lot more often these days. This is the first time she has created a show with the fabulously talented Steve MacKinnon and she is very excited!! If you’ve seen her shows before you KNOW there are no 2 shows alike!! Come ready to laugh and ready to cry! Bring a friend!! Come join the musical adventure that’s different every time! After years entertaining on the high seas, Aunt Dottie, finds herself on dry land, due to her current husband’s chronic sea-sickness. Unable to stop performing, and still paying alimony for all of those previous husbands, Aunt Dottie is bringing her act to dry land. THERE WILL BE PRIZES! Michele Greenwood Bettinger began performing when she was 7 years old -with an appearance on television's "Romper Room". After growing up and appearing in many shows throughout the Pacific NW she relocated to Central FL to perform with the original cast of actors hired to open the Disney-MGM (Hollywood) Studios. She worked the Screen Test show and spent six years as a member of the Streetmosphere cast. She also appeared on many Central FL stages; which included sharing writing, performing, and producing duties on the original show, "Boobs Cubed", for the Orlando Fringe Festival with dear friends Rhonda Day and Molly Conole. Favorite roles include: Mistress Ford- “The Merry Wives of Windsor”; Lina Lamont-“Singin’ in the Rain”; Sally Bowles – “Cabaret”; Sheila – “Hair”; Louise – “Gypsy". Now living in the Pacific NW with her husband, Shawn, and their two children, she is thrilled to be bringing this original show, "Aunt Dottie's Sing Along Cabaret" to the audiences at the Breakthrough Theatre. Michele and Aaron have been performing the show in the Seattle area since 2008 and are proud to be member's of King County's 4Culture touring arts roster of talent for 2010. "Showstopper:
Cabaret Series
$12.00 general admission
$10.00 students and senior citizens
Cash or check only!
Get Happy!
featuring Becky Fisher
with David Nelson on piano
Get Happy!, with Becky Fisher, is a feel-good evening of cabaret fun with a musical mix of vintage and contemporary Broadway and Pop, along with some original parodies. Through songs and personal observations, Becky explores the art of finding and maintaining happiness with her own brand of irreverent humor. David Nelson will be at the piano as they span several decades, composers, and genres of music.
"A Life Story:
As Told By Broadway"
featuring
Michael Levins
October 9, 16, 23, 2009
8:00 p.m.
Andrea Canny
October 10, 11, 17, 24 at 8:00 p.m.
with Steve MacKinnon on piano
Katie Hammond
November 6 and 7 at 8:00 p.m.
November 8 at 3:00 p.m.
Added Performances:
Sunday, November 15 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 29 at 8 p.m.
Katie Hammond, a Michigan native is tickled pink to be a part of the cabaret series at the new Breakthrough Theatre. This is her third stab at the Orlando cabaret scene, and is thrilled to be including some original material in her performance of Once More. Katie moved to Orlando from Chicago where she studied with The Second City and The iO Theatre, and uses her improv and comedic training in her performances. Here in town, she can be found writing/performing with her award winning sketch comedy group, The Executives, or you can find her working at Disney's Hollywood Studios, EPCOT and at SAK Comedy Lab. www.katiehammond.com
"Aunt Dottie's
Sing-Along Cabaret"
featuring Michele Greenwood Bettinger
with Aaron Buckner on piano
March 5 and 6 at 8 p.m.
March 7 at 3 p.m.
In this all-ages interactive musical comedy, the audience is encouraged to participate in the musical mayhem
as Aunt Dottie and her Nephew Aaron take you on a romp through some classic and not-so-classic pop and rock tunes.
Aaron Buckner graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Music. He has worked as a pianist on many musical theater productions, most recently THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Renton Civic Theatre. Aaron is fluent in many musical styles, from classical to jazz and pop. He teaches; performs at parties and events, as well as at Nordstrom and at Chopstix Dueling Piano Bar.
The Songs of Kander and Ebb"
starring Wade Hair
with special guests Erynn Hair and Krystal Gillette
June 4-6, 2010
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 7 p.m.
Wade Hair sings songs from John Kander and Fred Ebb, the composers of Chicago, Cabaret, Flora the Red Menace, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Woman of the Year, Liza With a Z, Zorba, Steel Pier, The Rink, The Happy Time, and The Act.
