Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Flying Elvises and Tony Danza make a "splash" landing on Broadway

What happens when you mix a guy scared of commitment, his beautful girlfriend, a smooth-talking Sin City gambler and the writer of the "Blazing Saddles" and "Fletch" movies? 

You get "Honeymoon in Vegas", a hotly anticipated Broadway musical starring Tony Danza, Rob McClure and Brynn O'Malley.  Previews started this week. You have to feel sorry for "Jack Singer", played by McClure, a "stuck-in-neutral-guy-for-too-long" (the one married couples relentlessly bash at dinner parties because their single friend's clock is ticking), but what do you expect when you "roll the dice" with a Vegas wedding? He doesn't see Tony Danza coming and "Betsy", played by O'Malley, is too good of a catch to pass up for a gambler looking for a second chance in love.

Based on the 1992 Andrew Bergman movie starring Nicolas Cage and James Caan, this wildly creative writer (also of "Blazing Saddles" and "Fletch") has returned to pen the musical's script. 

For Danza, this is a "wheelhouse" role many of us knew he would nail to perfection. And does. But the actor is doing even more off-stage.  Active in the arts-education organization Inside Broadway, Danza is its 2015 Ambassador.  In this real-life role, Danza and Inside Broadway are visiting New York City's public schools to promote theater education.

Shackman Associates New York provides unique Broadway experiences to corporate meeting, association convention and destination incentive groups has have included backstage tours and interaction with key performers.

 

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