713 Lake Avenue Lake Worth, Florida 33460 (561) 586-6169 lakeworthplayhouse.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2011
Contact:
Theresa Loucks
Tel: 561-586-6169 (ext. 216)
E-mail: theresa@lakeworthplayhouse.org
LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS A PRIDE WEEK FAVORITE – SEND IN THE QUEENS – CELEBRATE WITH THESE LADIES IN ALL THEIR GLITZ AND GLAMOUR
LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA (March 2, 2011)
The Lake Worth Playhouse is proud to announce the return of Send in the Queens. This annual Pride Week Drag Show Fundraiser is back by popular demand for a fourth consecutive year with performances on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 at 8:00 p.m. on the stage of the Lake Worth Playhouse located at 713 Lake Avenue in downtown Lake Worth.
Send in the Queens is a high-end, high-energy drag concert that features a cast of dazzling drag divas, including Lake Worth favorites and Playhouse performers Ricky Rollick, Melissa St. John, Lupita Hollywood, Pepper Monroe, J.J. Valentine, Velvet LeNore and The Massengill Sisters: Mitzy and Maxine. In addition, Chris Rod, a drag show king will be featured as a special guest star.
The Queens will channel some of the hottest singers of stage and screen, honoring legendary performers ranging from Liza Minnelli and Barbara Streisand to Jennifer Hudson, Catherine Zeta Jones and Lady Gaga. The performance includes song‐and‐dance numbers from such blockbuster hits as La Cage Aux Folles, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and The First Wives Club.
All proceeds will go to benefit Playhouse to maintain the high level of quality expected of our performances.
SCHEDULE
· Two Evening Performances only on March 25 & 26 at 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS
· Individual show tickets are $35.
All tickets can be purchased through the Lake Worth Playhouse Box Office at 561-586-6410 or online at lakeworthplayhouse.org.
ABOUT LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE
Lake Worth Playhouse is a non-profit community theatre with a diverse array of offerings, including award-winning dramas, comedies, musicals, area premieres, Broadway favorites, children’s shows, ballets and operas on film, live concerts, improv comedy and alternative programming. In addition to its main stage theatrical fare, the Playhouse presents year-round independent and foreign films in the Stonzek Theatre, an intimate black-box style theatre equipped with a large viewing screen and high-definition projection. The Playhouse is proud to offer a variety of educational programs for adults and children, as well as community outreach initiatives that bring cultural programs into the neighborhoods of underserved youth and also make theatre available free of charge for disadvantaged citizens in the community.
The Lake Worth Playhouse 58th season concludes with a bang with Annie (April 15 – May 1).
LOCATION
Lake Worth Playhouse is located at 713 Lake Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth. It is situated on the south side of Lake Avenue two blocks east of Dixie Highway. Free, well-lighted parking is available on Lake Avenue and surrounding side streets, with free parking lots located behind the Playhouse.
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