WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE

On July 9th, 2004 WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE will celebrate its 30th Anniversary. The theatre, formerly known as AN EVENING DINNER THEATRE, which was 200 yards south of our current facility, opened its doors for business on July 9th, 1974. Since that time, Westchester Broadway Theatre has been in continuous operation 52 weeks a year for the last 30 years. WE ARE THE LONGEST RUNNING, 52-WEEK-A-YEAR EQUITY THEATRE IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

During this 30 year period, Bill Stutler & Bob Funking have produced all of our mainstage productions exclusively for WBT. As we celebrate our 30th Anniversary, "Miss Saigon" which will open on May 6th. 2004 will mark our 135th mainstage production. The show will run for 16 weeks, closing on August 7th. Like Broadway, WBT has eight performances each week between Wednesdays and Sundays, and the number of weeks a show may run varies from ten to seven-teen weeks depending on the show or time of year. On Monday and Tuesday evenings (the off nights) Bill Stutler and Bob Funking have produced or presented over 1,000 "Specials," featuring Big Bands, Popular Singers, Comedy Nights, Dramas, Ethnic Celebrations, Rock and Roll, Operetta, Ballet, Mysteries, Country Music, Broadway Comedies, and Gold Star Events. The Gold Star shows have featured star performers such as Tom Jones, Connie Frances, George Carlin, Wayne Newton, Paul Anka, Harry Belafonte, and Mickey Rooney to name a few.

In 1974 Bill Stutler and Bob Funking opened the doors to An Evening Dinner Theatre with Cole Porter's "KISS ME KATE." At that time, I'm sure Bob and Bill had dreams of a theatre which would grow and become a successful business, but neither one could have predicted that the theatre would continue to expand into what has now become the Westchester Broadway Theatre.

Expand is literally what happened. In February of 1991 we made the move into our gorgeous new building, and appropriately opened the theatre with our production of "A CHORUS LINE."

It was at this juncture that we officially changed our name from An Evening Dinner Theatre to Westchester Broadway Theatre. The now
thirteen-year-old structure is double the square footage of the old theatre; however, to keep the intimacy our patrons grew to love at An Evening Dinner Theatre, we only added 50 additional seats to the mezzanine which comprise the Luxury Boxes.

There are many new and wonderful features in this State-of-the-Art facility. Some of the most visible are the beautiful spacious lobby, the increased size of the restrooms, our own parking lot, a larger stage playing area with hydraulic lifts and turntable, and the four LUXURY BOXES (private dinning rooms on the mezzanine level of the theatre for parties of 6 to 22 people).

With the opening of "Miss Saigon" on May 6th, Westchester Broadway Theatre will continue to produce quality Broadway musicals for the entire family. It is, and has been over the last 30 years, our aim to give Westchester audiences the best possible combination Musical Theatre and Dining experience. Ten years ago, our 20th Anniversary, the Office of the County Executive of Westchester County, New York (the Honorable Andrew P. O'Rourke) presented Bill Stutler and Bob Funking with a framed Proclamation congratulating Bill, Bob and the entire staff for providing 20 years of quality entertainment and dining to over two and half million people. The Proclamation further stated that Westchester Broadway Theatre has become a Cultural Mainstay in our community, and that June 15th each year would be designated as "WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE RECOGNITION DAY" in Westchester. On April 21st, 2004 Bill Stutler and Bob Funking were inducted into the "Westchester County Business Hall of Fame," after having won the "Entrepreneurial Success Award" for the Westchester Broadway Theatre.

Enjoy some production photo highlights of the current production of Miss Saigon...

Miss Saigon photographs by John Vecchiolla.

Miss Saigon Cast includes:
Deborah Lew…Kim
Chris Alan Hall….Chris
Edmund Nalzaro…Thuy
Jackson Wong…Tam
Christina Nuki …Gigi
Izetta Fang…Mimi
Mika Nishida…Cheri
Jonathan Brody…The Engineer
Rebecca Larkin..Yvonne
Lisa Asari…Yvette
Jennifer Lyann Rose…Brigitte
Nikkieli DeMone…John
Sarah Litzsinger…Ellen

Enjoy some recent production photo highlights of Singin' in the Rain...

Singin' in the Rain photographs by John Vecchiolla.

Singin' in the Rain principals were:
Bob Arnold ... Roscoe Dexter
Riette Burdick ... Lina Lamont
Danette Holden ... Kathy Seldon
Dennis Parlato ... RF Simpson
Jim Raposa ... Cosmo Brown
Bernie Yvon ... Don Lockwood

For more information, visit: http://www.BroadwayTheatre.com

Westchester Broadway Theatre
One Broadway Plaza
Elmsford, NY 10523
 

 

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