LIFE COULD BE A DREAM, THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH and More Set for Ivoryton Playhouse's 2013 Season

On March 13th, 2013 The Ivoryton Playhouse opens its doors for a year full of exciting, live theatre. There is something for everyone this season - a season that is explosive, upbeat, hilarious, original and even a little naughty! -you won't want to miss even one of these shows.

Beginning March 13th - 30th, The Playhouse will take you back to the 50's with some of the classic doo wop melodies you danced to at the sock hop! Life Could Be a Dream features classic oldies Tears on My Pillow, Unchained Melody, The Great Pretender and, of course, Life Could Be A Dream.

In Other People's Money - April 17th - May 5th, a corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a New England "Mom & Pop" company (sound familiar!). What follows is a snowballing plot of financial manipulations, unlikely alliances and a surprising twist at the end.

The Playhouse opens the summer with a brand new play from Mike Reiss, one of the writers of The Simpsons, I'm Connecticut is a wacky, fast-paced, sweet romantic comedy about Marc, a Connecticut native who struggles with relationships and feelings of inadequacy - why? Because he comes from Connecticut - land of steady habits, sanity and politeness. A must-see comedy for anybody from the Nutmeg State! From June 5th - 23rd.

From July 3rd-28th, one of the most explosive movie musicals bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. Footloose is the heartfelt story of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. The rockin' rhythm of the Top 40 score includes Let's Hear it for the Boy, Almost Paradise, and, of course, Footloose.

A smash Broadway musical, Dreamgirls captures the spirit and hope of Motown when a girl group from Chicago makes it big. In a business controlled by men, the female trio fights for recognition, fellowship and love as superstardom challenges their musical and cultural identity. Dreamgirls sizzles with sparkling dance and R&B soul - Featuring the hit songs Dreamgirls; And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going and One Night Only. August 7th - September 1st.

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change - September 25th - October 13th - is a hilarious revue that pays tribute to those who have loved and lost and lived to try again. Smartly conceived with catchy tunes and witty lyrics, this affectionate look at love and marriage is as amusingly appropriate today as when it first opened in New York in 1996.

The season closes with a fabulously funny farce from the fifties - The Seven Year Itch - October 30th - November 17th. The play takes a humorous look at the problems of a typical married man whose wife and son have gone to the beach for the summer when he is suddenly confronted by a stunning new upstairs neighbor.

Don't miss some of the most exciting and entertaining theatre on the shoreline! Subscriptions are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale February 14, 2012. Visit www.ivorytonplayhouse.org or call (860) 767 7318 for the latest ticket information.