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“Swingtime Canteen was a fantastic success! It holds the house record for sales and bottom line! We sold $410,000 and it’s the only time we’ve topped $400,000. So thank you very much for your lovely show. If I can ever give references as to its pleasures and financial potential, feel free to call on me. I just don’t believe every for-profit theatre in the country isn’t doing Swingtime Canteen!” Paul Hough, Director, American Heartland Theatre, Kansas City, MO
"Swingtime" is true Americana. "Flawless entertainment! A light and heady mix of song and character. Of the numerous revues staged in Missoula the past few years, "Swingtime Canteen" shows off a unique integrity, a powerful professionalism and stellar vocals. "Swingtime Canteen could be watched every night for a week by its happy viewers.
Missoulian
Academy of Notre Dame de Namu (Villanova, PA)
Where we've been:
Actors' Theatre of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
Addison-Rutland, ( Fair Haven, VT)
Albuquerque Music Theatre (Albuquerque, NM)
Allenberry Players (Boiling Springs, PA)
Altoona Community Theatre, (Altoona, PA)
American Theatre Company (Tulsa, OK)
American Stage Company (Teaneck, NJ)
American Heartland Theatre (Kansas City, MO)
Art Park (Lewiston, NY)
Arts Theatre of Coastal Carolina, (Hilton Head Island, SC)
Asolo Theatre (Sarasota, FL)
Bakersfield Music Theatre, (Bakersfield, CA)
Bates College, (Lewiston, ME)
Bay Street Theatre Festival (Sag Harbor, NY)
Bellevue Little Theatre, (Bellevue, NE)
Birmingham Summerfest, (Birmingham, AL)
Brazosport Center Stages (Clute, TX)
Brooksville Community Theatre (Brooksville, OH)
Broward Stage Door Theatre Company, (Coral Springs, FL)
Camden County Historical Society, (Linn Creed, MO)
Cape Playhouse, (Dennis, MA)
Chico Cabaret, (Chico, CA)
Charlotte Repertory Theatre (Charlotte, NC)
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, (Cincinnati, OH)
Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse (Rock Island, IL)
Circle Theatre in the Park (Grand Rapids, MI)
City of Rocky Mount, (Rocky Mountain, NC)
Civic Theatre of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
Cornwell Dinner Theatre, (Marshall, MI)
Deer Lodge Players, (Deer Lodge, MT)
Defiance College (Defiance, CO)
Denver Center (Denver, CO)
Depot Theatre (Westport, NY)
Derby Dinner Theatre (Clarksville, IN)
Dominion Theatre (Virginia Beach, VA)
Downtown Cabaret Theatre (Bridgeport CT)
Drayton Entertainment, ( Drayton, Ontario)
Edyvean Repertory Theater (Indianapolis, IN)
Fernandina Little Theatre (Fernandina Beach, FL)
Flat Rock Playhouse/ (Flat Rock, NC)
Fullerton Civic Light Opera (Fullerton, CA)
Galveston Island Outdoor Musicals (Galveston, TX)
Garbeau's Dinner Theatre, (Rancho Cordova, CA)
Goldenrod Showboat (St. Charles, MO)
Granbury Opera House (Granbury, TX)
Great Plains Theatre Festival (Abilene, KS)
Greenville Little Theatre (Greenville, SC)
Gretna Theatre (Mt. Gretna, PA)
Gulf Island Civic Theatre (Crystal River, FL)
Helen Hocker Theatre (Topeka, KS)
Ithaca College Theatre, (Ithaca, NY)
Kings Head Theatre (London)
Kingsport Theatre Guild (Kingsport, TN)
Kodiak Theatre (Kodiak, AK)
Lakewood Theatre, (Skowhegan, ME)
Lakewood Theatre Company, (Old Hickory, TN)
Lancaster Opera House, (Lancaster, NY)
Living Arts Theatre, ( Westmont, NJ)
Maine State Music Theatre (Brunseick, ME)
Mark Two Dinner Theatre (Orlando, FL)
McCoy Rigby Entertainment, (Fullerton, CA)
Montana Repertory Co. (Statewide Tour)
Mount St. Vincent University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Murry's Dinner Theatre, (Little Rock, AR)
Napoleon Area Schools (Napoleon, OH)
New Phonix Productions (Peoria, IL)
Off Broadstreet Theatre (Hopewell, NJ)
Off-Broadway (Blue Angel Theatre)
Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA)
Oregon Community Theatre (Oregon, OH)
Palo Alto Players (Palo Alto, CA)
Paradise Theatre, ( Gig Harbor, WA)
Pensacola Little Theatre, (Pensacola, FL)
Perennial Productions, (Newton, NJ)
Plainview Civic Theatre, (Plainview, TX)
Playhouse on the Square (Memphis, TN)
Poquoson Isle (Poguoson, VA)
Prince William Little Theatre, (Manassas, VA)
Producing Guild, (East Hartford, CT)
Roxy Group, (Springfield, IL)
Sacred Hearts Academy, (Honolulu, HI)
Santa Rosa Players (Santa Rosa, CA)
Self Family Arts Center, (Hilton Head, SC)
Seven Angels Theatre, (Waterbury, CT)
Sleepy Eye HS (Sleepy Eye, MN)
Southwest Playhouse, (Clinton, OK)
Spotlight Company (Baltimore, MD)
St. Scholastica Academy, ( Covington, LA)
Summer Arts Stages, ( East Grand Forks, MN)
Summerfun Theatre (Metuchen, NJ)
Swift Mill Creek Playhouse (Richmond, VA)
The Living Arts Theatre (Westmont, NJ)
Theatre Albany (Albany, GA)
Theatreworks Performing Arts Society (Lethbridge, Alberta)
Tropicana Casino & Resort Showroom (Atlantic City, NJ)
University of Central Oklahoma (Edmond, OK)
University of Maine, (Machia, ME)
University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)
Upstagers, (Del Rio, TX)
Village Players, (Southfield, MI)
Village Playhouse, Mt Pleasant, SC)
Warehouse Living Arts Center, (Corsicana, TX)
Watkinson School, (Hartford, CT)
Waynesboro Players, (Waynesboro, VA)
Weathervane Theatre (Lisbon, NH)
West T. Hill Community Theatre (Junction City, KY)
What the critics are saying:
A harmonious symphony of movement and song! Flat Rock (NC) Times-News (Flat Rock Playhouse)
Delightful! High energy! A musical rich in texture and dimension! Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times (Flat Rock Playhouse)
Delightful! Hospitality is first-rate at the Swingtime Canteen. A nice bit of nostalgia that returns the audience to the innocence and charm of a long-gone era. The Buffalo News (Artpark, Lewiston, NY)
Here’s the test of a truly great musical: Does it make you laugh as hard as it makes you cry? The answer in the case of Swingtime Canteen is a resounding yes. A swinging good time! A beguiling and funny show! The Connecticut Post (Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Bridgeport)
You'll love it! The chin-up spirit, the great old songs. A rendition of "I'll Be Seeing You" that could tear your heart out, and a "Sing, Sing, Sing" that has the place jumping." New York Times 3/20/95
An exuberant excursion back to the days of World War II! War may be hell, but at "Swingtime Canteen" it's still a lot of fun. New York Times-8/25/95
What a pleasure! A funny parody of backstage Hollywood musicals. New York Times 5/9/95
"Swingtime Canteen" is an evocative balancing act of music and comedy, parody and sentiment. They make the good war sound great. [There's an] Andrew's Sisters medley that's a wowser. And they escalate into feeling with I'll Be Seeing You. This gorgeous rendition works as a reminder of what the boys were fighting for, and what any struggle - war in the '40s, AIDS in the '90s - means to the combatants: pain and loss, and a sweet, frail hope. Richard Corliss-Time Magazine
A must see! A must enjoy! Cindy Adams-The New York Post
Irresistible! "Swingtime Canteen" is a terrific night out! Liz Smith
Extraordinary! I haven't laughed so hard in my life. Go see it! Robin Leach
It's the best time I've had in years! Gil Ellis-WRIV Radio
High Octane! Rip Roaring! Smoothly Polished! New York Newsday
A musical frolic with true camp flavor! Gannett Newspapers
You'll like it enormously! I enjoyed every minute of it. The (London) Sunday Telegraph
An irresistible nostalgia-fest! Time Out (London)
"Swingtime Canteen" is the jumpingest, jolliest canteen show of them all! What's On (London) "Swingtime Canteen" is a breezy delight. A sentimental journey with a sassy attitude. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
"Swingtime Canteen" offers plenty of musical magic and a healthy dose of laughs. Loaded with music from some of America's most gifted writers, it succeeds in evoking the sweet innocence of a bygone era. Courier Journal-Louisville, KY
"Swingtime Canteen" thrills the ear, delights the eye, warms the heart and tickles the funny bone in uncommon measure. High energy and solidly inventive, it is the biggest musical rouser to hit Richmond since "A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline" and a worthy follow-up to "The All-Night Strut," "Beehive" and "Forever Plaid" on that short Richmond list of musicals that truly revive the spirit of an era. Richmond-Times Dispatch
For lovers of the music of the 40's, shout for joy! Your day has come. "Swingtime Canteen" was made for lovers. Petersburg Progress-Index.
"Swingtime Canteen" wows them at the Tropicana! The eagerly awaited Off Broadway hit is scoring a solid triumph! It's bringing in the nostalgia buffs, Baby Boomers and even a healthy mix of Generation X-ers for a taste of our nation's last age of innocence. The show is tight and fast-moving, the gals are delights one and all, and it's always a treat to stroll down memory lane in such good company. Staten Island Advance
"Swingtime Canteen" is a swingin' time! A classy way to keep alive songs that hit the nostalgic notes! Atlantic City Press
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