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The Shortest Month Has

Lots of Entertainment Options
Lots of Entertainment Options

by Claudia Polzin, Independent Consultant

he month of February is full of Anna and her estranged daughter, Angel. Anna decided to sell
many options – from live theatre, her dilapidated roller skating rink on a decaying boardwalk to
T to live music in many genres, art a developer. Angel’s return complicates those plans. Flashbacks
galleries, the Botanical Gardens, and the reveal ancient resentments between mother and daughter.
Naples Zoo. Be sure to check out all This production is being presented with the help and blessing
of the options and plan a fun filled month of John Kander who helped grant the exclusive rights for this
of activities. TheatreZone production.
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The Naples Players in their 71 season Between the concerts in Cambier Park and the entertainment
are in a remodeled space and bring in the Norris Center the City of Naples provides very economical
exciting theatre to the community. Opening in January was options for the citizens of Naples and Collier County. The big
The Play that Goes Wrong – this award winning comedy of band concerts in the park begin on February 2 at 2 p.m. with
catastrophic portions opened in January and, if you missed it, you the Naples Big Band, on February 9 at 2 p.m. will be the Naples
can still see it through February 16 in the Kizzie Theatre. Dixieland Jazz Band. February 10 and 24 at 7 p.m. the Stardust
While that extraordinary comedy is going on in the Kizzie; Memories Big Band will be featured.
in the Price Studio Theatre one of the most iconic dramas of the In the Norris Center there is a wide variety of options
American theatre is Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. This beginning on February 7 – with One Voice – the music of Barry
production will open on February 5 and close on March 2. Manilow. On February 8 the mood changes drastically to feature
If you haven’t ever had a chance to see this play – please don’t the comedy of Venturino with his friends – ComicDoc,
miss it. It tells the story of the last days of Willy Loman, a Angela Nacca and Chris Cowles.
salesman, who cannot understand how he failed to achieve the On February 14 – the Carl Granieri Orchestra will take you on
American Dream. He blindly followed what he thought was a musical journey to Naples, Italy, the Isle of Capri, Siena, Venice,
important, and he never realized what was important were the the Amalfi Coast and end up in the eternal city of Rome. On
people who really loved him. February 15 move from Rome to Broadway. This cabaret show will
Naples own equity theatre company – TheatreZone will feature Broadway songs written by, composed or performed
open on February 6 with Kander and Ebb’s The Rink. When this by women – all telling the story of friendship.
opened on Broadway in 1984 it was nominated for Five Tony’s. On the last day of the month – The Girls of Motown come
The Rink is one of the collaborations by Kander and Ebb – others to the Norris Center. This performance will pay tribute to the
include Cabaret, Chicago, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. When superstars of the disco era. They will be performing songs by
The Rink opened on Broadway it featured Liza Minnelli, Jason Gloria Gaynor, The Emotions, Chaka Khan, and many more.
Alexander and Chita Rivera – what an incredible cast. You won’t want to miss this wonderful evening with
The heart of the plot is the relationship between a mother, The Girls of Motown.

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