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March 5, 2011 · 9:00 AM

Brad to Present at “The Rocky Horror Column Show!”

Brad Stephens has accepted an invitation to present an award at the 12th Annual Column Awards Gala.  This is the second year in a row Stephens has been requested for presenting duties at the prestigious event honoring excellence in theatre within the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

Stephens is also a nominee for Best Actor in a Musical (non-equity) at this year’s gala for his performance as Jekyll/Hyde in last October’s production of Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical at Greater Lewisville Community Theatre.  This is his second nomination after winning Best Supporting Actor in a Play (non-equity) last year for his 2009 performance in All My Sons at ICT MainStage.

The Column Awards are voted by the entire Dallas/Fort Worth theatrical community. Actors, directors, artistic directors, producers, musical directors, choreographers, designers, publicists, local area theater critics, playwrights, and even patrons of theater nominate and vote for the best in every aspect of theatrical production.  Over 300 productions were eligible and over 80 Theater companies participated in this year’s eligibility season.

The theme this year is The Rocky Horror Column Show! featuring an opening number celebrating the cult classic musical and starring many local talent.  Broadway stars Max Von Essen, Tyler Maynard and Tony award-winner, Broadway legend Donna McKechnie will co-host the event with Column Founder and President, John Garcia.

The Gala will be held Monday, March 14, 2011 at the exquisite Carpenter Hall Theater at the Irving Arts Center in Irving, Texas.  Cocktail hour starts at 7:00pm with the awards ceremony starting at 8:00pm.  For ticket or other information regarding The Column Awards, visit www.thecolumnawards.org.

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March 3, 2011 · 12:30 PM

Enter The GREAT WHITE WAY

The Great White Way makes its world premier this weekend at WaterTower Theatre’s Out of the Loop Fringe Festival in Addison, TX.  Brad Stephens stars with a cast comprised of local youth and professional actors including Casey Axelson, Josh Culpepper, Zane Harris, Kevin Paul Hofeditz, Darius-Anthony Robinson, and Joleen Wilkinson as Sunny Meadows.  The show will have two performances during the annual theater festival – Saturday, March 5th at 2:00 PM and Wednesday, March 9th at 7:30 PM.

Written by David Parr and composed by Rebecca Cordes, The Great White Way is a comedic backstage musical about second chances, finding inspiration in unlikely places and following your heart, no matter where it may lead.

In the basement of The Music Box Theatre, John “Average” Worth, an aspiring writer/composer, irons shirts for a blockbuster Broadway musical featuring a great white shark that terrorizes a sleepy beach community. John’s pedestrian life suddenly changes when he falls for Estrella Proxima, a taciturn night dresser on the production who has long-since abandoned her own ambition of making it as a performer. Inspired by Estrella’s journey and the legacy of his deceased idol, eccentric Broadway legend Izzy Freeman, John begins his own heartfelt musical about the wacky road to The Great White Way, proving that you can fully realize your dreams at any age and beyond any obstacle.

For the past nine years, WaterTower Theatre’s Out of the Loop Fringe Festival has wowed audiences with an exciting and unmatched artistic lineup. Featuring some of the best acts in theater, music, dance and art from around the region, Out of the Loop continues to bring all three spaces of the Addison Theatre Centre alive with exciting, contemporary work.

Out of the Loop Festival Passes are on sale now. Single tickets for Out of the Loop shows will go on sale February 15th at 12:00 PM. Contact the WaterTower Theatre Box Office for more information and to buy tickets.

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February 3, 2011 · 12:00 PM

Out of the Loop

Brad Stephens has accepted the male lead role in a new musical, The Great White Way, premiering at WaterTower Theatre’s Out of the Loop Fringe Festival, March 3–13, 2011 in Addison, Texas.  The show will have two performances during the annual theater festival – Saturday, March 5th at 2:00 PM and Wednesday, March 9th at 7:30 PM.

Written by David Parr and composed by Rebecca Cordes, The Great White Way is a comedic backstage musical about second chances, finding inspiration in unlikely places and following your heart, no matter where it may lead.

In the basement of The Music Box Theatre, John “Average” Worth, an aspiring writer/composer, irons shirts for a blockbuster Broadway musical featuring a great white shark that terrorizes a sleepy beach community.  John’s pedestrian life suddenly changes when he falls for Estrella Proxima, a taciturn night dresser on the production who has long-since abandoned her own ambition of making it as a performer.  Inspired by Estrella’s journey and the legacy of his deceased idol, eccentric Broadway legend Izzy Freeman, John begins his own heartfelt musical about the wacky road to The Great White Way, proving that you can fully realize your dreams at any age and beyond any obstacle.

For the past nine years, WaterTower Theatre’s Out of the Loop Fringe Festival has wowed audiences with an exciting and unmatched artistic lineup. Featuring some of the best acts in theater, music, dance and art from around the region, Out of the Loop continues to bring all three spaces of the Addison Theatre Centre alive with exciting, contemporary work.

Out of the Loop Festival Passes are on sale now.  Single tickets for Out of the Loop shows will go on sale February 15th at 12:00 PM.  Contact the WaterTower Theatre Box Office for more information and to buy tickets.

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