LIVE ON STAGE:

April 25-26, 2015

For additional information, call executive director Mary Britt at (352) 236-2851, ext. 104.

Ocala, FL (March 10, 2015) – A Tribute to the USO, a variety concert to benefit Ocala Civic Theatre, will be live on stage April 25-26, 2015 at Ocala Civic Theatre.

Hosted by emcee John LaPaille, the concert will feature patriotic music and the songs of the WWII to the Vietnam era, performed by a five-piece instrumental combo and eight vocalists: Joanna Bauernfeind, Jo Crowder, Shannon DeVaughn, Sydney Marie, Gary Rigby, Patrick Stanley, Jessica Watson, and Will Winter. Songs include “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Autumn Leaves,” “Singin’ In the Rain,” “Mr. Sandman,” and “In the Mood,” among many other favorites. There will be an Armed Forces medley and a George M. Cohan patriotic medley as well. A Tribute to the USO also will feature instrumental numbers and comedic skits, including Abbott and Costello’s classic “Who’s On First.”

The show is co-directed by Ryan Pagels and Patrick Stanley, who created last year’s successful Night and Day: A Tribute to Gershwin and Porter concert to benefit Ocala Civic Theatre.

Performances of A Tribute to the USO are Saturday, April 25 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 26 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale March 23 at $18 for adults, $16 for Ocala Civic Theatre season subscribers, and $12 for full-time students (ID required for college students).

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Ocala Civic Theatre, located at 4337 East Silver Springs Boulevard (State Road 40) in the Appleton Cultural Center, produces more than 12 fully staged, professional-quality live performances each season and also hosts touring companies. The Theatre is volunteer-based and is one of the largest community theatres in the state, serving more than 70,000 Marion, Citrus and Lake County residents each season and reaching more than 1,000 students ages 4-18 year-round through the Education Department. Ocala Civic Theatre is designated as a not-for-profit, 501(c) (3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service.

4337 East Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala, FL 34470 Phone: (352) 236-2851 Fax: (352) 236-0927