CORPSE

A comedy thriller by Gerald Moon

Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Select Sundays at 2pm
January 11 through February 9, 2008

	CORPSE, a comedy thriller by Gerald Moon, is the first production of 2008 at Eastpointe's Broadway Onstage Live Theatre. Opening on Friday, January 11 and running Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Select Sundays at 2pm through Saturday, February 9, this mystery gem pits twin brother against twin brother with an explosive surprise ending that will entertain and thrill.
Select Sunday Matinees are only performed at Broadway Onstage when a prearranged group of 30 or more is scheduled to attend. Broadway Onstage Live Theatre is located at 21517 Kelly Rd. at Toepfer (8 ½ Mile Rd.) in Eastpointe. It is the home of the patented TeeVeeStage™ Presentation system, which employs cameras above the audience and monitors above the stage to provide audience members with different viewing perspectives of the live stage performance. Broadway Onstage Live Theatre is also the home of Dennis Wickline Productions, Inc., which began producing Non-Equity professional live theatre on the Eastside of Detroit in February of 1980.
	Think of SLEUTH crossed with DEATHTRAP crossed with a British Comedy, and you'll have an ideaof the wild and crazy, unpredictable hijinks in CORPSE! CORPSE! is set in London in 1936, and tells the story of twin brothers, one of whom plots to murder the other in the most unusual circumstances. Evelyn, an out of work actor, engages the genial Major Powell, with a shady past, to do away with his suave, sophisticated, monied twin. Their plotting in Evelyn's Aladdin's cave of a flat is punctuated by the visits of a delightfully theatrical landlady. As with most fool proof plans, things do not go as they should and people are not what theyseem. CORPSE! is not so much a whodunnit as a whodunnit to whom.
Portraying twins Evelyn and Rupert Farrant is local professional Ken Karges. Mr. Karges appeared at Broadway Onstage earlier this season as Howard in in the mystery SOMETHING TO HIDE. Taking on the role of Major Powell is Broadway Onstage producer Dennis Wickline. Mr. Wickline was seen as Murray Burns at Broadway Onstage in October and November in A THOUSAND CLOWNS. Elizabeth Rager will be seen as nosy landlady, Mrs. McGee and Stan Newman completes the cast as Hawkins, a local constable who enters into the plot unexpectedly. The production is under the able direction of Broadway Onstage favorite Mike Kowalski. Mr. Kowalski has appeared as Malcolm for the last five years in the Holiday Comedy THE NUTCRACKER'S NUTS. Tickets for Opening Night, Friday, January are $14. Tickets for all other performances are $16. Group Rates are available. Again, Broadway Onstage is located at 21517 Kelly Rd. at Toepfer (8 1/2 Mile Rd.)in Eastpointe, Michigan. Ticket Reservations are strongly recommended by calling (586) 771-6333.

KEN KARGES (Evelyn, Rupert) - Ken's first appearance for us was as Howard in our production of SOMETHING TO HIDE earlier this season. He has appeared in a variety of productions on a professional and community level. He appeared as Petruchio in TAMING OF THE SHREW for Hudson River Shakespeare Company in New York, as well as appearing in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD for Schenectady Civic Players. Locally, he has been seen as Duke Orsino in TWELFTH NIGHT and as Alan Squier in THE PETRIFIED FOREST, among others. He has also been seen at the Michigan Renaissance Festival as Ambrose Dingleberry, a Dung Dealer (one of the street characters). Ken has studied acting at the Purple Rose Theatre and Second City. We are very proud to have him on our stage, and Ken will be seen here later this season in ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT. Welcome back, Ken!
DENNIS WICKLINE (Powell) - Dennis was seen as Murray in A THOUSAND CLOWNS earlier this season. He portrayed Marc in ART and Weller Martin in THE GIN GAME here at Broadway Onstage in the fall of 2005. He was seen as Henry in THE BOOK OF MURDER in the winter of 2005, and as Bradley in THE COCKTAIL HOUR in the fall of 2004. He is the producer of all shows at Broadway Onstage. He began producing theatre in February of 1980 at Stouffer's Eastland. This season is his twenty-sixth of producing non-Equity professional theatre in the Detroit Metropolitan area. He is the author of a number of plays and musicals, including THE NUTCRACKER'S NUTS. Dennis portrayed Vernon in THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG in the spring of 2000 here, and portrayed Herbert Bracewell in THE RETURN OF HERBERT BRACEWELL in 2001. He also appeared as Fagin in Grosse Pointe Theatre's 2001 production of OLIVER! and was seen as Joe Keller in their production of ALL MY SONS in March of 2005. Dennis was also seen here in the thriller THE WOMAN IN BLACK in the fall of 2002, portraying 5 separate characters. He directed GPT's production of SHOW BOAT in May of 2005 and their EPIC PROPORTIONS in January of this year.
ELIZABETH RAGER (Mrs. McGee, Stage Manager) - Elizabeth was Stage Manager for our recent production of A THOUSAND CLOWNS. She made her acting debut with her performance as Stella in our recent production of SOMETHING TO HIDE. She is no stranger to the stage, peforming parody songs as part of a singing group as well as performing skits in theatre-in-the-round. She is also an able pianist, playing in a variety of venues including accompaniment for soloists and musicals. She believes her occupation as a trainer helped prepare her for the stage: "In training others, you design and present everything for learning with a little entertainment spread throughout; with theatre, you design and present everything for entertainment with a little learning spread throughout." We welcome you back, Elizabeth.
STAN NEWMAN (Hawkins) - Stan was seen this past summer as Russ in RED HOT MAMAS here at Broadway Onstage. He was seen as Mishkin in our spring production of NEIL SIMON'S FOOLS. He appeared as Jonas in our summer 2005 production of MY DAUGHTER'S RATED "X." He was the original Malcolm in THE NUTCRACKER'S NUTS during its first two productions in 2001 and 2002. He has been involved with our company since the days of Dinner Theatre at the Golden Lion. He portrayed Doctor Zubritsky in our original production of Neil Simon's FOOLS at the Golden Lion and also appeared in our production of THE THEATRE MURDERS here at Broadway Onstage several seasons ago. He has been very involved in a number of professional venues throughout the area. He has a role in the recurring local production of TONY 'N TINA'S WEDDING, and has been seen a number of times in the Mystery Productions at Dave 'n Busters. We welcome him back to our stage.
MIKE KOWALSKI (Director) - Mike appeared as Dennis in last January's GIFT OF MURDER. He appeared as Ralph, the father, in our summer 2005 production MY DAUGHTER'S RATED "X". He also appeared in our spring 2005 comedy, EPIC PROPORTIONS. He appeared as Bozo in our summer 2004 production of CHEATING CHEATERS. Mike portrayed Sherlock Holmes in SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CURSE OF THE SIGN OF FOUR four seasons ago, and appeared as Malcolm for the fifth time in our Holiday Comedy THE NUTCRACKER'S NUTS this past December. He has been involved with our productions since he portrayed the Kralahome in our version of THE KING AND I at the Golden Lion in 1990. Since then he has portrayed Moriarty in SHERLOCK HOLMES, Ernst in CABARET, and many other roles to great acclaim. Mike was in our first two productions here at Broadway Onstage, BANG, BANG, YOU'RE DEAD (as Hugo Armando) and THE GREAT AMERICAN SEX FARCE (as Captain "Bangs"). Mike was also seen here as the Judge in our production of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET. He has also been seen at Dave and Busters and other professional venues. Welcome back, Mike!

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