THE WEREWOLF OF THE FULL MOON, a new thriller by Dennis Wickline, continues the 16th Season of Broadway Onstage Live Theatre. Opening on Friday, October 23 and running Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Select Sundays at 2pm through Saturday, November 21, the thriller introduces us to a new and reimagined world of werewolves and mysteries.
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 ˝ 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.
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THE WEREWOLF OF THE FULL MOON introduces us to newlyweds Felicia and Bill Jensen. They have decided to forego a traditional kind of honeymoon and spend it backpacking throughout Europe. Their journey takes them to a remote forest in Hungary, where they are attacked by wolves. Miraculously they escape, but Bill becomes haunted by the attack and begins passing out and having visions of horrible things. To investigate his condition, Felicia contacts a nonconventional physician named Heinz Emrick who prescribes an unusual remedy for Bill's recovery. As the story progresses, we are also introduced to a local werewolf expert, Mrs. Hildegard Bosch, who warns that Bill's nightmares and visions may continue unless the attacking "werewolves" are confronted back at the camp. The group makes its way back to the camp, where a thrilling conclusion takes everyone by surprise.
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A fine cast has been assembled to perform THE WEREWOLF OF THE FULL MOON at Broadway Onstage Live Theatre. Chillian Thomas, a local professional actor and comedian, takes on the role of Bill Jensen. Mr. Thomas has been seen at a number of local professional venues. Sharron Nelson, seen on a number of occasions at Broadway Onstage, will portray Felicia. John Arden McClure, who was just seen in MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S and LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS at Broadway Onstage, will take on the role of Heinz Emrick. Newcomer to Broadway Onstage, Beth Duey, also a local professional actress, completes the cast as Hildegard Bosch. The production is under the direction of the author of THE WEREWOLF OF THE FULL MOON, Dennis Wickline.
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Tickets for Opening Night Friday, October 23 are $14. Tickets for all other performances are $16. Group Rates and Performances are available. Again, Broadway Onstage is located at 21517 Kelly Rd. at
Toepfer (8 1/2 Mile Rd.) in Eastpointe, Michigan. Ticket Reservations are recommended by calling (586) 771-6333.
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CHILLIAN THOMAS (Bill) - While this is Chillian's first appearance on our stage, he is no stranger to theatre and performing. He is a stage and film actor, and has appeared in several local films including CLOCKING PAPER, CUPIE DOLL, and BULL'S EYE. Chillian has also appeared locally onstage in JULIUS X at the Plowshares Theatre Company, in TONY AND TINA'S WEDDING at Andiamo's Dinner Theatre in Warren and in T.A.P.'s Murder Mysteries Dinner Train in Walled Lake. Chillian is also a standup comedian who's performed his routine at clubs across Michigan, including The Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, Joey's in Livonia, the Comedy Zone in Lansing and the Comedy Showcase in Ann Arbor. You can check him out on his MySpace page for future shows at www.myspace/320149519. We hope is performance tonight is the first of many for our company. Welcome, Chillian! |  |
SHARRON NELSON (Felicia) - Sharron is a theatrical veteran. She appeared here as Nurse Kelly in HARVEY and Miss Poppenghul in MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS last fall. She was also seen here in the spring of 2008 in WEEKEND COMEDY (as Jill) and in the summer of 2007 as Abby in our hit comedy RED HOT MAMAS. She portrayed Sophia for us in the spring of 2007 in NEIL SIMON'S FOOLS. Sharron has appeared in a number of theatrical venues on a professional and community level. She has appeared in a number of roles for the Heidelberg Dinner Theatre, and interactive theatre on the Michigan Star Clipper and Detroit Princess. She is also quite active with Grosse Pointe Theatre, and portrayed Louise in their version of EPIC PROPORTIONS in January 2007, and was seen in their 2008 production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. She also has served on their Board of Directors. Sharron teaches power skating at University Liggett School and runs clinics in power skating at other arenas. She also has appeared in two independent films that are premiering soon. It's a pleasure to have her with us. Welcome back, Sharron! |  |
JOHN ARDEN MCCLURE (Dr. Emrick) - John was just seen as Richie in LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS and Mitch in MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S here. He portrayed the title roles in last season's closer DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE. John was seen as Remnar in our 2007-2008 closer ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT and was seen in our fall 2008 production of HARVEY as Mr. Wilson. He portrayed CHUCK, one of the moving men, in MIXED EMOTIONS here last spring. John was also seen as Inspector Davies in SOMETHING TO HIDE, and also in A THOUSAND CLOWNS in the fall of 2007. John's first appearance on our stage was in 2005 as Charley in THE BOOK OF MURDER. Since then he has been in numerous productions here, including Charles Wellington York in 2007's SHERLOCK'S VEILED SECRET and Dr. Zubritsky in FOOLS. He has also appeared as Benny in EPIC PROPORTIONS, Reverend Chasuble in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Donnie in THE FOURSOME, Charlie Dugan in APRIL, MAE AND JUNE, and Mellersh Wilton in ENCHANTED APRIL. John is a theatrical veteran, having portrayed Ranger Tom in ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT, Bozidar in DEAR SANTA, and Trent in THE LAST RESORT for Starbrite Dinner Theatre. He is also a member of Grosse Pointe Theatre, having portrayed Anthony Marston in TEN LITTLE INDIANS and Kenny Norman in PROPOSALS. We welcome him back to our stage. |  |
BETH DUEY (Mrs. Bosch) - Beth is a very talented lady, as her
performance tonight attests. Beth graduated with a B.A. in Drama from
the University of Michigan (Go Blue!). She is very active with
professional theatre and film. Her favorite past roles include Annie
Wilkes in MISERY with Barefoot Productions, Mae in REEFER MADNESS at
the Ringwald Theatre, and Emilia in Paula Vogel's DESDEMONA with
ReActive Productions. She also traveled to Moscow, Russia, to perform
at the Chekhov International Theatre Festival. She was seen recently
in MURDER ABOARD for Aboard and Abroad Productions on the Murder
Mystery Train in Charlotte, Michigan. Look for her (and Chillian!) in
the online sitcom, ?The LoveNest?. Additionally, Beth has worked
behind the scenes as prop designer for ORPHEUS DESCENDING at the
Blackbird Theatre. She is also an accomplished playwright and
painter. Somehow, she even manages to find the time to run a
successful business as an Avon Representative. She's been a pleasure
to work with and we hope perform with us in the future. Thanks, Beth!
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DENNIS WICKLINE (Director, Set Design) - Dennis portrayed David O Selznick in MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS and Elwood P. Dowd in HARVEY last fall. He was seen as Major Powell in CORPSE and Frank in WEEKEND COMEDY here last season. He directed JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT for Grosse Pointe Theatre to close their 2007-2008 Season. Dennis portrayed Marc in ART and Weller Martin in THE GIN GAME here at Broadway Onstage several seasons ago. He was seen as Henry in THE BOOK OF MURDER in the winter of 2005, 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-ninth of producing non-Equity professional theatre in the Detroit Metropolitan area. He is the author of a number of plays and musicals, including this production and 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 also directed GPT's 2005 SHOWBOAT. |  |
