VISTA, CA (August 28, 2024) – Moonlight Stage Productions concludes their 43rd season with Tootsie from September 11-28.
Tootsie is a musical comedy based on the 1982 American film of the same name with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a Tony award-winning book by Robert Horn. Michael Dorsey is a skilled actor with a talent for not keeping a job. His volatile, stubborn nature gives him a reputation for being a difficult actor and a director’s worst nightmare. After a string of failed auditions, Michael has a bright idea and decides to make one last-ditch effort at achieving theatrical success.
Dressed in drag, he attends his next audition as actress Dorothy Michaels. Sure enough, Dorothy is cast as the lead in the new, Broadway-bound musical, “Juliet’s Nurse,” and Michael/Dorothy experiences a meteoric rise to stardom. Can Michael sustain his greatest acting challenge, or will he reveal the truth and be true to himself?
Tootsie is rated R for strong language and adult themes.
“I’ve always been a fan of the Dustin Hoffman film Tootsie, so I was curious to see how the story was updated for Broadway. If possible, it’s even funnier. There were wall to wall laughs and the writing was incredibly clever. It’s one of the funniest shows I’ve seen in years. But it’s also a love letter to musical theatre and the tumultuous life of acting. It’s an incredible show and I’m looking forward to returning to the Moonlight stage as Ron Carlisle.”
-Steve Glaudini, Producing Artistic Director
The Moonlight Production
Larry Raben and Noelle Marion, Co-Directors
Jennifer Rias, Choreographer
Michael Dikegoros, Associate Choreographer
Dr. Randi Rudolph, Music Director & Conductor
Michael Paternostro, Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
Elizabeth Adabale, Julie Nichols
Summer Broyhill, Sandy Lester
Eileen Bowman, Rita Marshall
Chris Hunter, Max Van Horn
Dallas McLaughlin, Jeff Slater
Greg Nicholas, Stan Fields
Steve Glaudini, Ron Carlisle
Rounding out the creative team: Ryan Marsh (Lighting Designer), Jordan Gray (Sound Designer), Austin Dycus (Video Design), Peter Herman (Hair & Wig Design), Bonnie Durben (Properties Coordinator), and Stanley D. Cohen (Stage Manager).
The cast also includes Van Angelo, Johnny Fletcher, Maybelle Shimizu, Danielle Airey, Ian Black, Wes Dameron, Sarah Morgan, Callula Sawyer, Lizzy Sheck, Jaxon Smith, Helen Tait, Anthony Vacio, and EY Washington.
For more information, call (760) 724-2110 or visit moonlightstage.com.
CALENDAR INFORMATION
“Tootsie”
September 11-28, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Gates open at 6:00 p.m. for dining and picnicking. Table reservations on the Moonlight Patio are available for $5 per person and includes early entry.
The Moonlight Amphitheatre is located at 1200 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista.
TICKET INFORMATION
Single tickets are priced $15 – $60 with additional general lawn discounts for seniors, students, and the military.
MOONLIGHT CONECRT SERIES 2024
Dream Like Taylor: A Live Band Journey through the Enchanted Eras of Taylor Swift – October 3 at 7:30 p.m.
When Disco was King: Featuring Former Members of the Village People – October 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Dead Man’s Party: Oingo Boingo/Danny Elfman Tribute – October 5 at 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT THE MOONLIGHT & MOONLIGHT STAGE PRODUCTIONS
Winner of several San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards, including “Best Resident Musical” for 2019’s “West Side Story” and 2017’s “In the Heights,” Moonlight Stage Productions has been named “San Diego’s #1 Outdoor Theatre” by readers of ‘San Diego Magazine.’ Moonlight Stage Productions provides high-caliber Broadway musical theatre in the 1800-person capacity Moonlight Amphitheatre, owned and operated by the City of Vista. Audiences attend from throughout San Diego, Southern Riverside, and Orange Counties, making the Moonlight a regional destination for Broadway musical theatre. The Moonlight’s summer season of Broadway musicals is produced in the picturesque Moonlight Amphitheatre and has been a summertime tradition experienced by more than one million people since the theatre’s founding by Kathy Brombacher in 1981. Throughout the decades, the Amphitheatre has seen numerous transformations, but nothing as dramatic as the total reconstruction of the stage house in 2008-2009. A state-of-the-art venue was revealed with a grand reopening in June 2009, including a modern stage and audience facilities. Since then, the Amphitheatre has extended its entertainment offerings with the addition of concerts and other special events held throughout the year through Moonlight Concert Series and ClubM. Moonlight Stage Productions is the cultural arts program of the City of Vista and is produced in partnership with the Moonlight Cultural Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which supports the programming at The Moonlight year-round in addition to offering youth education programs through Moonlight Youth Theatre.
