Announcing the opening of Colorado's own Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, with the premiere performance set for June 6, 2008. The new, state of the art, 5.75 million dollar facility is located just south of Johnson's Corner on I-25, within comfortable driving distance of Denver, Greeley, Loveland, Fort Collins, Longmont, Wyoming and their surrounding areas.
Construction will be finished in late April on the site that boasts scenic views of the Rocky Mountains, on a hill just east of 1-25. The 380 seat Candlelight Dinner Playhouse is in the vibrant and growing Northern Colorado Corridor, situated only minutes away from upscale shopping, hotels, and the gateway to the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Special amenities include an elegant lobby, bookcased by two large fireplaces, and a 50 seat private balcony which includes VIP rooms, seperate dining areas and mezzanine theater seating.
The ownership group for the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse consists of Dave Clark, Chauncey Taylor (owner of neighboring, world famous Johnson's Corner) and Circle Productions, L.L.C., serving as the artistic partners. Circle Productions is the ownership group of Fort Collin's Nonesuch Theater, which includes Nick Turner, Peter F. Muller, Troy Schuh and Gina Schuh-Turner, all proud and active members of the professional Colorado theater community. Clark Construction Co, Inc. of Loveland is the construction manager and general manager for the project.
The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse will open with Meredith Willson's The Music Man. This musical theater classic represents an integral part of the Candlelight's mission, to provide quality, family entertainment to Colorado and its surrounding communities. In achieving these goals, the Candlelight is in contact with Actors' Equity Association, the Professional Union of Actors and Stage Managers, with the intent that they will begin their first production as an Equity Dinner Theater, providing work to the many talented professionals in this beautiful state.
In the weeks and months to follow, more information will be released to you as it becomes pertinent. Coming soon, look for an announcement of the first full season of shows for 2008-09, as well as for employment opportunities for the many facets of the facility.
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