Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present two special performances on the road in the month of July. On Monday, July 17, Vivid Stage singers will perform a Family Favorites cabaret on the green in Summit, in collaboration with the Summit Public Library. On Thursday, July 20, The Flip Side will appear at Daddy Matty’s BBQ in Madison for a buffet dinner and show.
At 7:00pm on Monday, July 17, Vivid stage singers will perform a cabaret entitled Family Favorites on the Green in Summit. This program, sponsored by the Summit Public Library, will feature songs from Broadway shows and movies that the whole family will recognize and enjoy. Some tunes include “For Good” from Wicked, “Don’t Let Me Go” from Shrek, and “A Change in Me” from Beauty and the Beast. The cabaret is free.
On Thursday, July 20 at 6:30pm, Vivid’s house improv team The Flip Side will bring their short-form comedy to Daddy Matty’s BBQ at 6 Elmer Street in Madison. Dinner includes an all-you-can-eat buffet of salmon, chicken, ribs, pork, mac & cheese, coleslaw, baked beans, cornbread and soft drinks, with the option to BYOB. The price for dinner and the show is $55, with dinner beginning at 6:30pm and the show at 8:00pm.
No tickets are required for the Vivid Cabaret on the Green, and tickets for The Flip Side at Daddy Matty’s BBQ are available for purchase online.
Vivid Stage was founded in 1994 as Dreamcatcher Rep, and is a non-profit professional ensemble of actors who build community with the audience by sharing contemporary, life-affirming stories that challenge, energize and entertain. Their work has at its heart a belief in the essential goodness of people and the power of live performance to connect people through our shared humanity. They expose theatregoers to ideas and lives like and unlike their own with the intention of awakening their imaginations and creating empathy for others. They deepen the experience of all our patrons with personal contact through receptions, talkbacks, and interactive programs.
The company’s activities include mainstage productions, improvisational comedy and cabarets, new play readings and a variety of educational and senior outreach programs.
Vivid Stage’s programs are funded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and many other corporations, foundations and individuals. Vivid Stage is an Equity Producing member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.
Vivid Stage, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) corporation, incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
