(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company presents Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville from Thursday, July 10 through Sunday, July 20 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center. Featuring a book by Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley and music and lyrics by Jimmy Buffett, this play combines tropical vibes and feel-good humor with a collection of the singer-songwriter’s most beloved hits.
The story centers on Tully, a part-time bartender and singer at a run-down hotel in the Caribbean, who falls for a career-minded tourist. The production features well-known songs including “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Fins,” and “Margaritaville.” A musical celebration of relaxation, romance, and island life, Escape to Margaritaville invites audiences to kick off their flip flops and settle into the summer spirit.
Directing this production of Escape to Margaritaville is Lea Antolini-Lid. Antolini-Lid is an Assistant Professor of Theater & Dance as well as the director of CSC’s Young Audience Series Tour and the producer/director of the NEXTstage Rep. Summer Stock Musical Series. Most recently, she co-directed Carrie the Musical this spring, The Lightning Thief in the Spring of 2024, The Little Mermaid in winter 2023, Seussical the Musical in summer 2023, and The Addams Family in April 2023. She also directed RENT in summer 2022, as well as the Young Audience Series productions of Miss Nelson is Missing, Miss Nelson has a Field Day, A Year with Frog & Toad and Grace for President at CSC this past season. Antolini-Lid has been a longtime creative force behind CSC’s Summer Stock Musicals, with additional directorial credits including Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Always…Patsy Cline, and more. She was most recently seen on stage at CSC as the Stepmother in Cinderella.
Performance dates and times for Escape to Margaritaville are Wednesday, July 16 at 2:00pm; Thursdays, July 10 and 17 at 7:00pm; Fridays, July 11 and 18 at 8:00pm; Saturdays, July 12 and 19 at 8:00pm; and Sundays, July 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. Tickets range from $29.50 – $35.00 for adults with discounts available for students and children under 12 for select performances. Special Buy One Get One tickets are available in person only at the box office window beginning at 5:00pm on the day of Thursday evening performances.
For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00pm – 5:00pm and two hours prior to performances. It is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Avenue in Hackettstown, New Jersey.
Escape to Margaritaville is presented through special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global.
The 2024-25 Season of Performing Arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors and grantors like the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, the John and Margaret Post Foundation, the CSC corporate sponsors, including Explore Warren, the House of the Good Shepherd, Hackettstown Medical Center Atlantic Health System, Heath Village, Visions Federal Credit Union, and Fulton Bank, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.
