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About PPF’s The Front Page DcMetroTheaterArts’ Bob Ashby says:
“There are few perfect things in life, let alone in theater. But Providence Players’ The Front Page comes darn close… ensemble playing at its best, to the credit of the actors and director Michael Donahue.… Every portrayal…fits seamlessly into the fabric of the play. The [production] designers do their part with distinction. Donahue’s direction establishes the production’s concept and keeps its execution clear and consistently fast-paced throughout. There are no lulls here. Every aspect of the production is first-rate.”
Final Performances Thur 4/19, Fri 4/20, SOLD OUT: Sat 4/21 at 7:30 PM
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 Andra Whitt as Mollie Malloy Bobbie Welsh as Earl Williams and Chuck O’Toole as Hildy Johnson in the Providence Players hit production of “The Front Page. Photo By Chip Gertzog Providence Players
Dateline Falls Church – April 17, 2018, It is another hit from the Providence Players. Over a thousand theatergoers have enjoyed the third production in the Providence Players 20th anniversary season, the classic comedy The Front Page. Audience members raved about the acting with one theatergoer commenting “The dialog is so faced paced and the actors so natural, they pull you into their world. You feel like it is 1928 in Chicago.” Period perfect costumes by Christian Faulkner and an outstanding set designed by multiple WATCH Award winning designer John Coscia (who is also outstanding on stage as reporter Murphy) and decorated and outfitted by Beth Harrison and Robbie Snow (both also multiple WATCH award winners) helps immerse you the Roaring Twenties. But the key to this classic comedy’s success is the direction of Michael Donahue who quite simply has the cast “crackin it” from opening curtain to the final bow. Each of the performances, from the lead actors to the smallest of supporting roles, is a gem on the James Lee Community Center stage. This is a must-see Providence Players production.
 Mollie Malloy played by Andra Whitt confronts the Reporters Photo by Chip Gertzog Providence Players
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At the James Lee Community Center Theater
2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church
David Whitehead as Walter Burns and Michael Bagwell as Bensinger in the Providence Players production of ‘The Front Page”. Photo by Chip Gertzog Providence Players
Stop the presses for classic comedy! In a crowded 1920s Chicago Criminal Courts pressroom, managing editor Walter Burns fights to keep star reporter Hildy Johnson from breaking free from journalism to get married. Everything changes when there’s a jailbreak and condemned convict Earl Williams falls into the reporter’s hands. Hildy’s daunting challenge now is to get Williams out of the building to a safe place for an interview before rival reporters or trigger-happy policemen discover him. The Front Page hilariously parodies Windy City corruption, politics and journalism and is loaded with fast paced hijinks, crisp dialog and sharp humor. The Providence Players continue their 20th anniversary season with this irresistible comedy of both stage and screen fame. at the James Lee Community Center Theater in Falls Church.
Don’t Miss Out On This Outstanding Show
The Providence Players of Fairfax, an award-winning, non-profit, all-volunteer community theater troupe serving Northern Virginia and the DC Metropolitan area, continues its 20th anniversary season with the classic comedy, The Front Page. The production runs through April 21st at the beautiful and historic, James Lee Community Center Theater at 2855 Annandale Road in Falls Church, Virginia.
The cast of The Providence Players hit production of “The Front Page”. Photo by Chip Gertzog, Providence Players
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