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Drayton Entertainment announces ‘lighthearted‘ playbill for 2005 season e excitement in the I air is palpable at awardâ€"winning Drayâ€" ton Entertainment, as artisâ€" tic director Alex Mustakas has unveiled a spectacular 2005 playbill that promises to continue the organizaâ€" ton‘s proud tradition of offering the absolute finest in lightbearted entertainâ€" ment to an everâ€"widening audience. Mustakas will present 15 productions at Drayton Entertainment‘s five sumâ€" mer venues in the 2005 seaâ€" san: the original Drayton Festival Theatre in Drayton, Huron Country Playhouse and Playhouse H in Grand Bend, King‘s Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene and Schoolhouse Theatre in St. Jacobs. Tickets are now on sale to the public, and early box office sales indicate that Drayton Entertainment will continue its reputation for soldâ€"out performances in 2005. Tickets have been on sale to Members, Subscribers and Groups for several months, and to date over 80,000 tickets have already been snatched up. "I have never seen such a positive, eager response," says Mustakas. "We are overâ€" whelmed by the support of our theatre patrons. They continue to play a pivotal role in the success of their theatre." Drayton Festival Theatre, Drayton The season kicks off with Oklahoma‘, a rowdy, high spirited musical running April 26 to June 4. The first collaboration between the legendary team of Rodgers and Hammerstein, this funâ€" filled production is overflowâ€" ing with such unforgettable songs as "Oh, What A Beautiâ€" ful Mornin‘‘, "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top", "People Will Say We‘re In Love," and many more. Best known for such masâ€" sive hits as Cabaret, Chicago, Funny Lady, Zorba, Kiss Of The Spider Woman, and New York, New York, more than 30 musical gems are highlighted from an incrediâ€" ble career spanning theatre, film, and television. The production runs June 8 to July 9. Next up is The World Goes ‘Round, a musical revue feaâ€" turing the songs of Broadâ€" way composers Kander & Ebb. From the pen of Neil Simon comes an awardâ€"winâ€" ning comedy about the famâ€" ily ties that bind â€" and someâ€" times choke. Lost in Yonkers follows a family that is hopelessly lost as they struggle to live, learn, and ultimately love. In doing so, they become a family that is finally found. This charming, bittersweet comâ€" edy runs July 20 to August 20. The season ends with The Last Resort, a madcap musiâ€" cal murder mystery running Sept. 7 to Oct. 1. Norm Fosâ€" ter and Leslie have comâ€" bined their talents to create an outrageous, funâ€"filled romp. Put your detective skills to the test, and try to separate fact from fiction, but beware â€" nothing is what it seems! In the turbulent farce Boeingâ€"Boeing. a Parisian bachelor balances his careâ€" fully orchestrated love life with three fiancees â€" each a beautiful airline hostess who doesn‘t know about the othâ€" Schoolhouse Theatre, St. Jacobs There are two great reaâ€" sons to visit the Schoolhouse Theatre in 2005. But when everyone conâ€" verges in the tiny apartment at the same time, Bernard‘s love life goes from compliâ€" cated to catastrophic. Boeingâ€"Boeing runs June 8 to Aug. 28 and stars Bryan Foster, who is currently thrilling audiences at the Schoolhouse Theatre as Dr. Bonney in Drayton Enterâ€" tainment‘s smash hit proâ€" duction of It Runs in the Family. In the fall, laughter hits a high note at the Schoolâ€" house Theatre as backstage high jinks at the Cleveland Grand Opera Company are thrust under the glare of the spotlight in Lend Me A Tenor. 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Complications â€" arise, however, when the gallant tenor comes to his senses and is determined to give the performance he never gave! Drayton Entertainment offers flexible subscription packages that enable theâ€" atregoers to book tickets to any performance, at any theâ€" atre, for any date. â€" This uproarious farce runs Sept. 14 to Dec. 31. When theatregoers buy tickets to four, five, six, or even seven different producâ€" tions, they could save more than 33 per cent off the reguâ€" lar ticket price. ._ _Drayton Entertainment continues to grow with each season, entertaining more than 180,000 theatregoers annually. Tickets can be ordered now by calling the Drayton Entertainment box office at (519) 638â€"5555, or ordering online at www.draytonenterâ€" tainment.com. Well cared for company demonstrator with only 12,000 km. 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