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New Cabaret Series Playhouse on the Shore Features Carly Callahan as Director, Performer

Ivoryton Playhouse will present a series of eight cabaret-style dinner theater performances beginning Sunday, June 11, written for and performed exclusively at Water’s Edge, 1525 Boston Post Road, Westbrook. In four unique events, this original series will showcase the professional talent of Ivoryton Playhouse performers and musicians, including Madison’s Carly Callahan, who will be directing and performing.

The series celebrates a broad array of musical styles and genres:

• Great Balls of Fire: Sunday, June 11 and Sunday, June 18, ’50s Rock n’ Roll and more.

• A Night on the Town: Sunday, June 25 and Sunday, July 9, featuring the musical inspiration of New York City.

• That’s Amore: Sunday, July 16 and Sunday, July 23, favorites from opera and musical theater celebrating all things Italian.

• Sounds of the ’70s: Sunday, July 30 and Sunday, Aug. 13, hits from the disco era.

Each evening will feature a professional cast of performers, in addition to a trio led by Music Director Eric Trudel. Cast members include Marsha Ackerman, Schuyler Beeman, Callahan, Billy DiCrosta, Amy Maude Helfer, Kate Hubbard, Emily Johnson, Mia Pinero, Jorge Prego, Michael Scarcelle, and Charlie Widmer.

“What is so exciting for me is that this series has such a broad scope of musical styles; ranging from Doo-Wop of the ’50s to the most beloved arias from Italian opera,” says Callahan. “The performers we’ve pulled in for this project are truly excellent in their genre, and the casts for the most part are different for each production. Several will be from the current Ivoryton Playhouse productions, and others are new faces for shoreline audiences and drawn both locally and from New York.”

“We have put together some great talent for these evenings, including cast members from our season, to bring the Water’s Edge audience a night of entertainment that they won’t forget,” says Jacqui Hubbard, artistic director of Ivoryton Playhouse.

Water’s Edge, previously known as Bill Hahn’s Hotel, was an entertainment destination in the 1940s and ’50s, and featured both up-and-coming singers and stars such as Henny Youngman, Art Carney, and Barbra Streisand.

“We’re thrilled to revive the wonderful provenance of this resort, and look forward to entertaining a new audience inspired by Bill Hahn’s delightful evenings here decades ago”, says Hubbard.

Tickets are $69 per person, including dinner and the show, and can be purchased by calling Water’s Edge Resort at 860-399-5901. Tickets are not available through the Ivoryton Playhouse website or theater box office. For more information, visit watersedgeresortandspa.com.