Local Comedy Musical Production 'Lucky Stiff' Opens Tonight

The following was provided by Wakefield Repertory Theatre:

Wakefield Repertory Theatre’s production of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s “Lucky Stiff” opens Friday, April 12.  In this fast paced musical farce, English shoe salesman Harry Witherspoon finds out that Anthony Hendon, an uncle that he never met, has left him six million dollars. However, in order to receive the estate, Harry must take the corpse of his Uncle Anthony, who is sitting in a wheelchair and has been dressed to appear alive, on an all-expenses paid "vacation" to Monte Carlo, and fulfill the tasks specified by his uncle's will. If Harry is unwilling to do this, the money will go to his uncle's favorite charity, the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn.

In Monte Carlo, Witherspoon encounters Uncle Anthony’s ex lover Rita, her optometrist brother Vinnie, the flashy and enigmatic Luigi Gaudi, the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn’s representative, Annabel Glick, nightclub singer Dominique DuMonaco and a host of other characters including nuns, lepers, and drunken maids in this show which features a missing body, mistaken identities and romance, and which is punctuated by catchy musical and dance numbers. 

The show will be presented on April 12, 13, 19 & 20 at 8 pm and April 14 and 21 at 3:00pm. Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for students/seniors.  The show will be presented at Wakefield-Lynnfield United Methodist Church, 273 Vernon Street, Wakefield and features local actors.  Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.ticketstage.com/WRT or by calling (781) 245-1173.  More information on the show and on the group at www.wakefieldrep.org.