NEWS RELEASE

Riverside Theatre, led by Producing Artistic Director/CEO Allen D. Cornell and Managing Director/COO Jon R. Moses, continues its 2014-2015 season with the Gershwin smash-hit musical, Crazy For You. Winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Musical, Crazy For You plays the Stark Stage from January 13 – February 1, 2015 and is sponsored by Riverside Theatre’s Patron Producers.

Bobby Child is the rich son of a banking family with dreams of getting on the Broadway stage in the Zangler Follies. When he auditions for Mr. Zangler and fails miserably, a dejected Bobby is given two options – marry his overzealous fiancée or foreclose on an abandoned theatre in Deadrock, Nevada. Upon arrival in Nevada, Bobby instantly falls in love with the town’s postmistress and decides he must stay and save the theatre. He convinces the residents he is a big-time Broadway producer and the denizens of the once sleepy town come alive with the prospect of a big show comprised of fancy showgirls and local townsfolk. Mistaken identities and comedic plot twists ensue as a bevy of characters converge on Deadrock for a toe-tapping, high-energy musical comedy full of classic songs and thrilling dance numbers. MORE…