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LARGO CULTURAL CENTER The Boys Next Door www.largo.com/ “The Boys Next Door” is a benefit performance to support Theatre Exceptional, an organization that uses the performing arts to raise awareness, erase stigma, provide education and performance opportunities for adults with disabilities. Through professional productions performed annually with a blended cast of abled and disabled actors, it produces works that highlight all different forms of disability. This Tom Griffin classic drama/comedy is a story that revolves around the lives of four mentally disabled men who share a home, where “little things” become momentous, with moments of humor and poignancy. With touching effectiveness, “the boys” remind us that those with mental and physical disabilities like the rest of us, want only to love, laugh and find meaning and purpose in their lives. 727-587-6793. Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Dr, Largo, FL 33771. JIMMY FERRARO’S STUDIO THEATRE www.ferrarostudiotheatre.com/ Studio Songbook - Sept 11-13 A nostalgic musical journey from the 1920s through today, Songbook celebrates the tunes that became our favorite hits. The acclaimed musical repertory group Cover To Cover will have your toes tapping as you en- CRIMES OF THE HEART - Sept 11 - 27 In this heartwarming story, an untimely death haunts a trio of sisters, yet their love proves stronger than any familial tragedy. Meg, Lenny, and Babe Magrath aren’t exactly mirror images of one another, as becomes clear through their dealings with Old Granddaddy. But when one of the siblings is pushed to the brink by desperation, they pull together during a makeshift reunion. Coming Up: DRACULA - Oct - Nov 1 THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER - Dec 4 - 20 2010 Tony Award Winner MEMPHIS - Jan 22 Feb 7, 2016 Agatha Christie BLACK COFFEE - March 4 - 20 30 joy the fond memories of the music of your life. The Last Of The Red Hot Lovers Sept 25 - Oct 18 By Neil Simon. This irresistible comedy follows the story of Barney Cashman, a middle-aged, married, overworked and overweight seafood restaurateur, who is deep in the throes of a mounting midlife crisis. Bored with a humdrum existence and desperate for passion and adventure, he musters the courage to join the sexual revolution before it’s too late. 5732 Main Street, New Port Richey, FL 34652. 727-409-0293 LITTLE WOMEN - April 15 - May 1 PRELUDE TO A KISS - June 3 - 19 St. Petrsburgw City Theatre, 4025 31st St So,, St. Petersburg FL 33712; 727-866-1973. www.spcitytheatre.org www.AccentOnTampaBay.com