The Waterfront Playhouse will close their 2016/17 season with the musical hit, “Forever Plaid,” by Stuart Ross. This deliciously tuneful evening is a tribute to the “guy groups” that were popular in the 1950’s when male quartets would melt hearts with their close harmonies and engaging personalities. The Wall Street Journal called the show, “laugh-out loud fun.”

“Forever Plaid” begins on a stormy night in the early 1960s, when four eager singers known as The Plaids meet their untimely ends in a cherry red, 1954 Mercury on the way to their first big gig. Now in 2017, this quartet of comic crooners gets one last chance to return from the afterlife to do the show they never got to perform. The four lads deliver comic patter and angelic voices in a super-keen show that will have audiences rolling in the aisles when they’re not humming along to the great nostalgic pop hits of the 1950s.

Some of the songs on their roster are such beloved hits as: “Three Coins in the Fountain”; “Gotta Be This or That”; “Moments to Remember”; “Crazy ‘Bout Ya, Baby”; “No, Not Much”; “Sixteen Tons”; “Chain Gang”; “Perfidia”; “Cry”; “Heart and Soul”; “Lady of Spain”; “Scotland the Brave”; “Shangri-La”; “Rags to Riches” and “Love is a Many-Splendored Thing”.

“Forever Plaid” is one of the most popular titles in the musical theater canon, having been performed all over the world. In fact, “Forever Plaid” was a smash hit when it was done previously in 1997 at the Waterfront. Artistic director Danny Weathers felt it was time to bring back the Plaids in all their goofy glory. Cameron Murray, the original director from 1997, has returned with a fantastic new group of Plaids: Marc Crow, Matty Kennedy, J. B. McLendon and Jeremy Zoma. Michael Fauss is the musical director and is on keyboards.

Michael Boyer creates the airport hanger the Plaids have returned to for their heavenly performance. John Jaworski is the lighting designer, Leigh Hooten is in charge of costume design, Ben Pegg is the sound designer and J. B. McLendon is the props master, with Trish Manley acting as stage manager.

Opening night is May 11th with a gala reception following the production. The catered party will be sponsored by Jeffrey Grosky. There will be one low-priced preview on May 10th. All shows begin at 8 PM. The production is sponsored by LaTeDa, with season sponsors: Digital Island Media, Wodu Media and Royal Furniture.

Tickets are $40 and are available at www.waterfrontplayhouse.org or at 305-294-5015. Opening night tickets are $50 and include the after party. Preview tickets are $25. Check out our Friday Night Date Night deal, as well as other discounts on the website.