'Lucky Stiff' now playing at the Florida Repertory Theatre
'Lucky Stiff' is bringing the laughs to the Florida Repertory Theatre from Jan. 7 to Jan. 26
Updated: 11:43 AM EST Jan 21, 2025
THAT'S YOUR MOST ACCURATE FORECAST FROM ABC, 7. >> ALL RIGHT FOR JIM. >> WE GOT A FUN ONE AHEAD THIS MORNING. EVERYBODY LUCKY, STIFF, MISTAKEN IDENTITIES, DIAMONDS, CORPSE IN WHEELCHAIRS. I MEAN, WHAT WHAT MORE WOULD YOU ASK FOR LUCKY STIFF IS BRINGING THE LAST OF FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATER. AUDIENCES ARE LOVING IT. I CAN SAY THAT FROM FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE. I'VE SEEN IT TWICE ONCE IN THE AUDIENCE AND ONCE ON WE HAVE SOME OF THE CAST WITH US THIS MORNING FROM LUCKY STAFF WITH MORE ON ON ON WHAT, WHAT REALLY? A WONDERFUL PRODUCTION AND EVERYBODY. THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING IN THIS MORNING. THANK WE GOT PATRICK, WE GET CAN WE GET GOOD? JOINING US AND WE'LL KICK IT OFF WITH YOU. YOU KIND OF FAR THE MAN TAKING THIS YEAR. >> GUESS I'M THE GUY THAT EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING. YES, CRAZY STUFF CENTER OF THE STORY. KIND OF START. >> FROM THE BEGINNING, IF YOU WILL, WITHOUT GIVING ANYTHING AWAY. SURE ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER, MR. WITHERSPOON. SO HARRY WITHERSPOON, HE'S A SHOE SALESMAN IN EAST GRINSTEAD, ENGLAND AND HE LIVES A PRETTY SAD LIFE. AND HE IS VERY SAD ABOUT IT. BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO ANYTHING TOO, TO BETTER HIMSELF UNTIL SUDDENLY HE GETS THIS TELEGRAM. ANY FINDS OUT THAT HIS UNCLE HAS DIED AND LEFT HIM A FORTUNE. WHAT A BLESSING. YES, BUT OF COURSE, IT'S NOT SO SIMPLE HOW BIG IS THE FORTUNE? >> 6 MILLION DOLLARS ON THIS ISN'T 1970, SOMETHING. SO SO JUST INFLATION ADJUSTED FOR HIM TO BRING YOUR BINOCULARS IF YOU WANT ACQUIRE IN SOME THIS REALLY COOL BECAUSE WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTING THAT MONEY. >> MISTRESS IS INVOLVED. OPTOMETRISTS INVOLVED. PATRICK, TELL US ABOUT THE HAS UCONN YOUR CHARACTER KIND OF GETS ROPED INTO THIS WHOLE THING. >> OH, YEAH. AS AN OPTOMETRIST WILL. YEAH. UP TIED UP. TOM INTEREST IN ATLANTIC CITY AND MY CRAZY SISTER GETS ME INTO TROUBLE FOR ALL OUR LIVES. SHE'S BEEN GET ME INTO TROUBLE AND THIS TO SEE EYE AND UP IN MONTE CARLO, CHASING AFTER A GUY AND 6 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DIAMONDS IS A DEAD BODY AT GOT? YOU KNOW, HIRED HUSBAND IS GOT HOODS LEFT LOOKING AT. I MEAN, I IT'S DISASTER. I MEAN, IT'S WONDERFUL TO AND THE ACTING WAS REALLY GOOD AS WELL. WE HAVE FREED OF ANY SISTER KIM PLAYING THAT CHARACTER. >> AND FIRST OF ALL, EVERYBODY DID SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH THIS, BUT CAN TELL US ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER. IT'S NOT JUST THE SISTER. YOU KIND OF A BIT OF A MISTRESS INVOLVED, TOO. AND YES, WHAT WILL GET TO THE LUCKY STIFF HERE IN A SECOND? BECAUSE I MEAN, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF PLAYING THAT THAT WE HAVE TO BE SEEN PARTNER. YES, BECAUSE YOU CARE TO SELL THINGS. >> COURT SAYS ALIVE. YES, YES, SHE HAS SOME VISION PROBLEMS. SO FORTUNATELY RELATED TO AN OPTOMETRIST. AND SO WITHOUT THE GLASSES CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LIVING PERSON AND DECEASED PERSON. SO LIKE ALL FAR FARCE COMEDY AND SAYS IT'S BECAUSE ABOUT WHACKING THIS WILL S. YEAH. AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT A LOT OF FUN. I THINK SAM ALSO. YOU DON ENGLISH ACCENT. WELL, I TRY MY BEST TO YOU AN EXTRA ABOUT THE MUSIC EVERYBODY CAN JUMP IN THE AIR AND TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD MUSIC. YEAH, THAT'S THE TIME THAT PARENTS AND FLAHERTY SONGWRITING IS YES, THEY WROTE SUCKLE, THEY WROTE RAGTIME. SO YOU MIGHT KNOW SOME OF WORK IS NOT THIS EARLY NERVES THAT ARE IN FIRST TEAMING. >> LIKE THERE WAS ONE I FELT FAMILIAR WITH THAT TO THE IS IT? >> YOU HEARD YES. YOU HEARD THE GLIMMERS OF THEIR CAREER. EARLY WAS A CLEVER ONE. TELL US A LITTLE BIT, TOO ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER >> SOLICITOR HIM SEE NICOLAS, YOU KIND OF DO IT ALL. >> AND SO, YES, LOOK, IT'S KIND NEAT? YEAH, IN THAT IT'S A SORT OF DIAGRAM OF MUSICAL THEATER AND FARCE. YEAH. JUST KIND OF A RARE CATEGORY 4 AND MUSICALS. AND SO WE REALLY SURRENDER TO A BUT IT IN MANY FORCES YOU'LL FIND ONE OR ENSEMBLE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO PLAY BASICALLY EVERYTHING OFTENTIMES IN A MURDER MYSTERY, SOMEONE WILL DIE AND YOU'LL SEE THEM AS THE NEXT PERSON WHO MAY BE DIES. THERE'S NOT THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH MURDER IN OUR IN OUR SHOW. THANKFULLY, YES, EXCEPT FOR THE STAFFERS ALREADY HAPPENED MURDER BASELINE OF AFTER UBER DURDEN. AND UP ALONG SO THE THE THE AMAZING THING IS THAT THIS SHOW SUPPORT AND IS LIKE VERY WELL CRAFTED IN HAVING ONE PERSON PLAY MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THROUGHOUT MANY SCENES AND THAT IS SUPPORTED BY INCREDIBLE COSTUME DESIGN AND THE AND ALL OF THE SORT MECHANISMS BUILT THROUGHOUT THE SHOW TO ALLOW FOR ME TO QUICKLY OUR CHRISTI OR ANY OF THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS TO QUICKLY CHANGE GARB AND COME BACK ON WITH A COMPLETELY NEW CHARACTERIZATION. HOPEFULLY FULLY 0ND, YOU KNOW, UP AND COMING THAT IT WAS GREAT CHANCE FOR ANOTHER. JUST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THAT FLORIDA REP ALLOWED. >> PEOPLE LIKE ME TO BE PART OF IT IS THAT THEY ASKED SOME PEOPLE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND TAKE PART AND PLAY THE LUCKY STIFF. AGAIN, THE COURTS. I GOT TO SIT BACK STAGE. OBVIOUSLY WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING A LOT OF YOURSELF AND JUST TO SEE THE ACTIVITY IN THE WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES IS PRETTY REMARKABLE IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED CHECKING OUT LUCKY STIFF, THERE'S STILL A FEW MORE OPPORTUNITIES. >> TO GO THIS WEEK, FORMER WEEK. YES, THEY WERE GOING IN OUR FINAL WEEK. WE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY TONIGHT, TUESDAY NIGHT. WE HAVE TO SHOW IS TOMORROW. BUT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, WE HAVE MORE POSSIBILITIES. NICE WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE A CLOSING SHOW. NOW ALSO WANT TO MENTION THIS. I HAVE BEEN OVER AND DONE. HERE IS A DISCOUNT. THERE IS A DISCOUNT. YOU KNOW HOW YOU MAKE A MENTAL NOTE OF SAVING. OH, HERE IT IS. FOUND IT. I THINK WE HAVE SOME OF IT RIGHT HERE AS WELL. SO IF YOU GO USE PROMO CODE ABC, 7 LUCKY $10 OFF OF THE TICKETS THERE. AND THAT'S FOR FRIDAY'S SHOW. AND SATURDAY'S WEATHERBY MATINEE OR EVENING. AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN. THIS IS A VERY FUN SHOW. YOU YOU'LL ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF IT. AND THE PERFORMANCES ARE REMARKABLE. JASON PARISH DIRECTED SHOUT TO HIM BECAUSE A REMARKABLE JOB AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH GOOD TO GET TO SIT DOWN AND ACTUALLY TALK TO YOU. I ARE SOME RATHER THAN JUST LIKE IS GREG WILL BE YOUR AND JUST SO FUN. IT WAS SO PHYSICAL AND SO FUN. I REALLY ENJOYED EV
'Lucky Stiff' now playing at the Florida Repertory Theatre
'Lucky Stiff' is bringing the laughs to the Florida Repertory Theatre from Jan. 7 to Jan. 26
Updated: 11:43 AM EST Jan 21, 2025
Get ready for an offbeat murder mystery that's full of mistaken identities, six million dollars worth of diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair. "Lucky Stiff" is bringing the laughs to the Florida Repertory Theatre from Jan. 7 to Jan. 26.Actors Kim Morgan Dean, Sam Sherwood, Nicholas Caycedo and Patrick Richwood joined ABC7 to discuss this hilarious musical farce.Based on the novel, "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" by Michael Butterworth, "Lucky Stiff" tells the story of English shoe salesman Harry Witherspoon, who learns he’s heir to a distant uncle’s fortune of rare diamonds. He’ll do anything to get his hands on the jewels – even if it means wheeling his uncle’s corpse around Monte Carlo for one last vacation. However, there is a host of shady characters, including a jilted mob wife, a dogged do-gooder, and an optometrist, who are hot on his trail.You can use promo code "ABC7LUCKY" to save $10 off regular-priced tickets to the Jan. 24 matinee and the Jan. 25 matinee and evening performances of “Lucky Stiff.”For more information about tickets, check out the Florida Repertory Theatre online.WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVE!
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Get ready for an offbeat murder mystery that's full of mistaken identities, six million dollars worth of diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair. "Lucky Stiff" is bringing the laughs to the Florida Repertory Theatre from Jan. 7 to Jan. 26.
Actors Kim Morgan Dean, Sam Sherwood, Nicholas Caycedo and Patrick Richwood joined ABC7 to discuss this hilarious musical farce.
Based on the novel, "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" by Michael Butterworth, "Lucky Stiff" tells the story of English shoe salesman Harry Witherspoon, who learns he’s heir to a distant uncle’s fortune of rare diamonds. He’ll do anything to get his hands on the jewels – even if it means wheeling his uncle’s corpse around Monte Carlo for one last vacation. However, there is a host of shady characters, including a jilted mob wife, a dogged do-gooder, and an optometrist, who are hot on his trail.
You can use promo code "ABC7LUCKY" to save $10 off regular-priced tickets to the Jan. 24 matinee and the Jan. 25 matinee and evening performances of “Lucky Stiff.”
For more information about tickets, check out the Florida Repertory Theatre online.