Spitfire Grill - Colors of Paradise Promo 1

IT'S OPENING WEEKEND FOR THE SPITFIRE GRILL! Here's a sneak peek at this beautiful story of hope, second chances, friendship and community.
Tickets at bit.ly/ticketsVTC
Runs Nov 3rd- Nov 20th at Vanguard Theater Company in Montclair NJ
www.vanguardtheatercompany.org
Channeling musicals like Once and Come From Away, The Spitfire Grill serves up comfort and respite from a complicated world, with a beautiful score that is a hybrid mix of folk, blues, and bluegrass. Based on the award-winning film, The Spitfire Grill has become one of the most produced plays in the nation since its debut in 2000. Its creators, James Valcq and Fred Alley, envisioned this show finding its home with regional theaters because of the story’s rural and hometown feel.
Virginia Ann Woodruff* (BROADWAY: VIOLET, LEAP OF FAITH, THE COLOR PURPLE, ALL SHOOK UP, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ, and numerous National Tours) leads the cast of Vanguard Theater’s opening production of its Mainstage Professional Season, The Spitfire Grill. Sabrina Cabrera, recently seen in Light Opera of New Jersey’s “In the Heights,” makes her Vanguard Theater debut as Percy, with Julie Galorenzo* as Effy, Gina Milo* as Shelby, Luke Darnell* as Caleb, and Zack Abbey as Sherrif Joe. *Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association. Rounding out Vanguard Theater’s Mainstage season are Passing Strange (Feb. 16 - Mar. 5), Cabaret (April 13 - 30), and Spring Awakening (June 15 - July 2).
Founded in 2015, Vanguard Theater Company is a unique 501(c)(3) committed to changing social and cultural narratives through theater dedicated to DREAM: Diversity, Reciprocity, Education, Activism & Mentorship. Having just completed its first full year in its new home in Montclair, Vanguard Theater has quickly become a destination for great professional theater, inspired community collaborations, excellent youth programming, and more. Manifest star Geraldine Leer recently named Vanguard Theater as one of her favorite artistic destinations in Montclair, and, to quote Jay Lustig, reviewer for NJ Stages, “This is the third Vanguard Theater show I’ve reviewed since it opened its new Montclair space last year, and I’ve been impressed by them all.” Vanguard looks forward to continuing its reputation for excellent theater and impactful community dialogue as it begins its second full season in Montclair, NJ.