Act II Entertainment Announces Cocktail Preview of New Space - 'Building the Dream' Act II Entertainment
June 4, 2013

Act II Entertainment announces that it has a new home!

The new space, located at the corner of Basilio Badillo & Insurgentes, in Old Town Vallarta, on the 2nd floor, will be previewed for the public at a cocktail party on Saturday, June 8 at 7:00 pm. The Building the Dream event will feature wine, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment…..and a few surprises.

Act II’s new performance complex, STAGES, will open in November 2013. The space will hold three venues: a 186 seat theater called the MAIN STAGE; an 100-seat cabaret called THE RED ROOM; a 60-seat piano/wine bar called ENCORE; and terrace beer garden with access from both the cabaret and piano bar.

Act II has a clear vision in this endeavor, which is to present high quality productions of theater, cabaret acts, concerts, dance and children theater, among other performance events. Programming will be bi-lingual, with more English language shows in High Season and more performances in Spanish in the Summer months.

Danny Minnini said, "STAGES will allow us as producers and directors to be more creative, and more diverse going forward." Minnini recently directed the smash hit comedy SORDID LIVES this past season at The Palm.

"We are hoping that this expansion will help promote Puerto Vallarta with tourists as a theater destination city, and we are very encouraged that Vallarta’s new municipal administration has been supportive of the project,” commented David Restivo, who directed last season’s production of The Rocky Horror Show.

Look for more big musicals and hysterical comedies to start the 2013-2014 season! Elizabeth Ensor, who directed the musical revue SUDDENLY SONDHEIM, will continue to work with "all things musical" at STAGES. "With David's vision, Danny's genius, and my perfectionism......be on watch for some more truly wonderful evenings at the theater," said Elizabeth.

In addition to quality performing arts, the piano/wine bar is being designed to hold over 25 wines by-the-glass in a sophisticated temperature controlled wine preservation system, which will be available throughout the complex, with weekly wine tasting events. Bar service at STAGES will also focus on classic, vintage and artisanal cocktails, with specialized mixology events held throughout each month. Sunday afternoons will be reserved for a lively Beer Bust on the beer garden terrace

Act II Entertainment is looking for donated items for our silent auction for the June 8th event. We would love to provide all the publicity for your company we can as well! We have several great auction items already!

Jim Lee Events - Mexico has joined the Act II Family and will be serving his FABULOUS food at the event. Thank You Jim Lee and Thank You Vallarta for all the support.

Jim Lee Events is a full service event production and Dallas catering company based in Dallas, Texas, with additional representation in Ft. Worth, Austin, Houston, Palm Beach and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Dallas native Jim Lee heads the creative team, which has received numerous awards in the Dallas catering industry including BEST PARTY PLANNER by the Park Cities People and BEST "HAVE-IT-YOUR-WAY" CATERER in the "Best of" issue of D Magazine, and has been featured in many publications such as Dallas Home Design.

Act II Entertainment is holding open auditions soon and would like all actors, dancers and singers to submit a resume and a head shot. If you are new to theater and do not have these, it is all right. Just watch for audition dates. We are famous for casting people with and without experience. We have some big productions in the coming season and would like to expand our talent pool to fit our new Act II STAGES space.

For more information, visit Act II Entertainment on Facebook.

Enjoy an evening with us as we share a dream...The future home of Act II Entertainment • STAGES.

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