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74 Hauppauge Road
Commack, NY 11725

For Tickets or Information, Call Lynn at
631-462-9800 x-136


OUR HISTORY

     Twenty five years ago the Suffolk Y JCC initiated a community theatre, named Suffolk Y Theatre, as part of its mission to bring a variety of social and educational experiences to its multi-cultural Suffolk County following. It was a daunting task. For the first few years, talent was sparse and audiences even sparser. One of the first year’s offerings is remembered with a smile - Paddy Chayefsky’s, The Tenth Man, which drew nine people to a six hundred seat auditorium. The cast outnumbered the audience.
     Fast forward to the renamed Star Playhouse at the Suffolk Y JCC. The stage is filled with the sounds of some of Long Island’s best known talent. Nowadays, hundreds of people fill the theatre. They are theatre-goers who walk sprightly or with walkers, not prone to travel into the city or spend $100 a ticket, but who appreciate a good show. The costumes, the sets, the entire production draws raves from one and all. How does a transition like this take place - what’s the formula?
     A theatre committee of twenty nine oversees every aspect of the operation, with absolute devotion and tireless work. It starts with choosing the right shows. It involves hiring just the right Director to work with just the right Music Director and Choreographer. It requires not only spending the money, but the effort to build a set worthy of a professional theatre, to costume the show just so - and to make the actors and actresses, all of whom are volunteers, feel so welcomed and appreciated, they travel island wide to open auditions where they compete vigorously for parts they know are chosen on merit - without pre-casting or favoritism given to insiders. The effort has paid huge dividends, in cultivating a steady enthusiastic following.
     In the last few years, the Suffolk Y JCC provided substantial money for a complete theatre face lift - curtains, seats, carpeting, ceiling - the works. The shows selected are an exciting blend - The Music Man, Rumors, The World Goes ’Round and Annie. Ticket prices remain lower than many other local theatres with discounts for seniors, students and groups of 10 or more. A brochure for the season can be obtained from Star Playhouse, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack, NY 11725, or by calling (631) 462-9800 and asking for Lynn at extension 136. This promises to be our best and most exciting season. We look forward to having you become a member of the Star Playhouse family.

STAR PLAYHOUSE COMMITTEE
Larry Katz, Chairperson
Beverly Arnold
Barbra Bresin
Mike Bresin
Debbie Damadeo
Kathleen Gubitosi
Gene Indenbaum
Tina Indenbaum
Marlene Karp
Maxine Katz
Cooky Klein
Lenny Klein
John Kohan
Lori Kohan
Sandee Levine
Sheryl Mayber
Linda Merritt
Mike Merritt
Floyd Nutig
Sandra Nutig
Barbara Schuler
Barry Silver
Sandy Lory-Snyder
Ellyn Stein
Helene Tiger
Chet Wallace
Leonora Wallace
Bob Wildfeuer
Judy Wildfeuer

1983-1984
  
  
  

  
May 1984  

  The World of Shalom Aleichem
  Enter Laughing
  Of Mice & Men
  The Tenth Man
  The Fantasticks
  A Thousand Clowns

1984-1985
September 1984  
November 1984  
January 1985  
March 1985  
April 1985  

  The Diary of Anne Frank
  Wish You Were Here
  The Solid Gold Cadillac
  Incident at Vichy
  Funny Girl

1985-1986

September 1985  
November 1985  
December 1985  

February 1986  
May 1986  

  The Wives of Marty Gladstone
  Come Blow Your Horn
  Catch Me If You Can
  A Funny Thing Happened
      on the Way to the Forum
  Home of the Brave
  Kiss Me, Kate

1986-1987

September 1986  
November 1986  
January 1987  
April 1987  
May 1987  

  Rosenfeld’s War
  Lovers & Other Strangers
  Ten Little Indians
  Cabaret
  The Caine Mutiny Courtmartial
  The Pajama Game

1987-1988
October 1987  
December 1987  
January 1988  
March 1988  
May 1988  

  Company
  Brighton Beach Memoirs
  Kismet
  On Golden Pond
  Hello, Dolly!

1988-1989
October 1988  
December 1988  
February 1989  
March 1989  
April 1989  

  Fiddler on the Roof
  Gershwin By George
  The Odd Couple
  The Odd Couple
(female version)
  Guys and Dolls

1989-1990
October 1989  
February 1990  
March 1990  
May 1990  

  Anything Goes
  Crossing Delancy
  Sing for Your Supper
  Pippin

1990-1991
October 1990  
January 1991  
March 1991  
May 1991  

  Mame
  Yentl
  From Brighton to Broadway
  South Pacific

1991-1992
November 1991  
January 1992  
March 1992  
May 1992  

  The Music Man
  Oscar Sings!
  Broadway Bound
  Oklahoma!

1992-1993
November 1992  
January 1993  
March 1993  
May 1993  

  Oliver!
  Social Security
  Tonys Tonite
  42nd Street

1993-1994
November 1993  

January 1994  
March 1994  
May 1994  

  The Education of
     Hyman Kaplan
  Rumors
  Broadway Rhythms
  La Cage aux Folles

1994-1995
November 1994  
January 1995  
March 1995  
May 1995  

  Follies
  Isn’t It Romantic
  And the World Goes ’Round
  My Fair Lady

1995-1996
November 1995  
January 1996  
March 1996  
May 1996  

  Me and My Girl
  Beau Jest
  Tonys Tonite Too
  Brigadoon

1996-1997
November 1996  
January 1997  
March 1997  
May 1997  

  Annie
  Say It With Music
  Lend Me A Tenor
  Cabaret

1997-1998
November 1997  
January 1998  
March 1998  
May 1998  

  Funny Girl
  Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!
  Moon Over Buffalo
  Joseph and the Amazing
     Technicolor Dreamcoat

1998-1999
November 1998  

January 1999  
March 1999  
May 1999  

  How to Succeed in Business
      Without Really Trying
  Cole
  Arsenic and Old Lace
  Fiddler on the Roof

1999-2000
November 1999  
January 2000  
March 2000  
May 2000  

  Hello, Dolly!
  Sinatra Remembered
  The Last Night of Ballyhoo
  Man of La Mancha

2000-2001
November 2000  
January 2001  
March 2001  
May 2001  

  Crazy For You
  Side By Side By Sondheim
  Visiting Mr. Green
  The King & I

2001-2002
November 2001  
January 2002  
March 2002  
May 2002  

  Damn Yankees
  Garland: A Music Tribute
  Bermuda Avenue Triangle
  Anything Goes

2002-2003
November 2002  
January 2003  
March 2003  

May/June 2003  

  Kiss Me, Kate
  California Suite
  A Funny Thing Happened
      on the Way to the Forum
  Annie Get Your Gun

2003-2004
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November 2003  
January 2004  
March 2004  

May/June 2004  

  The Scarlet Pimpernel
  Speakeasy
  The Tale of the
      Allergist’s Wife
  Guys and Dolls

2004-2005
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November 2004  
January 2005  
March 2005  
May/June 2005  

  Jekyll & Hyde
  Smokey Joe’s Cafe
  45 Seconds from Broadway
  Mame

2005-2006
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November 2005  
January 2006  
March 2006  
May/June 2006  

  Phantom
  Showtune
  Laughter on the 23rd Floor
  Me and My Girl

2006-2007
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November 2006  
January 2007  
March 2007  
May/June 2007  

  My Fair Lady
  Sly Fox
  Swingtime Rosie
  42nd Street

2007-2008
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November 2007  
January 2008  
March 2008  
May/June 2008  

  The Music Man
  Rumors
  The World Goes ’Round
  Annie



74 Hauppauge Road
Commack, NY 11725

631-462-9800 x-136

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