The Fabulous Lipitones

Whitney Center for the Arts presents

The Fabulous Lipitones

by John Markus and Mark St. Germain

Choreographer Ruslan Sprague

Music Director Jeff Hunt

Directed by Monica Bliss

The Fabulous Lipitones, a musical comedy by John Markus and Mark St. Germain explores what happens when a barbershop quartet loses a key member to a heart-stopping high “B flat?” The three surviving members suddenly find themselves scrambling to find a tenor before the national competition. When the golden tones of “Bob” are heard through the phone the Lipitones are all ears… but when they meet him in person, he’s not quite what they expected. An uproarious comedy of misunderstanding, stereotypes and the path to perfect harmony. Choreographer Ruslan Sprague joins directing team Monica Bliss & Jeff Hunt to bring The Fabulous Lipitones to the Whitney Center for the Arts's stage.

New York Times said The Fabulous Liptones is “Barbershop goes Bollywood, a song stuffed comedy”. Broadway World said “It is said that music has the power to bring people together. This proves to be true in The Fabulous Lipitones.” And, Grigware called it "Deliciously funny".

Playwright John Markus is an Emmy Award-winning writer, playwright, director, and television producer. He work has earned an Emmy, a Peabody back-to-back Humanitas prizes, and a People’s Choice award for "The Greatest Sitcom of All Time." Playwright Mark St. Germain, whom Barrington Company's Stage 2, the St. Germain Stage is named after, wrote the Off Broadway Alliance Award winning Freud's Last Session and the Outer Critics Circle and the Lucille Lortel Award winning Camping with Henry and Tom.

Whitney Center for the Arts, Fridays August 10th and 18th at 8pm; Saturday August 11th and 19th at 8pm; and Sundays August 12th and 20th at 2pm. Tickets are $17-20. Tickets are available at the door, for sale online at www.thewhit.org or may be reserved by calling 413-443-0289.

Located at 42 Wendell Avenue in Downtown Pittsfield, the Whitney Center for the Arts, a presenting and producing arts center, has two world-class art galleries and presents Comedies, Drama, Musicals, Concerts, Opera Nights, Cabarets plus events for teens and children in an intimate, air-conditioned performance venue.