Copperstate Dinner Theater

THE COPPERSTATE DINNER THEATER’S PRODUCTION OF LEND ME A TENOR PROVED A BIG WINNER IN MONDAY NIGHT’S ARIZONI AWARDS CEREMONY TAKING HOME AN ASTONISHING 8 AWARDS INCLUDING BEST PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR.

THE ARIZONI AWARDS WERE ESTABLISHED 13 YEARS AGO TO RECOGNIZE THEATRICAL EXCELLENCE IN THE METRO PHOENIX AREA. IN THE 13TH ANNUAL CEREMONY SEPTEMBER 22ND AT THE HERBERGER THEATER CENTER, THE COPPERSTATE DINNER THEATER WAS AGAIN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE VALLEY’S LEADING THEATER COMPANIES. MORE THAN 125 PRODUCTIONS AND OVER 900 INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES WERE ADJUDICATED IN THE 2002-2003 SEASON.

COPPERSTATE’S LEND ME A TENOR EARNED 8 OF THOSE AWARDS.

• BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY: (TIE) ROY HUNT AS HENRY SAUNDERS AND GIL BERRY AS TITO MIRELLI.

• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: (TIE) MARTHA BROOKS AS DIANA AND ATHENA REISS AS MARIA MIRELLI

• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY: TERRY GADAIRE AS THE BELLHOP.

• BEST SOUND DESIGN: PETER J. HILL

• BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY: PETER J. HILL

• BEST PLAY: LEND ME A TENOR

COPPERSTATE’S CURRENT PRODUCTION OF MAN OF LA MANCHA CONTINUES FRIDAYS, SATURDAY AND SUNDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER 16TH. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DINNER SERVICE BEGINS AT 6:30 WITH THE SHOW AT 8:00. ON SUNDAYS DINNER SERVICE BEGINS AT 5:30 WITH CURTAIN AT 7:00. TICKETS ARE $32.95 WHICH INCLUDES DINNER, THE SHOW, TAX AND GRATUITY. THE COPPERSTATE DINNER THEATER IS LOCATED AT 3801 E. WASHINGTON INSIDE THE PHOENIX GREYHOUND PARK.