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Left to right: Jade Chavis Watt, Jack Seybold and David King-Gabriel ShareThis appear in Camelot Theatre's production of "45 Seconds From Broadway." Photo courtesy of Steve Sutfin Current Price: $59 1 of 3 clicks used this month 51% off LOGIN | REGISTER | SUBSCRIBE Co-Creative Healing May 10, 2013 90-Minute Intuitive Bodywork Healing By Roberta Kent Deal Expires: 3d:00h:52m and Massage View More Deals for the Mail Tribune Session -- $59

If the elegant on 's is the hangout for the theater world's rich and famous, there is an equally beloved hangout for the has-beens and soon-to-be famous. It's an unpretentious little coffee shop, 52 COUPONS ONLINE TODAY MORE >> known by its theater-loving patrons as the Polish Tea Room, where snappy advice and matzoh ball soup are dished out in Limited Offer--Complimentary bottle of equal proportions. It's easy to find. It's only "45 Seconds From Broadway." wine Elan Guest Suites Its real name is the Café Edison, and it's located off the lobby of the seedy, midtown Hotel Edison on . Neil Simon brings it to life in his quip-filled "45 Seconds From Broadway," a valentine to Broadway, opening Friday, May 17, at FREE LOCAL DELIVERY (A $59 Value!!) Camelot Theatre, 101 Talent Ave., Talent. Mattress Gallery by La-Z-Boy

The show previews Thursday, May 16, and a fundraising performance for Bonus Wild Card Offer! the Community Health Center will be offered Wednesday, May 15. TC Chevy IF YOU GO "45 Seconds From Broadway" revolves around stand-up comedian Mickey FREE SONICARE! For New Patients Fox, who dispenses one-liners and caustic advice with the same speed What: Neil Simon's "45 Seconds From Modern Dental Care PC that the eatery's proprietors refill coffee cups. The coffee shop regulars Broadway" $100 off Dermal Fillers! include all sorts of wannabees and also-rans — a kibitzing theater When: Previews Thursday, May 16-46; Ageless Lifestyle Aesthetics producer, an ingenue straight off the bus from Ohio, a starving South opens Friday, May 17 African playwright, a black actress and two faux-Chanel garbed matinee Where: Camelot Theatre, 101 Talent Ave., $50 OFF Purchase! ladies from the suburbs, eternally kvetching about the quality of theater. Mattress Land Not to mention the wealthy and eccentric lady who arrives with her nearly Talent mute escort, demanding all the niceties of high tea. Tickets: $10 for the preview; all other FREE BED FRAME With Every Mattress tickets cost $24, $22 for students and In true Neil Simon style, the zingers travel back and forth at breakneck seniors speed. Call: 541-535-5250 or see "Our very first read-through was a 'speed-through,' " says the show's www.camelottheatre.org director, Camelot veteran Paul R. Jones. "We were saying lines as fast as possible to get Simon's cadence. The lines are there. You don't have to reach for the punch. You just have to be true to TOP JOBS the character." NUTRITIONIST/MANAGER WIC Salary Classifieds "45 Seconds From Broadway" stars David King-Gabriel as the center-stage Fox, along with Roy Von Rains Jr., Sarah Gore, Steven Dominguez, Rob Hirshboeck, Brandy Carson, Grant Shepherd, Jade Chavis Watt, Linda Otto, Pam Ward, BRANCH MANAGER Labor Ready, a Jack Seybold and Susan DuMond. MEDFORD, or Classifieds

"The four scenes in the play take place over the course of an entire year," Jones says. "We really get to know individual Care Giver~Group Home All shifts MEDFORD, or Classifieds and intriguing characters." LOSS PREVENTION Full-time, benefits "45 Seconds From Broadway" was Simon's 33rd play, premiering on Broadway in late 2001. Despite good reviews, it was MEDFORD, or Classifieds not one of his biggest successes and closed after only about 70 performances. In spite of that, it has gone on to have a long and happy life in repertory and community theater. More jobs "This play is really Neil Simon's comment on the state of American theater at the beginning of the 21st century," Jones says. "Mickey Fox is Simon's alter ego, and the matinee ladies are sort of a Greek chorus."

"45 Seconds From Broadway" will run through June 9 at Camelot Theatre. Curtain is at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and matinees are set for 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets cost $22 for the May 15 Community Health Center fundraiser; $10 for the May 16 preview. All other tickets cost $24; $22 for seniors and students (except for matinees). Tickets may be purchased at www.camelottheatre.org, by calling 541-535-5250 or at the box office. TOP HOMES Roberta Kent is a freelance writer living in Ashland. Reach her at [email protected]. $349,900 HOME Medford, Oregon Whittle Print this Article Email this Article Home Ads by Google PRINT + ONLINE SUBSCRIBER ACTIVATION | REGISTER SUBSCRIBE 1 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month Sales ShareThis Tickets To Broadway Shows More Details... www.Broadway.com More Top Homes Wicked, Jersey Boys & More Get great seats now at Broadway.com 50% Off Theater Tickets www.goldstar.com 50% Off Tickets to Plays, Musicals, Shows & More. Sign Up Today & S! Discount Broadway Tickets TheaterMania.com/Ticket-Discount You Save up to 50% on Discount Broadway Tix, Act Now!

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