Los Angeles Comedian to Headline at Seward Playhouse

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Los Angeles headliner comedian, Steve Mittleman, who has made appearances on The Tonight Show and David Letterman, will entertain an audience at Seward Playhouse this Thursday night.“I’m excited to have such a big name comic come to Seward,” said Seward Playhouse owner, Jennifer Swander. Seward’s new community playhouse experienced a successful grand opening weekend. On July 4^th evening, Nellie and Eric from the Moose Pass jug band Big Nellie & the Empty Bottle Boys, took the stage for two shows. And a group of music enthusiasts showed their appreciation on the dance floor. After the 7:30 show, local business woman, Cindy Clark, from The Flyin’ Skein, commented, “Seward really needs a place like this.” And the youth of the community would agree, because by 10:30 the volume was turned up, and Palmer heavy metal band The Suicide Nation rocked the house. When asked why she opened the playhouse, Swander, who recently moved to Seward from California, responded, “I wanted to create a place for the community, as well as visitors, to enjoy performing arts.” A goal of the playhouse is to provide a venue for musicians, actors, dancers, comedians, storytellers, poets, and the like, to showcase their talents. “It’s great to be able to book a huge act like Steve Mittleman one night, and then open the stage for local musicians to jam the next night,” she added.

Swander, a high school English teacher, wants to encourage more young people to get involved. The July 5^th jam session gave Seward High School students Dakota Plush, Jacob Stauble and Tyler Haddow an opportunity to jam with veteran musicians like Jerry Washburn and Kurt Sutton. “It was an amazing mentoring opportunity, and that’s the type of thing I like to see. In fact, the students wanted to know when they could do this again. So we have scheduled another open mic/jam session for this Friday night at 8:30.”

In addition to Thursday’s comic show and Friday’s open mic/jam session, Tuesday, July 8^th, New York singer/song-writer Liana Gabel will play folk and jazz music for two shows, 7:30 and 9:00. And just added for 1^st Friday’s Art Walk from 6-8pm, Kurt Sutton and Gene Dunham will entertain with Alaska Roots music.

Seward Playhouse is located at 215 #B Fourth Avenue, downtown Seward. It is a smoke-free environment and does not serve alcohol. The box office and concession stand open 30 minutes before each show. For information about viewing or booking shows, please call (907) 224-ARTS.

Advance tickets for comedian Steve Mittleman can be purchased for $25.50 at Seward Playhouse, Monday-Wednesday, 5:30-9:30pm, and at Artic Glow (across the street), Monday-Thursday, 10am-7pm. Tickets will be $32.50 at the door.