GENESIUS THEATRE PRESENTS
THE TONY-WINNING MUSICAL — DISNEY’S
BEAUTY and the
BEAST ALL THE HUMOR, WARMTH AND ENCHANTMENT OF THE ORIGINAL DISNEY ANIMATED CLASSIC —
LIVE ON STAGE!
Belle’s father, Maurice (Mike Pardo), is shocked by the talking castle objects: Mrs. Potts and her mischievous son, Chip (Hazel Sensenig). Note: The role of Mrs. Potts will be played by another actress in our upcoming Genesius production.
Order tickets online at
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OPENS DEC. 5th and runs thru Dec. 16th
THIS IS THE ONE SHOW THAT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!!!! 153 North 10th Street, Reading, PA
SPOTLIGHT on . . .
MIKE PARDO as “Maurice” Mike and family (son Dan, age 6, wife Eve, and daughter Sarah, age 9) in costume for their roles in Fiddler on the Roof—1994.
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IKE ENTERED THE READING community theatre scene in 1994 at the tender age of 41, playing “Avram the Bookseller” in the Reading Jewish Community Center production of Fiddler on the Roof—and he was immediately bitten by “The Theatre Bug.” In the twenty four years since then, he’s become the “go-to-guy” for every area director seeking an over-age, over-the-top ham! He usually auditions for character parts where his facial mugging and florid hand gestures are considered more of an asset than a liability. Among Mike’s favorite musical roles are “Dr. Dreyfuss” in Promises, Promises; “Wilbur Turnblad” in Hairspray; and “Hucklebee” in The Fantasticks. His non-musical roles include “Dr. Einstein” in Arsenic and Old Lace, “Juror #11” in 12 Angry Men, and “Martin Vanderhof” in You Can’t Take It With You. Mike thanks his music director son, Dan, for all his behind-the-scenes musical coaching and his wife, Eve, for her support.
Mike & Eve’s first photo together, Memorial Day weekend, 1978.
Genesius’ new PREMIUM LIFETIME PASS (if bought before mid-November) will allow you to get tickets for our production of BEAUTY and all the shows in the 2019 Season . . . and beyond! FOR MORE INFO, GO TO:
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Mike and Eve with his book, EVE & ME, and the dolls created from Mike’s cartoons.
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HEN MIKE ISN’T CHEWING UP the scenery on the amateur stages of Reading, PA, he can be found at his computer—writing, editing and designing his annual family newsletter, The Pardo Papers. For the past 25 years, this publication has documented all the important milestones in the Pardo household—graduations, new jobs, marriages, family vacations, the birth of two grandchildren, and much more. It’s become one of Mike’s creative obsessions. He is also a self-published author, having written and illustrated the 1982 graphic novel, Eve & Me, a true-life comic love story about how he met his wife, and their early courtship. To celebrate Eve and Mike’s recent 39th wedding anniversary, their daughter, Sarah, purchased custom-made dolls of the two of them—based on Mike’s cartoon drawings from the book. How cool is that? Sarah really knows how to cater to her dad’s ego! 3