Frances Mercanti-Anthony, a Broadway actress from Southern New Jersey, left the footlights behind, and followed a burly, bearded, wood-chopping man to Midcoast Maine, where she learned to love the rural life, and found her forever home in the great wild north. It’s exactly like a Hallmark movie, but with much, much more profanity. Along the way Frances went from fat, to thin, to fat, and figured out what is really important to her. Hint: it’s not her dress size. She skewers everything from 1980’s diet culture, to Maine fashion, to her own illustrious dating history. With compassion, humor, and heart, Frances weaves her love story with tales from her time in NYC, and takes the audience with her on a journey of manifestation, self-acceptance, and gratitude. “Frances Floats” is one woman’s voyage to finding the life she always wanted in her 40’s, and only looking back to write more material.

Adult tickets are $20 in advance, $25 on the day of and at the door.

Doors and Box Office open at 6:30pm. Concessions will be available for purchase.

Legendary filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist John Waters returns to The Waldo with an all-new show, The Naked Truth!

Ok, John Waters is finally coming clean, so to speak, and his all-new, secret-sharing, one-man crackpot comedy show dares to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the filthy truth. Over-sharing? You bet. Too much information? Maybe so, but airing his dirty laundry makes Waters feel clean. He’ll talk to you straight even when he’s definitely not.

Waters knows the truth isn’t always pretty and he doesn’t shy away from the social horrors of our present times–-whimsical motion pictures, the humiliation of the human body and the unwanted nudity of fellow travelers in the airport. Yet Waters knows he’s not perfect either. He too has flaws. No matter what he preaches, he does judge others and in his show he names names and assigns blame. He stylishly blows up prejudice, humorously overthrows theocracy, and falls off the soapbox of self-righteous sexual politics and climbs right back on with a revolutionary horniness for a woke poke. Yessiree, Waters tells you the truth. The Naked Truth. Shut up and listen.

 

Famed the world over for his trash epics including Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Polyester, Serial Mom, Cry Baby, Hairspray, and coming soon to the big screen, the film adaptation of his brilliantly twisted first novel, Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance. The recipient of numerous honors and accolades, most recently the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened “John Waters: Pope of Trash,” the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to his contributions to cinema. He was also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and American Cinema Editors selected Waters to receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award in 2024. 

Dreamland News: John Waters Presented in partnership with @hellohellobooks.

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hello hello books will also be selling signed copies of John's books in the Lobby!

Books may be preordered for signing at: https://hellohellobooks.com/lists/LtyzYw8w-UCI

But wait… there’s more… a most amazing post show opportunity! John will be hosting a limited capacity “Group Therapy” session after the show - an intimate, post-show Q&A. There are only 50 tickets available for “Group Therapy” and they will be made available in addition to the show tickets. 

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​Ticket prices are as follows:

$120- Front Row

$105 - Second Row orchestra

$95 - Third Row Orchestra

$95 - Front Row Balcony

$65 - General Admission / advance

$50 - Post-Show Q&A “Group Therapy” with John Waters (50 tickets available). Must be purchased in addition to a ticket for the show.

*Not recommended for those under 17; all minors must accompanied by an adult.

Legendary filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist John Waters returns to The Waldo with an all-new show, The Naked Truth!

Ok, John Waters is finally coming clean, so to speak, and his all-new, secret-sharing, one-man crackpot comedy show dares to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the filthy truth. Over-sharing? You bet. Too much information? Maybe so, but airing his dirty laundry makes Waters feel clean. He’ll talk to you straight even when he’s definitely not.

Waters knows the truth isn’t always pretty and he doesn’t shy away from the social horrors of our present times–-whimsical motion pictures, the humiliation of the human body and the unwanted nudity of fellow travelers in the airport. Yet Waters knows he’s not perfect either. He too has flaws. No matter what he preaches, he does judge others and in his show he names names and assigns blame. He stylishly blows up prejudice, humorously overthrows theocracy, and falls off the soapbox of self-righteous sexual politics and climbs right back on with a revolutionary horniness for a woke poke. Yessiree, Waters tells you the truth. The Naked Truth. Shut up and listen.

 

Famed the world over for his trash epics including Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Polyester, Serial Mom, Cry Baby, Hairspray, and coming soon to the big screen, the film adaptation of his brilliantly twisted first novel, Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance. The recipient of numerous honors and accolades, most recently the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened “John Waters: Pope of Trash,” the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to his contributions to cinema. He was also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and American Cinema Editors selected Waters to receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award in 2024. 

Dreamland News: John Waters Presented in partnership with @hellohellobooks.

​

hello hello books will also be selling signed copies of John's books in the Lobby!

Books may be preordered for signing at: https://hellohellobooks.com/lists/LtyzYw8w-UCI

But wait… there’s more… a most amazing post show opportunity! John will be hosting a limited capacity “Group Therapy” session after the show - an intimate, post-show Q&A. There are only 50 tickets available for “Group Therapy” and they will be made available in addition to the show tickets. 

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​Ticket prices are as follows:

$120- Front Row

$105 - Second Row orchestra

$95 - Third Row Orchestra

$95 - Front Row Balcony

$65 - General Admission / advance

$50 - Post-Show Q&A “Group Therapy” with John Waters (50 tickets available). Must be purchased in addition to a ticket for the show.

*Not recommended for those under 17; all minors must accompanied by an adult.

POCKET MOXIE: A Happenstance Vaudeville is a light-hearted homage to the style and spirit of the Great Age of Vaudeville - an immensely popular theatre from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries made up of specialty acts, song, and dance. Happenstance Theater's five versatile players breathe new life into classic old routines from a ventriloquist’s dummy to a magic act that goes awry, from novelty songs and a musical saw to waiters juggling meatballs, all with full live “foley” sound effects. This show is teeming with hijinks, harmonies, nostalgic beauty, and physical comedy. Something for everyone and family friendly!
Happenstance Theater brings old Vaudeville back!
Featuring Happenstance Theater’s Ensemble:
Gwen Grastorf Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Sarah Olmsted Thomas, and Alex Vernon.

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“The Happenstance players present not a story with beginning middle and end, but a string of precious jewels suspended on a glittering thread, with matching train-shaped clasps at each end.” -  Broadway World

Award winning Happenstance Theater is a professional company committed to devising and producing original, performer-created, visual, poetic Theater. Washington City Paper says, “Happenstance Theater’s ensemble comedy is a gut-busting kind of funny.” Talkin’Broadway says, "The members of Happenstance Theater are so adept at what they do that they turn tomfoolery into an art form” and The Washington Post calls Happenstance “DC’s leading peddler of whimsy.”

​Adult tickets are $15 each in advance/$20 on the day of and Youth Tickets are $10 in advance/$15 on the day of the show or at the door.