Rip Taylor's, "It Ain't All Confetti," a Nevada Conservatory Theatre special event, opens at 8 p.m. March 12 in the Judy Bayley Theatre at UNLV.
Taylor has dazzled audiences worldwide with a career that spans five decades. He is a consummate showman and a master of comedic timing. He also is a legitimate actor having done television, stage-plays, musicals, Broadway, and tours.
"It Ain't All Confetti," shredded by Rip Taylor and stitched together by Robert Brewer, is not his nightclub act that many have seen in Las Vegas, where he is a top headliner, but the saga of his life as only Rip can tell it. The show is full of lots of laughs and confetti, but also has some poignant moments as he tells his life story.
Taylor has donated his time and energy to this special fundraiser for the Nevada Conservatory Theatre. The project, which has been more than a year in development, involved not only Brewer as director, but also Broadway director Glenn Casale and playwright and director Jerry L. Crawford, along with Aaron Tuttle, a graduate student in the directing program at UNLV.
The musical director is Joseph Darro, with set design by Jeff Fiala and lighting by Brackley Frayer.
Performances of this Nevada Conservatory Theatre special event are March 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8 p.m. with matinees at 2 p.m. on March 14 and 21. Tickets are $25 general admission, $20 for seniors and students, and on sale at the Performing Arts Center Box Office. The box office is opened Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
