{"id":2229688,"date":"2026-01-10T18:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2229688"},"modified":"2026-01-10T18:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:09:07","slug":"entertainment-comedy-starts-year-at-murrys-music-man-in-fayetteville-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/entertainment-comedy-starts-year-at-murrys-music-man-in-fayetteville-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette\/","title":{"rendered":"ENTERTAINMENT: Comedy starts year at Murry\u2019s; \u2018Music Man\u2019 in Fayetteville | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"zephr-arkonline\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>                <!-- Audio Player Container --><\/p>\n<div id=\"audioPlayer\" style=\"display: none;\"><figcaption class=\"player-label\">Let us read it for you. Listen now.<\/figcaption><audio id=\"audio\" controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><br \/>\n                Your browser does not support the audio element.<br \/>\n            <\/audio>\n        <\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>THEATER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Second Chance&#8217; sequel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Four middle-aged best friends seeking to start a business together buy a wedding venue, but chaos and comedy ensue when everything goes wrong in &#8220;The Second-to-Last Chance Ladies League,&#8221; a new sequel to &#8220;Always a Bridesmaid&#8221; by the comedy playwriting team of Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, opening Wednesday at Murry&#8217;s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-img-space-wrap\"><span class=\"fr-img-caption article-photo fr-fic fr-dii\" style=\"width: 542px;\"><span class=\"fr-img-wrap\"><span class=\"fr-inner\"><figcaption>Oscar Rios and Marena Garcia, both of Bryant, got married in the 2025 Valentine&#8217;s Day group wedding at North Little Rock&#8217;s Laman Library.&#13;<br \/>\n(Democrat-Gazette file photo\/Thomas Metthe)<\/figcaption><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"fr-img-space-wrap2\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Buffet opens 30 minutes before curtain time &#8212; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday (but 12:45 p.m. matinees only Wednesday, Jan. 21 and 28), 12:45 and 6:45 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 7. Tickets are $43-$47, $33 for children 15 and younger and show-only. Call (501) 562-3131 or visit murrysdp.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Music Man&#8217; at WAC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Big League Productions brings its national tour of Meredith Willson&#8217;s &#8220;The Music Man&#8221; to Fayetteville&#8217;s Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Jan. 18. Tickets are $48.30-$97.75 (subject to change). Call (479) 443-5600 or visit waltonartscenter.org.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>ETC.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Library nuptials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The North Little Rock Public Library System hosts its second library wedding event, &#8220;Your Happily Ever After: A Valentine&#8217;s Day Group Wedding,&#8221; 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 14 at the William F. Laman Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock.<\/p>\n<p>Couples can say &#8220;I do&#8221; for the first time or renew their vows in the library&#8217;s decorated Studio Rotunda during a special group wedding ceremony in English and Spanish, officiated by ordained ministers.<\/p>\n<p>Register with the library by Feb. 2, via programs.nlrlibrary.org\/event\/15381832; obtain a valid marriage license from a county clerk&#8217;s office prior to the event and return the signed license to the issuing office within 60 days. The library is also welcoming up to five couples to participate in a group vow renewal, for which no license is required.<\/p>\n<p>Each couple may bring up to four guests and their own flowers. The library will provide photographers, live music during the ceremony and a post-ceremony reception and first dance. Couples can bring their own photographer for personal photos.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s free, &#8220;made possible by generous donations from the community,&#8221; according to a news release. For questions about registration or event details, call Lauren Schmidt at (501) 758-1720, email lschmidt@nlrlibrary.org or visit NLRlibrary.org.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.arkansasonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. 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