CHOC FOLLIES XIX Presents "Carly and the CHOCO Factory"

    ORANGE COUNTY, CA, March 06, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- CHOC Follies XIX, the annual original musical comedy production that raises funds for CHOC Children's, will present "Carly and the CHOCO Factory, An Orange County Musical of Sweethearts, Swindlers and Swashbucklers." This year, three evening performances and a Saturday matinee will be held at the Robert B. Moore Theatre in Costa Mesa, Calif., from March 31 through April 2, 2016.

In this loving spoof of the classic "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," Carly, a sweet, single Orange County girl, dreams of visiting the magical factory where Choco, the beloved CHOC mascot, resides. Millie Zonka, who secretly guards the magic that transforms the dreams, runs the factory, and faces complications brought on by a band of crazy pirates blown in on the winds of El Nino!

The Follies has netted nearly $8 million for CHOC over the past 18 years, thanks to cast members and a stellar production team led by Founder and Executive Producer Gloria Zigner Goldberg, Associate Producer Lois Augustine, Director John Vaughan, Music Director Douglas Austin and Choreographer Lee Martino.

"We are thrilled to present our 19th CHOC Follies production, 'Carly and the CHOCO Factory, An Orange County Musical of Sweethearts, Swindlers and Swashbucklers'," says Goldberg. "I deeply appreciate the outpouring of support for the Follies by the people of Orange County over these many years. Thank you to our sponsors, our cast and crew, and our audience for always coming year after year to create a great experience. I especially want to give a give big thank you to our amazing co-chairs Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, Dale Skiles and SueAnn Cross."

This year's proceeds will support the hospital's music therapy program.

Performances of "Carly and the CHOCO Factory" will be held at the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, on Thursday, March 31 at 8 p.m., Friday, April 1 at 8 p.m., and on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Tickets for performances on Thursday night and Saturday's matinee are $75 and $45. For Friday and Saturday nights, tickets are $125 (includes after-show cast party), $75 and $50. All seats are reserved, and group sales tickets are available.

To learn more about the CHOC Follies, become a sponsor, make a donation or purchase tickets, please visit www.chocfollies.org, or contact Lois Augustine at [email protected] or 714.509.4140.

About CHOC Follies
Founded by Goldberg in 1997, the CHOC Follies has mobilized thousands of Orange County residents to sing, dance and delight audiences with hilarious original musical comedies year after year. Netting nearly $8 million in donations for CHOC Children's, the CHOC Follies has become a powerful Orange County institution in its own right.

About CHOC Children's
Named one of the best children's hospitals by U.S. News & World Report (2015-2016) and a 2015 Leapfrog Top Hospital for the highest quality of care, CHOC Children's is exclusively committed to the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach and research that brings advanced treatment to pediatric patients. Affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, CHOC's regional healthcare network includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in Orange and Mission Viejo, several primary and specialty care clinics, a pediatric residency program, and four centers of excellence - The CHOC Children's Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Hyundai Cancer Institutes.

CHOC earned the Gold Level CAPE Award from the California Council of Excellence, the only children's hospital in California to ever earn this distinction, and was awarded Magnet designation, the highest honor bestowed to hospitals for nursing excellence. Recognized for extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards, CHOC's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is the first in the United States to earn the Pediatric Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence.

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