Artist Profile: Broadway Bound Productions

All Originals Plays and Musicals, All the Time

By Julie Senger

Husband and wife team, Cheryl Lambert and Ralph Zaffino, have had the pleasure of being involved in almost all facets of the theatre industry throughout the course of their life and careers. Cheryl is a retired television producer/director whos also an accomplished stage director, actor and choreographer. Ralphs background is in educational theater, and he has worked as an actor and director in community theatre for many years.

When Cheryl and Ralph were offered the opportunity to produce and direct two original works, they decided to form their own production company, and in April of 2014, Broadway Bound Productions, Inc. (BBP) was born.

The uniquely wonderful thing about BBP is that theyve made it their mission to give back to the theatre community that they love so much by exclusively producing all original plays and musicals for playwrights who need their works performed in order to get them published. In turn, this gives local actors some great opportunities to be the first to bring a new character to life, while also offering north Georgia theatre-goers the chance to be the inaugural audience for these exciting, original works. Cheryl states, It was important to us to give back to the theater community, since Ralph and I had both been doing theater for many years. We didnt want to step on the toes of other local theater groups, so we believed sticking with original works would fit a niche that wasnt being served.

Thus far, BBP has produced five original shows, with their very first show, Thomas Riesers Ordinary Time, winning the 2015 Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre Award for Best Original Work and subsequently being accepted for publication by the Dramatic Publishing Company. Choosing to create our small, creative business so late in life, we were uncertain as to whether or not we were doing the right thing. However, when Toms play was accepted for publication and received the MAT award that was validation that we had chosen the right path, Ralph says.

BBPs sixth and final production of the 2015-2016 season, MANopause, the midlife crisis, musical comedy, is set to hit the stage next month, May 12-22, with convenient performance times on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm, and Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm at the Canton Theatre.

If youre a playwright whos interested in submitting your work to BBP for consideration, please email a perusal script/query to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. They are currently seeking scripts for their 2017-2018 season. If youre interested seeing one of their productions or being cast in a role, check out their website for upcoming shows and auditions.

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