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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Closet Comics vie for “Big Break” at Boston Cen
 ter for Adult Education!\nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detai
 l/441430405/Closet_Comics_vie_for_Big_Break_at_Boston_Center_for_Adult_Edu
 cation\nEvent Date Begin: 2011-11-05\nEvent Date End: 2011-11-05\n\nThe Bo
 ston Center for Adult Education and the Wilbur Theatre Partner to Offer Wo
 rkshop & Opportunity for One Lucky Student to Open for Craig Robinson of N
 BC's &ldquo\;The Last Comic Standing!&rdquo\;\n\nWHAT:            There's 
 a closet comedian in all of us\, but do you have what it takes to land you
 r water cooler humor on the big stage? The Boston Center for Adult Educati
 on (BCAE) and the Wilbur Theatre\, home of the biggest names in comedy\, a
 re bringing reality back to the classroom once again with the second annua
 l &ldquo\;Closet Comics Big Break\, 'A workshop that lands one lucky stude
 nt winner on stage at the Wilbur Theatre to open for Craig Robinson of NBC
 's &ldquo\;The Last Comic Standing&rdquo\; on November 20th\, 2011! \n\nNe
 ver been on stage\, but always dreamed of being in showbiz? Regardless of 
 skill-level\, students can bring their best jokes to the Boston Center for
  Adult Education (BCAE) and workshop their material into a 90-second usabl
 e standup routine\, that they will then perform in front of an audience of
  peers and a panel of judges. \n\nThe 'Closet Comics Big Break' workshop o
 n Saturday\, November 5th\, 2011 from 2:00PM &ndash\; 4:30PM will be taugh
 t by homegrown improv artists and standup comics\, led by &ldquo\;Dean of 
 Students&rdquo\; and Professional Comedian Tony V (who's not only toured t
 he world as a headliner\, but shared the stage with everyone from Jay Leno
  to Adam Sandler). The workshop will prep students for their 5:00PM comedy
  club style audition in the BCAE Ballroom (no two-drink minimum required) 
 judged by a panel of celebrity judges including Rick Jenkins\, of the worl
 d famous Comedy Studio\, Susie Brown\, Executive Director of the BCAE and 
 Andrew Mather\, Wilbur Theatre Marketing Director.  The winner will be par
 t of the opening bill for Craig Robinson's live performance at the Wilbur 
 Theatre on Wednesday\, November 20th\, 2011 at 7:30PM.\n\nThere's no free 
 ride in showbiz\, only workshop students that hone their craft under the w
 atchful eye of the pro's get a crack in front of the judges so be sure to 
 sign up at bcae.org. At a workshop price of only $30.00 for both BCAE memb
 ers and non-members how could fame come so cheap? \n\nWHERE:           Bos
 ton Center for Adult Education\, 122 Arlington Street\, Boston\, MA\, 0211
 6\n\nWHEN:            Workshop: Saturday\, November 5th\, 2011\, 2:00PM - 
 4:30PM | Live performance and judging:  5:00PM (Family & Friends of studen
 ts encouraged to attend performance at 5:00PM). Limited space available. R
 SVP to information@bcae.org. The Big Break: The Winner will be part of the
  opening bill for Craig Robinson's live performance at the Wilbur Theatre 
 on Sunday\, November 20th\, 2011 at 7:30PM. Tickets available at www.thewi
 lburtheatre.com.\n\nCOST:             $30.00 for members and nonmembers. P
 lease visit www.bcae.org or call the Boston Center for Adult Education to 
 sign up.\n\n\n###\n\nAbout the BCAE:\nFounded in 1933\, the Boston Center 
 for Adult Education is the oldest\, nonprofit adult education center in Ne
 w England. The Boston Center for Adult Education seeks to provide educatio
 nal opportunities for adults that foster personal and professional develop
 ment\, enhance a sense of community\, and encourage social responsibility.
  In pursuit of these goals\, the BCAE enlists the support of well-qualifie
 d leaders\, staff\, and volunteers who share their mission.  The BCAE offe
 rs attractive\, accessible facilities\, appropriate for learning and shari
 ng ideas as a low-cost alternative to other educational programs so as to 
 merit the continuing respect\, cooperation\, and support of Boston's educa
 tional\, philanthropic\, corporate\, and neighborhood communities. The BCA
 E is located at 122 Arlington Street\, Boston MA 02116. The BCAE administr
 ative offices are open Monday- Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. The Student Service
 s office is open Monday-Thursday\, 9:00 AM-7:00 PM and Friday 9:00 AM-5:00
  PM. The BCAE is open on weekends during class times only. \n\nThe Wilbur 
 Theatre:\nThe Wilbur Theatre was built in 1914 by the Shubert brothers who
  named it for their friend and theatre manager A.L. Wilbur. It was built o
 n the site of the former Winthrop School for Girls. The Wilbur was the fir
 st Boston theatre to draw its inspiration from American Colonial architect
 ure rather than from European sources. It was designed by architect Claren
 ce H. Blackall. To ensure authenticity\, the porticos on the front of the 
 theatre were copied directly from the 1837 Thomas Bailey Midrich House at 
 59 Mt. Vernon Street on Beacon Hill. This Federal Revival style is charact
 erized by a quiet simplicity and intimate\, almost home-like atmosphere. A
 rchitectural historian Douglas Tucci said of the Wilbur\, 'The auditorium 
 is in its chaste way the handsomest of any Boston playhouse.' \n\nThe hist
 oric Wilbur Theatre is now the ultimate destination for comedy and music i
 n Boston. The theatre was originally opened in 1915 but has been recently 
 revitalized by former Comedy Connection owner Bill Blumenreich starting in
  July 2008. Most every week features A-list talent in the world of comedy 
 from Joel McHale and Jimmy Fallon to Bill Maher and Joan Rivers\; as well 
 as the world of music with Gavin Degraw and Kris Kristofferson to TV on th
 e Radio and Broken Social Scene . The Wilbur Theatre is a must for anyone 
 looking to kick back and have a good laugh or catch top national live musi
 c in the heart of Boston's historic theater district. For more information
  please visit: www.thewilburtheatre.com.\n\nStart time: 2:00PM-4:30PM
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