'You Can’t Take It With You' comes to Milford stage

MILFORD — Second Street Players present the madcap comedy, “You Can’t Take It With You” starting Friday.

Alice Sycamore, who works in an office on Wall Street, is the normal member of a very eccentric family who have found the recipe for their own wacky happiness. Tony Kirby, a recent college graduate who works as Vice President in his father’s business on Wall Street, comes from a very proper, straight-laced, conservative family.

Meeting at work, Alice and Tony fall in love and become engaged. Their families are to meet, but chaos ensues when Tony shows up with his parents at Alice’s house for dinner on the wrong day.

Can families with such different values get along? And can the love between Alice and Tony survive?

“You Can’t Take It With You” made its debut on Broadway in 1936, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1937, was adapted for the screen in 1938, winning Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director, and returned to Broadway five more times – most recently in 2014.

Directed by Doug James, all performances will be held at the Riverfront Theater, 2 S. Walnut St. in Milford and are scheduled Friday through Sunday and April 26-28. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7 p.m. and Sunday shows begin at 2 p.m.

Seats are $22 with a $1 discount available to seniors, students and theater members.

To purchase tickets or for more information, visit Secondstreetplayers.com. Patrons who need assistance with the ticketing website or with other questions may email info@secondstreetplayers.com or leave a message at 302-422-0220.