Mary Jo Catlett, Willow Geer to star in Colony Theatre's Bell Book & Candle

The Colony Theatre Company is thrilled to present its third and most magical production of its 36th season, BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE, written by John van Druten and directed by Richard Israel (Merrily We Roll Along), making his Colony Theatre directorial debut. BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE will preview on Wednesday, October 20; Thursday, October 21; and Friday, October 22 at 8:00pm and will open on Saturday, October 23 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, November 21 at The Colony Theatre, 555 North Third Street (at Cypress) adjacent to the Burbank Town Center.

Before there was Bewitched, before Wicked and Harry Potter, there was Bell, Book and Candle. Gillian is a beautiful witch living in 1950s New York City who is smitten with her handsome upstairs neighbor. She casts a little spell, and he is immediately and completely captivated by her. But Gillian must be careful - if she falls in love with him, she could lose her magical powers forever. Will she be undone by her own mischief? A frothy and spellbinding romantic comedy, Bell, Book and Candle shows that love might be the most bewitching spell of all.

The award-winning Colony Theatre Company was founded in 1975 as a 99-seat Equity-waiver theatre in Silver Lake. Over the years the company was so successful artistically, and built such a large subscriber base, that in 2000 it was able to move into a 270-seat theatre created for it by the City of Burbank, becoming one of only 5 mid-size professional theatres in the LA area that produce a year-round season of plays and musicals, and that employ actors under contract with Actors' Equity Association.

Since the move to Burbank, The Colony was named one of "25 Notable U.S. Theatre Companies" by the Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac for 8 years in a row and voted "Best Live Theatre in LA" in The Daily News 2006 Readers' Choice poll. The company's audience is so loyal that in an era when subscription is declining dramatically, and when the industry-wide "gold standard" renewal rate of 80% is considered unattainable, for the past two seasons The Colony has achieved a subscription renewal rate over 90%.

BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE has assembled an award-winning design team. The Scenic Design is by Stephen Gifford (LA Weekly Award, Lady). The Lighting Design is by Luke Moyer (Ovation Award, Dracula). The Costume Design is by Sharon McGunigle (Ovation Award, Alice in One-Hit Wonderland). The Sound Design is by Cricket S. Myers (10-time Ovation Award nominee). Prop Design and Set Dressing is by Colony Theatre resident designers MacAndMe.