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Even those in the illusion business canât escape reality. So when the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns began to take effect just two weeks before Magic & Wonder Theaterâs planned opening at the former location of Rainbowâs Comedy Playhouse, Brett and Labrina Myers were forced to cancel all their upcoming shows.
Like so many entertainment businesses, the budding Magic & Wonder Theater faced significant financial challenges due to the pandemic.
âWe realized we had 45 more days of cash and we didnât know when we would open,â says Labrina Myers, who performs with her husband, Brett, and also helps manage the business.
Blue Gate Musicals was founded in 2010 by longtime Christian music producer and executive Dan Posthuma and Mel Riegsecker, who turned his hobby for making miniature horse-drawn vehicles into a business that includes the 750-seat Blue Gate Restaurant, the 350-seat Blue Gate Theatre, a 154-room inn, three retail stores and a horse and carriage business in Shipshewana, Indiana.
Their company expanded its productions to the Ohio Star Theater in Sugarcreek, Ohio and the Bird-in-Hand Stage in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before adding the new Sarasota venue.
All four theaters are located in Amish tourist areas and present original musicals, mostly created by director and composer Wally Nason and writer Martha Bolton, a former comedy writer for Bob Hope.