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Critically-acclaimed writing, world-class comedy and award-winning artists are at the foundation of every production.
Mr. Butz shares highlights from his storied three decades on the boards of Broadway. From his humble beginnings busking on the street to being one of 9 actors to win a Tony Award twice for Best Actor in a Broadway Musical. Norbert originated roles in Wicked, The Last Five Years, Big Fish, Thou Shalt Not (Tony nominated), My Fair Lady (Tony nominated) and his two Tony Winning performances in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Catch Me If You Can. Expect the unexpected in this singular evening of musical magic and story, by one of Broadway’s legendary leading men.
HE ATTRACTS TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS THE WAY CASHMERE DRAWS MOTHS.
The New York Times
A fresh and funny salute to Americana, The Wonder Bread Years starring Seinfeld writer Pat Hazell is a fast-paced, hilarious production that gracefully walks the line between standup and theater. Audiences across the country are enjoying a show that not only restores a much-needed sense of wonder, but leaves audiences laughing and savoring the past like never before. From sitting at the kids table to riding in the way back of the Country Squire Wagon, The Wonder Bread Years is a comic bullseye for Baby Boomers everywhere.
LAUGH-OUT-LOUD MATERIAL THAT IS PITCH PERFECT
Impact Weekly
This impressive Latina comedian had the #1 Dry Bar Comedy Special in 2024 with 70 million views on their website and over a quarter of a billion views across multiple platforms. Monique is more than a stand-up comic — she is a Cultural Translator, Relationship Whisperer and a Fearless Truthteller. With Four Showtime specials, one HBO special and a second Dry Bar special on the way she has proven that she is no joke.
WITH AN HOURGLASS FIGURE AND A STOPWATCH WIT, SHE HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF MIAMI’S BRIGHTEST AND MOST PROVOCATIVE TALENTS.
Snap Judgment Performance of the Year Winner Don Reed presents an inspiring comic tale about never giving up. Both hilarious and heartbreaking, it chronicles his travails and perseverance through the Hollywood gauntlet to Late Night TV. This will be a multimedia presentation featuring classic footage and graphics from: The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, HBO, FilmMagic, The National Comedy Center, and more. This “Consummate showman” LA Weekly and “Agile dancer, inhabiting a multitude of personalities” New York Times is “Hilarious!” The New Yorker.
Written, performed and directed by Don Reed. Produced by Don Reed and Pat Hazell.
A MASTER STORYTELLER
NPR
The Rodeo is the best place in the world. Why would someone burn it down? Anyone would be lucky to work there, especially Dale, who’s totally perfectly content with being a rodeo clown. He wouldn’t do a thing like that. Unfortunately, Rodeos don’t burn down on their own. More unfortunately, everything is expensive: becoming a cowboy, finding the culprit, and even keeping the lights on. This alleged tale of arson fractures into the story of two clowns desperately trying to afford to put on a show. After all, we don’t have money to burn.
Written and Performed by Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland
PRECISE AND PERFECT AND SO LUXURIOUSLY COMPELLING.
Binge Fringe
Boyhood is all about spit-shakes, rope swings, and playing soldiers, but only the good guys of course. Whether it’s stories around the campfire, pranks on their superior, or a prayer to their favorite president, these two scouts just want their moms to see the big strong men they’ve become. “A Letter To Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First” is an absurdist two-hander that blurs the lines of 1960s American Boy Scouts and drafted US Soldiers in Vietnam using clowning, physical theatre, and themes of nostalgia, religion, and masculinity.
Written and Performed by Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland
TRULY INCREDIBLE
Broadway World
There are three rules every good housewife knows: never return a dish empty, always have dinner ready by the time he gets home, and some things are best kept under the table. After all, you never know who’s listening. Absent husbands? Missing children? Spaghetti Recipes? Or was it scones? You just can’t trust everything you hear through the walls these days.
Written and Performed by Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland
HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, YET WILDLY ENTERTAINING
The Skinny
Josh has been on Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central and is one of the most played comedians on Sirius X/M radio. His sharp wit and keen insights have brought gales of laughter to Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival, The Aspen Comedy Festival and The South Beach Comedy Festival. His album Unacceptable was selected by iTunes as one of the Top 10 comedy albums of the year. He was a regular on the nationally-syndicated The Bob & Tom Show, and has appeared with Dave Chappelle, Jim Gaffigan, and Kevin Hart.
CLIPS FROM HIS DRY BAR SPECIAL HAVE MORE THAN 60 MILLION VIEWS
Your permanent record holds the secrets that can dramatically impact your future. Seinfeld writer Pat Hazell goes in search of his own Permanent Record in a confessional night of humor, heart and humanity. Hazell hired an opposition research company to investigate his past and is now forced to defend himself. Pat opens the vault to his faults, foibles and foul play to turn a stroll down Memory Lane into a high-speed chase down Memory Highway. If you can’t laugh at yourself, why not laugh at him?
A SOLO PERFORMANCE MASTERPIECE.
The Culture Buzz
Relive the laughter and magic of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show in this grand Salute to The King of Late Night Television. An evening of world-class comedy & variety acts, Johnny highlight videos from the Carson Entertainment Group archives and a 25 piece jazz orchestra under the direction of Greg Simon playing music from the charts of Doc Severinsen. This custom production is hosted by Johnny himself with his signature wit and whimsy introducing the guests whose careers he launched. The 100th celebration will include live appearances by: Magician, Lance Burton; Legendary Vocalist, Marylin Maye; Comedians, Carol Leifer, Wil Shriner and Pat Hazell, award-winning Variety Acts Mike Caveney & Tina Lenert.
JOHNNY CARSON’S 100th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Pull up a seat at the table for our weekly podcast with A-list Creatives from a variety of disciplines as they share insights and inspirations on their creative process. Join us for a better understanding of this elusive muse every Thursday when Pat Hazell and his friends demystify the transferrable nature of creativity. Produced by Sweetwood Creative in partnership with Stony Island Audio.
CANDID CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE ON THE PLANET
About
Sweetwood is dedicated to creating original theatrical experiences. Critically-acclaimed writing, world-class comedy and award-winning artists are at the foundation of every production. We offer impeccable service and experienced marketing support to each client and presenter.
Sweetwood also provides creative consulting and development for custom corporate events, videos, web series and television content that focuses on using humor to retain message. Sweetwood has created, written, produced and directed original entertainment for Columbia/Tristar, NBC Productions, ABC, CBS, PBS, Paramount Home Video, Ford Motor Co., Ernst & Young, NHL, Verizon, Con Agra Foods and Anheuser-Busch.
Staff
Pat Hazell
Chief Creative Officer
Showtime declared Pat Hazell one of the five funniest people in America. His 25 years of experience as a writer, producer and director have made him a go-to guy for new American theater. Pat is one of the original writers for NBC’s Seinfeld, a Tonight Show veteran, a critically acclaimed playwright and a contributing commentator to National Public Radio. He is recognized for his genuinely funny Americana humor and his salute to nostalgia. As a playwright, Pat’s first endeavor Bunk Bed Brothers was optioned by Columbia Pictures, then gained the attention of the TV industry and was filmed as the sit-com, American Pie, for NBC. Hazell’s signature work, The Wonder Bread Years, a grand salute to the baby-boomer generation, aired on PBS where they referred to Hazell as “America’s Foremost Pop Culture Anthropologist.” Currently, the live theatrical tour of The Wonder Bread Years is enjoying success across the US. As the Chief Creative Officer of Sweetwood Creative, he is responsible for the national tours of five original productions: Bunk Bed Brothers, Nashville Backstage, The Wonder Bread Years, My Funny Valentine and A Kodachrome Christmas. Pat is currently collaborating on a musical adaptation of his original play Grounded For Life. However, his greatest accomplishment is being the father of two of the brightest shining stars in the universe, Tucker and Keaton.
Tucker Hazell
Podcast Producer
Tucker is a Film Studies graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and an unnecessarily large film buff. He is the Co-Producer, recording engineer and principal editor of the Creativity in Captivity Podcast. He enjoys playing video games and studying the history and development. He also co-hosts and edits on the YouTube channel Back log Banter, which he founded alongside his friends. Contact Tucker for podcast inquires at CreativityinCaptivityPodcast@gmail.com.
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