Pump Boys and Dinettes: A Musical Comedy by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel & Jim Wann

  • August 22 - 24, 2025
  • The Amana Performing Arts Center

    39 38th Avenue
    Amana, Iowa 52203
Ticket Price $25.00 This event is not available
Description

A smash hit on and off-Broadway, this crowd-pleasing country-western musical features Prudie and Rhetta Cupp, from the Double Cupp Diner, singing and performing along with the talented boys from the gas station next door.

The “Pump Boys” sell high octane on Highway 57 in Grand Ole Opry country and the “Dinettes,” Prudie and Rhetta Cupp, run the Double Cupp Diner next door. Together they fashion an evening of country western songs that received unanimous raves on and off Broadway. With heartbreak and hilarity, they perform on guitars, piano, bass and, yes, kitchen utensils.

Reviews:

“Both musically and theatrically, a triumph of ensemble playing. It doesn't merely celebrate the value of friendship and life's simple pleasures, it embodies them.” – The New York Times

“Totally terrific... It is such fun.” – The New York Post

“A gasser, with buoyant, earthy humor.” – New York Daily News

“When the inevitable ‘closing time’ comes along, you'll wish you could stay a while longer.” – Christian Science Monitor

Date & Time

Aug 22 - 24, 2025

Venue Details

The Amana Performing Arts Center

39 38th Avenue
Amana, Iowa 52203 The Amana Performing Arts Center
TKM Theatrical Productions

TKM THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) and charitable organization.

Tom Milligan has been a working theatrical professional for the past 45+ years, working as an actor, director, scene designer, producer, and writer. Originally from Des Moines, companies credited to his resume include Charlie's Showplace Dinner Theatre, The Drake Opera, The Drama Workshop, The Old Creamery Theatre Company, The Iowa Theatre Artists Company, as well as many other arts groups around the state.

Deb Kennedy has been working professionally for the past 25 years, working throughout the Midwest onstage, offstage, touring, and occasionally onscreen. 

Deb & Tom’s career paths crossed in 2005, where they quickly realized they were a great creative team, and the production Team of Kennedy & Milligan (TKM THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS) was established in 2014.

Theatre is a community. It’s laughter, its family, it’s an escape. Our mission is simple. We want to make you laugh, and bring people together with their friends, neighbors, and families. Our goal is to provide affordable entertainment to the Amana Colonies and the surrounding rural communities of Iowa. We strive to provide diverse entertainment, and life enriching projects, with offerings ranging from dinner theatre productions, comedies, live music, or children's plays and workshops. Basically, our goal is to bring fun and LAUGHTER to our community!

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