Miramar Beach, Fla. (May 20, 2024) — Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) and Panama City Comedy are proud to present Comedy at the Boulevard, Saturday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m. Come for an uproarious night of laughs! ECTC presents some of the Southeast’s most hilarious comedians! This hysterical event will be hosted by resident funny guy Jason Hedden and features Alicia Simmons Miracle and Wellington Ojukwu.

Jason Hedden (host):
Jason Hedden is an actor, director, comedian and producer from Panama City, Florida where he produces monthly shows with Panama City Comedy. He has been seen at StarDome,The Comedy Catch, Stand Up Live, Comedy Bar, Laughing Skull Lounge, Dothan Opera House and dozens of other venues throughout the southeast. Jason has performed at the Red Clay Comedy Festival, Pensacola Indie Fringe and Comedy Festival, West End Comedy Festival, Gulf Coast Comedy Festival, Blue Ridge Comedy Festival, P3 Comedy Fest and Sand Up Comedy Festival.  He is a frequent opener for Grand Ole Opry member, Henry Cho. Follow him at @jasonheddencomedy or jasonhedden.com

Alicia Simmons Miracle (feature):
Alicia is a Groundlings Sunday Company Alumna. She started her stand-up comedy career on stage at The Comedy Store in Hollywood, California. She has performed at The Laugh Factory, The Stand in New York, The Comedy Union and The Broadway Comedy Club. She had a recurring role for three seasons on Claws on TNT and was featured on NCIS New Orleans. She has appeared on the second season of Ava Duvernay’s production Cherish the Day on the Own Network. She recently headlined The Art of Comedy in New York at Sony Hall.

Wellington Ojukwu (headliner):
Straight out of Arkansas, this 2023 Montreal “Just for Laughs New Face” comedian comes to make you laugh even if he has to tickle you himself. He made his television debut on Fox’s “Laughs” and was also featured on “Standup Nashville” live from Zanies on the Circle Network. Ojukwu was voted best of the fest at both the 2021 Big Pine and 2023 Noho comedy festivals and was the 1st place Winner of 2023 Blue Ridge Comedy Festival. Wellington was a performer at the 2019 & 2022 Laughing Skull Comedy festivals and the 2019 Fly Over Comedy Festival in St. Louis. He headlined the 2024 West End Comedy Fest in Atlanta and the inaugural 2024 Florida Sand Up Comedy Festival on 30A in Florida. Ojukwu is an actor, writer, and content creator with over 85,200 followers on Instagram and over 246,000 on Facebook. He is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Comedy at the Boulevard will be staged on the Cabaret Stage in ECTC’s main space located on the second floor of 560 Grand Boulevard in Grand Boulevard Town Center in Miramar Beach. Tickets range from $27 – $40. There is an additional processing fee for ticket purchases. Purchase tickets online at https://www.emeraldcoasttheatre.org/special-events.

Become a VIP! Membership support allows ECTC to offer a variety of high-quality productions for audiences of all ages as well as reach hundreds of children through our Educational Theatre programs and field trips. Each VIP Membership includes tickets to shows as listed with each membership level, a VIP name tag, early access to reserved seats, access to the VIP Lounge, eight complimentary drinks (wine, beer, or water) for the season, recognition on the ECTC website and in the printed programs, and 10% off all classes, camps, and additional tickets for shows. The VIP Membership is a special community of supporters for ECTC.

A special thanks to ECTC’s Major Sponsors of the 2023-2024 season: Grand Blvd at Sandestin, St. Joe Community Foundation, Howard Group and Visit South Walton.

To make a tax-deductible donation, volunteer or learn more about Emerald Coast Theatre Company, call (850) 684-0323 and visit www.emeraldcoasttheatre.org. Engage with ECTC as well on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.