'Prisoner of Second Avenue' opens April 15

In its first year Randall Hickman and Douglas Davis’ Broadway Theater in Vista is riding high. Its most recent production of “A Day in Hollywood… A Night in the Ukraine” enjoyed a four-week sold-out run. This little-known musical was chosen along with its current fair, “The Prisoner of Second Avenue,” because owner/producer/director Randall Hickman wanted to give audiences a chance to see the shows he fell in love with as a teen. “The first three shows on our season are productions that shaped my view of theater,” states Hickman.

“‘The Prisoner of Second Avenue’ is the funniest real show I had...