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| WAIT UNTIL DARK (September/October 2009) | |
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Wait Until Dark
involves a sinister con man and two ex-convicts who are about to meet their match. They have traced the location
of a mysterious doll (with several grams of heroin sewn inside), which they are much interested in,
to the Greenwich Village apartment of Sam Hendrix and his blind wife, Susy. The con man and his ex-convicts,
through a cleverly constructed deception, convince Susy that the police have implicated Sam in the woman’s murder,
and the doll, which she believes is the key to his innocence, is evidence. She refuses to reveal its location when
she figures out she is the victim of a bizarre charade. Susy knows the only way to play fair is by her rules, so
when darkness falls she turns off all the lights leaving both of them to maneuver in the dark until the game ends.
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| RAGTIME (October/November 2009) | |
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Ragtime
is an epic musical by the award-winning composer/lyricist team Stephen Flaherty and
Lynn Ahrens (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once On This Island, Seussical) paints
a nostalgic and powerful portrait of life in turn of the century America. Based on
E.L. Doctorow’s distinguished novel, RAGTIME intertwines three distinct stories
that poignantly illustrate history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty,
freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and love and hate.
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| Broadway Chorus & Broadway Kids (December 2009) | |
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Broadway Chorus and Broadway Kids
returns with an array of the beautiful choral music of Broadway and beyond.
From traditional to modern Broadway, as well as classic choral
repertoire the Broadway Chorus will delight its audience
with the rich and beautiful sound of choral music. Surely a delight for audiences of all ages.
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| CINDERELLA (January/February 2010) | |
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Cinderella
is a magical fairy tale of timeless enchantment that is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein
hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957
starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella was the most widely viewed program
in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less
successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true,
and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston
as her Fairy Godmother. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of
hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits.
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| I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (February/March 2010) | |
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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
is the laugh-inducing, award-winning musical comedy about love in the suburbs is often described as "Seinfeld set to music".
It's a hilarious look at love and relationships that is as touching and insightful as it is humorous.
Six actors play over forty roles scaling the dizzying spectrum of male/female relationships.
The trials and tribulations of being single, dating, marriage, loss, and heartbreak and everything in the relationship process
that you have ever secretly thought about, but were afraid to admit, are cleverly explored.
It is hailed as the most "proposal-friendly" musical, as there have been 61 wedding proposals at the show, all of which resulted
in yeses!
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| THE PRODUCERS (April/May 2010) | |
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The Producers
are Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’
classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, outrageous, hilarious, off the wall, and the winner
of a record 12 Tony Awards, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor.
It is a truly “boffo” hit and you will find yourself holding your sides with laughter as Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom
sing and dance their way through the greatest show biz scam that there ever was.
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| Broadway Chorus & Broadway Kids (May 2010) | |
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Broadway Chorus and Broadway Kids
returns with an array of the beautiful choral music of Broadway and beyond.
From traditional to modern Broadway, as well as classic choral
repertoire the Broadway Chorus will delight its audience
with the rich and beautiful sound of choral music. Surely a delight for audiences of all ages.
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| THE HEIDI CHRONICLES (June 2010) | |
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The Heidi Chronicles
is comprised of a series of interrelated scenes, the play traces the coming of age of Heidi Holland,
a successful art historian, as she tries to find her bearings in a rapidly changing world.
Gradually distancing herself from her friends, she watches them move from the idealism and political
radicalism of their college years through militant feminism and, eventually, back to the materialism
that they had sought to reject in the first place. Heidi comes to accept the fact that liberation can
be achieved only if one is true to oneself.
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| JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (July/August 2010) | |
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Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
is the Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors that comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.
Joseph, his father’s favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams. Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers
and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged.
Eventually his brothers, having suffered greatly, find themselves groveling at the feet of the brother they betrayed
but no longer recognize. After testing their integrity, Joseph reveals himself leading to a heartfelt reconciliation
of the sons of Israel. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum
pop and rock ‘n’ roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless.
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