Oct. 17-21The Prom
(School Edition) Book & Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Book by Bob Martin Music by Matthew Sklar Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage, so when they hear trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue...and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the result is a love that brings them all together. The Prom expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates now more than ever. Show Info |
Nov. 30, Dec. 1, & 2Brighton Beach Memoirs
by Neil Simon Here is a portrait of the writer as a young teen in 1937 living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn walk-up. Eugene Jerome, standing in for the author, is the narrator and central character. Dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of his family life in Brooklyn: formidable mother, overworked father, and his worldly older brother Stanley. Throw into the mix his widowed Aunt Blanche, her two young but rapidly aging daughters and you have a recipe for hilarity, served up Simon-style. This bittersweet memoir evocatively captures the life of a struggling Jewish household. Show Info |
April 11, 12, & 13Heathers The Musical
(Teen Edition) Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kevin Murphy & Laurence O'Keefe Based on the film written by Daniel Waters Heathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously handsome new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather’s aerobicized butt...but J.D. has another plan for that bullet. Heathers The Musical is a hilarious, heartfelt and homicidal new show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time. Show Info |
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