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MAIN-STAGE PRODUCTIONS 2006-2007 SEASON
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Music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Jacqueline McElroy- Poquette Sondheim's musical brilliantly captures the memories and heartache of a long-lost era and the performers who embodied it. At a reunion of the fictional musical revue The Weismann Follies, the long-retired players relive their careers through pastiches of past songwriters, sometimes accompanied in song or dance by the ghosts of their previous selves. At the same time, four of the people (two married couples) remember their pasts and wonder whether they chose their spouses--and the course of their lives--correctly.
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Oct. 21 - Nov. 11,
2006
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By David Lindsay-Abaire Directed by Peter Colletto Fuddy Meers is a day with Claire, a "memory-challenged" woman, and her alleged family. Kidnapped by one husband and pursued by another, Claire seeks the truth. There's the all-too-good-to-be-true husband, a mysterious, limping stranger, the pot-smoking teenage son, a tough lady cop, the ventriloquist with a trash-talking dummy, and Claire's mother, a stroke victim who can only speak gibberish. Fuddy Meers is a roller coaster ride through the day of an amnesiac trying to decipher her fractured life, while being surrounded by alarmingly bizarre characters.
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 Sat Nov. 25 - Dec. 17, 2006
Fridays at 8:00 pm |
Music and lyrics by Bill
Francouer /
Book by Vera Morris Directed by Jerry Hurley From the classic story by The Brothers Grimm
This wonderfully entertaining version of the classic tale is guaranteed to delight young audiences. Sent into the woods, Hansel and Gretel meet up with a number of peculiar characters. A fiery troll who guards his wooden bridge. Even more, an articulate owl, a forest sprite and two hobgoblins are in the service of an evil but extremely funny witch. Every dramatic moment is brought to life, from the night spent in the woods to the discovery of the candy-coated cottage. Sweetened delightfully with music, the well known “Tap Tap Tap” and “There's Gonna Be A Public Holiday.”
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By Donald Margulies Directed by Ray Yucis A marvelously rich, wonderfully funny and deeply moving new work about a novelist who’s finally hit the big time, with a best-selling book primed for a Hollywood adaptation. But when his father’s health brings him back to the Brooklyn of his childhood, he is forced to reconcile the boy he was, with the successful man he has become.
"Uproariously Funny!" said Howard Kissel, NY Daily News. Contains mature language.
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The Mystery of Irma Vep - A Penny Dreadful By Charles Ludlam Directed by Frank Avellino
This zany
spoof of Gothic melodramas, recently revived Off- Broadway to raves, is a
quick change marathon for two male actors portraying a Lord, a Lady, a
Vampire, a Swineherd with a wolfish secret, a Sinister Servant, a Mummy
brought back from the dead, and an Egyptian tomb guide with an agenda. But
who is really Irma Vep?? A satire of several films, including Alfred
Hitchcock's Rebecca, this
is side-splitting hilarity of the ranks of the old Carol Burnett comedy
skits.
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By
Tony Kushner
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1993 and recently seen on HBO as a much heralded miniseries directed by Mike Nichols, the play is set in New York City in the mid-1980s. When it opened in 1993, critics and audiences welcomed Kushner's vision of an America trying to deal with AIDS and the ways it affected society. It demonstrated how various communities throughout the country were united by the consequences of this disease. Filled with moments of black comedy, biblical references, elements of Greek tragedy and spectacular dialogue, Kushner's play blends contemporary style and classical influences with brilliance. Contains mature language and content.
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May 5 - June 3, 2007
Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm All Seats $18 |
By Neil Simon Directed by Dottie Fischer
This Broadway hit is an homage to the author's early days in show biz when he worked as a junior jokesmith for Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows. He was stuck in a room with a bunch of the looniest comedy writers ever, who grew up to be the likes of Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart and others. The play is a memoir told by Neil Simon's alter ego, Lucas. As the writers try to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of head madman Max Prince (the Sid Caesar character), Max contends with the NBC brass who fear his humor is too sophisticated for middle America. Contains mature language.
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