September 13 - October 11, 2008
Fridays/Saturdays at 8pm  $21
Sundays at 2pm $21

Written by Terrence McNally
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek
Directed by Larry Landsman

This rollicking, pop-rock musical sizzles with heat and heart as six unemployed factory workers boldly bare it all to earn money and self-esteem. But more than just flesh is revealed when these blue collar men strip away their insecurities to forge a hilarious and unique bond that exposes the male viewpoint of acceptance, love, and the importance of communication. Layered with a tightly woven storyline and numerous show-stopping musical numbers, this stage adaptation of the film garnered 10 Tony Award™ nominations including Best Original Score and Best Musical.
Contains nudity and mature language/content.

“Unlike some of the recent sorry examples of screen-to-stage
adaptations this one could be used as a textbook example of
how to get such adaptations right!”
— Elyse Sommer, CurtainUp

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Written by Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor
Directed by Iris Weinhouse

From the husband-and-wife team of Bologna and Taylor (Lovers and Other Strangers), this laugh-out-loud Borscht Belt comedy centers around two widows (one Jewish, the other Catholic) who have been shuffled off to live as roommates in a gaudy Las Vegas retirement community, courtesy of their successful, career-driven daughters. Uprooted from their familiar New York surroundings, they think life has passed them by until they both meet and fall in love (and lust!) with a charming, swindling gigolo who invades both their beds and bank accounts. Contains mature language/content.

“Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna’s hilarious, touching comedy
of senior love and lust has gallons of laughs. From a simple,
straightforward premise, they have created comedy magic.”
— Hoyt Hilsman, Variety

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November 29 - December 21, 2008
Fridays at 8pm  $13
Saturdays and Sundays at 1 pm and 3:30 pm $13

Adaptation and Lyrics by Jim Eiler
Music by Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy
Directed by Jerry Hurley

Our annual family show returns to its roots with this classic fairy tale of a nice young woman who triumphs over her nasty Stepmother and Stepsisters and marries her Prince Charming. Sprinkle in a Godmother’s helpers and a whimsical, near-sighted King and you have all the makings of a wonderful and happy experience featuring 75 minutes of song and dance interspersed with hilarity and spectacle. Fill the holiday season with wonder and magic with this production that is appropriate for ages 3 and up.

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Written by Ron Hutchinson
Directed by Ray Yucis

It’s February, 1939.  The filming of Gone With the Wind is stuck in neutral with a script going nowhere.  So famed producer David O. Selznick shuts down the production and brings in director Victor Fleming off the set of The Wizard of Oz, along with “script doctor” Ben Hecht, author of The Front Page.  Selznick proceeds to lock them in the room and keeps them captive for five days, denied of any food or sleep, until a revised script is created.  Filled with slapstick humor reminiscent of The Marx Brothers while also touching on the issues of racism and politics, Moonlight and Magnolias (the actual original name of the movie) is a slashing satire on the inner workings of these three ego-driven men and the frenzied penning of the screenplay.  Contains mature language. 

“Frankly, my dear, this is one funny play.”
— Howard Kissel, New York Daily News

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February 14 - March 7, 2009
Friday/Saturdays at 8pm $19
Sundays at 2pm $16

Written by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Frank Avellino

Practically pulled from the headlines, this gripping story in which suspicion is cast on a priest’s behavior simultaneously inspects the danger of moral certainty and the pitfalls of eroding faith. Winner of both the 2005 Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Best Play, this astounding drama also won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and is sure to have you thinking about it for days afterward. Contains mature content.

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Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Dialogue taken from the book Irving Berlin: A Daughter’s Memoir by Mary Ellin Barrett
Conceived by Karen Baker
Directed by Jacqueline McElroy-Poquette

From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway, from Hollywood to tours of duty throughout Europe and the Pacific in a life that spanned more than 100 years, the story of Irving Berlin is the story of the 20th century in America.  Share in his life and enjoy a sampling of his greatest music including: Alexander’s Ragtime Band, What’ll I Do?, I Love a Piano, God Bless America, Always, Blue Skies, Easter Parade, White Christmas, Cheek to Cheek, There’s No Business Like Show Business and many, many more.  

“Irving Berlin has no place in American music, he is American music.”
— Jerome Kern

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Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Dottie Fischer

Neil Simon is at the top of his game with this uproarious comedy about an old vaudeville duo that has an opportunity to recreate one of their famous sketches for a TV special about the history of comedy. Unfortunately, they’ve hit a snag--the old guys haven’t spoken since they broke up eleven years ago! Featuring more jokes-per-minute than is imaginable, the dialogue is snappy but also raises questions of friendship and loss.

“…nearly all of Mr. Simon’s plays are crammed with quips, but he
has never used one-liners as relentlessly or, more important, as appropriately
as he does in The Sunshine Boys.”
— Ben Brantley, NY Times

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Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 8pm
Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2pm
All seats $10
Please note, this is a "Second Stage" Production with only 2 performances

WORLD PREMIERE!

New Songs by Jim Beckerman and Andy Seiler
Book by Andy Seiler, Jim Beckerman & Fred Wemyss
Based on the radio series by Nat Perrin, Arthur Sheekman, George Oppenheimer, and Tom McKnight.
Directed by Bunny Mateosian

Who can forget Groucho, Chico and Harpo, those three mirth-makers of the silver screen? And who remembers that they were also stars of the radio as well? No one, that’s who! But when William Tecumseh Flywheel, Fiorello Ravelli and Ringling T. Ringling are let loose on an unsuspecting radio studio, the airwaves will never be safe for detergent commercials again! Based on the 1932 radio series “Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel,” The Most Ridiculous Thing You Ever Hoid is a laugh-filled, tune-filled, Marx-filled extravaganza featuring all new songs by Jim Beckerman and Andy Seiler.

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