September 11 - October 9, 2010
Fridays/Saturdays at 8pm  $21
October only - Saturdays at 2pm $21
Sundays at 2pm $21
NO PERFORMANCES 9/17-9/18

Book by George Furth
Lyrics and Music by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Ray Yucis

In celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s 80th birthday, a truly groundbreaking musical opens our 78th season. Single man Bobby is surrounded by his “good and crazy people, my married friends”, who want nothing more than for him to settle down and enjoy the same “domestic bliss” they suffer through on a daily basis. Nominated for a record 14 Tony Awards (and winner of 6, including Best Musical of 1971), the recognizable score (“Another Hundred People”, “The Ladies Who Lunch”, “Being Alive”) ushered in a new era of musical theatre in America and cemented Sondheim’s reputation as the most important Broadway composer/lyricist of the latter half of the 20th century.

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October 23 - November 13, 2010
Friday/Saturdays at 8pm $19
Sundays at 2pm $16

By F. Andrew Leslie
Based on a novel by Shirley Jackson
Directed by Jerry Hurley

Based on a novel from the author of “The Lottery”, one of literature’s most shocking short stories, comes a psychological thriller that was the source for the 1963 film The Haunting. Shirley Jackson spins a first-class ghost story -- a chilling and mystifying study in mounting terror that brings a group of “psychically receptive” individuals to a brooding Victorian mansion known as a place of evil. Supernatural phenomena abound in this spellbinding mystery.

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SECOND STAGE SHOW

Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 2pm
Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 7pm
ALL SEATS  $10
Please note, this is a "Second Stage" Production
 with only 2 performances

Directed by Jacqueline McElroy-Poquette

Watch some of your favorite movie scenes from our American cinematic history come to life on the BCP stage as they are reenacted in front of you. Don’t miss classic moments from films such as Adam’s Rib, When Harry Met Sally, Born Yesterday, All About Eve, The Maltese Falcon, The Turning Point, Saturday Night Fever and Double Indemnity. A very different type of show that will be sure to bring back fond memories!

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November 27 - December 19, 2010
Fridays at 8pm  $13
Saturdays and Sundays at 1 pm and 3:30 pm $13

Music by George Stiles
Book & Lyrics by Anthony Drewe
Directed by Dottie Fischer

Winner of the 2000 Olivier Award for London’s Best New Musical (beating out both Mama Mia and The Lion King), this warm and funny retelling of the classic Hans Christian Anderson story “The Ugly Duckling” will be embraced by all the generations in your family. Great music and fantastic lyrics about acceptance, love and the challenges of being different will entertain your young ones and keep them thinking long after the curtain falls on this 75 minute kid-friendly production.

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Written by A.R. Gurney
Directed by Iris Weinhouse

At a time when many families rarely even have dinner together, the significance of the daily cocktail hour may be difficult to understand. Still, everything surrounding Gurney’s typical WASP family is on the “up and up”...as in “upper crust”, “upper class” and “stiff-upper-lip”. Or is it? Gurney’s crisis-in-family comic plot is all about the family’s tics, as well as what makes them tick.

“It makes for a deliciously funny and also occasionally touching evening, as Gurney’s family sit around raking over old coals and settling old scores with a quite new and beguiling freshness.”
— New York Post

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February 19 - March 12, 2011
Friday/Saturdays at 8pm $19
Sundays at 2pm $16

Written by Douglas Carter Beane
Directed by Steve Bell

Mitchell Green is an up-and-coming movie star who could hit big if it weren't for one little problem... he "suffers from a slight recurring case of homosexuality” according to his devilish agent, Diane, who tries to help him navigate Hollywood’s choppy waters. But it’s all she can do just to keep him away from not only the cute “rent boy” who’s caught his eye but also the rent boy’s girlfriend.  Will there be a happy ending as the final credits roll?  Nominated for Best Play of 2007, Douglas Carter Beane offers a sharp satire on our celebrity-fixated society.  Contains mature themes, language and nudity.

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Written by David Mamet
Directed by Alyson Cohn

This hard-hitting portrait of cutthroat office politics represents BCP’s first foray into the world of David Mamet, who is at the absolute zenith of his career with this winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Offering a powerful assault on a society where salesmanship has become a form of licensed criminality, this instant classic features sharp dialogue, compelling characters and strong social commentary. Contains mature themes and language

“...feels like having espresso pumped directly into your bloodstream.”
— New York Times

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May 7 - June 5, 2011
Friday/Saturdays at 8pm $19
Sundays at 2pm $16

Written by Del Shores
Directed by Carol Fisher

As every Texan will proudly tell you, everything is bigger in Texas. Especially the hairdos. And the off-beat personalities. Not to mention the scandals. And how about those Texas-sized laughs? When the matriarch of a south Texas family dies under extremely humiliating circumstances, her entire clan is afraid that all the family skeletons will come flying out of the closet at once. And that’s just a prelude to what may be one of the most embarrassing and hilarious funerals ever seen on stage. There’s no doubt that this black comedy about white trash will have you doubled over and laughing all the way from here to the Lone Star State. Contains mature themes and language.

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SECOND STAGE SHOW

Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 2pm
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 7pm
All seats $10
Please note, this is a "Second Stage" Production with only 2 performances

Written by Murray Schisgal
Directed by Jerry Pettinati

A frustrated mail carrier named Ben kidnaps a woman and brings her to his lair to do dastardly deeds. Much to his surprise, he finds his victim hates the world almost as much as he does, and the “Stockholm Syndrome” kicks in as they bond. Native New Yorker Murray Schisgal was awarded the 1963 Drama Desk Award for this effort, and later went on to write the Tony-nominated Luv. His career culminated with an Oscar nomination as co-author of the screenplay for Tootsie.

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