Book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. Based
on Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist.
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00: October 31 (includes Opening Night reception), November 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, and 22.
Sunday Matinees at 2:30: November 9 and 16.
Single ticket prices: $10 (Saturdays), $9 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $7 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).
Charles Dickens' tale of an orphan's journey from workhouse to a home, and the characters who lead him to his new life. Just as relevant today when child crime, homelessness, and lawlessness are once again an ever-present threat as they were in the England of 1850. Lionel Bart's memorable score includes "Food, Glorious Food," "Consider Yourself," "Where is Love?," "Who Will Buy?," and "As Long as He Needs Me." Join Oliver, Mr. Bumble, Mrs. Sowerberry, Nancy, Fagin, Bill Sykes, and the Artful Dodger in this musical tale that has won the hearts of children young and old for decades.
Directed by Lisa Shermeyer; musical direction by Willis Rosenfeld; produced by Lindsay Petersen.
Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available.
Produced in arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., New York.
By Henrik Ibsen. Adaptation by Arthur Miller.
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00: January 23 (includes Opening Night reception), 24, 30, and 31, February 6 and 7.
Sunday Matinee at 2:30: February 1.
Single ticket prices: $9 (Saturdays), $8 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $6 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).
This interpretation of Ibsen's classic has been fast-forwarded to a future time and place. At the heart of many a human dilemma has been the conflict over the choice to expose the truth or to keep silent. Can society accept the truth? Is speaking the truth a protected right and is it worth the cost? Ibsen takes us into the world of Dr. Thomas Stockman, facing tough decisions that will forever alter the lives of his family and his community.
Directed by Zina T. Bleck; produced by Kim Fitzgerald and Joan Lada.
Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available.
Produced in arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, New York.
Music and lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim. Book by George Furth.
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00: March 13 (includes Opening Night reception), 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28, April 3 and 4.
Sunday Matinees at 2:30: March 22 and 29.
Single ticket prices: $10 (Saturdays), $9 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $7 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).
A musical look at "How did you get to be here?," this play traces the lives of a successful yet unfulfilled movie producer and his two closest friends back through each milestone of their personal and professional careers. Flashing back over twenty years (1976-1956), we explore aspiration and reality, compromise and dreams -- fulfilled and unfulfilled. Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's lively musical adaptation of the Kaufman and Hart play is a spirited illustration of the Shakespearean adage, "To thine own self be true." Bring an old friend and recall some tuneful tips on growing up, and learn to dream again!
Directed by Andy Regiec; musical direction by Elisa Rosman; produced by Vanessa Priest.
Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available.
Produced in arrangement with Music Theatre International, New York.
Michael H. Hutchins has assembled excellent web pages for each of Steven Sondheim's shows. Information on his page for Merrily We Roll Along includes the casting and musical number lineups for the major New York and London productions. The pages at Steven Sondheim Stage feature an extensive interview with Sondheim, who was awarded the 1996 National Medal of Arts.
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00: May 1 (includes Opening Night reception), 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16.
Sunday Matinee at 2:30: May 17.
Single ticket prices: $9 (Saturdays), $8 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $6 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).
Did Romeo and Juliet start out as a bawdy sex farce? Was the Bard's inspiration for Othello the Medieval equivalent of the Three Stooges? And can a Classics scholar find true happiness as Desdemona's fencing partner? For the answer to these and other equally whimsical questions, you will have to see this inventive comedy that mixes Shakespeare with a little bit of Rod Serling to produce a hilarious cocktail.
Directed by Don Paul Smith; produced by Mary Jane Quinn-Smith.
Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available.
Produced in arrangement with Susan Schulman Literary Agency, New York.
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