Grey Gardens Book by Doug Wright; Music by Scott Frankel; Lyrics by Michael Korie
October 1 - 25, 2009
Behind the closed doors of a dilapidated mansion, alongside fifty cats and piles of rubbish, live Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter “Little Edie” - the eccentric relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Go inside the walls of two shockingly different worlds: the resplendent Grey Gardens of 1941 and the Grey Gardens of 1973 – a crumbling shadow of its former self. Based upon the groundbreaking documentary film by David and Albert Maysles, Grey Gardens is the hilarious and heartbreaking story of two women whose combative and codependent relationship is the one pillar in a constantly eroding house.
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Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings by Stuart Ross
December 3 - 23, 2009
The very best of Forever Plaid wrapped up in a nifty package with a big bow on top! Filled with Christmas standards that have all been “Plaid-erized,” the boys of Forever Plaid are back to do their Christmas Special. Sent back to Earth to add a little harmony to the world, Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings is one holiday treat that is truly “heaven-sent!”
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Laughter on the 23rd Floor by Neil Simon
January 14 - February 7, 2010
It's 1953. Comedian Max Prince is the funniest man on television and his writers are the best in the business. But McCarthy is scaring the country with his 'reds-under-the-beds' paranoia and the network wants Max to dumb down his show so advertisers can sell more soap. As the bean-counters close in and the fear-mongering spreads, Max and his brilliant gang of writers struggle to keep joking. Based upon his days of writing for Sid Caesar, Laughter on the 23rd Floor is Neil Simon’s hilarious and touching behind-the-scenes homage to the golden age of American television and the crazy writers' room that became known as 'the Harvard of comedy.'
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Is He Dead? a new comedy by Mark Twain; adapted for the stage by David Ives
April 1 - 25, 2010
French painter Jean Francois Millet desperately wants to marry his girlfriend Marie, but he has no money and fewer prospects. In a moment of desperation, he hatches an ingenious plot to fake his own death to drive up the price of his paintings. Yet in order to reap the rewards, he must pose as his imaginary twin sister! Written in 1898, Is He Dead? is the newly discovered Mark Twain comedy filled with mistaken identities, crazy complications and mischievous fun!
Black Pearl Sings! by Frank Higgins
May 27 - June 20, 2010
In the midst of the Great Depression, Susannah Mullally travels the country, recording lost traditional songs for the Library of Congress. When she encounters Pearl in a Texas prison, Susannah uncovers a treasure-trove of unrecorded slave-era music. But can Pearl hand over her ancestor’s songs without giving up something of herself? Starring powerhouse performer Liz Mikel, Black Pearl Sings! is the powerful, honest, and wryly funny story of two women from radically different backgrounds and the music that unites them.
The Full Monty Book by Terrence McNally; Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek
July 22 - August 15, 2010
When the local mill experiences massive layoffs, six unemployed steelworkers are out of luck, out of cash and out of shape. Desperate to keep their families intact, they hatch an all-or-nothing scheme to make some quick cash. But will they have the nerve to follow through with their plan and go The Full Monty? Boasting a toe-tapping rock ‘n roll score, The Full Monty is a musical endowed with big laughs, big heart and a jaw-dropping finale that just might charm your pants off!