2011-2012 Season

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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

February 10,11**,15,16,17,18*,22,23,24,25,29
March 1,2,3
(MainStage)
 
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro
Music by Jimmy Roberts
 
“Say, what are you doing Saturday night?” A hilarious musical revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost and to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance. This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as “the relationship.”

 
* Saturday matinee at 2pm
** Special Valentine’s Performance
 

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The Winter's Tale

The Winter’s Tale

March 9,10,16,17*
(MainStage)
 
By William Shakespeare
 
In this, one of Shakespeare’s most beautiful romances, a king, a queen, and their daughter are reunited — both physically and spiritually — through the power of forgiveness. A jealous king nearly topples his own kingdom when he falsely accuses his queen of adultery with his childhood friend. In his foolishness and rage, he loses his wife, his son, and his baby daughter. The cycle of life and the power of true love come alive onstage, in a world filled with magic, wonder and prophecy.

 
* Saturday matinee at 2pm
 

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Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde

Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde

March 21,22,23,24
(TheOtherSpace)
 
By Moisés Kaufman
 
In three short months, Oscar Wilde, the most celebrated playwright and wit of Victorian England, was toppled from the apex of British society into humiliation and ruin. Drawing from trial documents, newspaper accounts, and writings of the day, Moisés Kaufman ignites an incendiary mix of sex and censorship, with a cast of characters ranging from George Bernard Shaw to Queen Victoria. Presented in theotherspace.

 

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The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

March 30,31
April 6,7*
(MainStage)
 
Adapted for the stage by John McDonald
From the novel by Stephen Crane
 
Henry Fleming’s illusions are shattered when he comes face to face with the bloodshed and horrors of The Civil War. Telling of the experience of war from the point of view of an ordinary soldier, Stephen Crane’s tale of heroism is considered the first modern war novel. The second production in our four-part series celebrating the Sesquicentennial of The Civil War.

 
* Saturday matinee at 2pm
 

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Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

April 13,14,25,26,27,28
May 2,3,4,5
(MainStage)
 
Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
 
Winner of 8 Tony Awards, including “Best Musical,” SPRING AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that you will never forget. Adapted from Frank Wedekind’s 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, it has been hailed as the “Best Musical of the Year” by the New York Times, New York Post, Star Ledger, Journal News, New York Observer, and USA Today. This production contains language and subject matter not appropriate for all audiences.

 

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Schoolhouse Rock Live

Schoolhouse Rock Live!

2pm April 14,28
2pm May 5
(MainStage)
 
Book by Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall and George Keating
Music and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, Kathy Mandry, George Newall and Tom Yohe
Based on the ABC-TV educational animated series which aired from the 1970s-1980s
 
This award-winning musical teaches history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs, instructing a whole new generation to “Do the Circulation,” “Unpack Your Adjectives” and meet up at “Conjunction Junction”!

 

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13

13: The Musical

6pm May 11,12*,16,17,18,19*,23,24,25,26*
(TheOtherSpace)
 
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn
 
“Cool is where you find it, and sometimes where you least expect it.” 13-year-old Evan Goldman just wants to make friends and survive the school year. Easier said than done. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, “13″ is a hilarious, high-energy musical for all ages.

 

Presented by the Roxy Regional School of the Arts.
Presented in theotherspace.

 
* Saturday matinee at 2pm
 

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The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer

May 25,26,30,31
June 1,2*,6,7,8,9,13,14,15,16,20,21,22,23
(MainStage)
 
Music by Matthew Sklar
Book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Based on the New Line Cinema film written by Tim Herlihy
 
It’s 1985, and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party, until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. You too will be grooving to the tunes in this hilarious musical comedy based on the hit movie starring Adam Sandler.

 
* Saturday matinee at 2pm
 

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Captain Louie

Captain Louie

6pm June 22,23*,27,28,29,30*
6pm July 5,6,7*
(MainStage)
 
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Anthony Stein
Based on the book The Trip by Ezra Jack Keats
 
Young Louie feels lonely and without friends in his new neighborhood. Looking for something to cheer himself up on Halloween Night, Louie returns to his old neighborhood friends in an imaginary journey on the wings of his favorite toy, his little red plane. The story is full of tricks and treats, and the incomparable music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz. Most of all, CAPTAIN LOUIE is about friendship — the ability to make new friends and the importance of old ones.

 
* Saturday matinee at 2pm
 

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Happy Days

Happy Days: A New Musical

July 13,14,18,19,20,21*,25,26,27,28
August 1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11,15,16,17,18
(MainStage)
 
Created by Garry Marshall
Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams
Based on the Paramount Pictures television series Happy Days
 
Happy days are here again with Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli, Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph and all of the gang in this musical based on the hit television series, HAPPY DAYS. This new musical reintroduces one of America’s best-loved families, the Cunninghams, and the days of 1959 Milwaukee complete with varsity sweaters, hula hoops and jukebox sock-hoppin’. This perfect family-friendly musical will have you rockin’ and rollin’ all week long!

 
* Saturday matinee at 2pm
 

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