Macdonald-Heaslip Hall Series:
The “Love Makes the World Go ‘Round” Musical
CARNIVAL!
Music & Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Book by Michael Stewart based on material by Helen Deutsch
December 1 - 12, 2009
After the death of her father, Lili, an innocent young woman, seeks employment amongst the jaded denizens of a seedy carnival touring the south of France. She soon becomes the pawn in a fierce rivalry for her affection between Marco the Magnificent, the troupe's compulsively womanizing cut-rate magician and Paul Berthalet, a former French Resistance hero and once a brilliant dancer, who has been transformed by injury into an embittered puppeteer. With a glorious score filled with unmistakably familiar tunes, this romantic musical is bound to tug at your heartstrings!
The Classy Cole Porter Classic
ANYTHING GOES
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by Guy Bolton, P.G Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman
February 16 – 27, 2010
Billy Crocker, a young love-sick Wall Street broker, stows away aboard a trans-Atlantic liner bound for England in order to win the heart the hapless heiress Hope Harcourt. With the help of his friend Reno Sweeney, a brassy nightclub singer, Billy successfully avoids being discovered using a series of clever disguises. But havoc erupts when he is mistakenly identified as Public Enemy Number One. This joyous Cole Porter tour-de-force is jam-packed with toe-tapping song standards, eye-popping production numbers, and tons of tap-dancing!
The ‘Divinely Decadent’ Musical Sensation
CABARET
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
April 13 - 24, 2010
In the months that precede the outbreak of World War II, American writer Clifford Bradshaw lands in Berlin and soon finds himself at the notorious Kit Kat Klub. There he falls madly in love with the English ex-patriot entertainer Sally Bowles. Their affair is tested as her reckless lifestyle overwhelms him and as the world around them marches towards chaos. Throughout, the Kit Kat Klub’s Emcee taunts and satirizes with dazzling musical numbers in a score that includes “Wilkommen”, “Money (Makes the World Go Around)”, “Maybe This Time”, and the unforgettable title tune.
Studio Theatre Series:
The Tony Award-Winning Transformative Play
METAMORPHOSES
Based on the Myths of Ovid
Written and originally by Mary Zimmerman
December 3 - 12, 2009
In a stunning retelling of Ovid’s classic stories of love, lust, and change, Metamorphoses uses familiar and forgotten tales to illuminate our world. The play, sometimes comic, sometimes achingly sad, “somehow manages both to lift you out of the moment you’re living in and speak to it with piercing directness” (Wall Street Journal). Filled with music, dance, and storytelling, it offers a chance to connect our everyday lives with the imagination, and beyond.
The Musical that Celebrates Life!
PIPPIN
Book by Roger o. Hirson
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
February 18 – 27, 2010
Pippin, the awkward and inauspicious son of the great French Emperor Charlemagne, searches for the meaning of his life. He becomes a soldier, experiments with womanizing and even enters politics, but all these ventures leave him feeling empty and dispirited. When confronted with his own mortality, Pippin eventually finds happiness in a most unexpected of places. This jubilant and uplifting musical celebrates the simple joys of living.
Another New Musical in Theatre Sheridan's BOLD STROKES SERIES
OBERON (A Midsummer Night’s Musical)
Music, Lyrics & Book by Jim Betts
April 15 - 24, 2010
It is 20 years after the events of A Midsummer Night's Dream. There are fewer stars in the sky. Can the magic of the forest still change the lives of those who dare enter it on Midsummer's Eve? Can all that has been lost be found again? The story of Oberon, Titania, Bottom, Puck and the Changeling Child isn't quite over yet.