Copacabana
Book by Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman & Bruce Sussman
Music by Barry Manilow
Lyrics by Bruce Sussman & Jack Feldman
Directed by Adriana Beckner & Renee Yawn

Her name was Lola. She was a showgirl…

This two-act musical is based on Barry Manilow’s song “Copacabana”. The story follows Stephen, an aspiring songwriter, as he writes what he hopes will become a hit musical. His story takes him back to the 1940s as he creates a story of an ambitious young singer, Lola Lamar. He tells of Lola flying from the southwest to the Big Apple, with nothing but dreams of stardom in her eyes. She lands a job at the famous Copacabana Nightclub “the hottest club north of Havana”. Tony Starr, a bartender helps her get a job as a Copa girl.
This production is rated PG

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Jun 24- 27, 2010
Auditions: April 12 & 13, 2010

Charlotte’s Web
Based on the book by E.B. White
Directed by Tammy Kirby
It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend…

This is a well known classic piece of children’s literature centering on friendship. Featuring all of the loveable characters – Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family, where the “miracles” take place; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be "a true friend and a good writer." Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins her campaign with the "miracle" of writing words in her web. A humorous, fun loving story for the entire family brought to life on stage by the delightful characters as they learn what a friend is and more importantly, how to be a friend.
This production is rated G

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Sep 17-20, 2009

Book by Hugh Wheeler, based on Christopher Bond’s stage version of the story
Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Damon Bohan & Rebecca Dingbaum

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A musical in Two Acts telling the story of Benjamin Barker (Sweeney Todd) who returns to London after being deported to a penal colony on false charges. He learns from his former landlady, Mrs. Lovett, that his wife poisoned herself after being raped by the Judge Turpin (the man who deported him). Sweeney Todd vows revenge.
This production is rated R.

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A Christmas Story
Based on the book by Jean Shepherd
Directed by Mark Schau
Now a Christmas classic…
The story follows 9 year old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB Gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher, and even Santa Claus himself, at Goldblatt’s Department Store. The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out”. All the elements from the movie are here including the family’s temperamental exploding furnace, Scut Farkas, the school bully, the boy’s experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost, the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin, Ralphie’s father winning a lamp shaped like a woman’s leg in a net stocking, Ralphie’s fantasy scenarios and more.
This production is rated PG

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The Women

Feb 18- 21, 2010
Audition: 11/9 & 11/10

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Ever wonder how Jungle Red nail polish became so popular???

The Two-Act play is an acidic commentary on the pampered lives and power struggles of various wealthy and up-and-comers and the gossip that propels and damages their relationships. While men frequently are the subject of their lively discussions and play an important role in the action on-stage, they are strictly characters mentioned but never seen. This all-female cast brings socialites competing in a no-holds barred survival of the fittest. They make up an artificial society of vanity, comedy, tragedy, hope and disappointment.

Set in 1936 – 1938
This production is rated PG