2011-2012 Season
FOREVER PLAID
September 7 - October 2, 2011
Book by Stuart Ross
Music and Lyrics by Various Artists
Music Continuity and Arrangements by James Raitt
Directed by Coraleta Rogers
Rated G
One of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory, this deliciously goofy revue centers on four eager young male singers killed in a car crash in the 1950’s on their way to their first big concert, who are miraculously revived for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was. Singing in the closest of harmonies, squabbling boyishly over the smallest intonations and executing their charmingly outlandish choreography with over-zealous precision, “Plaids” is a wonderful evening with a program of beloved songs and delightful patter that keeps audiences rolling in the aisles when they’re not humming along to some of the greatest nostalgic pop hits of the 50’s. The original production surprised everyone by playing for more that 4 years off-Broadway.
HAIRSPRAY
November 16 - December 11, 2011
Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman
Directed by James Reed
Rated PG
Hairspray delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out and change is in the air. Lovable plus-size heroine Tracy Turnblad has a passion for dancing and wins a spot on the local TV dance program, “The Corny Collins Show”. Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program’s reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love without mussing her hair? The show has a great score, lots of heart, ran for 2,642 performances, and won 8 Tony Awards.
DEARLY BELOVED
January 11 - February 5, 2012
by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten
Directed by Jim Coleman
Rated PG
This very funny comedy is written by the authors of our big hit from two seasons ago, DEARLY DEPARTED. This one centers around the Futrelle sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, who are throwing a wedding for a bride and groom that they can’t find. A lot of crazy antics ensue, but it all ends happily! Wild and funny!
I DO! I DO!
March 7-April 1, 2012
Book by Tom Jones
Music and Lyrics by Harvey Schmidt
Based on “The Fourposter” by Jan de Hartog
Directed by Elaine Saculla
Rated G
The story of a marriage is at the center of this intimate and nostalgic work by the authors of THE FANTASTICS. The show begins with Michael and Agnes on their wedding day and traces their life together over a period of 50 years, until the day they leave their house to the next pair of newlyweds. In that time we watch them go through their wedding night jitters, raise a family, negotiate mid-life crisis, quarrel, separate, reconcile and grow old together. The original cast starred Mary Martin and Robert Preston and ran for 560 performances. A very successful national tour followed that starred Carol Burnett and Rock Hudson.
ON GOLDEN POND
May 2-27, 2012
by Ernest Thompson
Directed by Richard Garvin
Rated PG
Presented to great critical acclaim first off and then on Broadway, this touching, funny and warmly perceptive study of a spirited and lovable elderly couple facing their twilight years. Later made into a hit motion picture starring Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda in Academy Award winning roles.
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
June 27-July 22, 2012
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Jim Coleman
Rated R
The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous “barber-ism” and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th Century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs, as the people of London start lining up in droves for her new meat pie recipe! Sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising, the show has a great sense of fun, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor one moment and gasping in suspense the next. The show won 7 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize.
THE LITTLE MERMAID JR.
AUGUST 2-AUGUST 5, 2012
Directed by Dominee Muller-Kimball
Rated G
Stockton Civic Theatre’s summer youth program, SCT, Jr., presents this year’s production, “The Little Mermaid Jr.” This full-scale production is the culmination of a full month’s summer workshop offering youth experience in acting, singing and dancing. The 60-minute musical, designed for youth from grades 3 through 12, is based on the 2008 Broadway production and the 1989 animated feature film. The SCT, Jr. cast contains over 80 students led by director Dominee Muller-Kimball.
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