ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "How many players in the orchestra for this one? And is it largely the original orchestration?
If CATS is actually coming in next season, I assume EVITA will wait until the year after."
I saw a post on Instagram from someone in the pit and it looks to be a band of 18. I know the cast went into the studio to record pit voices to fill the sound. Would the orchestra do that, too? With this show in particular in its histo
CATSNYrevival said: "Are they going to record an album and make us wait a year again for the Broadway transfer to open before they release it?"
I honestly wouldn't doubt they do another live album. Also, between Ragtime, Rocky Horror, Chess, and possibly Cats (unless that goes to a different off-Broadway house) I think they may put it off a year so it's not two ALWs in a season, which means 2026-27.
elcome to the 2025/2026 Season at Pasadena Playhouse: a full spectrum of BOLD, AMBITIOUS, and VIBRANT theatrical experiences.
We’re kicking off a new era with a captivating lineup of stories that strike a chord, spark conversation, and transport you across time and place: #EurekaDay, #Amadeus, Lerner and Loewe’s #Brigadoon, #Mexodus, +1 more show to be announced!
PLUS! 2 magical stories from around the world for young audiences and their families: Hamid Rahmanian’s #SongOfTheNorth AND #TheLizardYElSol.
There’s something for everyone – be part of an extraordinary Season at YOUR Pasadena Playhouse.
MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS:
EUREKA DAY (Sep 10 – Oct 5, 2025) by JONATHAN SPECTOR
HYSTERICAL. CHAOTIC. TIMELY.
AMADEUS (Nov 19 – Dec 14, 2025) by PETER SHAFFER
PASSION. ENVY. GENIUS.
Lerner and Loewe’s BRIGADOON (Spring 2026) a new adaptation by ALEXANDRA SILBER inspired by the original book by ALAN JAY LERNER lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER music by FREDERICK LOEWE
SOARING. DREAMY. ENCHANTING.
MEXODUS (Summer 2026) by and featuring BRIAN QUIJADA and NYGEL D. ROBINSON
ELECTRIC. INNOVATIVE. REVOLUTIONARY.
+1 MORE SHOW TO BE ANNOUNCED
YOUTH AND FAMILY PRODUCTIONS:
Hamid Rahmanian’s SONG OF THE NORTH (Spring 2026) created, designed, and directed by HAMID RAHMANIAN ages 6 – 12 and FAMILIES on the PASADENA PLAYHOUSE MAINSTAGE
STUNNING. MESMERIZING. LUMINOUS.
THE LIZARD & EL SOL (Spring 2026) originally developed and produced by the ALLIANCE THEATRE ages 0 – 5 and FAMILIES in the PASADENA PLAYHOUSE COURTYARD and free in PARKS around our COMMUNITY
It hasn't been released for licensing in the time since. Which I would think this could have done moderately well with smaller theatre companies. https://www.mtishows.com/flying-over-sunset
Jesse Green: Great Broadway musicals must feature great songs, but not all the great songs are found in great musicals. That’s why I collect cast albums: There are obvious gems and hidden ones. To explore that range at the end of a generally fine and unusually eclectic Broadway season, I picked a song from every show that received a Tony Award nomination in any category. (The exception: “Pirates! The Penzance Musical,” which will record its New Orleans-inflected Gilbert and Sullivan score after the awards are doled out on CBS this Sunday.)
New season just dropped We're excited to share the 2025/26 Season, with two world-premiere musicals, a Drama Desk award-nominated solo show, and the return of the genre-defying circus collective The 7 Fingers.
PASSENGERS 300 PAINTINGS WONDER BLACK SWAN
Beyond productions in Cambridge, our season includes an A.R.T.-originated Tony Award-nominated new musical on Broadway (REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES), a US tour directed by Diane Paulus of an A.R.T.-originated work (WILD: A MUSICAL BECOMING), the premiere of an A.R.T. commission at the Royal Shakespeare Company (ALL IS BUT FANTASY), the Lincoln Center production of an A.R.T. commission and co-production (NIGHT SIDE SONGS), and many more special events and season-long partnerships.
This week, we've had so many trailers (Wicked, Spider Woman, Frozen), plus tomorrow's cast albums (Boop, Dead Outlaw single, F*ck7thGrade, Buena Vista Social Club, Heathers Deluxe, Real Women Have Curves), solo albums (Cynthia Erivo, Renee Elise Goldsberry), and then the Tonys on Sunday... WOW!
