our season is incredible:
Spelling Bee
January 16-28
The Buell Theatre
In this 2005 Tony Award-winning musical comedy, six young people in the
throes of puberty - overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape
childhood themselves - learn that winning isn't everything, and that
losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.
Legends!
Starring Joan Collins & Linda Evans
February 6-18
The Buell Theatre
A comedy by Tony Award(r)-winning author, James Kirkwood (A Chorus
Line), centers on two somewhat desperate and waning movie stars (Collins &
Evans), the full-blown comic confrontation between these two divas and
the surprising and hilarious resolution.
The Light in the Piazza
March 27-April 8 The Buell Theatre
Direct from Broadway The Light in the Piazza is a lush, dreamy musical
that finds Margaret Johnson on vacation in the Tuscan countryside with
her daughter, Clara, and Clara's unexpected encounter with a handsome
Florentine. Be swept away to Italy in this contemporary, witty and
elegant production.
Sponsored by Comcast
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
May 17-July 8
The Stage Theatre
Sondheim's slapstick musical send-up of classical comedy is filled with
"old situations, new complications...no royal curse, no Trojan horse,
and a happy ending of course!"
Producing Partners:
Margot & Allan Frank and Judi & Robert Newman
Disney's
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Summer 2007
The Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Based on the Academy Award(r)-winning animated film and the classic
fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, THE LITTLE MERMAID is the story of
young Ariel longing to leave her father's kingdom and be "up where the
people are," a father struggling with his strong-minded daughter's
attempts to grow up too soon, a sea witch conspiring to settle a score, and
a prince looking for the girl with the perfect voice. In addition to a
book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award(r)-winning playwright, Doug
Wright, THE LITTLE MERMAID features a score written by eight-time Academy
Award-winning composer Alan Menken and his late partner Howard Ashman,
including the Academy Award-winning Best Original Song, "Under the Sea,"
and will boast nine new songs by Menken and lyricist Glen Slater.
Spamalot
September 1
ctober 7
The Buell Theatre
Winner of the 2005 Tony(r) Award for Best Musical, Monty Python's
Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as
they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer
rabbits, taunting Frenchmen and show-stopping musical numbers are just a
few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eating up Spamalot.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
October 16-28
The Buell Theatre
Set on the glorious, glamorous Riviera, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a
delicious comedy that follows two con artists as they take on the
lifestyles of the rich and shameless--and end up with a lot more than they
bargain for.
White Christmas
November 20-December 25
The Buell Theatre
Just in time for the holidays comes a delightful new stage adaptation
of the classic yuletide movie. The result is a sparkling holiday package
filled with splashy dance numbers, treasured songs and enough
heartwarming nostalgia to make your days merry and bright!
