(St. Louis) Muny announces most of ‘09 season

I don't consider Godspell or Camelot to be entirely family friendly, but I guess it depends on how they're staged.

Are these tours or local??

I must say I'm kind of surprised that Ragtime has not worked its way into the Muny rotation yet. I would love to hear it there, just the sheer numbers they would be able to put into the chorus would be astounding, not to mention that they are committed to performing with full, original orchestrations/no downsizing in their pit.

Well, this past summer included The Producers, and the summer before had Les Miz.

Hairspray doesn't seem too far fetched, though. I might see it if that were the case.

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my money's on Hairspray being the 7th for this season...

Well, even in booming times the Muny doesn't really take any risks.

Some of you don't seem to understand The Muny's main audience. A lot of St. Louis families with season tickets LIKE seeing the same shows every 5 years. The Muny not only introduces these shows to a new generation each time they perform them, they also are able to please their older season ticket holders who like seeing their favorite shows. I know my grandparents skipped High School Musical and The Producers last season. There favorite was Fiddler, which they have seen at The Muny god knows how many times!

How can you bash the muny for performing certain show that SELL TICKETS on a rotation? Clearly, they picked those 6 shows because they know they will sell tickets. I mean, they have 10,000 tickets to sell and they need to stay open. They have figured out a pretty bullet proof system. They always manage to produce at least one new show, along with shows that they have produced in the past that they know will sell tickets. The Muny does take some risks and does like to mix it up when they can(Chicago, Cabaret). In the past few years they have performed The Producers, Les Miz, Miss Saigon, Cats, High School Musical, and now Hairspray.... What other new shows could they produce and manage to make a profit from when they have to sell 10,000 seats in St. Louis?? (No offense to anyone from St. Louis) I agree that Ragtime would be wonderful at the Muny and I would LOVE to see it on that stage, but would they be able to make a profit off of it? It doesn't have enough name recognition, at least not in St. Louis.

So jam man, instead of saying "Damn you, Paul Blake!" As you seem to be from St. Louis, I think you should be thanking him for keeping something like The Muny which is so unique and a St. Louis landmark open and in business. There is nothing like The Muny. I haven't lived in St. Louis since college, but I always try to come in town each summer to see a show.

Have they ever done "Titanic" that would seem a natural for that stage. It's a good show that might appeal to all age groups.

I hope a new show maybe Xanadu or 13.