2008 SUMMER THEATRE AND DANCE CHILDREN'S  PROGRAMS. 

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Description

Dates

William's Dark Lady: 
A romantic musical drama -
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Concept, Book & Lyrics by Martin Mannion
Music and orchestrations by Gary Farquhar

The time is Elizabethan England, the place is the royal court of Queen Elizabeth. Young William Shakespeare comes to London to help celebrate the Jubilee of her majesty and falls in love with her Lady-in- Waiting, his "Dark Lady of the Sonnets." Meanwhile, murder overshadows he celebrations, changing the lives of everyone at court forever. The score includes: Good Queen Bess, A Woman's Place, The Play's the Thing, To Thine Own Self Be True 

June 27, 28; 
July 18, 19, 25, 26, 2008

Curtain 8 PM

Oliver!
Music and lyrics by Lionel Bart

This heart-warming musical, based on the Dickens classic "Oliver Twist", tells of the trials and tribulations of an orphan boy on the streets of pre-Industrial Revolution London. Hit song include Consider Yourself, I'd Do Anything, As Long as He Needs Me

August 14, 15, 16, 
21, 22, 23,28, 29, 30, 2008

Curtain 8 PM

Gaslight
A suspense thriller by Patrick Hamilton

In this Victorian-era production, a husband watches his wife slowly lose her mind�or is doing more than just watching it happen?  This classic stage drama was made into the 1944 hit film starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. 

October 17, 18, 24, 25, 31; November 1, 7, 8, 2008

Curtain 8 PM

Scrooge
A Christmas musical (based on the novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens)

Join us for this Jersey Shore holiday tradition as we use song and dance to tell the story of the holiday miser you love to hate, Ebenezer Scrooge!  Don't wait - tickets sell out by Thanksgiving!

 

December 4, 5, 6*, 11, 12, 13*, 14**, 18, 19, 20*, 2008

* denotes a 2 PM matinee as well as an 8 PM evening performance

Sylvia
A romantic comedy by  A.R. Gurney

When a middle-aged married man falls in love with a beautiful, young female named Sylvia, of course it creates a rift between him and his wife.  The fact that Sylvia is a dog only seems to confuse things more. This hysterical comedy is about love and marriage as seen through the eyes of man's best  friend, it was first produced to critical acclaim in 1995 starring Sarah Jessica Parker in the title role.  It's a perfect Valentine's Day treat for the one you love, but no dogs allowed in the audience!

February 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, 2009 

 Curtain 8 PM

The Producers
A musical comedy by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan

This history-making musical comedy won a record 12 Tony Awards when it premiered on Broadway in 2001. Based on the Mel Brooks movie, this outrageous production explores the wacky world of a crooked Broadway producer and mild-mannered accountant who wants more out of his career. In order to scam investors out of their money, the unlikely pair set out to produce the worst show in Broadway history, Springtime for Hitler!  But their plan backfires with uproarious results!  Hit songs include I Want to Be a Producer, Keep It Gay, When You Got It Flaunt It, Springtime for Hitler

April 24, 25; 
May 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 200
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Curtain 8 PM