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		2008 - 2009 Season

			Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones Music by Harvey Schmidt Played September 4 - 28, 2008 A romantic charmer which retains the crown as the longest-running musical in the world. Critics Review Meet the Cast

		2007 - 2008 Season

		Elton John and Time Rice's AIDA Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Elton John – Musical This contemporary AIDA is a story of love, devotion and betrayal spanning lifetimes. Critics Reviews Meet the Cast

		THE NOTEBOOK OF TRIGORIN A free adaptation of Chekhov’s ‘The Sea Gull’ by Tennessee Williams Romance, hope and disappointment create a compelling tapestry evocative of real people and life that ultimately culminates in a deeply moving experience. Critics Reviews Meet the Cast

		A THOUSAND CLOWNS By Herb Gardner - Comedy In this charming comedy from 1962, Murray Burns, a bachelor uncle with a non-conformist approach to life, comes to terms with life, raising his 12 yr. old nephew, work and a significant Social Worker, all the while maintaining his ideals. Critics Review Meet the Cast

		SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE The Songs of Leiber and Stoller – Musical The electrifying entertainment that illuminates a “golden age” of America – the 1950’s and 1960s – red-hot rock and roll at Smokey Joe’s Café. Critics Reviews Meet the Cast

		I HATE HAMLET by Paul Rudnick - Comedy Non-stop laughs as young actor Andrew Rally wrestles with his conscience, celebrity, the prospect of playing Hamlet and the ghost of John Barrymore! Critics Reviews Meet the Cast

		Man of La Mancha Book by Dale Wasserman, Music by Mitch Leigh, Lyrics by Joe Darion Through this musical adaptation of Cervantes’ “Don Quixote”, we all discover that we can dream ….the impossible dream. Critics Reviews Meet the Cast

		2006 - 2007 Season


		THE MUSIC MAN A musical by Meredith Willson The quintessential love story of con man turned respectable citizen. Critics Reviews Meet the Cast


		GOLDEN CHILD A drama by David Henry Hwang A cross-generationall interpretation of the philosophical changes on family and cultural values. Critics Reviews Meet the Cast


		THE FOREIGNER A comdey by Larry Shue Laughs abound in this comedy on prejudices. Critics Reviews Meet the Cast


		BIG, The Musical Book by John Weidman, Music by David Shire, Lyrics by Richard Maltby BIG is a family fairy tale that combines the impetuousness of youth with the bitter-sweetness of maturity. Critics Reviews Meet the Cast


		INHERIT THE WIND By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee An outstanding courtroom drama that digs deeper than evolution versus Bible. Critics Reviews Meet the Cast


		GRAND HOTEL, The Musical Book by Luther Davis, Music and Lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, Based on a Vicki Baum novel, Additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston In 1928 Berlin, life resides in the the world's most expensive hotel.
		Critics Reviews Meet the Cast
		2005 - 2006 Season


		OLIVER! A Musical by Lionell Bart The musical adventures of Dickens' orphan, Oliver Twist.
		Critics Reviews Meet the Cast

		THE CRUCIBLE By Arthur Miller Accusations of witchcraft spiral out of control in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts.
		Critics Reviews Meet the Cast


		RUMORS by Neil Simon Chaos abounds at the 10th Anniversary party of New York's Deputy Mayor.
		Critics Reviews Meet the Cast


		MY WAY, A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra By David Grapes and Todd Olson Welcome to the world of Sinatra and some of the greatest music of the 20th century.
		Critics Reviews Meet the Cast


		The Last Night of Ballyhoo A comedy by Alfred Uhry Set in December, 1939 Atlanta on the eve of the world premiere of GONE WITH THE WIND, members of the Levy/Freitag family are less disturbed by Hitler’s invasion of Poland and more concerned about invitations to Ballyhoo, the Southern Jewish social event of the season.
		Critics Reviews Meet the Cast

		2004 - 2005 Season



	The Sound of Music A musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Based on the story of the Trapp Family Singers
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	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof A drama by legendary Tennessee Williams

	In a plantation house, the members of a family are celebrating the sixty-fifth birthday of Big Daddy.
	Critics Review



	Subscriber Celebration Night A season preview adapted by Artistic Director Toni Tomei.
	Award-winning Artistic Director Toni Tomei (1776, Forever Plaid and Dracula) will direct this inspiring sneak preview of the 2005-2006 Season. Subscribers, bring your friends for this frolicking, exciting, and exclusive event.
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	Picasso at the Lapin Agile A comedy by Steve Martin
	Imagine a 1904 “meeting of the century” at a bohemian bistro with the most influential artist and scientist of the time, young Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein. Only comic Steve Martin could imagine what would ensue: a quantum leap into the absurd! Join us as legends meet!
	Critics Review


	The Secret Garden A musical. Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Book and lyrics by Marsha Norman. Music by Lucy Simon
	Through the eyes of our eleven-year old orphan Mary Lenox, we all discover the mystery and legend of the secret garden; through her courageous efforts she wins the heart of her new family.
	Critics Review

	Anastasia A drama by Marcelle Maurette. Adapted in English by Guy Bolton
	Ten years after the execution of the Russian royal family, an amnesiac girl divulges that she survived the execution and that she is the Grand Duchess Anastasia. Is this mystery, truth or legend?
	Critics Review

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