The Foreigner by Larry Shue– Dinner Theatre – February 14, 15, & 16, 2013 6:30pm
A pathologically shy Englishman is deposited in a fishing lodge in rural Georgia and pretends he doesn’t speak or understand a word of English. With a colorful cast off offbeat characters we get to see what people say when they think no one “hears” – resulting in the nonstop hilarity of the play and setting up the wildly funny climax. Tickets: $20 (Reserved seating/buffet meal)
Auditions: Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 2:00pm & Monday, November 19, 2012 at 6:30pm Directed by Fred Eiras Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Services, Inc.
Sponsored by Don & Mary Susan Fishman with additional support provided by Barry & Gail Eveland, Ralph & Sue Mitchell, Allen & Pam Rudd, Dr. & Mrs. J. L. Hamman, Dick & Phyllis Frymire, & Dr. Judith L. Rhoads
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King & I
July 19 & 20, 2013 @ 7:00pm, July 21, 2013 @ 2:00pm
Music by Richard Rodgers | Book by Oscar Hammerstein II | Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on Anna and the King by Margaret Landon | Original Choreography by Jerome Robbins|Directed by Fred Eiras| Musical Direction by Lynn Curtis
East versus West makes for a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately uplifting tale of enormous fascination. It is 1862 in Siam when an English widow, Anna Leonowens, and her young son arrive at the Royal Palace in Bangkok, having been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. The King is largely considered to be a barbarian by those in the West, and he seeks Anna’s assistance in changing his image, if not his ways. With both keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another, in a truly unique love story. Along with the dazzling score, the incomparable Jerome Robbins ballet, ‘The Small House of Uncle Thomas,’ is one of the all-time marvels of the musical stage. Tickets: $15/Children 12 & under: half-price
Produced by special arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein Library, Inc.
Sponsored by J.B & Kiel Moore Community Programs Endowment& the Estate of Brown Badgett Sr.
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Annie! - presented by Hopkins County Central High School Music Dept.
November 2, 2012 @ 7:00pm, November 3, 2012 @ 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Book by Thomas Meehan | Music by Charles Strouse|Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Media Tribune Services, Inc.
A must for a family audience, “Annie” has proven a sure-fire crowd-pleaser, as its record-breaking Broadway run, star-studded motion picture version, and countless productions around the globe each year attest. With its upbeat ending, a bright tuneful score which has become a part of the nation’s musical heritage, a cast of characters which includes many scene-stealing roles for children and a classic villainess audiences love to hate, it’s no wonder this heartwarming show has become an international sensation. Tickets: $10 (All students: half-price)
Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International
Annie, Get Your Gun! – presented by Madisonville North Hopkins High School Music Dept.
April 26, 2013 @ 7:00pm, April 27, 2013 @ 2:00pm & 7:00pm Tickets: $10 (All students: half-price)
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin | Original Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields | As Revised by Peter Stone
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN scored a bulls eye when it returned to Broadway in 1999, starring Bernadette Peters and sporting a revised libretto by Tony, Oscar and Emmy winner Peter Stone. As Newsday reported, Stone’s revisions ‘are sweetly ingenious, and the show is a dream.’ Stone reshaped the 1946 book to create a Wild West show-within-a-show that frames the ageless ‘Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better’ love story of sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler.
Produced by special arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein Library, Inc.
