Musicals & PLays

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TOP HAT is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals
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Irving Berlin’s Top Hat

Top Hat brings the glamour of Hollywood's golden age and the glorious, tap-dancing magic of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers’ world-famous dance partnership to the stage. This 2011 London West End musical, based on the 1935 film of the same name, tells the story of Broadway sensation Jerry Travers, who dances his way across Europe to win the heart of society girl Dale Tremont. An uplifting and entertaining romantic comedy celebrating 1930s song, style and romance, Top Hat features fourteen songs by Irving Berlin. These include some of his greatest hits, including “Cheek to Cheek,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz” and “Let's Face the Music and Dance.” A real Song and Dance extravaganza. This is the North American Premiere Production!

2:00pm: May 28, 29, June 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 15
8:00pm: May 29, 30, 31, June 3, 12, 13, 14

9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL
is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com

9 TO 5, The Musical

9 to 5, The Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is a high energy, jubilant show based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains "otherwise engaged," the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can't she?

2:00pm: June 18, 19, 22, 24, 29, July 1, 6
8:00pm: June 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, July 1, 2, 3, 5

42nd STREET
is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.
www.concordtheatricals.com

42nd STreet

Come along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway! 42nd Street celebrates Broadway, Times Square and the magic of show biz with wit, humor and pizzazz. At the height of the Great Depression, aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer comes to the big city from Allentown PA, and soon lands her first big job in the ensemble of a glitzy new Broadway show. But just before opening night, the leading lady breaks her ankle. Will Peggy be able to step in and become a star? The score is chock-full of Broadway standards, including "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me," "Dames," "We're In the Money," "Lullaby of Broadway," "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" and "Forty-Second Street."

2:00pm: July 10, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27
8:00pm: July 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

WEST SIDE STORY
is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com

west side story

From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. Arthur Laurents' book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim are widely regarded as among the best ever written. The world's greatest love story takes to the streets in this landmark Broadway musical that is one of the theatre's finest accomplishments. A masterpiece of music and brilliant dance tells this poignant story.

2:00pm: July 31, Aug 3, 5, 10, 12, 17
8:00pm: July 29, 30, 31, Aug 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

BUDDY…THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
By arrangement with Alan James

bUDDY…THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY

Rock out with the one and only Buddy Holly! Transport yourself back to the 1950s with this show telling the story of Holly’s rise to fame, his struggles with the music industry and his enduring legacy as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. This high-energy must-see show features all of Holly’s hits, including “Peggy Sue,” “That’ll Be the Day” and “Everyday.” It’s a heartwarming and inspiring tale that will have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face and a spring in your step. Before the Beatles, before the Stones, there was Buddy Holly.

2:00pm: Aug 21, 24, 26, 31, Sept 3, 4, 7
8:00pm: Aug 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
7:30pm: Sept 3, 4, 5, 6

CALENDAR GIRLS
is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of
Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com

calendar girls

When Annie's husband John dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow Women's Institute members to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women's charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their newfound fame. Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund.

2:00pm: Sept 10, 11, 14, 16, 21
7:30pm: Sept 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

ON GOLDEN POND
By Earnest Thompson

on golden pond

This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory—but still as tart-tongued, observant, and eager for life as ever. Ethel, ten years younger, and the perfect foil for Norman, delights in all the small things that have enriched and continue to enrich their long life together. They are visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter and her dentist fiancé, who then go off to Europe, leaving his teenage son behind for the summer. The boy quickly becomes the “grandchild” the elderly couple have longed for, and as Norman revels in taking his ward fishing and thrusting good books at him, he also learns some lessons about modern teenage awareness—and slang—in return. In the end, as the summer wanes, so does their brief idyll, and in the final, deeply moving moments of the play, Norman and Ethel are brought even closer together by the incidence of a mild heart attack. Time, they know, is now against them, but the years have been good and, perhaps, another summer on Golden Pond still awaits.

2:00pm: Sept 25, 26, 28, Oct 1, 2, 5
7:30pm: Sept 25, 27, Oct 2, 3, 4

TRU
is presented by arrangment with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com

tru

Broadway Veteran Don Stitt plays Truman Capote in this play adapted from the words and works of Truman Capote. Tru takes place in the writer's New York City apartment during the week before Christmas, 1975. An excerpt from Capote's infamous novel Answered Prayers has recently been published in Esquire and the author's friends, recognizing the characters as thinly veiled versions of themselves, have turned their back on the man they once considered a close confidant. This is also the same novel that inspired the very popular FX/Hulu Series Feud: Capote vs the Swans. 

2:00pm: Oct 8, 9, 12
7:30pm: Oct 9, 10, 11

ELF, THE MUSICAL
is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre Interenational (MTI).
www.mtishows.com

elf, the musical

A title known the world over, Elf, The Musical is the must-see holiday musical. Based on the cherished 2003 New Line Cinema hit, Elf features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar (The Wedding Singer) and Chad Beguelin (Disney's Aladdin on Broadway), with a book by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan (AnnieThe ProducersHairspray) and Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone). This modern-day holiday classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner elf. After all, the best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear.

2:00pm: Nov 29, 30, Dec 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21
7:30pm: Nov 29, Dec 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20

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Completed Productions of the 2025 Season