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Follies
Summary – The time is 1971, and theatrical impresario Dimitri Weissmann (famous for his garish Weissmann Follies of yesteryear) hosts a reunion of ex-Follies performers in his crumbling theatre, setting the stage for a parade of brilliant ’20s, ’30s and ’40s pastiche numbers that have become every bit as famous as their models: “Losing My Mind,” “I’m Still Here” and “Broadway Baby,” to name a few. Amid the reminiscing, two middle-aged couples confront some unpleasant truths about their past and…
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Ken Kesey’s 1962 tragi-comedy was produced on Broadway, then made into the 1975 film starring Jack Nicholson which went on to win all five major Academy Awards. Join Randle McMurphy, a boisterous, swaggering hero in the great American tradition of pioneers and lovers of liberty. McMurphy’s zest and spirit loosens the authoritarian constraints of the male inpatient ward, in this heart-felt story based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Lost in Yonkers
Journey back to the early 1940’s and enjoy the only Neil Simon play to win both the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award. Designated by the New York Post as “The best play Simon ever wrote,” this production brings together laughter and tears that will reach into our hearts as we explore the trials and tribulations of a family in Yonkers, New York, when two teenage boys are left to live with their tyrannical grandmother, their mentally challenged aunt and their…
Lucky Stiff
This zany, off-beat, and very funny murder mystery farce is complete with slamming doors, mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair. The story revolves around an unassuming English shoe salesman who is forced to take the embalmed body of his recently-murdered Atlantic City uncle on a vacation to Monte Carlo. Should he succeed in passing off his uncle as alive, Harry Witherspoon stands to inherit $6,000,000. If not, the money goes to the Universal…
The Secret Garden
Winner of three Tony Awards, this enchanting classic of children’s literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style. Orphaned in India,11 year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his invalid son Colin. The estate’s many wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies and the “Dreamers”, spirits from Mary’s past who guide her through her new life, dramatizing The Secret Garden’s compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal. Directed by…
