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Mary Poppins
Everyone's favourite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Cameron Mackintosh and Disney's Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it."
The Addams Family
A Hilarious, Heartwarming Tale of Love, Family, and Embracing the Delightfully Macabre. THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story of every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
Murder, Anonymous by Lois Gordon
It’s the 10th Annual Mystery Writers’ Conference at Crooked Bay Lodge. A group of writers has gathered for the weekend to take workshops, pitch their novels to agents and – with any luck – land a publishing deal. This time, though, it isn’t just creative juices that are flowing – it’s blood. The organizer has planned a mystery game she calls Murder, Anonymous – designed to help the newbies with character development and dialogue. Just for fun, one of the agents is going to be the “victim” and players on the three teams (Whodunits, Lawyers and Dicks) work against the clock to solve the “murder”. But it all goes horribly wrong when Margaret Rush is found stabbed in the dining room, her face buried in a bowl of trifle, of all things. With the police waylaid by a horrific accident out on the highway in pea soup fog, some of the players decide to try and solve the case themselves. After all, they know all the ins and outs of murder – including how to get away with it! Murder, Anonymous is a story of how the authors use their deductive skills and knowledge of all things murder to find the killer in their midst.
The Wizard of Oz
Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s beloved tale, featuring the iconic musical score from the MGM film. The timeless tale, in which young Dorothy Gale travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz, continues to thrill audiences worldwide.
Bluebirds
Bluebirds by Canadian author Vern Theisen is the story of three young women who volunteer to join the Canadian Army Medical Corps to serve during WW1. These three dedicated, experienced nurses, from different parts of Canada, come together and let us experience their stories, their life and trials while working to heal Canadian soldiers in Etaples, France 1918.
The Sound of Music
Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp One of the most beloved musicals of all time! In Austria, 1938, an exuberant young governess brings music and joy back to a broken family, only to face danger and intrigue as the Nazis gain power.
Vintage Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock is perhaps still the best known and arguably the most influential filmmaker in the world. Many people only know the Hitchcock of his later period as the director of such films as North by Northwest, Psycho and The Birds or know him as the genial host of the long-running television show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents. But there is also a body of work of far older vintage from before he came to Hollywood. Joe Landry takes some of these early Hitchcock works and assembles a script for us which opens up a new realm of suspense, mysterious attractions and the dark roots of everyday behavior. Hitchcock was the master of suspense, thrillers, romance and was possessed of a hauntingly amusing as well as disturbing wit. Spies, murder, love and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast of the master of suspense’s earlier films. With The Lodger, Sabotage and The 39 Steps, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play is a triple feature, complete with vintage commercials, that recreates a daring train chase, a serial killer’s ominous presence, and a devastating explosion through the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. This spooky, exciting piece is perfect for an adult Halloween outing. Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
The Music Man
Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Wilson Story by Meredith Wilson and Franklin Lacey There’s trouble in River City when a fast talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. By turns wicked, funny, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Wilson’s six-time, Tony Award winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation. The Music Man follows fast-talking travelling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boy’s band that he vows to organize – this despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marion, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall. One of musical theatre’s treasures with rousing marches, barbershop quartets and sentimental ballads which have become popular standards. The Music Man is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com. This is a non-equity production.
Guys and Dolls
Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser Book by Joe Swerling and Abe Burrows Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys & Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile his girlfriend and nightclub performer Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler Sky Masterson for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing straight laced missionary, Sarah Brown as a result. Guys & Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba and even into the sewers of New York City but eventually everyone ends up where they belong. Frank Loesser’s brassy, immortal score makes Guys & Dolls a real crowd pleaser.
Anne of Green Gables
Adapted by Donald Harron Music by Norman Campbell From the Novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery Lyrics by Donald Harron and Norman Campbell Additional Lyrics by Mavor Moore and Elaine Campbell The classic tale of an orphan girl, Anne, who rises from destitution to happiness in the farm country entirely by virtue of her pluck and personality. Anne's adventures at Green Gables, the farm owned by her new caretakers, are both comical and heartwarming. Originating in Canada, the play left capacity audiences there to journey to London, where it opened to acclaim. The original Anne of Green Gables novel is the first in a prized series by writer L.M. Montgomery.