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PROFESSIONAL THEATER SEASON 2009 - 2010
Unless otherwise noted, Shows are Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm., Sunday at 3:00 pm.

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

September 19 – October 18, 2009 (Note: opens on Saturday)
Special Thursday evening performance October 15 at 8 p.m.

Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Directed by Paul Gurgol
Featuring
George Roth* as Tevye, the Milkman
Adina R. Bloom* as Golde
Dani Apple as Chava
Patricia O’Toole as Hodel
Morgan Greene as Tzeitel

*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.

Who's Who in the Company

"As staged with fluent charm by Paul Gurgol, former artistic director of Kalliope Stage, the production finds a fine balance between the humor, poignancy and tension that makes “Fiddler” one of the summits of musical theater."
-- Donald Rosenberg, Plain Dealer Read full review...

George Roth* as Tevye and Adina R. Bloom* as Golde
George Roth* as Tevye and Adina R. Bloom* as Golde

Fiddler on the Roof has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth, and honesty. It’s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality, and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy, and sadness. The Beck production features George Roth as Tevye.

Presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)

Dani Apple as Chava, Patricia O’Toole as Hodel and Morgan Greene as Tzeitel
Dani Apple as Chava, Patricia O’Toole as Hodel and Morgan Greene as Tzeitel

 

Sponsors:

Cox Communications

Ohio Arts Council

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture

 

Learn more on the Web: Wikipedia, PBS: Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
 


Peter Pan
December 4, 2009 – January 3, 2010

A musical based on the play by James M. Barrie
Music by Mark Charlap and Jule Styne
Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Directed by Scott Spence

Who's Who in the Company

 

Tiger Lily and the Indians 'centipede' dance



Back by popular demand! The Lost Boys, Darling children, and the dastardly Captain Hook return for another high-flying musical adventure in Neverland. A holiday treat for the entire family.

PICTURES FROM THE 2009-10 PRODUCTION

cast 

Peter flying

 

 

Sponsors:

Cox Communications

Ohio Arts Council

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture

<empty> Learn more on the Web: Allmusicals.com Synopsis & Lyrics; Wikipedia; Peter Pan ebook
 
 

Is He Dead? Is He Dead?

February 5 – 28, 2010

A New Comedy by Mark Twain
Adapted by David Ives
Directed by Matthew Earnest

REQUEST SEATS


Written by Twain in 1898, Is He Dead? richly intermingles elements of burlesque, farce, and social satire. A group of poor artists in Barbizon, France, stage the death of a friend to drive up the price of his paintings. In order to make this scheme succeed, the artists hatch some hilarious plots involving cross-dressing, a full-scale fake funeral, lovers’ deceptions, and much more.

 

Learn more on the Web: Wikipedia; NYT: Found: A Twain Play Good Enough to Stage; Excerpts
 
 

""The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

March 26 – April 25, 2010

Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Directed by Scott Spence


Six adolescent outsiders learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. The show’s Tony Award-winning creative team has produced the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of characters for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.

 

 

Learn more Learn more on the Web: Official site (includes spelling game); Wikipedia; Broadway.com interview with William Finn;
 

"" The Producers 

July 16 – August 22, 2010

Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Directed by Scott Spence




Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult comedy film. Now a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. A truly “boffo” hit, winning a record 12 Tony Awards.

 

 

<empty> Learn more on the Web: Wikipedia; Mel Brooks on NNDB

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