SEASON:
Kiss Me Kate
Music & lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack
Directed by Bob Knuth
Previews November 12, 13 & 16
November 17, 2010 through January 30, 2011
Combine Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew with Porter's music and lyrics to get Kiss Me Kate --an instant success with all ages. This is a play-within-a-play where each cast member's on-stage life is complicated by what is happening offstage. Musical hits include So In Love Am I, Wunderbar, Tom, Dick or Harry, Too Darn Hot, Brush Up Your Shakespeare, Always True to You (In My Fashion) and Another Op'nin, Another Show. This Kiss is sure to please!
The Man Who Came To Dinner
written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Mary Redmon
Previews February 18, 19 & 22
February 23 through April 3, 2011
Sheridan Whiteside, theatre critic, lecturer and radio personality, slips on the doorstep of the palatial Stanley home in the Midwest. What follows is 6 weeks of recuperation complete with a mummy sarcophagus, penguins, love triangles, schemes, impersonators and hijinks. The hilarious characters and situations are sure to tickle your funny bone while you fall in love with all the eccentricities. Bed rest has never been less restful!
A Little Night Music
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book bu Hugh Wheeler
Directed by Bob Knuth
Previews April 22, 23 & 26
April 27 through June 5, 2011
One of Broadway's most acclaimed masterpieces, this romantic and achingly beautiful chamber musical deals with the universal subject of love, in all its wondrous, humorous and ironic permutations. Lies, scandal, intrigue and a shockingly bawdy weekend in the country highlight this sparkling tuner featuring the song "Send in the Clowns."
The Women
written by Clare Booth Luce
directed by Jim Schneider
Previews June 24, 25 & 28
June 29 through August 14, 2011
Sharpen your manicured claws, this could get messy. It's the 1930's and Mary Haines has just discovered that her husband is having an affair with a shop girl. Assisted by her socialite girlfriends, Mary sets on a twisting course of revenge that has more facets than a diamond tennis bracelet. This all-female cast of divas is dressed to the nines as they attempt to steal, swindle, keep and win back husbands. It's every (wo) man for themself!
Urinetown
Music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, book by Kotis
Directed & choreographed by Kevin Bellie
Previews September 9, 10 & 13
September 14 through October 23, 2011
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in years, Urinetown is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. With a wink to its old "unisex" bathrooms, Circle can't help but relish this edgy musical treat.
Brigadoon
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe
Directed by Bob Knuth Choreographed by Kevin Bellie
Previews November 11, 12 & 15
November 16 through January 22, 2012
This classic gem is a whirling, Scottish fantasy about a town that disappears into the Highland mist and returns for only one day every 100 years. A tribute to simplicity, true love and goodness, this charming musical for the entire family will feature eye-popping choreography and extravagant costume design-highlighting Circle's new space.