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December 2008 |
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The Little Dog Laughed - Birmingham
Festival Theatre - 1901 1/2 11th Avenue South
December 4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 8 PM,
December 14 at 2:30 PM
Please note there is NO performance on Friday
December 5.
by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Stephen
French
The heart-throb
actor is just about to get the role of a lifetime when rumors
begin to circulate hinting about
a secret regarding his personal life.
His distraught agent, concerned about her percentage,
begins damage control, and
the laughs continue with the aid of the “rent boy” who’s
looking for love and the “girlfriend” who’s looking for a
home.
Tickets are $20
for all performances; $15 for students with valid ID.
Free Opening Night Reception after the performance with
wine & hors d’oeuvres.
For reservations, call 933-BFT3 or go to www.bftonline.org
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The 1940s Radio Hour- Virginia
Samford Theatre, 1116 26th Street South
December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 8:00 PM, December
7, 14 at 3:00 PM
Directed by Jack Mann, Musical Director Jay Tuminello
Featuring: Sam Chalker, Janice Hill, Jan D. Hunter, Jeff
Johnson, Lonnie Parsons, Lucas Pepke, Kimberly Piazza & Frank
Thompson
A different time is evoked in this
marvelously theatrical show about a live broadcast of The Mutual
Manhattan Variety Cavalcade from the Hotel Astor’s Algonquin
Room on December 21, 1942. The spirit of that bygone era, when the
world was at war and pop music meant “Strike Up the Band” and
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” (both in this show), is accurately
captured as the harassed producer copes with a drunken lead
singer, the delivery boy who wants a chance at the microphone, the
second banana who dreams of singing a ballad, and the
trumpet-playing sound-effects man who chooses a fighter plane over
Glenn Miller.
Tickets $24, call 251-1206
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A Centerstage Christmas Celebration
- Centerstage
- performed at Virginia
Samford Theatre, 1116 26th Street South
December 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 at 7:30 PM, December 7,
14 at 2:30 PM
Directed by Paul McCracken and Melissa Bailey
Blending the secular and the
sacred, A CenterStage Christmas Celebration offers something for
everyone at the holidays! Act one brings the story of Amahl And
The Night Visitors, Menotti's classic operetta about a poor child
and his mother who are visited by the three wise men on their way
to see the Christ Child. Act Two celebrates the joy of the season
with a high-energy, fun-filled musical romp through the holiday
music we all know and love. Featuring some of Birmingham's best
performers, A CenterStage Christmas Celebration is sure to be a
welcome season's greeting with something for everyone!
Tickets $25 Adults, $15 Students,
call 251-1206
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Christmas Belles - South
City Theatre - 109 Cloverdale Drive, Alabaster
December 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19,
20 at 8:00 PM, December 7, 14, 21 at 2:00 PM
Directed by Tim Calhoun
It’s Christmas-time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters — Frankie, Twink and Honey Raye — are not exactly in a festive mood. A cranky Frankie is weeks overdue with her second set of twins. Twink, recently jilted and bitter about it, is in jail for inadvertently burning down half the town. And hot-flash-suffering Honey Raye is desperately trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb’s Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos. But things are not looking too promising: Miss Geneva, the ousted director of the previous twenty-seven productions, is ruthless in her attempts to take over the show. The celebrity guest Santa Claus — played by Frankie’s long-suffering husband, Dub — is passing a kidney stone. One of the shepherds refuses to watch over his flock by night without pulling his little red wagon behind him. And the entire cast is dropping like flies due to food poisoning from the Band Boosters’ Pancake Supper. And when Frankie lets slip a family secret that has been carefully guarded for decades, all hope for a successful Christmas pro-gram seems lost, even with an Elvis impersonator at the manger. But in true Futrelle fashion, the feuding sisters find a way to pull together in order to present a Christmas program the citizens of Fayro will never forget. Their hilarious holiday journey through a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve is guaranteed to bring joy to your world!
Tickets $15, Students/Seniors/Group $12, call
621-2128
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Winter Wonderland - Red
Mountain Theatre Company - Red Mountain Cabaret Theatre,
301 19th Street North
December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 at 7:30 PM, December
7, 14 at 2:00 PM
Written by Abe Reybold
Continuing the tradition of RMTC's original
holiday productions, Winter Wonderland is full of great
musical moments written just for our Magic City! Performed by some
of the best talent in town and featuring the RMTC Youth Programs,
it's a cheerful celebration that'll bring warmth and wonder to
your holidays!
Tickets $30, call 324-2424
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Proof - Theatre
Downtown - performed at Playhouse 1816 3rd Ave North
December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 8:00 PM
by David Auburn, directed by J.J. Marrs
On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father's madness—or genius—will she inherit? Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Tickets $17 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors, Thursday and
Midnight performances are HOBO nights, pay what you can afford ($5
minimum), call 306-1470 or visit www.theatredowntown.com
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Livin’ for the City –Shades
Valley Theatre Academy – 6100 Old Leeds Rd,. Irondale
December 12 and 13 at 7:00 p.m., December 14 at 2:30 p.m.
Celebrating the music of
Stevie Wonder – sure to be an audience favorite!!
This original dance piece, choreographed by
Jamie Zarrilli Grimes, is inspired by the music of Stevie Wonder
and developed by Jamie Grimes and Roy Hudson.
Ticket prices: $10 for adults, $6 for children/students
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Camelot- Virginia
Samford Theatre, 1116 26th Street South
January 22, 23, 24, 29, 20, 31 at 7:30 PM, January 25, February
1 at 2:30 PM
Directed by Jack Mann, Musical Director Michael King,
Choreographer Carl Dean
Featuring: Kristi Tingle Higginbotham, G. William Bugg, Carl
Dean & Lucas Pepke
Journey to King Arthur’s enchanted kingdom,
Camelot, a place where honor and chivalry reign. But can this
idyllic land survive when Queen Guenevere falls in love with Sir
Lancelot? The splendid, memorable score includes the romantic and
haunting “If Ever I Would Leave You,” the captivating “How
to Handle a Woman” and the majestic “Camelot.” Rediscover
the grandeur of one of history’s greatest love stories as
envisioned by Lerner and Loewe. Don’t miss the opportunity to
see this remarkable production led by a stellar cast of
Birmingham’s favorite actors
Tickets: Adults $30, Seniors $25, Ages 25 and
under $15
The new VST Stage Pass lets you enjoy
discounted pricing and priority seating. Order yours by phone:
205.251.1206
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Kindertransport - Birmingham
Festival Theatre - 1901 1/2 11th Avenue South
January 29, 30, 31, February 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
at 8:00 PM, February 8 at 2:30 PM
by Diane Samuels, directed by Sue Ellen Gerrells
In 1938 and 1939,
nearly 10,000 unaccompanied Jewish children escaped from
Germany
on trains headed for the freedom of
Britain
. Few ever saw their
parents again. Kindertransport
tells the story of Evelyn, a British woman in her fifties, and
Eva, the nine year old German child she used to be.
The nature of family is plumbed when Evelyn’s daughter,
Faith, discovers for the first time her German ancestry.
Tickets are $20
for all performances; $15 for students with valid ID.
Free Opening Night Reception after the performance with
wine & hors d’oeuvres.
For reservations, call 933-BFT3 or go to www.bftonline.org |
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Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes- Red
Mountain Theatre Company - Red Mountain Cabaret Theatre,
301 19th Street North
January 16, 17, 18 at 7:30 PM, January 19 at 2:00
PM
A tribute to the legendary Hank Williams, Hank and My Honky
Tonk Heroes is an insightful and energetic show that takes a
nostalgic look at one of country music's greatest influences.
Starring Jason Petty, this acclaimed country artist and performer
has made numerous appearances on the Grand Ole Opry stage and in the
national tour of Lost Highway and Hank and My Honky Tonk
Heroes. In this production, "Petty is not just offering an
impersonation of Williams, but channeling his ghost" (New York
Post). Petty's performance of Hank Williams won him an Obie Award
for "Outstanding Actor."
Tickets $30, call 324-2424
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The Odd Couple (Female Version)- Red
Mountain Theatre Company - Red Mountain Cabaret Theatre,
301 19th Street North
February 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 PM,
February 22, March 1 at 2:00 PM
Written by Neil Simon
Neil Simon's contemporary classic gets a makeover
in this tale of mismatched roommates. Newly separated from her
husband, obsessive compulsive Florence Unger decides to move into
the home of divorcee Oliver Madison, currently enjoying the
slovenly life as a single female. When their worlds collide, the
story explodes in this laugh-out-loud comedy that takes a look at
life from a different point of view.
Tickets $30, call 324-2424
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A Raisin in the Sun -
South City Theatre -
109 Cloverdale Drive, Alabaster
February 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20,
21 at 8:00 PM, February 8, 15, 22 at 2:00 PM
The play is about the Younger Family, as they dream of leaving behind the run-down ugly, two room looking apartment where they have lived since Ruth and Walter were married. The father, Walter, had big dreams of making a fortune by investing in a liquor store but foolishly gives his money to a con-artist. His sister, Beneatha, a college student, tries to find her identity and embraces the Back-to-Africa philosophy of a Nigerian friend, Joseph Asagai. The Grandma, mother of Beneatha and Walter, is Lena. She shares Ruth's dreams of buying a house, and does so with money from her dead husband's insurance policy, but the house is in an all white neighborhood. Their racist future neighbors send one of their members, a man named Karl Lindner to try to buy them out and prevent the neighborhood's integration. Walter Lee, having been swindled, initially contemplates taking the money, but ultimately refuses to be intimidated or bought out.
Tickets $15, Students/Seniors/Group $12, call
621-2128
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Blues in the Night- Virginia
Samford Theatre, 1116 26th Street South
February 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 8:00 PM, February 15, 22 at
3:00 PM
Directed by Annie Joe Edwards, Musical Director John MacAphee
The universal language of the blues wails out
full and strong in this dynamite dramatic revue of 26 hot and
torchy numbers that tell of the sweet, sexy and sorrowful
experiences three women have with a snake of a man who does them
wrong. The interwoven stories are defined through songs that cover
the range of this indigenous American art form. Songs by Bessie
Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Alberta
Hunter, Ida Cox and others tell of the pain and misery of life and
love and of the dogged determination to get through it all.
Alternately wistful, tender and raunchy,
“Blues In The Night” is a production with a larger-than-life
score and vocal arrangements.
Tickets $20, call 251-1206
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RMTC Youth Program Showcase - Red Mountain Theatre
Company - performed at Virginia Samford Theatre, 1116 26th Street
South
February 7, 8 at 2:00 PM, February 7, 8 at 7:30 PM
Directed by Keith Cromwell, Music Director Kevin Finn
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Romance, Romance - Magic
City Actors Theatre - performed at Virginia
Samford Theatre, 1116 26th Street South
February 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 PM, February 15, 22 at 2:30
PM
Directed by Leah Faulkner
Featuring: Carl Dean, Jan Hunter, Lonnie Parsons & Kristen
Sharp
Two one-act musicals take varied looks at
romance seekers. The first is a delightful romp through the sexual
ennui of turn-of-the-century Vienna based on Schnitzler’s tale
The Little Comedy. Act II is a modern look at affection and
disaffection in a two-couple summer house in the Hamptons (based
on the Jules Renard play Summer Share). An Off-Off-Broadway
sensation that successfully moved to Broadway, Romance, Romance is
a perfect alternative to the modern mega-musical. Script and
lyrics by Barry Harman, with music by Keith Hermann.
TICKETS: Adults $35, Seniors $28, Students
$18 ($5 discount for advance purchase)
Visit www.mcactorstheatre.com/tickets.html
or call 205-914-4648
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The History Boys - Theatre
Downtown - performed at Playhouse 1816 3rd Ave North
February 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at
8:00 PM
by Alan Bennett, directed by Billy Ray Brewton
Theatre
Downtown proudly presents the Alabama Premiere of the show that
took Broadway by storm, winning the most Tony Awards in 50 years
– The History Boys! An
unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form (senior) boys in a
British boarding school are, as such boys will be, in pursuit of
sex, sport, and a place at a good university - generally in that
order. In all their efforts, they are helped and hindered,
enlightened and bemused, by a maverick English teacher who seeks
to broaden their horizons in sometimes undefined ways, and by a
young history teacher who questions the methods, as well as the
aim, of their schooling. In The History Boys, Alan Bennett evokes
the special period and place that the sixth form represents in an
English boy's life. In doing so, he raises - with gentle wit and
pitch-perfect command of character - not only universal questions
about the nature of history and how it is taught but also
questions about the purpose of education today.
Tickets $17 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors, Thursday and
Midnight performances are HOBO nights, pay what you can afford ($5
minimum), call 306-1470 or visit www.theatredowntown.com |
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Student-Directed Play Festival – Shades
Valley Theatre Academy – 6100 Old Leeds Rd,. Irondale
February 26, 27 and 28 at 7:00 p.m.
See our student directors and performers, in
one of Shades Valley’s most popular events.
Ticket prices: $10 for adults, $6 for children/students
Please call 205-379-5350 x-657 for tickets and information. |
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Between the Lines - Virginia
Samford Theatre - 1116 26th Street South
March 6, 7 at 7:30 PM, March 8 at 2:30 PM
Join us for this live celebration of local
art! This unique dance experience features collaborations with a
diverse group of local artists. Each performance will highlight a
different local visual artist who will create an expansive new
work, live on stage, as part of the Birmingham debut of the ballet
Goldberg Suites.
Attend the opening night benefit and help
support the AROVA Contemporary Ballet while enjoying ballet, fun
drinks, music and visual art.
BENEFIT: March 6, Drinks, Music and Art
Auction at 6:30 pm
Performance at 7:30 pm
TICKETS: Couples $60, Singles $35
Additional performances March 7 & 8 TICKETS: Adults $20,
Seniors $15, Students $13
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Miss Witherspoon - Birmingham
Festival Theatre - 1901 1/2 11th Avenue South
March 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, April 2, 3, 4 at
8:00 PM, March 29 at 2:30 PM
by Christopher Durang
Reincarnation
just isn’t Veronica’s cup of tea.
And she fights all efforts to send her back to earthly
life. But, how’re
you gonna beat cosmic (or is that karmic?) city hall?
The ever-prolific social satirist Christopher Durang
delivers again with a cast of familiars from the “other side.”
Tickets are $20
for all performances; $15 for students with valid ID.
Free Opening Night Reception after the performance with
wine & hors d’oeuvres.
For reservations, call 933-BFT3 or go to www.bftonline.org
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My Fair Lady - Centerstage
- performed at Virginia
Samford Theatre, 1116 26th Street South
March 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 PM, March 15, 21
at 2:30 PM
Directed by Jack Mann
Featuring Kimberly Piazza, Frank Thompson, Paul
McCracken, and Clay Boyce
The spring arrives with flowers,
and what show could be more appropriate for the season? My Fair
Lady tells the story of Eliza, a poor cockney flower girl who
learns to pass herself off as a lady under the stern direction of
an irascible phonetics professor. Along the way, each begins to
realize more about the other, as well as what gentilty truly
means. The beloved Lerner and Loewe score, based on Shaw's
Pygmalion, features such timeless musical numbers as "On The
Street Where You Live," "Wouldn't It Be Loverly,"
and "I Could Have Danced All Night."
Tickets $25 Adults, $15 Students,
call 251-1206 |
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Talk Radio - Magic
City Actors Theatre - performed at Martha Moore Sykes Studio
at Virginia
Samford Theatre, 1116 26th Street South
April 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 8:00 PM, April 19, 26 at 2:30 PM
by Eric Begosian based on an original idea by Tad Savinar
Barry Champlain, Cleveland's controversial radio host is on the air doing what he does best: insulting the pathetic souls who call in the middle of the night to sound off. Tomorrow, Barry's show is going into national syndication and his producer is afraid that Barry will say something that will offend the sponsors. This,
of course, makes Barry even more outrageous. Funny and moving, off beat, outrageous and totally entrancing, Talk Radio had a long run at New York's Public Theatre starring the author.
"A compelling work that draws you straight into the heart of its fringe world. It makes the call in show a metaphor for America's lost souls." N.Y. Newsday.
"Imagine Lenny Bruce at the height of his notoriety becoming a popular talk show
host and you may begin to have an idea of the whiplash intensity and black, hard edged cynicism of Talk Radio." N.Y. Times.
TICKETS: Adults $35, Seniors $28, Students
$18 ($5 discount for advance purchase)
Visit www.mcactorstheatre.com/tickets.html
or call 205-914-4648
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Sunset Limited - Birmingham
Festival Theatre - 1901 1/2 11th Avenue South
April 30, May 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 16, 16 at 8:00
PM, May 3 at 2:30 PM
by Cormac McCarthy, directed by Quinton Cockrell
Two
men on a train platform. One
stops the other from jumping in front of the train.
But he’s not saved yet.
An enigmatic relationship develops as can only be
envisioned and told by the author of No Country for Old Men
and The Road.
Tickets
are $20 for all performances; $15 for students with valid ID.
Free Opening Night Reception after the performance with
wine & hors d’oeuvres.
For reservations, call 933-BFT3 or go to www.bftonline.org |
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Student-Choreographed Dance Festival – Shades
Valley Theatre Academy – 6100 Old Leeds Rd,. Irondale
April 30, May 1 and 2 at 7:00 p.m.
See
SVTA’s student choreographers and dancers “strut their
stuff”, in what is sure to become an annual event!
Ticket prices: $10 for adults, $6 for children/students
Please call 205-379-5350 x-657 for tickets and information.
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Harvey - South
City Theatre - 109 Cloverdale Drive, Alabaster
April 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
at 8:00 PM, April 5, 12, 19 at 2:00 PM
When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey, a pooka in the shape of a six-foot, three and a half-inch tall rabbit, to guests at a society party, his society-obsessed sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter Myrtle Mae and their family from future embarrassment. When they arrive at the sanitarium, due to a comedy of errors, the doctors commit Veta instead of Elwood, but when the truth comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion. When he shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood's delusion has had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors, including renowned Dr. Chumley, his medical partner Dr. Sanderson, and the head nurse Miss Kelly. Only just before Elwood is to be given an injection, Dr. Chumley's formula nine-seven-seven, that will make him, as his taxi driver says, into a "perfectly normal human being; and you know what bastards they are!" does Veta realize that she'd rather have Elwood be the same as he's always been - carefree and kind - even if it means living with Harvey.
Tickets $15, Students/Seniors/Group $12, call
621-2128
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Junior League Choral Group- Red
Mountain Theatre Company - Red Mountain Cabaret Theatre,
301 19th Street North
April 3, 4 at 7:30 PM
From Carnegie Hall to their premiere on the RMTC stage, the
talented Junior League Choral Group brings the music of Broadway
to Birmingham. The Choral Group was founded 47 years ago with a
mission to provide musical outreach and has since been invited to
perform in prestigious arenas like New York's Carnegie Hall and an
upcoming engagement in Vienna, Austria. Their spring concert with
RMTC, featuring the Youth Programs, includes magical melodies from
both Broadway and the Golden Age of Film.
Tickets $30, call 324-2424
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Dixie's Tupperware Party - Virginia
Samford Theatre - 1116 26th Street South
April 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, May 1, 2 at 7:30 PM,
April 26, May 3 at 2:30 PM
Direct from Off-Broadway! There's a new "queen" on
the party scene! Dixie Longate, the fast-talking Tupperware Lady,
packed up her catalogues, left her children in an Alabama trailer
park and took Off-Broadway by storm! Now, join Dixie as she
travels the country throwing good ol'fashioned Tupperware Parties
filled with outrageously funny tales, heartfelt accounts, FREE
giveaways, audience participation and the most fabulous assortment
of Tupperware ever sold on a theatre stage. Loaded with the most
up-to-date products available for purchase, see for yourself how
Ms.Longate became the #1 Tupperware seller in the U.S. and Canada
as she educates her guests on the many alternative uses she has
discovered for her plastic products!
Tickets $25, call 251-1206
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Sweeny Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet
Street- Red
Mountain Theatre Company - Red Mountain Cabaret Theatre,
301 19th Street North
April 30, May 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 at 7:30 PM, May 3, 10
at 2:00 PM
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheiml
Lyrics by Hugh Wheeler
Savor the sweet taste of revenge with this Tony Award-winning
musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim, recently adapted for the
screen by Tim Burton. Sweeney Todd tells the story of the
devoted family man Benjamin Barker, transformed by grief and rage
into the murderous Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Sweeney and his
enterprising accomplice Mrs. Lovett cook up a shocking plot to
avenge the suffering inflicted on his family by the diabolical
Judge Turpin.
*This "bloody good" show is intended for mature
audiences.
Tickets $30, call 324-2424
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Wait Until Dark - Theatre
Downtown - performed at Playhouse 1816 3rd Ave North
April 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 8:00 PM
by Frederick Knott, directed by J.J. Marrs
Susy
Henderson is a woman recently blinded in an accident and still
learning how to adapt. She is often home alone while her
photographer husband, Sam, travels from assignment to assignment.
As Sam is returning from a business trip, he meets a woman
in the airport who asks him to hold onto a doll for her. It turns
out that the doll contains heroin and a man named Roat is after
it. Enlisting the aid of two con men to help him retrieve the
drugs, Roat tries to insinuate himself into Susy's life after her
husband departs on another trip
Together the three men concoct an elaborate scheme of
deception in order to gain Susy's trust and locate the missing
doll. Complicating the situation is the fact that Susy and Sam are
unaware that a little girl in their apartment building had
actually taken the doll. Eventually, Susy sees through Roat's
scheme and realizes she is in grave danger.
In the chilling climax Susy is forced to fight for her life
against a cunning psychopath.
Tickets $17 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors, Thursday and
Midnight performances are HOBO nights, pay what you can afford ($5
minimum), call 306-1470 or visit www.theatredowntown.com
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Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical – performed at The Virginia
Samford Theatre
1116 26th Street So., Birmingham
April 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m., April 19 at 2:30 p.m.
Conceived for the stage by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn
Book
and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Frank Wildhorn
Following the enormous success of last
year’s Les Miserables
Student Edition, STARS and SVTA present the Broadway musical
version of this Robert Louis Stevenson classic tale.
Please call 205-379-5350 x-657 for tickets
and information, or visit http://www.virginiasamfordtheatre.org/ |
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The Glass Menagerie - Virginia
Samford Theatre - 1116 26th Street South
May 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 at 7:30 PM, May 10, 17 at 2:30 PM
by Tennessee Williams, directed by Edward Miller
In the early 1940s, Tennessee Williams, arguably America’s
greatest playwright, penned what many consider to be his
masterpiece, The Glass Menagerie. This sensitive treatment of the
tragic Wingfield family, set in St. Louis during the turbulent
period prior to World War II, remains a centerpiece in the American
theatre catalogue. If you have never seen The Glass Menagerie, this
innovative and provocative interpretation is not to be missed. If
you have experienced The Glass Menagerie before, then come
experience it again for the first time.
Tickets Adults $24, Seniors $20, 25+ and under $15, call 251-1206
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Pippin - Magic
City Actors Theatre - performed at Virginia
Samford Theatre, 1116 26th Street South
May 29, 30, June 4, 5, 6 at 7:30 PM, May 31, June 7 at 2:30 PM
Directed and Choreographed by Carl Dean
Magic City closes its third season with the show that declares “we’ve got magic to do!” Once upon a time, the young prince Pippin longed to discover the secret of true happiness and fulfillment. He sought it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power. In the end, he found it in the simple pleasures of home and family.
This hip, tongue-in-cheek, anachronistic fairy tale captivated Broadway audiences and continues to appeal to the young at heart everywhere. The energetic pop-influenced score by three-time Oscar®-winning composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz bursts with one show-stopping number after another, from soaring ballads to infectious dance numbers.
Featuring a strong ensemble cast and a show-stealing song-and-dance narrator, “Pippin” takes audiences on a journey to discover themselves and what they want/need from life. The show’s original Director/Choreographer Bob Fosse created a splashy, dance-driven spectacle, which included some of the most brilliant staging in Broadway history, and MCAT’s Carl Dean has some wonderful tricks up his sleeve for their incarnation of one of his all time favorite shows.
TICKETS: Adults $35, Seniors $28, Students $18
($5 discount for advance purchase)
Visit www.mcactorstheatre.com/tickets.html
or call 205-914-4648
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Franc D'Ambrosio- Red
Mountain Theatre Company - Red Mountain Cabaret Theatre,
301 19th Street North
May 29, 30 at 7:30 PM
The world's longest running "Phantom" and Broadway
veteran Franc D'Ambrosio returns to the RMTC stage with his
Hollywood concert.
Featuring the Youth Programs, Franc's concert includes famous
favorites like "Singing in the Rain," "Some
Enchanted Evening" and "Moon River," along with
theme songs from cinema classics like An Affair to Remember
and Sleepless in Seattle.
Franc D'Ambrosio is best known as the "Phantom" in
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning musical The Phantom of
the Opera. He was awarded the distinction of the "World's
Longest Running Phantom" after he performed the role of the
masked man close to 3,000 times.
Franc also performed the coveted role of "Anthony Corleone,"
the opera singing son of Al Pacino and Diane Keaton, in Francis
Ford Coppola's seven-time Academy Award nominated film Godfather
III.
Tickets $30, call 324-2424
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Student-Choreographed Dance Festival – Shades
Valley Theatre Academy – 6100 Old Leeds Rd,. Irondale
April 30, May 1 and 2 at 7:00 p.m.
See
SVTA’s student choreographers and dancers “strut their
stuff”, in what is sure to become an annual event!
Ticket prices: $10 for adults, $6 for children/students
Please call 205-379-5350 x-657 for tickets and information.
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Screwups - Birmingham
Festival Theatre - 1901 1/2 11th Avenue South
June 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 8:00
PM, June 21 at 2:30 PM
by Justin Warner, directed by Ellise Mayor
Oops!
Salome’s much-milder-than-Herod’s-interpretation
request. Or the
library book that appears to make things happen to those who read
it. Or the more
persistent than can be imagined telemarketer.
You’ll encounter these and more in this collection of
one-acts subtitled “little plays about big mistakes” which
will tickle your off-the-beaten-path funny bone.
Tickets
are $20 for all performances; $15 for students with valid ID.
Free Opening Night Reception after the performance with
wine & hors d’oeuvres.
For reservations, call 933-BFT3 or go to www.bftonline.org
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Pride and Prejudice -
South City Theatre -
109 Cloverdale Drive, Alabaster
June 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27
at 8:00 PM, June 14, 21, 28 at 2:00 PM
Mr and Mrs Bennet's five daughters are all unmarried, and when a rich, amiable young man moves into the neighbourhood, Mrs Bennet hopes to secure him as a husband for her beautiful, eldest daughter. The growing relationship, however, is sabotaged by the young man's haughty friend, who regards the match as unsuitable. When the friend in turn falls in love with the second Bennet daughter, his condescending offer is rejected with scorn and the connection seems over. However, events conspire to bring the various parties together despite the obstacles and misunderstandings that separate them. Pride on one side and prejudice on the other are slowly overcome and the characters come to a better knowledge of themselves and each other.
Tickets $15, Students/Seniors/Group $12, call
621-2128
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Anything Goes - Centerstage
- performed at Virginia
Samford Theatre, 1116 26th Street South
June 12, 13, 17, 18, 19 at 7:30 PM, June 14, 20 at
2:30 PM
Directed by Andrew Duxbury
Anything Goes is a prime example of
the "Golden Age" of American musical theatre. Enhanced
by an outstanding Cole Porter score which includes "I Get A
Kick Out Of You," "You're The Top," and
"Friendship," the story follows a group of madcap
tourists making an Atlantic crossing in the 1930's. The passengers
include a nightclub singer turned evangelist, a lovestruck young
man and his girlfriend (who just happens to be engaged to a
clueless British aristocrat) and "Public Enemy Number
Thirteen" who just can't seem to make it any higher on the
charts. Don't miss this sure-to-please comedic gem!
Tickets $25 Adults, $15 Students,
call 251-1206
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Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean-
Theatre Downtown -
performed at Playhouse 1816 3rd Ave North
June 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 8:00 PM
by Ed Graczky, directed by Billy Ray Brewton
In a
small town dime store in West Texas, the "Disciples of James
Dean" gather for their twenty-fifth reunion. Now middle-aged
women, they were teenagers when Dean filmed Giant two decades ago
in nearby Marfa. One of them, an extra in the film, has a child
whom she says was conceived with Dean during the shoot. The
ladies' congenial reminiscences mingle with flash backs to their
youth; then the arrival of a stunning but familiar stranger sets
off a series of confrontations that smash their delusions and
expose bitter disappointments.
Turned into a major motion picture directed by Robert
Altman and starring Sandy Dennis, Kathy Bates & Cher!
Tickets $17 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors, Thursday and
Midnight performances are HOBO nights, pay what you can afford ($5
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The Producers - Red
Mountain Theatre Company - performed at Virginia Samford
Theatre, 1116 26th Street South
July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, August 1 at 7:30 PM, July 19
at 2:00, July 26 and August 2 at 2:30 PM
by Mel Brooks, directed and choreographed by Stephanie Lang,
musical direction by Kevin Finn
Mel Brooks’ Tony® Award-winning The Producers is an outrageous
musical about show business. Max Bialystock, a scheming theatrical
producer, and Leo Bloom, a timid accountant, join forces to create
the perfect plan to embezzle a fortune: Raise more money than you
need to produce a sure-fire Broadway flop, and pocket the
difference. The duo are taken completely by surprise when their new
production is hailed as a toast-of-the-town hit.
TICKETS: Adults $30, Seniors $25, Students $15
(student rush only)
For tickets please call 205.324.2424 or visit www.redmountaintheatre.org
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August 2009 |
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Essential Self-Defense- Theatre
Downtown - performed at Playhouse 1816 3rd Ave North
August 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 8:00 PM
by Adam Rapp, directed by J.J. Marrs
Theatre
Downtown proudly presents this Southeastern Premiere – the first
time Adam Rapp’s work has ever been performed in the city of
Birmingham! A
disgruntled misfit takes a job as an attack dummy in a women's
self-defense class and finds himself mysteriously drawn to the
repressed bookworm who's beating on him. But all's not well: with
local children vanishing at an alarming rate, our hero, his lady
friend, and a motley assortment of poets, butchers, and punk
librarians prepare to battle the darkness on the edge of town.
Tickets $17 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors, Thursday and
Midnight performances are HOBO nights, pay what you can afford ($5
minimum), call 306-1470 or visit www.theatredowntown.com
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