December 2008

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

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

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

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  

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

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

Please call 205-379-5350 x-657 for tickets and information.

January 2009

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

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  

February 2009

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  

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

February 7, 8 at 2:00 PM, February 7, 8 at 7:30 PM

Directed by Keith Cromwell, Music Director Kevin Finn

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

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

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.

March 2009

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

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

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

April 2009

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

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

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.

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

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  

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

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  

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

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/

May 2009

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

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

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  

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.

June 2009

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

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

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

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 minimum), call 306-1470 or visit www.theatredowntown.com

July 2009

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

August 2009

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