2006-2007 MS Season

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

   

June 1 – 24, 2007

Music by
Richard Rogers

Book and Lyrics by

Oscar Hammerstein II

Directed by
Matt Di Carlo
The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true, and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits.

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The Full Monty

   

Oct 27 – Nov 19, 2006

Book by Terrence McNally
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbeck
Directed by Jim Neil
Seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their “Girls’ Night Out”, unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, NY come up with a bold way to make some quick cash.  In the process they find renewed self-esteem, the importance of friendship and the ability to have fun.  There is great heart to THE FULL MONTY, and the ultimate themes expressed in the show, about taking charge on one’s life and following one’s dreams, are great lessons for us all.  Nominated for 9 Tony and 11 Drama Desk Awards in 2001, THE FULL MONTY teamed Terrence McNally, the Tony Award winning writer of RAGTIME, with the composer and lyricist David Yazbeck, who won a Drama Desk Award in 2005 for his music in DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS currently running on broadway.

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Dial M for Murder

   

September 8 – 24, 2006

Directed by A Thriller by Frederick Knott

Directed by JC GIBRIANO
A playboy of a husband decides to hire a killer to do in his wife who's having an affair with a dashing younger man for fear that he'll lose the inheritance that could make him (the husband) wealthy, but things just don't go as planned.  DIAL M FOR MURDER is a fabulous murder mystery that makes you think twice about cheating on your spouse.  The play was origionally staged in England in 1952 and two years later it was made into a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly as the ill-fated couple.

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To Kill A Mockingbird

 

March 16 – April 1, 2007

A Classic Drama by CHRISTOPHER SERGEL

Based on the novel by HARPER LEE

Directed by JONATHAN WIERZBICKI
A young girl in a quiet Alabama town in the 1930s is about to experience the dramatic events that will affect the rest of her life.  Sout and her brother Jem are being raised by their widower father Atticus Finch, a lawyer, and their strong-minded housekeeper, Calpurnica.  There’s a rumble of thunder just under the calm surface of the live here, especially when Atticus agrees to defend a young black man who is accused of raping a white woman.  Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize wining novel of 1960, Gerogory Peck won both and Oscar and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Atticus Funch in the 1962 film adaptation.

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Bat Boy

 

January 26 – February 18, 2007

Music and Lyrics by LAURENCE O’KEEFE Book by KEYTHE FARLEY and BRIAN FLEMMING Directed by RICK JOYCE
An outrageously silly and totally charming hit hailing from London’s West End, BAT BOY, THE MUSICAL won the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Lucille Lortel Award for 2001 Best Off-Broadway Musical.  Based on the “Batboy” stories in the Weekly World News, the musical features Edgar, a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave in Hope Fall, West Virginia,  A smart modern musical which manages to be an uproarious campy spoof of 1050’s horror films while also sweet and touching.

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