Download Phoenix Theatre`s 2016/2017 Mainstage Theatre

Phoenix Theatre’s 2016/2017 Mainstage Theatre
NOTE: The show dates include rehearsal dates and run dates and may be subject to change.
In The Heights Rehearsals Begin: Aug. 16
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Opens: Sept. 10 Closes: Oct. 2
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Poss. Ext: No Ext.
IN THE HEIGHTS tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood –
a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze
carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and
pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you
leave behind. IN THE HEIGHTS is the winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best
Choreography and Best Orchestrations.
Billy Elliott Rehearsals Begin: Oct. 25
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Opens: Nov 19 Closes: Dec. 24
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Poss. Ext: Jan. 1 2017
Millions of fans...Thousands of standing ovations...Ten Tony Awards including Best Musical... this is Billy Elliot The
Musical the spectacular show with the heart, humor and passion to be named Time Magazine's "Best Musical of the
Decade!" Based on the international smash-hit film and featuring a score by music legend Elton John, Billy Elliot is an
astonishing theatrical experience that will stay with you forever.
Set in a northern English mining town, against the background of the 1984 miners' strike, Billy Elliot is the
inspirational story of a young boy's struggle against the odds to make his dream come true. Follow Billy's journey as
he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his
family and community and changes his life forever.
Baskerville - A Sherlock Holmes Mystery Rehearsals Begin: January 3
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January 27 2017 Closes: February 5 2017 Poss. Ext: No Extension
Get your deerstalker cap on—the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo)
transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock
Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious
killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our
intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly
portray more than 40 characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover
the truth in time? Join the fun and see how far from elementary the truth can be.
Phoenix Theatre’s 2016/2017 Mainstage Theatre
Bullets Over Broadway Rehearsals Begin: February 14
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2017 Opens: March 10 2017 Closes: April 2
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Loaded with big laughs, colorful characters, and the songs that made the 20s roar, Bullets Over Broadway The
Musical is bringing musical comedy back with a bang. Based on the screenplay of the acclaimed 1994 film by
Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath, this six-time Tony-nominated musical features existing hits from the 1920s,
including "Let's Misbehave," "Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do" and "There's a New Day Comin'!"
David Shayne is a straight-arrow playwright who plans to stand firm against compromising his work, but quickly
abandons that stance when his producer finds a backer to mount his show on Broadway. There's just one catch,
however: the backer is a mobster who sees Shayne's play as a vehicle for his dizzy, talent-free girlfriend. Throw in an
aging diva, a savant hit-man and a bevy of beautiful chorus girls and this is one Broadway show that is sure to knock
em dead. Bullets Over Broadway is a love letter to the golden age of Broadway, filled with unforgettable songs that
audiences remember and love.
BEEHIVE, The 60’s Musical Rehearsals Begin: April 18 , 2017
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Opens: May 12 , 2017 Closes: June
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The titles say it all: “Downtown,” “To Sir With Love,” “It’s My Party,” “Where the Boys Are,” “Respect.” It’s
“Beehive, the ‘60s Musical,” and audiences around the world are cheering this exciting and colorful salute to the
women who made the music of the 1960s so special – everyone from Lesley Gore to Janis Joplin, from the Shirelles to
Aretha Franklin. And everyone in between. Written by agent and playwright Larry Gallagher, “Beehive, the ‘60s
Musical” includes 40 beloved hits that take you on a journey through the look, the sounds and the feel of the times.
Through song, the eight wailing women of “Beehive” document the dramatic changes that America underwent
during the ‘60s!
Phoenix Theatre’s 2016-17 Hormel Theatre
NOTE: The show dates include rehearsal dates and run dates and are subject to change.
Liberace Rehearsals Begin: August 30 , 2016 Opens: September 23
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Liberace! is a moving and highly entertaining tribute to the performer and musician famous for his charm, glitz, and
glamour. On a set reminiscent of his celebrated television program, Liberace relives the highs (and lows) of his
prolific life, revealing the real person behind the persona of an enormously talented and acclaimed performer in
American history. Interwoven with a rollicking piano score spanning classical and popular music from Chopin to
“Chopsticks,” and Rachmaninoff to Ragtime, this solo-performer tour de force will have your audience cheering the
life of an uniquely American icon.
The Second City’s ‘TWIST YOUR DICKENS’
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December 2 , 2016 Closes: Dec. 24 , 2016 Poss. Ext: Jan 1 . 2017
A complete send-up of the holiday classic, this adult comedy is adorned with the improvisational genius of the
legendary comedy troupe The Second City, and includes zany holiday sketches, an ever-changing list of drop-in
local celebrities and uproarious improv based on audience participation— it’s never the same show twice!
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Rehearsals Begin: March 14 2017 Opens: April 7 , 2017 Closes: April 23 2017 Poss. Ext: April 30 2017
A throwback to popular Minstrel shows of the past.
Phoenix Theatre’s New Work Development
19th Annual Caleb Reese Festival of New Plays and Musicals
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PHOENIX THEATRE announces its 19th Annual Caleb Reese Festival of New Plays and Musicals, and its 9th national
playwrights’ competition. The New Works Festival presents four staged readings of plays each summer at Phoenix
Theatre, the oldest arts organization in Arizona and the largest Phoenix-based producing theatre. Playwrights
whose work has been presented include Jack Heifner, Janet Neipris, Craig Bohmler, Hal Corley, James McClure, Rich
Orloff, Nathan Sanders, Eric Coble, Dale Wasserman, & Richard Warren.
Phoenix Theatre’s Outreach Programing
PARTNERS THAT HEAL (A W.O.N.D.E.R project)
August 2016- June 2017 (year round rehearsals and service)
Phoenix Theatre’s Partners That Heal is a program in which artists use theatre activities such as: role-playing,
improvisation, puppets and many more to help ease tension and fears that an individual and or family experiences
while receiving hospital care. The artists of Partners That Heal establish a safe space in which both children and
adults are encouraged to laugh while creating a sense of comfort, allowing the patient to feel open in expressing
how they are feeling. Partners That Heal improves the quality of life for children, adults and families in long-term care
by alleviating fear and providing normalcy through entertainment and consistent visitation. INFO
Theatre for Young Audiences – Magic Books
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(January 9 2017-February 25 2017)
Our vision is to illuminate, illustrate and foster the hero that lies within each of us. Qualities like compassion,
kindness, integrity and honesty are some of the heroic building blocks that, when nurtured and expressed, can
empower children to change any circumstance for the better. We focus on these innate qualities and demonstrate
their effect through our programming. Whether between peers, within a community or a culture, every child has the
ability to change the world. With every performance, we are reminding them that THEY CAN.
Special Projects (year round)
Cabarets, industry gigs and events produced in collaboration with other valley organizations.