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| | The Greatest Christmas Stories
Master Storyteller, Richard Bugg, heads a talented ensemble that brings to life many of the greatest Christmas stories and songs ever written. A charming and life-affirming treat for the entire family.
Evenings (7pm): December 21, 22, 23, 2023 | Buy tickets |
| | Steel Magnolias
by Robert Harling
The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
“Harling has given his women sharp, funny dialogue…The play builds to a conclusion that is deeply moving.” —New York Daily News.
“…a skillfully crafted, lovingly evoked picture of eccentricity in the small-town South…Robert Harling is a new voice in the theatre and the qualities of STEEL MAGNOLIAS suggest he may be an important one.” —Drama-Logue.
“…suffused with humor and tinged with tragedy.” —New York Post.
STEEL MAGNOLIAS is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com | Buy tickets |
| | Ordinary Days
Music and Lyrics by Adam Gwon
Four young New Yorkers intersect as they each search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs. The musical follows four characters, Claire, Jason, Warren, and Deb, exploring how their ordinary lives connect in the most amazing ways.
“Quietly extraordinary... cleanses the soul, lifts the spirit, and reminds you what you love about New York.” – Stage Left
“Filled... with hope and humor and desolation.” – The New York Times
ORDINARY DAYS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com | Buy tickets |
| | Fiddler on the Roof
book by Joseph Stein
lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
music by Jerry Bock
based on Sholom Aleichem's stories by special permission of Arnold Perl
starring Festival Founder Richard Bugg as Tevye
Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof's universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.
Fiddler on the Roof is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com | Buy tickets |