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Side By Side By Sondheim
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
With music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers,Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne
Staging Director Steve Pollack, Musical Director Joe Krupa, Choreographer Elizabeth Knecht
September 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28
 Stephen Sondheim’s sparkling musical revue, Side by Side by Sondheim, is a delightful journey through some of the most appealing and enduring songs from one of the greatest American composers and master lyricists, recipient of multiple Tony and Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Pulitzer Prize. The show is a veritable songbook of American show tunes: close to three dozen familiar and affecting melodies from such classics as West Side Story, Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, Company, and Follies. The music and lyrics evoke a witty sophistication, through themes from marriage to soul-searching to contemporary city life – the crème-de-la-crème of Broadway’s best and a tribute to Broadway’s most innovative and influential artist.
Born in New York City in 1930, Stephen Sondheim became entranced by music and theatre at an early age. Side by Side by Sondheim, which premiered in London in 1976, takes its inspiration from the composer’s earlier work, interwoven with compositions by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers, and Jule Styne. It ran in the West End for nearly three years, then transferred to Broadway for a run of over a year. Over the past three decades numerous productions have been mounted, both in this country and abroad, to considerable and on-going acclaim.
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Incorruptible
By Michael Hollinger
directed by Estelle Schaeffer
November 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 In this dark comedy about the Dark Ages, a group of down-at-the-heels monks wonder what to do when their patron saint stops performing miracles and money-bearing pilgrims stop coming. Pressed by dire need, they devise an ingenious means of replenishing their empty coffers. Pure farcical satire bristling with rapid-fire dialogue, clever wordplay, and out-and-out naughty fun. ★ Irreverent • Bawdy • Rollicking ★ |
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A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
directed by Marilyn Yoblick
January 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24 An American classic ... the passionately moving portrayal of a black family in 1950s Chicago, whose dreams are continually and cruelly deferred. Marvelously depicted characters ... complex, full of warmth and humanity ... the play that “changed American theatre forever” (Frank Rich, N.Y. Times). Winner of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play, 1959. ★ Powerful • Inspiring • True-to-life ★ |
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Ladies In Retirement
By Edward Percy & Reginald Denham
directed by Yaga Brady
March 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 Suppressed passions, buried secrets, unbalanced minds inhabit an ancient farmhouse on isolated gloomy marshes in 1880s England. As a contest of wills between shrewd ex-courtesan/actress, her old-maid paid companion, and a young man, a fugitive from justice, play out, startling developments ensue by twists and turns. ★ Atmospheric • Suspenseful • Spellbinding ★ |
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Almost, Maine
By John Cariani
directed by Catherine Pappas and Jane Toczek
April 24, 25, 26, 30, May 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 Assorted residents of a small hamlet in the north woods .... WAY north ... variously seek and find, or don't quite find, true love. Charming comedy of nine romantic vignettes guaranteed to lift your mood and warm the cockles of your heart on a cold and lonely night. ★ Loopy • Endearing • Magical ★ |
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Jake's Women
By Neil Simon
directed by David Flagg
June 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27 A writer suffering marital crisis is given to heavy-duty daydreaming... as assorted women in his life, past and present, parade through his consciousness: wives, love interest, daughter, sister, psychoanalyst! Confused, frustrated, and anguished, can he deal with those real life females as well as he does with the characters he creates on paper? ★ Engrossing • Clever • Funny ★ |
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08-09 Season 
