Turandot Musical, Busch Part of Bay Street '07-'08 Season

The 2007 Target Mainstage Season was announced this week at Bay Street Theatre, a not-for-profit professional regional theatre located on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor, NY. 

The 2007 Target Mainstage Season will run May 22 through September 2 and will feature the East Coast Premiere comedy Things Being What They Are (May 22 – June 3), by Wendy MacLeod (Juvenilia), directed by Leonard Foglia (On Golden Pond, Master Class). The second production is the American Premiere comedy The Night Season (June 12 – July 1), by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Shoreditch Madonna),directed by Lonny Price (110 in the Shade). The third production of the season is Turandot: The Rumble for the Ring (July 10 – August 5), a World Premiere of a new musical from the creators of The Donkey Show. The show was created by Diane Paulus and Randy Weiner, with original music and lyrics by Randy Weiner, directed by Diane Paulus. Music Direction is by Roger Butterley. The 2007 Target Mainstage Season will culminate with the revival of Lady in Question, a comedy by Charles Busch (Red Scare on Sunset, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Psycho Beach Party), directed by Christopher Ashley (Regrets Only, All Shook Up) and starring Charles Busch and Julie Halston (Gypsy).

The 2007 Mainstage Season will be sponsored by Target. 
 
The East Coast Premiere of Things Being What They Are (May 22 – June 3) is "set in a suburban condo complex with neighbors Bill and Jack both reaching crossroads in their lives and marriages. This wistful new comedy explores the passions and human failings that bring people together and drive them apart," state press notes.  The show premiered at Seattle Rep and was seen at Steppenwolf in Chicago.

The American Premiere of The Night Season (June 12 – July 1) "tells the story of a film star on location in Sligo, Ireland who discovers that his lodging during the shoot is at a home with three feisty sisters, a poetry-quoting father and an eccentric grandma who sings show tunes. The play played to packed houses in 2004 at the National Theatre's Cottesloe stage in London."

The World Premiere of Turandot: The Rumble for the Ring (July 10 – August 5) is "a fresh and dynamic new musical based on the story of Turandot, jam-packed with some of the greatest arias from other operas…only this time they are set to a beat that will keep you rockin'."

"The hilarious comedy The Lady in Question, with the one and only Charles Busch playing the role of Gertude Garnet, in this free-wheeling satire of 1940's thrillers.  The suspenseful tale begins as Garnet, a glamorous diva and self-obsessed concert pianist on tour in the heart of Bavaria, finds her colossal ego challenged when a handsome American professor engages her aid in rescuing his mother from a Nazi prison."  Halston, who has been seen on Broadway and in numerous Busch productions, co-stars.

Tickets and subscriptions can also be purchased online at www.baystreet.org, or by calling 631-725-9500.

Photo of Charles Busch by Ben Strothmann