IN THE HEIGHTS Kicks Off MusicalFare's 2015-16 Season Tonight
By: BWW News Desk Sep. 09, 2015
MusicalFare launches its 2015-2016 Subscription Season of Musicals. We've put together a line-up of classics, comedies and award winning musicals that will give you a new experience every time you come to the theatre. Between them, our five shows have won 18 Tony Awards and 1 Pulitzer Prize!
The season begins with the Premier Regional Production of IN THE HEIGHTS, followed by the return of the hilarious PAGEANT, and the Premier Regional Production of RING OF FIRE. The season concludes with the classic HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING and the Andrew Lloyd Webber smash, EVITA.
Plus, patrons will be enjoying all of this along with upcoming performances in our Premier Center Cabaret.
IN THE HEIGHTS
Produced in collaboration with Raíces Theatre Company
TONIGHT, September 9 - October 11, 2015
Directed by Randall Kramer
Choreographed by Michael Walline
Winner of four 2008 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations, IN THE HEIGHTS tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood -- a place where romances bloom, dreams are challenged, and a winning lottery ticket threatens to change everything. It features a tuneful and spirited musical score enlivened by the dance rhythms of salsa and Latin pop.
PAGEANT
November 4 - December 6, 2015
Directed and Choreographed by Doug Weyand
An all-time favorite MusicalFare production returns to the stage! This howlingly hysterical musical is a send-up of beauty pageants where the audience gets to vote on a different winner every night as the six contestants compete for the title of Miss Glamouresse. The female contestants: Miss Deep South, Miss West Coast, Miss Great Plains, Miss Bible Belt, Miss Industrial Northeast and Miss Texas are all clearly played by men...body hair and all!
RING OF FIRE
January 27 - February 28, 2016
Directed and Choreographed by Michael Walline
From the opening chords of vintage country music and onward to rockabilly, rock n' roll, searing ballads and gentle songs of love and deep faith, RING OF FIRE packs a score that provides a rich fabric in which to lay down the story of Johnny Cash. RING OF FIRE gives the music the spotlight, as a core group of talented actor/musicians celebrate the songs of Johnny Cash that are such a part of our collective experience.
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
April 13 - May 15, 2016
Directed by Chris Kelly
Choreographed by Bobby Cooke
Power, sex, ambition, greed... it's just another day at the office! From Frank Loesser, the composer and lyricist of GUYS AND DOLLS, comes one of the most delightfully irreverent musicals of all time. Winner of the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING is the classic satire of big business and all it holds sacred, melding wit, comedy, and romance.
EVITA
July 6 - August 7, 2016
Directed by Randall Kramer
Winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score, EVITA is the thrilling story about the life of Argentina's famed Eva Peron. Featuring classic songs such as "Buenos Aires" and "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina," MusicalFare's production of this seminal musical is the first locally produced production in over 25 years and will create an intimate and environmental production of this Andrew Lloyd Webber classic.
MusicalFare Performance Times: Wed/Thu - 7pm; Fri - 8pm; Sat - 4pm AND 8pm; Sun - 2pm. Ticket Prices: General Admission - $40; Student and Group rates available. Box Office: 716-839-8540 or online at www.musicalfare.com.
MusicalFare Theatre is a professional musical theatre company in residence at, but independently operated from, Daemen College. MusicalFare Theatre is located at 4380 Main Street in Amherst, NY (between Harlem and Getzville Roads). Parking is FREE, and the theatre is handicapped accessible, complete with a hearing-impaired system.
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