Laguna Playhouse Announces 2010-2011 Schedule

Through December 26, 2010 

World Premiere Musical!
Daddy Long Legs
Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Book by John Caird
Based on the Novel by Jean Webster
Directed by John Caird
A Co-Production with Rubicon Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, TheatreWorks, David Elzer and Michael Jackowitz

Regular Run: December 5 - December 26
Performances:
Tuesday - Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
Thursday matinees at 2 p.m.
Sunday evening December 26 at 7 p.m.
NOTE: No performances on December 25

Tickets:
Regular performances: $40 to $70
Student Tickets (except Fri and Sat eves): $15 to $20
World Premiere musical by Tony and Olivier Award-Winner John Caird (Nicholas Nickleby, Les Miserables) and Tony nominee Paul Gordon (Jane Eyre). Set in the early 1900s, this moving story is the vivid account of a young orphan girl as she blossoms into a beautiful, intelligent and vivacious woman. A trustee of the John Grier Orphanage offers a proper education to the 18-year-old Jerusha. The benefactor's only requirements are that Jerusha never know his identity, and that she write him monthly (though he will not respond). She sees him once in shadows and invents a nickname for her mysterious patron-Daddy Long Legs. Her letters to him paint a moving portrait of her lonely life in the orphanage, and the development of her mind and spirit.

December 20, 2010
Special Limited Engagement!
Sister's Christmas Catechism
Regular Run: Monday night December 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets:
$35 to $55
In this hysterical seasonal sequel to Late Nite Catechism, audiences enter into the mysterious and comical world of "CSI: BETHLEHEM" as Sister tackles the question that has been puzzling historians throughout the ages: Whatever happened to the Magi's gold? Sister selects audience members to help solve the mystery through a forensic examination of the nativity scene. Sister and her sleuths hunt under the manger and over camel humps in their quest for clues.
January 2, 30 & 31, 2011
Special Limited Engagement!
Hershey Felder's Great American Songbook
Regular Run:
Sunday, January 2 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, January 30 at 7 p.m.
Monday, January 31 at 8 p.m.

Tickets:
$40 to $70
Hershey Felder is the star of the international hits George Gershwin Alone, Monsieur Chopin, and Beethoven as I Knew Him. In George Gershwin Alone, he brought you into the salon of the Gershwin brothers; now he brings you into the world of the last 100 years of America's greatest composers. Featured songwriters in this sing-along include Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bernstein, Sondheim, Bock and Harnick, and more.

January 4 - February 6, 2011
Orange County Premiere!
Hershey Felder in MAESTRO: The Art of Leonard Bernstein
Book by Hershey Felder
Directed by Joel Zwick
Previews: January 4 - 7
Press/VIP Opening: January 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Regular Run: January 9 - February 6
Performances:
Tuesday - Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
Thursday matinees January 6 & 20 at 2 p.m.
Sunday evening January 16 at 7 p.m.

Tickets:
Preview performances: $35 to $55
Gala Opening Night performance: $120
Regular performances: $40 to $70
Student Tickets (except Fri and Sat eves): $15 to $20
Hershey Felder returns to The Laguna Playhouse in MAESTRO: The Art of Leonard Bernstein, a new work from the creators of George Gershwin Alone, Monsieur Chopin and Beethoven, As I Knew Him. With a story spanning the entire twentieth century, Leonard Bernstein, America's greatest musician, broke through every artistic ceiling possible to become the world's musical ambassador. Conductor, composer, pianist, author, teacher, librettist, television star... for Leonard Bernstein, boundaries simply did not exist. Join us on this fascinating journey as Hershey Felder brings the composer of West Side Story, Candide, Mass and more to life.

February 10 - 12, 2011
Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre / Theatre for a New Generation
EAT (It's Not About Food)
Written by Linda Daugherty
Directed by Donna Inglima
Performances:
Thursday - Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Friday morning February 11 at 10 a.m.
Saturday matinee February 12 at 2 p.m.
Tickets:
General admission: $12.50
Interwoven with vignettes, ranging from realistic to satirical, Eat dramatizes the confusing and dangerous world of eating disorders in girls and boys. Candidly exploring causes and warning signs, the play takes a hard look at the influences of society and media on young people as they struggle with this rampant and often tragic disease. Suitable for teens, parents and educators.

March 15 - April 10, 2011
Private Lives
Written by Noel Coward
Directed by Andrew Barnicle
Previews: March 15 - 18
Press/VIP Opening: March 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Regular Run: March 22 - April 10
Performances:
Tuesday - Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
Thursday matinees March 17 & 31 at 2 p.m.
Sunday evening March 27 at 7 p.m.

Tickets:
Preview performances: $30 to $50
Gala Opening Night performance: $94 - $109
Regular performances: $35 to $65
Student Tickets (except Fri and Sat eves): $10 to $15
Passion, anger, love, laughter and romance all shaped by Noel Coward's wit and comic genius sets the stage for perpetually dueling lovers Amanda and Elyot. In Coward's most celebrated comedy, the two divorcees unwittingly book adjoining rooms while honeymooning with their new spouses, and quickly realize the folly of their new marriages. Impulsively and in the dead of night, they flee only to be caught days later by their jilted spouses while in a most uncompromising situation. Don't miss Noël Coward's stylish, savvy comedy about modern romance and the people we can't live with-or without.

April 22 - May 1, 2011
Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre
Treasure Island By Ken Ludwig
Based on the novel by Robert Lewis Stevenson
Directed by Donna Inglima
Performances:
Fridays: 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sundays: 1:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m.
Student Matinee: April 28 at 10 a.m.

Tickets:
General admission: $18 - $20
Treasure Island is a stunning tale of pirates and buried gold. The adventure begins at an Inn on the Devon coast of England in 1775 and quickly becomes an unforgettable adventure of treachery and mayhem as young Jim Hawkins, a 14 year old boy, goes on a quest to find the notorious Captain Flint's treasure. Featuring the legendary characters; dangerous Billie Bones, two-timing Israel Hands, the famous woman pirate, Anne Bonney, the evil, murderous Blind Pew, and the unscrupulous buccaneer Long John Silver. Suitable for ages five and up.

May 17 - June 5, 2011
Special Limited Engagement!
Girls Night: The Musical
Performances: Tuesday - Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets:
$36.00 - $70.00
Described as "'Desperate Housewives' meets Mamma Mia," the hilarious and touching Girls Night: The Musical follows five friends in their 30s and 40s during a wild and outrageous girls night out at a karaoke bar. Friends since their teens, they have all had their fair share of heartache and tragedy, joy and success. Among the characters are Carol the party girl, blunt Anita who tells it like it is, Liza with her marital (and eating) issues, boring Kate the designated driver, and Sharon the not-so-angelic angel who just couldn't resist tagging along. Together, they reminisce about their younger days, celebrate their current lives and look to the future, all the while belting out an array of classic anthems such as "It's Raining Men," "I Will Survive," "Lady Marmalade," "Man, I Feel Like a Woman," and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."

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