Jerry Herman Ring Theatre 2009-10 Season

UM Jerry Herman RING THEATRE

2009-10 SEASON

A Season Mix of Broadway Staples and Contemporary Marvels  

September 9-19, 2009

SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE

THE SONGS OF LEIBER AND STOLLER

Music and lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Tap your toes and snap your fingers to pop standards from rock 'n' roll to rhythm and blues!

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller virtually invented rock 'n' roll and this 1995 Broadway hit celebrates their pivotal role in launching a golden age of American culture. The classic themes of love won, lost and imagined dovetail with humorous set pieces and slice-of life cameos. Featuring such unforgettable standards as 'On Broadway,' 'Love Potion #9,' 'Spanish Harlem,' 'Fools Fall In Love,' and nearly 40 other classic rock 'n' roll hits, Smokey Joe's Café isn't just great pop music - it's compelling musical theatre!

October 21-31, 2009

HAMLET

By William Shakespeare

A Chilling Retelling of the Classic Shakespeare drama

Arguably the greatest play ever written, Shakespeare's Hamlet is a riveting theatrical ghost story for Halloween. The King of Denmark is dead.  The Kingdom is on the brink of ruin. The haunted young Prince is driven to The Edge of madness in his obsession to avenge his ghostly father's death and save the nation. A postmodern thunderbolt telling of Shakespeare's thrilling tale travels a twisting route through the heart of darkness, and almost no one comes out the other side.
 
November 13-15, 2009

Some Enchanted Evening - The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein

Concept by Jeffrey B. Moss for Jerry Kravat Entertainment Services, Inc

Vocal arrangements by Larry Hochman and Phil Hall 

In such Broadway classics as The Sound of Music, Carousel, South Pacific, and Oklahoma, the legendary songwriting team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II forever changed the landscape of the American musical theatre. Some Enchanted Evening -- a creative revue of some of their best and most beloved songs -- powerfully demonstrates how the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein has become such an enduring part of our everyday lives.  Some of the numerous songs showcased in this infectiously happy revue are "Some Enchanted Evening," "Hello, Young Lovers," "People Will Say We're In Love," "Younger Than Springtime," "Shall We Dance," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-A My Hair," "There is Nothing Like A Dame," and "Sixteen Going On Seventeen." This concert version of their music will be presented in Gusman Concert Hall adjacent to the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre. 

February 25 - March 6, 2010

ALMOST, MAINE

By John Cariani 

A heartwarming comedy set in a very cold town 

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But The Bruises heal, and the hearts mend - almost - in playwright John Cariani's magical and delightful midwinter night's dream.

February 24 - March 7, 2010

BABY WITH THE BATHWATER

By Christopher Durang

A satiric comedy about the pitfalls of parenthood.

Christopher Durang's bitingly satiric dark comedy about the pitfalls of parenthood is both insanely provocative and wickedly funny. Durang - one of the American theatre's most outrageous and inventive writers - looks at how difficult it is to be a parent...and how scary it can be to be a child.  Baby With The Bathwater is a hilarious comedy that will make you laugh and gasp at the same time.

(In rotating repertory with Almost, Maine)

April 21-May 1, 2010

RENT

Book, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson  

One of the longest running shows in Broadway history 

Based on Puccini's classic opera La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's revolutionary rock opera Rent tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent in the gritty background of New York's East Village. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness, and the AIDS epidemic. Playing for over 12 years, Rent went on to become one of the longest running shows in Broadway history and has become a global phenomenon, packing theatres in England, Japan, Australia, Germany and countless other countries. Rent was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Obie Award, the New York Drama Critics Award, four Tony Awards, and three Drama Desk Awards. 

A season ticket subscription is available that includes Smokey Joe's Café, Hamlet, Almost, Maine, Baby with the Bathwater, and Rent. Camelot: In Concert is available as a special add-on to the season subscription. Subscription prices for the five show season are: Weekdays and Matinees: $68 regular admission / $60 seniors. Friday and Saturdays: $80 regular admission/ $68 seniors. Camelot:In Concert reduced price tickets for season subscribers are Weekdays and Matinees: $18 regular admission/$16 seniors. Friday and Saturdays: $22 regular admission/$18 seniors.

To receive a free, color brochure with instructions on how to purchase season subscriptions to the five show season as well as the special concert version of Camelot at considerable savings, telephone the box office Monday - Friday between 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at 305-284-3355. Season tickets go on sale July 20^th. For more information, log on to www.miami.edu/ring.

The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre is located at 1312 Miller Drive on the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus.  The theatre is wheelchair accessible, has handicapped parking, and offers free infrared hearing devices. Parking is free and plentiful adjacent to the theatre.

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