Old Globe to Feature MUCH ADO, AMADEUS et al. in '11 Summer Season

By: Sep. 10, 2010
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Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced The Old Globe's 2011 Summer Season. Adrian Noble will return as the Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Festival and direct Shakespeare's The Tempest and Peter Shaffer's Amadeus. Presented in repertory in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, the Festival will also include Much Ado About Nothing directed by Ron Daniels. The season also features Hershey Felder in Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein in the Old Globe Theatre. Preceding Bernstein is a 10-day limited engagement of Hershey Felder in George Gershwin Alone. The West Coast Premiere of John Morogiello's romantic comedy, Engaging Shaw, in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre will complete the season. 

"I am delighted that Adrian Noble will be back, particularly so because this season was one of the most acclaimed and successful in the Globe's history," said Spisto. "Adrian's direction and work with the company was exceptional and insightful, and the productions were stellar. In the 2011 season, we will build upon the phenomenal success of our annual Shakespeare Festival, one of the nation's premier theatrical events."

"I am excited that Hershey Felder, who is beloved by Globe audiences, will return to our stage for his third appearance with his newest effort," Spisto continued. "I also asked Hershey to reprise Gershwin as a prelude to Bernstein because Lenny is a direct artistic descendent of Gershwin. They were both icons of the Twentieth Century who straddled the worlds of popular and classical music. John Morogiello's play Engaging Shaw is a perceptive account of the real life romance between playwright George Bernard Shaw and socialite Charlotte Payne-Townshend that is very literate and entertaining."

Shakespeare Festival / Lowell Davies Festival Theatre (runs May 29 - Sept. 25 in repertory)

• Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (May 29 - Sept. 24) Ill-matched lovers Benedick and Beatrice trade banter and barbs in one of Shakespeare's most popular and charming comedies. Ron Daniels (The Taming of the Shrew) returns to direct.

• The Tempest by William Shakespeare (June 5 - Sept. 25) Shakespeare's final masterpiece places the desire for revenge against the demands of love on a magical deserted island. Adrian Noble directs this enchanted tale of redemption and forgiveness.

• Amadeus by Peter Shaffer (June 12 - Sept. 22) Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and the Academy Award for Best Film, Amadeus is part biography and part murder mystery - and filled with some of the greatest music ever composed. Adrian Noble directs.

Hershey Felder in George Gershwin Alone (July 1 - July 10) Hershey Felder in Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein (July 15 - Aug. 28) Celebrated playwright/pianist Hershey Felder returns to the Globe with his newest work, along with an old favorite. Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein celebrates the life of one of America's greatest musicians featuring excerpts from West Side Story, Candide, On the Town, Mass and many more. Prior to Maestro, Felder will perform a special limited engagement of George Gershwin Alone. A smash hit at the Globe in 2006, Felder leads audiences through the fascinating rhythms of Gershwin's legendary songbook while telling the tale of his tragically short life. Joel Zwick directs.

Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre

• Engaging Shaw by John Morogiello (July 29 - Sept. 4) John Morogiello's romantic comedy reveals the real-life courtship and battle of wits between socialite Charlotte Payne-Townshend and playwright George Bernard Shaw (Pygmalion, Major Barbara). Engaging Shaw receives its West Coast Premiere at the Globe following its sold-out New York run.
All selections are subject to change.

Tickets are available by subscription only. Subscriptions and more information can be obtained online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE [234-5623] or by visiting the box office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park. Subscriptions to the Globe's Summer Season range from $72 to $389. Five-play packages range from $140 to $389. Four-play packages (Festival plus musical) range from $117 to $309. Shakespeare Festival packages (3 plays) range from $72 to $243. Discounts are available for full-time students, patrons 29 years of age and younger, seniors and groups of 10 or more.

The Old Globe is located in San Diego's Balboa Park at 1363 Old Globe Way. There are several free parking lots available throughout the park. Valet parking is also available ($10). For additional parking information visit www.BalboaPark.org.

The Tony Award-winning Old Globe is one of the country's leading professional regional theaters and has stood as San Diego's flagship arts institution for 75 years. Under the direction of Executive Producer Louis G. Spisto, The Old Globe produces a year-round season of 15 productions of classic, contemporary and new works on its three Balboa Park stages: the 580-seat Old Globe Theatre, the 250-seat Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre and the 612-seat outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, home of its internationally renowned Shakespeare Festival. More than 250,000 people attend Globe productions annually and participate in the theater's education and community programs. Numerous world premieres such as The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, A Catered Affair, and the annual holiday musical, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, have been developed at The Old Globe and have gone on to enjoy highly successful runs on Broadway and at regional theaters across the country.




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