Paper Mill's 2005-2006 Season To Include Cinderella, Diary of Anne Frank, Hello Dolly! And More

By: Mar. 18, 2005
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Paper Mill Playhouse announced its line-up for the 2005-2006 season and beginning in October, the new season of classic hits opens with Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella followed by The Dairy of Anne Frank, Carnival, William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and closing out the season will be Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly!

"The 2005-2006 season explores courage, creativity, magic and matchmaking," says Paper Mill President & CEO Michael Gennaro, "and features shows that appeal to an extraordinarily broad range of age groups and preferences."   He went on to say, "In keeping with our commitment to bring our audience shows that are new to our stage, we will present two Paper Mill premieres of classic works -The Diary of Anne Frank and Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella.  Two others, Carnival and A Midsummer Night's Dream will be innovative, re-imagined new interpretations by young, up-and-coming directors.  Finally, we tip our hat to the golden age of musicals with a production of Hello, Dolly! that should please connoisseurs of the Broadway extravaganza."

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella -- October 19 to December 4, 2005
Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical Cinderella opens the 2005-2006 season on October 19.  This timeless magical fairy tale is an elegant musical with a cavalcade of enchanting characters, unforgettable songs, vibrant costumes and a truly magical set. Cinderella was developed as a television special in 1957 with Julie Andrews in the title role.  With Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Richard Rodgers, this magical season opener will have direction by Gabriel Barre.

The Diary of Anne Frank -- January 18 to February 26, 2006
The timeless drama The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman, will be the second production of the new season beginning January 18 with direction by Carolyn Cantor.  The Diary of Anne Frank follows two years of Anne Frank's life from 1942 to 1944, when she and her family were forced into hiding during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam.   In her diary, thirteen-year-old Anne recorded mostly her hopes, frustrations, clashes with her parents, and observations of her companions. The final entry in her diary concludes with the capture of the family, which led to her untimely death. 

Carnival -- March 8 to April 9, 2006
Puppets, acrobats and carnies roll onto the Paper Mill stage to set up the big tent on March 8 with the hit musical Carnival.   Michael Stewart wrote the original book for this 1961 musical based on the 1953 Leslie Caron film "Lili."  With a rich score by Bob Merrill, the musical tells the story of a shy lonely orphan who is enchanted with the desire to join the glamorous carnival.  Searching for her place in the carnival, she joins a puppet act and soon finds that love makes the world go round.  This magical musical will be directed by Erica Schmidt.

A Midsummer Night's Dream -- April 19 to May 21, 2006
Spirits and fairies, woodsmen and lovers, will encamp at the Paper Mill when the classic William Shakespeare comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream arrives just in time for a spring folly on April 19 under the direction of Tina Landau with live music by the musical group GrooveLily. This new interpretation of an old classic will be fully integrated with music and is a co-production with McCarter Theatre in Princeton. A Midsummer Night's Dream contains some wonderfully lyrical expressions of lighter Shakespearean themes, most notably those of love, dreams and the creative imagination.  The plot involves two sets of lovers whose romantic escapades are complicated by their entrance into the play's fairyland woods where the King and Queen of the Fairies preside. The impish character Puck creates mischief when he meets a merry band of players and the star crossed lovers. 

Hello, Dolly!  --  June 7 to July 23, 2006
The final production of the 2005-2006 season is the hit 1964 TONY© award-winning musical Hello, Dolly! under the direction of Mark S. Hoebee.  Based on the play The Matchmaker by Thorton Wilder, Hello, Dolly! tells the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a meddling matchmaker, who is looking for her own match with Horace Vandergelder.  So stand back as Dolly descends the grand staircase, puts on her Sunday best and heads to the Playhouse stage -- right where she belongs.  With Book by Michael Stewart and Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, the matchmaking begins June 7.

Paper Mill Playhouse's upcoming 2005-2006 season is presently on sale for renewal subscriptions only.  Renewing subscribers receive priority seating first with a renewal deadline of Friday, May 20, 2005.  New subscriptions will be available beginning May 20, 2005.  Single tickets go on sale August 1, 2005.  Paper Mill Playhouse offers a wide variety of subscription packages to choose from: Five-show subscription packages offer the greatest value with prices ranging from $295 to $101.25; Four-show subscription packages range from $223 to $81; Three-show subscription packages range from $171.75 to $60.75.  Student subscriptions are available for four and five-show packages only at half the regular subscription rate (not valid for Mezzanine II seating).  For more information, call the Paper Mill Subscription Department, Monday through Friday, 10am -5pm at (973) 379-3717.

A new performance schedule will begin with the 2005-2006 season at Paper Mill Playhouse as follows: Wednesdays at 7:30PM, Thursdays at 2:00PM & 7:30PM, Fridays at 8:00PM, Saturdays at 2:00PM & 8:00PM and Sundays at 2:00PM & 7:30PM.  Single tickets go on sale August 1, 2005 and range in price from $68 to $19 (new Mezzanine II pricing).  Tickets may be purchased at that time by calling (973) 376-4343, or at the Paper Mill Box Office on Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at http://www.papermill.org.  Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted. 

Paper Mill Playhouse, a not-for-profit arts organization, is one of the country's leading regional theatres and is supported in part by grants from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Dept. of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, in addition to contributions from many corporations, foundations, businesses and individuals.  Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the National Alliance for Music Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.

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