The year is 1985. The place is New Jersey. A wannabe rock star is left at the altar, and finally changes his tune. "The Wedding Singer" takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, and collars were up. Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, with a sparkling score by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin ("Elf", "The Prom") that does for eighties music what "Hairspray" did for the music of the sixties, you'll be sure to come away a little more nostalgic for the era of New Coke, Jane Fonda workouts, and rolled and cinched jeans – and humming the tunes to boot! The musical tells the story of Robbie Hart, a wannabe rock star and New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party – until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Devastated, Robbie begins to ruin every wedding for which he's booked until Julia Sullivan, a winsome waitress, enters his life. Trouble is, Julia's engaged to a Wall Street shark, and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of the decade, the girl of his dreams will be lost to him forever. Join us for this nostalgic, campy romp down memory lane, even if you weren't alive in the eighties to remember it!
| Year | Category | |
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| 2006 | Best Musical |
Arthur and Friends Make a Musical (2/14/26-2/22/26)
Lionel Bart's Oliver! (5/9/26-5/24/26)
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center is at 150 E. Wood St. Palatine, IL 60067, Palatine, IL.
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Bernadette, The Musical
Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (2/12 - 3/15) | |
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The Dance of Death
Steppenwolf (1/29 - 3/22) | |
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Dear Evan Hanson
Paramount Theatre (2/4 - 3/22) | |
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The Ultimate Cher Show Starring Annika
Raue Center For The Arts (2/7 - 2/7) | |
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South Pacific
Paramount Theatre - IL (4/29 - 6/14) | |
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A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music and Dance Sensation
Fischer Theatre (3/16 - 3/16) | |
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& Juliet
Auditorium Theater (7/22 - 8/2) | |
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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
ECC Arts Center (1/31 - 1/31) | |
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Music Theater Works: West Side Story
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center (8/13 - 8/30) | |
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