Main Street Theater Presents TOMFOOLERY 6/11-27

Four actors, stools, a piano and a healthy dose of attitude are all you need to enter the witty, wicked, offbeat and thoroughly twisted world of famed satirical songwriter Tom Lehrer. In concerts, television appearances and a series of now-classic recordings, the Harvard-educated math professor delighted millions of fans during the 1950s and '60s with his dry, cynical but good-humored attacks on the A-bomb, racism, pollution, pornography, the military, the boy scouts and, of course, mathematics.

Nothing is sacred in this hysterical revue featuring such Lehrer favorites as "Poisoning Pigeons In The Park," "When You Are Old And Grey," "The Masochism Tango," "The Old Dope Peddler," "The Vatican Rag" and an unforgettable Gilbert and Sullivan-esque recitation of the table of elements, linked together with his own inimitable concert patter.

Tomfoolery
The Words and Music of Tom Lehrer
Adapted by Cameron Mackintosh and Robin Ray
Musical Arrangements by Chris Walker and Robert Fisher
Directed by Matt Huff
Musical Direction by Miriam Daly

LOCATION:
MAIN STREET THEATER - CHELSEA MARKET, 4617 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006

DATES: June 11 - 27, 2010 (preview: June 9; press preview: June 10; special event opening: June 11)

TIMES: Thursdays at 7:30pm; Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 3:00pm

TICKET PRICES AND DISCOUNTS:
-Thursdays - $20/$26; Fridays & Sundays - $25/$32; Saturdays - $30/$36; previews - $10. Discounts available for students, seniors, and groups.
-Pay-What-You-Can Performance, Sunday, June 13, 2010: Pay what you can afford for all tickets left at the door. $5.00 Minimum. Cash or Check Only.
-Rush Tickets: Half Price tickets available 90 minutes before curtain for 1 hour AT DOOR ONLY (no reservations). Previews and Opening Night Excluded. Discount no longer available in 30 minutes before curtain.
-Every Night is a School Night: $10.00 tickets for any Student with a valid School I.D.

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
Advance tickets for ALL Main Street Theater Productions, on sale at the Main Street Theater Box Office:
Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
Information & Charge by Phone: 713.524.6706
Charge Online: www.mainstreettheater.com or www.ticketweb.com / Credit Cards: VISA, MC, AMEX, DISC

 

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