Theatre Aspen Presents ANNIE, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS; Tickets On Sale Now

Tickets are now on sale for two winter productions at Theatre Aspen, an award-winning professional theatre in the Rocky Mountains. Theatre Aspen School presents the Howard Ashman and Alan Menken musical Little Shop of Horrors at the Aspen District Theatre from December 2nd - 11th, followed by an encore presentation of the beloved musical Annie, by Thomas Meehan (book), Charles Strouse (music) and Martin Charnin (lyrics). Annie played to sold-out houses in Aspen this summer, and was the largest musical ever produced by the organization, now in its twenty-eighth year. Annie will run from December 16th - 23rd, at the historic Wheeler Opera House in downtown Aspen.

The summer cast of Annie featured Broadway's David Hess (Sweeney Todd, Annie Get Your Gun) as Warbucks, Joan Hess (Mamma Mia, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) as Grace, local favorite Nina Gabianelli as Hannigan and Julia Foran as Annie. Also featured were Dennis Kyle, Franz Alderfer (Marie Christine) and Tess Ferrell, along with the orphans played by Sophie Schlosser, Karlie Nelson, Kaia Vresilovic, Talitha Jones, Danielle Erickson and Tatum Shane. Marjorie Mae Treger directs and choreographs.

Actress Aileen Quinn, (Broadway's Annie, Peter Pan), is best known for starring as the title role of the orphan "Annie" in the 1982 film of the musical. She joins the production as "Lily St. Regis." The holiday show will add new cast members Rena Strober, Rodney Lizcano, Flynn Holman and Graham Northrup. "Sandy" is played by Aspen Mountain Rescue Dog Zoot Alors Benson. Designers are Tom Ward (Sets), Kevin Brainerd (Costumes), Loren Wilder (Lights) and David Thomas (Sound).

Little Shop of Horrors, a Theatre Aspen School Teen Winter Conservatory production directed by Education Director Graham Northrup, stars local teens Lyon Hamill, Flynn Holman, Sophie Ledingham, Zoe Levine, Marissa McKinney, Egbert Ospina, Kidd Solomon, Luke Wampler, and Keillor Wright.

Theatre Aspen was awarded the "Outstanding Regional Theatre" Henry Award in 2009 and Alison Luff won a Best Supporting Actress Denver Post Ovation Award for her work in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Tickets are available now from the Wheeler Box Office at 970-920-5770 or at aspenshowtix.com. For further information, visit www.theatreaspen.org or call the theatre at 970-925-9313.