Jerry Herman Ring Theatre Announces 2008-09 Season

Jerry Herman RING THEATRE

2008-09 SEASON

A Season of Comedy, Music & Romance 

October 1-11, 2008

CABARET

Music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb

Book by Joe Masteroff

Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood

A Classic Contemporary Broadway Musical

"What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play! Come to the Cabaret!" So sings Sally Bowles in the multiple Tony Award-winning musical Cabaret, a ground-breaking Broadway show that seamlessly blends together elements of music, comedy, sex and drama. Set against the dark backdrop of pre-World-War-II Berlin, the action takes place in the seedy Kit Kat Klub where pimps, prostitutes and brash showgirls would rather drink, party and dance than face up to the growing menace around them. The show's score, by John Kander and Fred Ebb (who also wrote the score for Chicago,) was lauded by the N.Y. Times as one of the few Broadway scores "with the kind of lingering power that comes from pungent musicality tied to memorable emotions."

November 12-22, 2008

THE WINTER'S TALE

By William Shakespeare

A Chillingly Comic Romance

Jealousy, rage, intrigue, love, revenge and comic mishaps abound in one of Shakespeare's most intriguingly plotted plays. The king of Sicily suspects his best friend of having an illicit love affair with his wife, the queen. In a fit of jealous revenge, the king orders his wife to prison and sends his infant daughter into exile in Bohemia. Covering a span of 16 years and culminating with one of the most stunning and surprising endings in all of Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale — with its unique blend of tragedy, farce, fairy tale, and romance — is ultimately the Bard's timeless affirmation of the power of forgiveness, love and redemption.
 
February 18-March 1, 2009

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

Based on the Comic Strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner

Broadway's Musical Tribute to the Peanuts Gang

Join Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy, Schroeder, Linus, and Sally Brown, as Charles Schulz's wondrous comic strip is lovingly brought to life on stage. Well known Peanuts happenings are here, among them Charlie Brown's disappointments on Valentine's Day and his struggles with his uncooperative kite; Snoopy's flying ace doing battle with the nefarious Red Baron; Lucy's nickel psychiatry booth; and Linus and his beloved blanket. Musical numbers include The Kite, The Baseball Game, Little Known Facts, My Blanket and Me, Suppertime and Happiness.  

February 19-28, 2009

DOG SEES GOD: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

By Bert V. Royal

A Comic Parody

What happens to Charlie Brown and the gang after they mature from innocent kids into angst-obsessed teens? The surprise hit of the 2004 New York International Fringe Festival, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead give us the surprising answer: Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the gang have become sex obsessed, drug-addled teen slackers. This wickedly funny satire moved to Off-Broadway in 2005. "Inventive and raunchy…hysterically funny," wrote the N.Y. Post. "….this taut comedy manages to make tired clichés about stoners and popular homecoming airheads funny and endearing," wrote N.Y. Magazine. WARNING: CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS.

April 22-May 2, 2009

Hello, Dolly!

Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman

Book by Michael Stewart

One of Broadway's Most Beloved Musicals

"Hello, Dolly, well hello, Dolly, it's so nice to have you back where you belong." And where could Dolly belong better than on the stage where composer, lyricist and UM alum Jerry Herman (A.B., '53) got his start? Hello, Dolly! is an ebullient story of the joy of living, glittering with happy songs, shining with loving scenes, brimming with joyous dancing, and alive with the personality of one of the most fabulous and memorable characters of the American musical theatre stage: Dolly Gallagher Levi. Featuring such songs as Hello, Dolly!, Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Ribbons Down My Back, Before the Parade Passes By, Elegance, It Only Takes A Moment, and So Long, Dearie, Jerry Herman's Tony Award-winning musical will be a fine conclusion to their 2008-2009 Season.

Season tickets for all five plays are available. Weekdays and Matinees: $70 regular admission/$62 seniors. Friday and Saturdays: $84 regular admission/$70 seniors.

To receive a free, color brochure with instructions on how to purchase season subscriptions to all five plays at considerable savings, telephone the box office Monday – Friday between 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at 305-284-3355. For more information, visit www.miami.edu/ring.

The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre is located at 1312 Miller Drive on the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus. The theatre is wheelchair accessible, has handicapped parking, and offers free infrared hearing devices. Parking is free and plentiful adjacent to the theatre.

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