Jeff Whitty News

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma returns to indoor performances at the Plaza Theatre, after a nearly two-year COVID forced shutdown, with the Oklahoma premiere of Head Over Heels. Lyric's production runs April 13-30, and tickets are now available.

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma returns to indoor performances at the Plaza Theatre, after a nearly two-year COVID forced shutdown, with the Oklahoma premiere of Head Over Heels. Lyric's production runs April 13-30, and tickets are now available.

Head Over Heels is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980's all-female rock band The Go-Go's, including the hit songs, 'We Got the Beat,' 'Our Lips Are Sealed,' 'Vacation,' 'Heaven is a Place on Earth' and 'Mad About You.' If you enjoy music from the Go-Gos, then you will love this show!

 The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a program within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, will present Head Over Heels, featuring songs by the Go-Go's.

Centenary Stage Company’s NEXTStage Repertory has announced that the spring musical for this season will be Head Over Heels conceived by & original book by Jeff Whitty, adapted by James Magruder, music & lyrics by The Go-Go's. This show will run April 21 through May 1 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ.

The hits of The Go-Gos fuel a non-stop joyride in this lively new musical Entertainment Weekly calls “a giddy neon anthem of acceptance.” Set in the kingdom of Arcadia, Head Over Heels offers a fresh update on Sir Phillip Sidney’s classic romance, The Arcadia, challenging the boundaries of gender, class and social institutions and exuberantly celebrating love and gender in all of its forms. The royal family and court take an outrageous journey to save their kingdom, only to discover “the beat” lies within each of them. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Songs by: The Go-Go’s, Adapted By: James Magruder, Based Upon: The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney, Conceived & Original Book By: Jeff Whitty, Directed By: Leda Hoffman, Music Director/Costume Designer: Que Jones, Set Designer: Dan Gray, Choreographer: Lorii Wallace, Cast includes: Basilus - Luke Bovenizer, Dametas - Liam Cronin, Mopsa - Sha Lemar Davis, Pythio - Caleb Mikayla Robinson, Musidorius - Brian Gray, Gynecia - Kendra Lucas, Pamela - Jordan (Jo) Shafer, Philoclea - Summit J Starr CATCO Head Over Heels performs March 17 – April 3, 2022, in Studio One at the Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., Columbus, Ohio. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit: https://www.catco.org/2021-22/head-over-heels/

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HEAD OVER HEELS returns to New Line's stage after being shut down early by the pandemic in 2020. The New Liners promised the show would be back, and it is, March 3-26!

Pandora Productions, Louisville’s only theatre company dedicated and most trusted to tell the stories of the LGBTQ+ community, proudly continues their 2021-2022 Season with HEAD OVER HEELS, conceived by and original book by Jeff Whitty, adapted by James Magruder, music and lyrics by the Go-Go's.

Avenue Q is one of Broadway's most unique masterpieces of all time. With the simple charm, music, and felt-faced protagonists of Sesame Street and the biting humor, prolific swearing, and relatable depiction of mediocre adult life, the 2003 Tony winner for Best Musical certainly made a name for itself as it delighted the audiences of New York City for 10 beautiful, off-color years. While many feel that the concept of 'Dirty Puppets' has become tired and cliche with the production of movies like The Happytime Murderers or the success of comedians like Randy Feltface, Avenue Q withstands the test of time through its sincere storytelling and simple themes that remind us all to find joy in our lives where we can and appreciate the things we have.

This year, Pandora Productions will present the musical comedy HEAD OVER HEELS, conceived by + original book by Jeff Whitty, adapted by James Magruder, music + lyrics by the Go-Go's.

BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL stars musical theatre and TV star Amber Davies as ‘Campbell’ and four-time Olympic medallist Louis Smith as ‘Cameron’. The show opens at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on Wednesday 8 December 2021, following performances at Peterborough New Theatre and ahead of a UK tour in 2022.

If you are a person who enjoys a good “out of sync,” then you belong in the turbulence-riddled realm of Arcadia by way of the Pasadena Playhouse where kings are queens, handmaids love above their station and amazons are…well, lots of things to a lot of people.

Pasadena Playhouse is now presenting Head Over Heels! The production is being directed, choreographed, and conceived by Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton and features music direction by Kris Kukul.

After a two-year hiatus from performing live before an audience, the cast and crew of the Western Connecticut State University Department of Theatre Arts newest production can once again perform live for the community. WCSU's School of Visual and Performing Arts presented 13 virtual productions since March 2020 and are now ready to perform live.

Pasadena Playhouse has announced initial casting for its production of HEAD OVER HEELS. Leading the cast will be Alaska 5000 (RuPaul's Drag Race), Lea DeLaria (Orange is the New Black), Yurel Echezarreta (Steven Spielberg's West Side Story), Tiffany Mann (Be More Chill), George Salazar (Little Shop of Horrors), Emily Skeggs (Fun Home), and Shanice Williams ('Dorothy' in NBC's The Wiz Live!).

As theatre comes roaring back, this autumn and winter see plenty of exciting new productions, including big West End musicals and intriguing plays. Here are the shows that we’re most looking forward to seeing.

Lovers of dark comedy and the art of theatre will enjoy the October production of “Everybody”, the runner up for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. “The Snow Queen”, Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy tale adapted by Tyler J. Monroe, will captivate families and friends with its magic and mysticism. “Fairview”, the winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama written by Jackie Sibblies Drury, will evoke strong emotion and create lasting impact on viewers' thoughts and beliefs. Fans of The Go-Go's and lovers of laughter and fun alike will go crazy for “Head Over Heels” – a musical sensation by James Magruder and Jeff Whitty.

The full cast has been announced for BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL, who will be joining musical theatre and TV star Amber Davies as 'Campbell' and four-time Olympic medallist Louis Smith as 'Cameron'.

Pandora Productions has announced auditions for the 2021-2022 In Person Season to be held on Tuesday, July 13 by appointment. This open audition is for actors, singers and dancers who’ve never worked with Pandora Productions before.