Robert Reale News

The following are ArtsWest's Upcoming events.

ArtsWest 2009 Summer Theater Program, SWEENEY TODD the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, July 15-25, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, Kids, August 5-9, DARK OF THE MOON, August 19-23

DeBaun Center for Performing Arts is proud to present The Theater Company's production of A Year with Frog and Toad. This is the final production during the 10th Anniversary season for DeBaun Center. The show will run for two consecutive weekends on May 8 & 15, 2009 at 8 p.m. and May 9, 10, 16 & 17, 2009 at 3 p.m. at DeBaun Auditorium, Edwin A. Stevens Hall, 5th & Hudson Sts. in Hoboken, NJ.

Producing Artistic Director, Weylin Symes, is pleased to announce the productions that will comprise Stoneham Theatre's tenth anniversary season, September 2009 to June 2010. Stoneham Theatre will present seven Mainstage performances and one Emerging Stages production.

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), under the Artistic Direction of Diane Paulus, is pleased to announce its 2009/10 Season, which is also the A.R.T.'s 30th year in Cambridge.

Stoneham Theatre's production of this Tony Award-nominated musical adaptation of Arnold Lobel's beloved children's books demonstrates the power of heart over histrionics, showing that sometimes less is more

The South Coast Rep presents A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD with Music by Robert Reale, Book and lyrics by Willie Reale and Based on the books by Arnold Lobel. The show will be Directed by Nick DeGruccio.

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD has music by Robert Reale, with a book and lyrics by Willie Reale. Based on the books by Arnold Lobel, directed by Nick DeGruccio. CREATIVE TEAM: Fred Kinney (set design), Soojin Lee (costume design), Stephen Young (lighting design), Mark Johnson (sound design), Deborah Wicks La Puma (musical director/arranger) and Amy Brownewell (stage manager). Starring Justin Michael Duval (Bird/Snail/Lizard/Father Frog/Mole), Jim Holdridge as Toad, Emily Eiden (Bird/Mouse/Squirrel/Young Frog/Mole), Alex Miller (Frog) and Erika Whalen (Bird/Turtle/Squirrel/Mother/Frog/Mole). HONORARY PRODUCER: Pacific Life Foundation MEDIA PARTNER: OC Family Oh, what a joy to spend a year with two charming woodland characters and their friends! TICKETS: $16-$23 previews; $20-$28 regular performances. RUNS: Feb 13 - March 1, 2009

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD has music by Robert Reale, with a book and lyrics by Willie Reale. Based on the books by Arnold Lobel, directed by Nick DeGruccio. CREATIVE TEAM: Fred Kinney (set design), Soojin Lee (costume design), Stephen Young (lighting design), Mark Johnson (sound design), Deborah Wicks La Puma (musical director/arranger) and Amy Brownewell (stage manager). Starring Justin Michael Duval (Bird/Snail/Lizard/Father Frog/Mole), Jim Holdridge as Toad, Emily Eiden (Bird/Mouse/Squirrel/Young Frog/Mole), Alex Miller (Frog) and Erika Whalen (Bird/Turtle/Squirrel/Mother/Frog/Mole). HONORARY PRODUCER: Pacific Life Foundation MEDIA PARTNER: OC Family Oh, what a joy to spend a year with two charming woodland characters and their friends! TICKETS: $16-$23 previews; $20-$28 regular performances. RUNS: Feb 13 - March 1, 2009

JANUARY - APRIL 2009 JANUARY January 4 - 25 ● Julianne Argyros Stage ● World Premiere YOU, NERO By Amy Freed Directed by Sharon Ott The World Premiere of Pulitzer Prize nominee Amy Freed's new comedy about the infamous Roman emperor who decides to commission a play that could be the Colosseum's biggest hit ever - if its hapless author lives to tell the tale. Commissioned by SCR, You, Nero is directed by Sharon Ott who directed the staged reading at the 2008 Pacific Playwrights Festival. Freed's plays include the SCR commissions The Beard of Avon, Safe in Hell and Freedomland. Previews Jan. 4-8, opens Jan. 9, closes Jan. 25. Tickets: $20-$64 (Previews $20-$45, Regular Run $28-$64) See last page for performance schedule.

South Coast Reperatory Calendar of events for December - March 2009

South Coast Reperatory Calendar of events for December - March 2009

King Lear will crown South Coast Repertory's 45th season under the direction of Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan.

Baltimore's Pumpkin Theatre Presents the Tony-nominated Musical for Kids of All Ages

Matthew Morrison will be featured in 'Sky,' a new pilot for NBC written by A Year with Frog and Toad's Willie Reale

Round House Theatre's production of A Year with Frog and Toads should be a wartless delight both for children and their parents