Hamilton Theatre Inc Announces 2007/08 Season

Hamilton Theatre Inc. has announced their coming season:

Urinetown
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollman
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Director: Matthew Moore

"One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, Urinetown is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, Urinetown catapults the "comedic romp" into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit, and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter."

Performance schedule:
Friday, November 2 at 8PM
Saturday, November 3 at 8PM
Sunday, November 4 at 2PM
Friday, November 9 at 8PM
Saturday, November 10 at 8PM
Sunday, November 11 at 2PM

Stage to Screen
Studio Show
Compiled and Arranged by Randy Coutts and Wanda Markocki
Director: Randy Coutts

"In addition to our subscription season, we return to the HTI Studio for an original musical revue featuring songs from favorite shows that have made the transition to the big screen. This fast-paced and colorful show includes numbers from West Side Story, Hairspray, Chicago, Dreamgirls, Rent, Sweet Charity, Gypsy, Little Shop of Horrors and more."

Performance schedule:
Friday, December 7 at 8PM
Saturday, December 8 at 8PM
Friday, December 14 at 8PM
Saturday, December 15 at 8PM
Sunday, December 16 at 2PM
Friday, December 21 at 8PM
Saturday, December 22 at 8PM
Monday, December 31 at 6:30PM
New Year's Eve performance includes dinner, show, dancing, champagne toast and midnight buffet. Book early, as space is limited.

South Pacific
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Director: Sharon Reynolds

"Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with a mature French planter, Emile. Nellie learns that the mother of his children was an island native and, unable to turn her back on the prejudices with which she was raised, refuses Emile's proposal of marriage. Meanwhile, the strapping Lt. Joe Cable denies himself the fulfillment of a future with an innocent Tonkinese girl with whom he's fallen in love out of the same fears that haunt Nellie. When Emile is recruited to accompany Joe on a dangerous mission, Nellie realizes that life is too short not to seize her own chance for happiness, thus confronting and conquering her prejudices."

Performance schedule:
Friday, April 11 at 8PM
Saturday, April 12 at 8Pm
Sunday, April 13 at 2PM
Friday, April 18 at 8PM
Saturday, April 19 at 8PM
Sunday, April 20 at 2PM

All performances of Urinetown and South Pacific will take place at the Downtown Arts Centre located at 28 Rebecca Street, Hamilton, Ontario. Tickets are $23 each. Seniors are $20 each. Students are $15 each. Groups of 16 or more are $18 each. Subscription price for both Main Stage shows is $36.

All performances of Stage to Screen will take place at Hamilton Theatre Inc.'s Studio Theatre located at 140 MacNab Street North, Hamilton, Ontario. Tickets are $20 each. Seniors are $18 each. Students are $15 each. Groups of 16 or more are $18 each. Tickets to the New Year's Eve show are $85 each.

For tickets to any performance call the HTI Box Office at (905) 522-3032 or visit our Box Office at 140 MacNab Street North.

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