Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre 2018 Season Brochure
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6 Mary Poppins Ê June 6 - June 17 Crazy For You 2018 Ë June 27 - July 8 SEASON Footloose 58 Years Of Professional Theatre Ì July 18 - 29 in the heart of Missouri The 39 Steps Í August 4 - 12 Souvenir Î August 18 - 26 A Comedy Of Tenors Ï September 1 - 9 Honky Tonk Angels Ð September 19 - 30 A Christmas Carol Ñ December 12 - 23 Jane Brockman and Jason Michael Evans in Oklahoma!, 2017 Excellent venue!! Saw Oklahoma and it was the very best performance “I have seen! Professional! Just a superb all around performance from acting to singing and dancing!” - Stephen L. Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Box Office, P.O. Box 14, Arrow Rock, MO 65320 660-837-3311 x1 ■ FAX 660-837-3112 ■ www.LyceumTheatre.org Box Office Hours: 10 am - 4 pm (Monday - Friday),10 am - 8 pm (performance weekdays & Saturdays), 10 am - 2 pm (performance Sundays) Subscription Renewal Deadline: January 19, 2018 Subscriber Exchanges & Flex Pack Seat Selection Begins: January 22, 2018 Single Tickets On Sale: February 1, 2018. No Refunds - No children under the age of 4 1 I The Lyceum receives much needed support from Sharon Malane and the cast of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, 2017 The show was AMAZING. My 7 year old son said ‘It was incredible!’ “The staff was very helpful and so nice. We’ll definitely be visiting again! - Michelle A. ” In 1961, in an historic old church, the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre began entertaining audiences. Now, over a half a century later,THE The Lyceum continues Joseph Spieldenner in to entertain audiences in a Beauty and the Beast, 2017 beautiful, historic setting. Located in the unique Village of Arrow Jane Brockman, Perry Ojeda, Sharon Rock, Missouri,IN TheARROW Lyceum ROCK is now Malane and Joseph Spieldenner in housed in a beautiful, intimate Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, 2017 416 seat theatre where Lyceum audiences truly are a part of the action. Each year, more than 30,000 patrons enjoy Broadway- caliber productions created by professional theatre artists carefully chosen from around the country. Join us for our 58th season, filled with incredible music, uproarious laughter, suspenseful intrigue, and lots of fun. We look forward to sharing this exciting new season with you! Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre’s 2018 Season I 2 Melana Lloyd, Ebony Blake, Katie LaDuca, and Shelby Ringdahl in Beehive, 2017 We had the absolute best time at the “theater. The performers are top notch. - Karen K. ” Abigail Raye in SEASON Beehive, 2017 SUBSCRIPTION SERIES As a “Season Subscriber” you will attend all eight productions on the same day of the week, the same time, and have the same seats for each production. For example, if you enjoy attending our Wednesday 2 p.m. performances, the dates are already set for you… all you have to do is select the Wednesday 2 p.m. series and let us know your favorite at least two days prior to the original seats. performance date. ENJOY ALL THE BENEFITS! Insurance Savings Lost or forgotten tickets? Give us your confirmation number and we will re-issue As a Season Subscriber, you will save up them to you. to $72 off regular ticket prices. Guaranteed Seating Exchanges Season Subscribers will have the same As a Season Subscriber, you have seats all season and for every season unlimited ticket exchanges for another you renew. performance of the same show. Also, Single Tickets you have the option to SWAP ONE of Season Subscribers have the your eight season subscription shows for opportunity to buy single tickets before a seat to one of the other shows. Only they go on sale to the public and will one swap per season, and same seats be the first to order tickets for all special are not guaranteed. Call the box office events. 3 I Visit LyceumTheatre.org or call the Box Office at 660-837-3311 Ext. 1 Ê JUNE 6 - June 17 Music by Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles Lyrics by Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman and Anthony Drewe 2018 Book by Julian SEASON Fellowes SEASON OPENING Night PARTY June 6 Disney’s Mary poppins Everyone’s favorite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Check out Mary Poppins now captures hearts in a whole new way: as The Chimney Sweep a practically perfect musical.Young Jane and Michael Banks character brunch have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on our special on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common events page! sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown- ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.” MUSICAL RATED G Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre’s 2018 Season I 4 Ë JUNE 27 - JuLY 8 Music by George Gershwin Lyrics by Ira Gershwin Book by Ken Ludwig Crazy For You Crazy for You is a high-energy comedy of mistaken identities, plot twists, fabulous costumes and dances, and classic Gershwin music. It’s the story of Bobby Child, a stage-struck NYC banker who heads to desolate Deadrock, Nevada to foreclose a rundown theater. It’s love at first sight when he runs into spunky Polly Baker, the theater owner’s daughter, who doesn’t realize he’s the heartless businessman she’s vowed to get even with. Based on the 1930 musical Girl Crazy with a book by Ken Ludwig, this Gershwin extravaganza is filled with song, dance, and hilarious dialogue. Audiences will be swept up in this artfully constructed tale of boy meeting girl in the Wild West, where they spread goodness and ultimately fall in love. MUSICAL RATED PG 5 I Visit LyceumTheatre.org or call the Box Office at 660-837-3311 Ext. 1 Ì JULY 18 - JuLY 29 Music by Tom Snow Lyrics by Dean Pitchford Footloose When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the adjustment to his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the local laws - including a ban on dancing - which are the brainchild of a local preacher bent on exercising control over the town’s youths. When the Reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her heart on Ren, her boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation and many of the locals are eager to believe the worst about the new kid. From the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. MUSICAL RATED PG Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre’s 2018 Season I 6 Í AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 12 Adapted by Patrick Barlow Screenplay by Charles Bennett and Ian Hay Based on the novel by John Buchan The 39 Steps Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have this thrilling, and riotously funny whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre. This 2-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance! A man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure theatrical pleasure! COMEDY, MYSTERY RATED PG 7 I Visit LyceumTheatre.org or call the Box Office at 660-837-3311 Ext. 1 Î August 18 - august 26 Written by Stephen Temperley Souvenir A Fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins once said, “People may say I can’t sing, but no one can ever say I didn’t sing.” Though this wealthy eccentric was incapable of producing two consecutive notes in tune, an improbable fandom flocked to see her as she performed her Carnegie Hall concert that famously sold out in two hours. Her story was recently told in the Oscar-nominated film starring Meryl Streep, and now she appears on the Lyceum stage with her hapless accompanist, Cosme McMoon. Souvenir is a charming and hilarious comedy that reminds us that you can achieve anything when you set your mind to it. COMEDY WITH MUSIC RATED PG Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre’s 2018 Season I 8 MISSOURI PROFESSIONAL Ï September 1 - September 9 By Ken Ludwig Ken Ludwig’s A Comedy Of Tenors The Missouri Professional Premiere! A Comedy of Tenors is Ken Ludwig’s hilarious sequel to Lend Me a Tenor, last produced at the Lyceum in 2014. One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends, and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong? It’s 1930’s Paris and the stage is set for the concert of the century—as long as producer Henry Saunders can keep Italian superstar Tito Merelli and his hot-blooded wife Maria from causing runaway chaos. Prepare for an uproarious ride, full of mistaken identities, bedroom hijinks, and madcap delight.