SPOTLIGHTYOUTH THEATRE 10620 N 43RD AVE • GLENDALE, AZ 85304 • (602) 843-8318 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever December 9 Based on the best-selling book, this comedy is an American classic and one of the best holiday stories ever written. In this hilarious Christmas tale, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem – and the fun! – when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story. Fairytale Courtroom February 24 This extremely lovable comedy shows the other side of several familiar fairy tales when two of their biggest villains, the Big Bad Wolf and the Wicked Witch, are brought to trial. Both the Wolf and the Witch have been frolicking from fairy tale to fairy tale wreaking havoc as they try to prevent the general public from living happily ever after. Hear the personal accounts of what happened, told in testimonies and flashback sequences, from characters such as Snow White, Dorothy, Sleeping Beauty, the Three Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and many others, including the Witch and the Wolf themselves, as each trial unfolds. The audience is the jury, so the verdict and the end of the show is up to you. John Lennon & Me March 9 The winner of many national awards, this uproarious play about life, death, power, and first boyfriends was adapted by the author, Cherie Bennett, from her popular book, Good-bye, Best Friend. Hollywood-wannabe Star - the ultimate Beatles fan - has her path stymied by cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that assures a young death. She spends most of her time in the hospital, where she confronts fate with imagination by surrounding herself with MTV-inspired bodyguard Flunkies and “morphing” her dreaded therapy nurse into a pro-wrestler. Then, Star gets a new roommate, Courtney, who is Star’s opposite: a pretty cheerleader and apparently not very sick. Neither girl knows much about the other’s world, but eventually they come to understand each other, and ultimately, themselves. This is a powerful play about living life to the fullest. Bring it On (Rated PG13) April 27 Bitingly relevant, sprinkled with sass, and inspired by the hit film, Bring It On, this musical takes audiences on a high-flying journey filled with the complexities of friendship, jealousy, betrayal, and forgiveness. Uniting some of the freshest and fun- niest creative minds on Broadway, Bring It On features an original story by TONY Award winner Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q), music and lyrics by TONY Award-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights), music by Pulitzer and TONY Award-winning composer Tom Kitt (Next to Normal), lyrics by Broadway lyricist Amanda Green (High Fidelity) and was nomimated for the TONY Award for Best Musical and Best Choreography. School shows are at 9:00 AM OR 11:30 AM and include a Q&A session after the show. SCHOOL PRICE IS $5 PER PERSON SHOWS Contact Deb Czajkowski at [email protected] or (623) 332-7201 for info..