Productions
Broadway Bound
September 21 through October 14, 2007 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Preview September 20, 2007
Expectedly funny and unexpectedly moving, Broadway Bound picks up where Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues ended. Part three of Neil Simon's acclaimed autobiographical trilogy finds Eugene and his older brother Stanley trying to break into the world of professional comedy writing while coping with the breakup of their family. Their efforts to come up with an idea for a comedy sketch sparkle with hilarity, landing them a job with the Columbia Broadcasting Company. This Tony Award winner for Best Play contains some of the author's most accomplished writing.
By Neil Simon
Home for the Holidays, 2007
November 23 through December 16, 2007 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Preview November 21, 2007
Stage Door's Christmas card to our audience, now in its fourth year! Join Mom and Dad, and their family and friends as they once again recall their favorite Christmas memories while unexpectedly stranded on Christmas Eve. The new Holiday tradition returns with new music and dialogue and great renditions of your favorite holiday tunes. And this year it's at Mom's house!
Conceived by Robert Egizio and Chuck Welcome
Musical Arrangements by Linda Uzelac
Breaking Legs
January 25 through February 17, 2008 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Preview January 24, 2007
The Sopranos meets Bullets over Broadway. The worlds of the Mafia and the theatre clash hilariously when a professor turned playwright seeks funding for his new play from the family of a former student. The fact that the lusty, unwed daughter of the house falls in love with the playwright only furthers his involvement with the Mob. In this madcap situation, murder and menace are served up with plenty of pasta and laughter.
By Tom Dulack
The World Goes Round - A Musical Revue
March 14 through April 13, 2008 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Preview March 13, 2008
"Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad - but the world goes 'round." Life - with its glories, indignities, hopes and quiet dreams - is the subject of this stunning revue of the beloved songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb.
The vast range of human experience is explored in song after impeccable song by one of Broadway's most daring and successful teams and masters of the heart-grabbing Broadway showstopper. This glittering revue features unforgettable gems from throughout their incredible career in theatre, film and television, spotlighting songs from "Cabaret;" "Chicago;" "New York, New York;" "Funny Lady;" "Kiss Of The Spiderwoman" and more.
By John Kander and Fred Ebb
The Cocktail Hour
May 16 though June 8, 2008 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Preview May 15, 2008
John, a playwright, returns to his family's house, bringing with him a new play which he has written about them. His purpose is to obtain their permission to proceed with production, but his wealthy, very proper parents are cautious from the outset. And there is also John's sister, Nina, to contend with, although her reservations have to do with the fact that John has given her character such a minor role. Their confrontation takes place during the ritual of the cocktail hour, and while they seem shackled by the past, the ties which bind them prevail, converting pained resignation into cautious but hopeful anticipation.
By A.R. Gurney
Pete 'n' Keely
July 11 through August 10, 2008 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Preview July 10, 2008
Staged as a live taping of a 1968 television special that reunites a divorced singing duo, Pete and Keely stroll down memory lane (in eye popping costumes) reprising songs from their days of stardom, taking "unscripted" swipes at each other that dredge up hilarious moments from their turbulent past. This musical features unforgettable renditions of the era's popular favorites as well as original songs in the spirit of the times.
Book by James Hindman
Original Music by Patrick S. Brady
Original Lyrics by Mark Waldrop, Patrick S. Brady and others
***Opening Night Receptions sponsored by The Dunwoody Restaurant Group***