TheatreZone’s 2008-2009 Season

 COPACABANA

This “Her name was Lola.  She was a showgirl…” Barry Manilow’s Grammy Award-winning song is now brought to life onstage! A love letter to the musicals of the 1940s, “Barry Manilow’s Copacabana” presents the story of Lola as told through the eyes of Stephen, a present day aspiring songwriter whose imagination takes him back to a time when “music and passion were always in fashion.”  Full of splashy production numbers and unforgettable new Barry Manilow songs, “Copacabana” is a return to traditional American musical theatre.

Performances
December 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 2008 8pm
December 6, 7, & 14, 2008 2pm

STEPPING OUT, starring Donna McKechnie

This is a hilarious comedy about eight women and two men trying to conquer their inhibitions and an overabundance of left feet in a seedy dance studio.  An ex professional chorine tries her hardest to teach the bumbling amateurs some dancing skills for an upcoming recital. Sometimes it is hard for Mavis, the instructor, to get her pupils to stop quarrelling long enough to dance.  Her students are truly a hilarious, motley but loveable crew who finally triumph at their recital.

Performances
January 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 & 17, 2009 8pm
January 10, 11 & 18,  2009  2pm

JEKYLL & HYDE starring Jason Kraack

A true musical theatre phenomenon, “Jekyll & Hyde” attracted legions of loyal fans even before the show began its smash-hit Broadway run. An evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil, “Jekyll & Hyde” is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father's mental illness lies in the separation of Man's evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashes his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19th century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde.  “Jekyll & Hyde” has a lush, romantic pop score that includes the hit songs "This Is The Moment" and "Someone Like You.”

Performances
March 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 & 14, 2009,  8pm
March 7, 8 & 15, 2009, 2pm

ANDREA McARDLE
In Concert, "You Don't Know Me"

Andrea    has  created  an  unparalleled  Broadway  career  in  New  York  and  Internationally  since  her  legendary  performance  in  Annie.  Her  incredible  voice  is  matched  by  her  love  of  many  different  musical  styles.   This  concert  will  take  us  on  a  journey  with  her  legendary  Broadway  magic;  her  feminine  charms  with  American  Songbook  gems  and  her  playful  side  with  Pop  classics  of  her  generation.  

Performances
April 23, 24 & 25, 2009 8pm
April 26, 2009 2pm

TOMMY

Peter Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in a theatre!
After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia, and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors. As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.
The classic '60s rock opera by The Who was translated to the stage with an exhilarating timeless score, giving the show a cross-generational appeal that has made it a smash-hit around the world.

Performances
June 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19 & 20 2009 8pm
June 13, 14, & 21, 2009 2pm