The Klemperers’ New Clothes
Music
by Norman Weiss Written by William Squier
January
9 - February 10, 2008
Traveling salesman Millard E. Calhoot is helping his brother, underappreciated
town tailor Willard Mutz, convince the haughty town matriarch Edna Klemperer that she should wear their Fantabulous Frock
which is “invisible to fools!” She agrees, and you won’t believe what she’s a’ wearin’
for the town Promenade! The heartwarming musical story builds trust, faith, and examples of appreciation of self worth
for young people.
Glimmerglass
Lyrics by Ted Drachman Book by Jonathan Bolt Music by Douglas J. Cohen
March 5 - April 6, 2008
Bitter and forgotten, in
a world that has passed him by, Natty Bumppo, returns with his Indian companion Chingachgook, to Glimmerglass--the once-pristine
mountain lake that was the scene of their early triumphs. A striking new musical inspired by James Fenimore Cooper’s
classic of the wilderness, THE LEATHERSTOCKING TALES.
The Last Session
Book by Jim Brochu Music by
Steve Schalchlin
from the writers who created THE BIG VOICE; GOD OR MERMAN?
April 30 - June 1, 2008
Gideon, an ex-gospel singer turned pop star, has scheduled a
final recording session. He invites his old band to join him including Texas gospel singer, Buddy. Buddy has idolized Gideon
his entire lifetime and has come to Los Angeles to meet him and to follow in his footsteps to cross over from gospel to pop.
He is devastated when, during the course of the session, he learns Gideon is both gay and has AIDS.
Tomorrow Morning
Book, Music and Lyrics by Laurence
Mark Wythe
June 25 - July 27, 2008
This delightful, intimate
and funny new musical is about how tiny moments in life can become huge, and no matter how strong a relationship once
seemed, life can quickly make it as fragile as a flower.
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Music and Lyrics by Gaby Alter
Book & additional lyrics by Tommy Newman
August 20 - September 21,
2008
The show is a tapestry of characters who face defining moments of growing up in their twenties.
From jobs to roommates, from an unexpected pregnancy to a parent’s illness, with increased separation and loss, the
characters struggle to stay connected to each other and their real selves. This dramatic new musical asks “What
does it mean to become an adult?”
The Enchanted Cottage
Lyrics by Alison Hubbard
Book by Thomas Edward West Music by Kim Oler
October 15 - November 16,
2008
From two of the writers who brought you LITTLE WOMEN - Kim Oler, Allison Hubbard - and
Book writer Thomas West, they bring the 1921 romance by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE to life in
this new musical! Open the door of The Enchanted Cottage, and you’ll find a place where the grim aftermath of war can
blossom into exhilarating romance, where unexpected miracles can-and do-happen, where despair and heartbreak are redeemed
by the transformative power of love.
