Here's the latest from Ocean State Theatre Company:
WARWICK, RI – Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) is thrilled
to announce that its second full season in their new state-of-the-art theatre
located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick, will open with Lerner and
Loewe’s stunning Broadway classic, My Fair Lady.
“Celebrating the great American musical is part of our
mission statement and American Musicals don’t get much better than the stunning
My Fair Lady,” said Amiee Turner, Producing Artistic Director.
“This also gives us an opportunity to sort of “throw back” to some of the
wonderful memories people have of seeing musicals at the Warwick Tent back in
the day!”
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s 1914 play Pygmalion, My
Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower peddler
who agrees to take speech lessons from the opinionated linguistics professor
Henry Higgins in order to fulfill her dream of working in a flower shop. Eliza
succeeds so well, however, that she outgrows her social station and even
manages to get Higgins to fall in love with her. The original production ran
for nearly seven years on Broadway, which made it the longest running show of
its time. This timeless classic features an unforgettable score including such
songs as “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “The Rain in Spain,” “I’ve Grown Accustomed
to Her Face,” and “I Could Have Dance All Night.”
My Fair Lady, will be presented from September
24 - October 12, 2014.
The season continues on October 29 with the
intense and gripping thriller, Dial M for Murder. Tony Wendice
has married his wife, Margot, for her money and now plans to murder her for the
same reason. He arranges the perfect murder. He blackmails a scoundrel he used
to know, into strangling her for a fee and arranges a brilliant alibi for
himself. Unfortunately… the murderer gets murdered and the victim survives. But
this doesn't stop the husband. He sees his hireling's death as an opportunity
to have his wife convicted for the murder of the man who tried to murder her!
With a killer dead and a victim in jail, will the police inspector discover the
truth? Will the husband be revealed? This murder
thriller will keep you spellbound with suspense!
Dial M for Murder will be presented from October
29 – November 16, 2014.
In late January, OSTC will present the New England
premiere of Jeff Stetson’s fascinating and dramatically compelling
play, The Meeting. This eloquent play depicts the imagined
meeting of two of the most significant men of modern times: Malcolm X and Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Differing in their philosophies, but alike in their
desire for equality, the two men debate their conflicting approaches to the
same grave social problems. Both understand they may have to give their life
for their beliefs, but neither is aware of how soon their assassins' bullets
would await them. In time to celebrate Black History Month, this thought
provoking play takes an intimate look at two larger than life figures.
The Meeting will be presented from January
28 - February 15, 2015.
Named one of Time Magazine's 10 best shows of 2001, Jason
Robert Brown’s Drama Desk winner The Last Five Years, is a
contemporary song-cycle musical, which ingeniously chronicles the five year
life of a relationship, from meeting to break-up... and from break-up to
meeting… all at the same time! A frequently humorous, often romantic, and
intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress
told from both points of view - his going forwards and hers going backwards.
This intimate musical has received raves from critics and fans alike with songs
that will stay with you long after you leave the theatre.
The Last Five Years
will be presented from February 25 –
March 15, 2015.
Lend Me A Tenor takes place at the Cleveland Grand
Opera Company's gala season-opener of Otello, which is to be performed
by world-famous tenor Tito Morelli, in the hopes that this will put Cleveland
on the operatic map. Morelli is late, unable to rehearse with the company,
and through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of
tranquilizers, which mix with the alcohol he has consumed, and he passes out.
The company believes him to be dead and doesn't know what to do. Luckily an
aspiring singer is convinced to don the Otello costume and try to fool
the audience into thinking he's really Morelli. Now there are two Otellos
running around! Lend Me A Tenor is non-stop laughter and door-slamming hilarity, which guarantees to
leave the audience in stitches.
Lend Me a Tenor will be presented from April 1 –
19, 2015.
Rounding out the season is one of Stephen Sondheim’s most
popular Tony® Award-winning musicals, Into the Woods,
which brings together everyone’s favorite storybook characters for a timeless,
grown-up musical. This epic fairytale follows a Baker and his wife who wish to
have a child, Cinderella who wishes to attend the King's Festival, and Jack who
wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they
cannot have a child, because of a Witch's curse, the two set off on a journey
to break the curse. Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their
actions return to haunt them later. From storybook to stage to screen to OST,
this is Sondheim at his most charming.
Into the Woods will be presented from April 29
– May 17, 2015.
“Of course, we will also continue with our Family Fun
Fest and our Piano Bar Series and will be announcing a delightful family
musical for the holidays within the next few months,” said Ms. Turner.
Previews for all productions are scheduled for Wednesday
at 7:30pm
and Thursday at 2:00 and 7:30pm. Opening weekend performances will be held on
Friday at 7:30 pm, Saturday at 7:30pm
and Sunday
at 2:00. All other performances will be held Wednesday through Saturday evenings at
7:30pm, as well as select Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00pm. The
theatre is located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI. Preview
performances will be $30.00 for plays and $39 for musicals. All other
performances will be $34.00 - $49.00 for plays and $39.00 - $54.00 for
musicals. Discount rates for groups of 20 or more will also be available.
Subscriptions for the 2014-15 Season are now available. For the
coming season, subscribers can enjoy discounted rates with several different
subscription options:
The Preview and Premiere Subscriptions allow
subscribers to choose from the best seats in the house before they go on sale
to the public, secure the same choice seats for each show, save over single
ticket pricing, renew the same seats annually and exchange seats up to 24 hours
in advance for a small fee. 6-Show, 3-Play and 3-Musical subscriptions range in
price from $99 - $250.
The Flexible Passport and Pick-4 Combo provide the
ultimate in flexibility by either including six “seats” which can be used in
any combination or choosing specific seats for any four productions. The choice
is yours! The Flexible Passport and Pick-4 Combo allows patrons to enjoy most
subscriber benefits, choose from the best seats in the house before they go on
sale to the public, and save over single ticket prices.
Season ticket subscriptions are
available for purchase at the box office Monday through Friday
12:00 noon – 6:00 pm and Saturday from 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm. (The box
office is also open until curtain time on performance days.) Tickets are
available online anytime at OceanStateTheatre.org and via telephone
during normal box office hours by calling (401) 921-6800.
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