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Jack and the Beanstalk
Taking place in medieval England, the musical makes some wacky additions to the classic childhood st...
The Lion King JR/Kids
Based on the 1994 Disney animated feature film of the same name and William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Th...
Otello
Based on the famous play by Shakespeare, Verdi’s Otello follows the story of the happy couple, Otell...
Red
John Logan’s taut, visceral two-hander, Red, features artist Mark Rothko at the height of his career...
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Paris, 1794. The French Revolution has reached its bloody climax and “Madame Guillotine” is in full...
Cymbeline
One of Shakespeare’s last plays, and one of his few genre-bending romances, Cymbeline contains story...
Head Over Heels
A jukebox musical featuring the songs of The Go-Go’s and based on Philip Sidney’s The Countess of Pe...
Into the Woods JR
“Be careful what you wish for” seems to be the ongoing theme in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s...
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a hilarious, poignant, thought-provoking work by Pulitzer-prize w...
The Mousetrap
A timeless tale of “whodunnit,” Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap strands seven strangers at Monkswell...
Babes in Arms
One of the quintessential “Hey, let’s put on a show” musicals, which boasts one of the most beautifu...
Bells are Ringing
Ella Peterson is a bright, warm, and imaginative woman, who spends her days in the dingy New York Ci...
