FAME JR.
Book by JOSE FERNANDEZ • Lyrics by JACQUES LEVY • Music by STEVE MARGOSHES
Direction and Music Direction by MIA DEBERNARDIS • Choreography by HAILEY O’HERN
The pop culture phenomenon about the legendary New York High School of the Performing Arts. Following the international acclaim of the hit motion picture, television series, and stage show, Fame The Musical JR. is nothing short of a global phenomenon. Fame JR. features a high-energy, contemporary pop score (which includes the hit title song) and a touching coming-of-age story.
September 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 2026
SHE LOVES ME
Book by JOE MASTEROFF • Music by JERRY BOCK • Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by RICHARD K. STOODLEY • Music Direction by JOHN KRAUSE
Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks, Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don't see eye to eye. After both respond to a "lonely hearts advertisement" in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remains unknown. Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves... and all the twists and turns along the way! From Shop Around the Corner to You've Got Mail... this musical is a charming piece of storytelling that most of you have seen but seldom heard like this.
October 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 2026
SEASON EXTRA
OVER THE TAVERN
Written by TOM DUDZICK • Directed by LORAINE O’DONNELL
In this wonderful comedy, the Pazinski family has a lot going on in their cramped Buffalo apartment. When Rudy goes up against the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa and announces that instead of being confirmed he‘d rather shop around for a more “fun” religion, all hell breaks loose.
December 11, 12, 13, 2026
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DOUBT: A PARABLE
Written by JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY • Directed by ADAM JACKSON
The powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Set in the fictional St. Nicholas Church School in the Bronx during the fall of 1964, the play revolves around Sister Aloysius, the strict principal, who suspects Father Flynn, a progressive priest, of inappropriate behavior with a student. The story unfolds through a series of confrontations between Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn, as she grapples with her suspicions and the moral implications of her actions. The play opens with Father Flynn's sermon on doubt, emphasizing that "doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty"
January 29, 30, 31, February 5, 6, 7, 2027
PRELUDE TO A KISS
Written by CRAIG LUCAS • Directed by JAMES GIFFORD
At Peter and Rita's wedding, a mysterious old man insists on kissing the bride. While honeymooning, Peter gradually realizes that the woman by his side is not his wife. The wedding kiss caused Rita's soul and the old man's to change places. Peter must track down the old man and free his young love's spirit trapped in an aging body before it's too late. Winner of the 1990 Obie Award for Best New American Play.
April 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, May 1, 2027
CHASING MANET
Written by TINA HOWE • Directed by ERIC ALMLEAF
In this loony comedy, a rebellious painter from a distinguished family in Boston and an ebullient Jewish woman with a huge adoring family form an unlikely bond. Inside the confining walls of Mount Airy Nursing Home, the two plot an escape to Paris aboard the QE2. But can they possibly pull it off amidst the chaos of their surroundings? The tension and comedy grow as they struggle to take wing for the last time.
June 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 2027
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