THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Kweskin Theatre   l  March 30 -  May 5,  2012

Directed by Karen Randazzo
Music Direction by Greg Chrzczon
Choreography by Kari Sweeney

Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 7:30pm
Saturday & Sunday afternoons at 2pm
Doors open 1/2 hour before showtime.
Check online ticket site for exact performance schedule.

Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse

The Rodgers and Hammerstein family classic, The Sound of Music, is one of our favorite things and we hope it is yours too. A perfect all-family entertainment featuring some of the best-known songs of the American Musical Theatre,  including Do-Re-Mi, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, My Favorite Things, Edelweiss, and the title song, The Sound of Music. If you know the film version of the play, released in 1965 and one of the most popular stage to screen adaptations of all time, you will be thoroughly entertained by the original stage production, which now includes songs from the film. A captain with seven children, a novitiate trying to find her way in the world, and all set against the backdrop of World War II make The Sound of Music the multi-award-winning classic that it is.

THE CAST
Maria Rainer  -  Laura Blackwell
Capt. Georg Von Trapp  -  Jonathan Jacobson

Von Trapp Children
Liesel  -  Meaghan Elliott & Liz Harrington
Friedrich  -  Christian Melhuish & Danny Ward
Louisa  -  Sarah Gold & Whitney Woerz
Kurt  -  Danny Randazzo & Jack Smalls
Brigitta  -  Claire Leville & Victoria Szele
Marta  -  Morgan Humbert & Katie Morris
Gretl  -  Clara Blackwell & Elizabeth Szele

Max Detweiler  -  Tom Butterworth
Herr Zeller  - Tom Petrone
Admiral Von Schreiber  -  Mickey Mallardi
Rolf Gruber - Tyler Gent / Joe Vitti
Baron Elberfeld / Male Ensemble  -  Jamil Zraikat
Franz  -  Dan Travers
Elsa Schraeder  -  Emily Hull
Frau Schmidt  -  Vicky Gill
Ursula  -  Alyssa Morrin
The Mother Abbess  - Doreen DeMilo-Ineson
Sister Margarette  -  Janice Chapin
Sister Berthe  -  Abigail Hubbard
Sister Sophia  -  Christine Mallardi
Sister Peter Ann  -  Julia Robertson Barbieri
Nuns / Female Ensemble:
Michal Barnea, Alicia Ditta, Emily Katz, Theresa LeBel,
Nancy Leville, Kat Rosenfield, Briana Tarzia
Male Ensemble - Steven Kelly, Michael Okulski, Dan Travers

ON GOLDEN POND
Dressing Room Theatre     l May 4 - 20

Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 8pm
Sunday afternoons at 2pm
Doors open 1 hour before showtime for BYOEverything
Cabaret-Style Seating.

On Golden Pond is a humorous and touching story of love that is both endearing and enduring. It gives us hope that it is never too late to connect with our family. On Golden Pond has won numerous awards since its debut off Broadway in 1978, including several Tonys for the stage version, and Oscars and Golden Globes for the 1981 screen adaptation. It is sweet and understated and says much about love, the aging process, and the generation gap. The touching drama by Ernest Thompson is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for their 48th year. Norman is an elderly retired professor with heart palpitations and a failing memory--but still tart-tongued and observant as ever. Wife Ethel is 10 years younger and the perfect foil for Norman. She delights in all the small things that have enriched and continue to enrich their long life together.

Directed by Richard Mancini

Norman Thayer  -  John Pyron
Ethel Thayer  -  Nancy Thode
Chelsea Thayer Wayne  - Erica Evelti
Charlie Martin -  Roger Dykeman
Bill Ray  - Eric Dino
Billy Ray  -  Jackson Gallati

42nd STREET
Kweskin Theatre   l   June 1 – 30

Direction & Musical Staging by Al Recchia
Music Direction by Eric Johnston
Choreography by Shannon Courtney Egan

Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 8:00pm
Sunday afternoons at 2pm
Doors open 1/2 hour before showtime.
Check online ticket site for exact performance schedule.

One of the longest running musicals in Broadway history, 42^nd Street is based on Busby Berkeley’s 1933 movie. Set during the Depression in New York, and considered the quintessential backstage musical, 42^nd Street tells the story of a starry-eyed young actress named Peggy Sawyer who leaves her Allentown home for a chance to audition for the new Julian Marsh musical about to open on Broadway. While she can’t seem to stay in the good graces of the show’s aging leading lady, Dorothy Brock, Peggy soon catches the eye of the well-known leading man Billy… and the famous director. On opening night, Ms. Brock breaks her ankle and panic spreads through the company as the show is doomed… until it is suggested that the recently fired Peggy take over the role. In only 36 hours, a star is born. The memorable score includes We’re in the Money, You’re Getting to be a Habit With Me, Lullaby of Broadway, and of course, 42^nd Street.

Two of Stamford's funniest and best-loved funnymen  - Andrew Kennedy & Michael "Motts" Pelazza - are back together in The Dressing Room Theatre for two nights only before Andrew leaves the East Coast to a new life in California!

These two nights are sure to sell out quickly so don't be left out in the cold (or heat of June.)

Doors open at 7:00pm for Cabaret-style seating, BYOEverything performance. Show starts at 8:00pm.

This is a comedy night folks - those easily offended should seek solace elsewhere: maybe across the drive to see 42nd Street playing at the same time in The Kweskin Theatre. Not recommended for anyone under age 18.

Our 10th year of presenting concert readings of new musicals!

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011 @ 7:30 PM

The Tortoise & The Hare

Musical Mondays welcomes the holiday season with the perfect complement to our main stage production of Annie Warbucks: a sneak preview of family-friendly musicals being developed by the Northeast Children’s Theatre Company.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 @ 7:30 PM

The American Harmony Prize Winner

The fourth annual American Harmony Prize will celebrate a new work that explores a segment of society often overlooked by the musical theater: Asian Americans. Join us as we introduce the winner of our nationwide search!

MONDAY, APRIL  2, 2012 @ 7:30 PM

Bittersuite: Songs of More Experience

Stamford composer Elliot Weiss and lyrist Michael Champagne, winner of the Eugene O’Neill Award for Musical Theater, debut the sequel to their critically lauded revue Bittersuite - Songs of Experience.

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012 @ 7:30 PM

The Freaks Club

Wicked meets Glee in this wonderfully original musical, written by Tom Adams and MK Wolfe, about facing life at high school with a big problem: skin that looks like fish scales.  Featuring many of Fairfield County’s promising young performers.

Our ROYAL TREAT GIFT CERTIFICATE is good any time of year but perfect for holiday gift-giving. It includes two specially discounted tickets to any Curtain Call production AND dinner for two at The Royal Green Restuarant (including a glass of wine and dessert - gratuity not included.)  All for only $115 - THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT VALUE IN TOWN!

NOTE: When ordering online, just click to buy one seat on the chart...that will be good for one certifictate (which is good for two people.) Also, the date and seating chart online is just a "placeholder" in order to make the sale go through...recipients still need to pick their specific show to attend.

Interactive murder mystery event where you witness a murder then get to figure out whodunit! Evening alternates between scripted scenes and time to speak with the characters.

Show at 8:00pm - doors open at 7:00pm.

Interactive murder mystery event where you witness a murder then get to figure out whodunit! Evening alternates between scripted scenes and time to speak with the characters.

Show at 8:00pm - doors open at 7:00pm.

SWEENEY TODD
Kweskin Theatre   l   September 16 - October 15

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd … This Tony Award-winning best musical of 1979 opens our 21st season in The Kweskin Theatre.  The chilling, heart-pounding musical thriller of barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly imprisoned barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge on the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his wife.  His quest to avenge his wrongs expands to include his unfortunate customers, and soon the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs has droves lining up for her “secret ingredient” meat pies! Sweeney Todd boasts Stephen Sondheim’s grandest, most beautiful and ingeniously crafted score. NOTE: Sweeney Todd contains adult themes and is not appropriate for all audiences.

CAST:

Sweeney Todd  - Ryan O’Neill

Mrs. Nellie Lovett – Melinda Zupaniotis

Judge Turpin – George Alberts

Beggar Woman – Lauren Gulliver

Anthony Hope – Matt Victory

Johanna – Rebecca Craig

Tobias Ragg – Miiko Valkonen

Adolfo Pirelli – Miguel Angel Acevedo

NEIL SIMON’S THE SUNSHINE BOYS
Dressing Room Theatre   l   October 21 – November 6

The Sunshine Boys is a play with sharp dialogue written in classic Neil Simon style. The story follows the attempt by a young theatrical agent to reunite his elderly uncle, a former vaudevillian great, with his longtime stage partner for a joint TV appearance. Despite their legendary reputation, the two old men have not spoken in 12 years and have many issues to work out before they are ready to return to the public eye. Things gradually become more heated, until a series of confrontations threatens to end in tragedy.

ANNIE WARBUCKS
Kweskin Theatre   l   November 18 - December 17

Everyone’s favorite red-headed heroine is back this season with Annie Warbucks, the charming follow-up to last season’s record-breaking holiday smash, Annie. Created by the same team that wrote the original, this appealing story is filled with swing and ragtime style music. A musical comedy for the whole family, Annie Warbucks begins where Annie left off. It’s Christmas Day, 1933, and Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks has announced his plans to adopt Annie. However, the new family’s holiday celebration is cut short when Child Welfare Commissioner arrives to inform Warbucks that New York law states that an unmarried man cannot adopt a child. Daddy is left with 60 days to find a wife to complete the family, or Annie has to go back to the orphanage. In this heartfelt show, the race to the altar is filled with a rousing new score, plenty of scene-stealing orphans and of course, new villains.

WHEN WE ARE MARRIED
Dressing Room Theatre  l  January 13– 29

Directed by Joel Fenster

Married life is about to get interesting. Set on a September evening around 1908, this timeless British comedy centers on three couples who gather to celebrate their joint silver wedding anniversaries. As the evening progresses one outrageous secret is revealed: the parson who married them wasn’t authorized to perform marriages, thus, they were never actually married and these uptight, distinguished couples have been “living in sin” for twenty-five years. When each couple samples a taste of single life once again, their relationships are vigorously and hilariously put to the test, and the elephant in the room can’t be ignored. Do they really want to be married after all?

Rehearsal photos courtesy fotosbyfailla.com

THE CAST
Ruby Bertle   –   Jean Marie McCormick
Gerald Forbes   –   Bill Warncke
Mrs. Northrup   –   Ann Alford
Nancy Holmes   –   Lauren Nicole Sherwood
Fred Dyson   –   Jamil Zraikat
Henry Ormonroyd   –   Tom Costaggini
Alderman Joseph Helliwel   -    Jeff Pliskin
Maria Helliwell   –   Jan Pasqua
Councillor Albert Parker   –   Steve Benko
Annie Parker   –   Sarah Green
Herbert Soppit   –   Bob Praid
Clara Soppit   –   Karen Hanley
Lottie Grady   -   Julie Bell Petrak
Reverend Mercer/Mayor   –   Jim Foley

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Kweskin Theatre   l   February 3– 18

The cast:

John Worthing, J.P. - Ryan Hendrickson
Algernon Moncrieff - Daniel Bayer
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D. - Tom Butterworth
Merriman/Lane - Nick Kaye
Lady Bracknell - Amy Wade
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax - Rebecca Judelson
Cecily Cardew - Sarah Smegal
Miss Prism, Governess - Judie Phillips

The March 11 concert by Frank Mastrone is completely sold out.

We have a waiting list started. If you would like to be wait-listed, please call our Box Office at 203-461-6358 x13.

Book by Caitlin Lowans and Andrew Barbato

Music and Lyrics by Andrew Barbato & Lesley DeSantis

Based on the fable The Tortoise and the Hare by Aesop

At Creekwood Elementary, the day of the big race is approaching. School bully Harvey Hare has always ruled the roost, but this year, there's a competitor: Tommy Tortoise. Will Tommy win the race, and the new shell that comes with it? Will Cindy the Snail be brave enough to tell Tommy about her feelings? Will Harvey learn about the true meaning of friendship? Find out with this contemporary re-telling full of comedy, music, and adventure.

Perfect for the entire family! Best for Ages 7+ / Grades 2+ 

Presented by
NORTHEAST CHILDREN’S THEATRE COMPANY

IN THE KWESKIN THEATRE

Friday, March 2 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 3 at 11:00am & 2:00pm
Adults $15 - Students and Seniors $10

HE'S BACK!

After a sold-ot concert event last season, Dan Micciche returns for another one-night-only event in The Dressing Room Theatre.

This Broadway star (Little Mary Sunshine in CHICAGO) and Curtain Call alum will delight his audience with songs and stories in his own special way. Dan has also toured internationally, sung at Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center and is one of Broadway's brightest young stars.

Don't miss this great night of entertainment!

This terrifically talented and recently CD'd jazz artist returns for two more nights in The Dressing Room Theatre.

Her past concerts here have been completely sold-out, so book early to experience Maydie's special brand of jazz that has been known to really rock the house.

  DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Dressing Room Theatre   l   March 2– 18 
Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 8pm
Sunday afternoons at 2pm
Doors open 1 hour before showtime for BYOEverything Cabaret Seating.
 

Death of a Salesman takes place in and around the Brooklyn house of Willy Loman, a salesman who has traveled for more than 30 years up and down the New England coast. The action is confined within a 24-hour period, from Monday night to late Tuesday evening, much of it reflecting the tragic turmoil of Willy’s mind. A requiem concludes the play, an epilogue at the funeral of the salesman. The story is told through a complex montage of scenes interlocking the present with past events - memories, imagined moments, and flashbacks from the life of Willy Loman. One of the most-awarded American Dramas to be written by master word-smith Arthur Miller.

DIRECTED BY BRIAN BOROWKA
with
Willy - Will Jeffries
Linda - Nancy Sinacori
Biff - Matt Dyer
Hap - Marc Ursone
Charlie - Scott Faubel
Ben - Mickey Mallardi
Bernard - Rob Nichols
Howard - Rob Sciglimpaglia
The Woman - Jessica Rodi
Miss Forsythe - Nayeli Davenport
Lette - Amy DeNisco
Jenny - Jacki Alesio
Stanley - Peter Dell'Oumo