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A CHORUS LINE. Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante. Music by Marvin Hamlisch. Lyrics by Edward Kleban

September 8 – October 8, 2023

 

The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning singular sensation that paints a vivid picture of both the glamour and grind of showbiz.  Featuring one powerhouse number after another including “What I Did for Love, “One,” “I Can Do That,” and “The Music and the Mirror.”  This unparalleled fusion of song, dance, comedy, and drama is the musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put it all on the line.

 

THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE a comedy by Charles Busch

October 27 – November 19, 2023

 

Marjorie Taub lives comfortably with her doctor husband Ira in an expensively furnished condo near Zabar's and spends her days and evenings pursuing culture at various museums and the theatre. Her ongoing effort to improve her mind and soul has brought Marjorie to the conclusion she never will be more than mediocre, a feeling enhanced by her elderly mother's constant complaints about her shortcomings and her husband's altruistic dedication to serving the needs of the homeless.

 

Following an emotional outburst in a Disney Store resulting in considerable breakage, Marjorie retires to the safety of her home to wallow in a mid-life crisis. Unexpectedly invading her depression is flamboyant childhood friend, Lee, who  becomes  entrenched in the Taub household as a seemingly permanent guest, not only drawing Marjorie out of her dark mood, but affecting her marriage as well.

 

ON GOLDEN POND by Ernest Thompson

February 2 – February 25, 2024

 

Retired couple Ethel and Norman Thayer’s 48th summer on Golden Pond in Maine is disrupted by their daughter, Chelsea, who leaves her 10-year-old stepson in their care for the summer.  The difficulties of a couple in their twilight years and the challenges of resolving the generation gap, take on a warm and witty edge in a play that effortlessly illustrates the hilarious, heartbreaking, and human moments of which life is made.

 

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME by Simon Stephans. Based on the novel by Mark Haddon

March 29 – April 21, 2024

 

Winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play.  A 15-year-old autistic boy discovers that his neighbor’s dog was killed in the garden. Finding himself under suspicion, he is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington the dog.  His detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world.