Season 5 – 2016

ABOUT RED
Opened: February 12, 2016
Closed: February 20, 2016
Location: East Bank Theater

WINNER! Six 2010 Tony® Awards, including BEST PLAY!
Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the two fascinating years that follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio on the Bowery. But when Ken gains the confidence to challenge him, Rothko faces the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could also become his undoing. Raw and provocative, RED is a searing portrait of an artist’s ambition and vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting.

Written | JOHN LOGAN
Direction & Design | JARED WATSON
Co-Design & Art Direction | SETH TAYLOR
Lighting Design | DANIEL SALAZAR

ABOUT THE LITTLE MERMAID

Opened: April 14, 2016
Closed: April 23, 2012
Location: Emmett Hook Center

Our Theater for a Young Audience Selection is a co-production between our Mainstage and our School of Performing Arts. In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above and bargains with the evil sea witch, Ursula to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull, and Sebastian the crab to restore order in the ocean’s depths. Bring the whole family ‘Under the Sea’ during the SBC debut of the Broadway version of Disney’s classic fish tale.

Music | ALAN MENKEN
Lyrics | HOWARD ASHMAN & GLENN SLATER
Book | DOUG WRIGHT
Direction | JARED WATSON
Choreography | KATIE LERCHIE
Musical Direction & Scenic Design | SETH TAYLOR
Costume Design | THERESA HAM & RYAN WILLIAMS
Lighting Design | DANIEL SALAZAR
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM
Wig Design | RICK BURNS & HOWARD LEONARD
Makeup Design | AUBREY BUCKNER
Flying by FOY

ABOUT INTO THE WOODS

Opened: June 9, 2016
Closed: June 18, 2016
Location: Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

The third in our ‘Great American Musicals’ series, Into the Woods is the official production commemorating our fifth anniversary, and is now a major motion picture from Disney! James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless yet relevant piece and rare modern classic. The TONY® Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching. INTO THE WOODS is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them.

Music & Lyrics | STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book | JAMES LAPINE
Direction & Musical Staging | JARED WATSON
Musical Direction & Costume Design | MISSY WISE
Scenic Design | SETH TAYLOR
Lighting Design | CHRISTIAN ROBERSON
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM

ABOUT NEXT TO NORMAL

Opened: July 21, 2016
Closed: July 30, 2016
Location: Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and 3 TONY® Awards including Best Score, NEXT TO NORMAL was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. It is the acclaimed, groundbreaking musical “that pushes Broadway in new directions” (Rolling Stone). With a thrilling contemporary score, Next to Normal is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal, because the mother has been battling manic depression for 16 years. Next To Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.

Music | TOM KITT
Book & Lyrics | BRIAN YORKEY
Direction & Design | JARED WATSON
Musical Direction | SETH TAYLOR
Costume Design | RYAN WILLIAMS
Lighting Design | DANIEL SALAZAR
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM

ABOUT STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Opened: September 16, 2016
Closed: September 24, 2016
Location: East Bank Theater

STEEL MAGNOLIAS follows the lives of six indomitable Southern women as they share their personal triumphs, tragedies, beauty tips, recipes, and more than the occasional piece of scandalous gossip in Truvy’s beauty shop in Chinquapin, Louisiana.

Written by | ROBERT HARLING
Direction | JARED WATSON
Scenic Design | SETH TAYLOR
Costume Design | MISSY & SARAH WISE
Lighting Design | SAMUEL COPELAND
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM
Wig Design | RICK BURNS & HOWARD LEONARD

ABOUT A CHRISTMAS STORY ’16

Opened: November 24, 2016
Closed: December 23, 2016
Location: Emmett Hook Center

2013 Tony® Award Nominee BEST MUSICAL | BEST BOOK | BEST SCORE
Based on the classic 1983 holiday movie, A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL follows nine-year-old Ralphie Parker, a daydreamer from Indiana who spends his days counting down to the most exciting day in any kid’s life: Christmas. All he wants is an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle, but as his parents and teachers warn him, “You’ll shoot your eye out!” A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL chart’s Ralphie’s desperate quest to ensure that his perfect gift ends up under the tree on Christmas morning, and includes all of the movie’s best-loved moments, such as the Old Man’s leg-shaped lamp, the tongue-on-a-flagpole scene, the bunny suit, the Santa slide and all of Ralphie’s extravagant daydreams. The show is a big Broadway musical, complete with dazzling dance numbers, gorgeous sets and an incredibly talented cast of youngsters who play Ralphie and his classmates.

Music & Lyrics | BENJ PASEK & JUSTIN PAUL
Book | JOSEPH ROBINETTE
Based on the motion picture “A Christmas Story” ©1983 Turner Entertainment Co.
Distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, & Bob Clark
and the book “In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash” by Jean Shepherd
Direction | JARED WATSON
Choreography | KATIE LERCHIE
Musical Direction & Scenic Design | SETH TAYLOR
Costume Design | TERRI FISHER
Lighting Design | SAMUEL COPELAND
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM