Season 5 – 2016

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 JR

Opened: June 18, 2016
Closed: June 19, 2016
Location: Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

 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 | HOLLIS SCARBOROUGH
Musical Direction & Costume Design | MISSY WISE
Scenic Design | SETH TAYLOR
Lighting Design | CHRISTIAN ROBERSON

ABOUT JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR

Opened: November 3, 2016
Closed: November 5, 2016
Location: Emmett Hook Center

Roald Dahl’s fantastical tale of a boy, his insect friends, and their amazing journey across the ocean on a giant peach of fruit. It features a wickedly tuneful score by the TONY® Award-nominated team of Pasek and Paul (Dogfight, A Christmas Story The Musical) and a curiously quirky book by Timothy Allen McDonald (Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, The Musical Adventures Of Flat Stanley). When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion, which results in a tremendous peach – and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean; the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.

Music & Lyrics | PASEK & PAUL
Book | TIMOTHY ALLEN MCDONALD
Musical Direction & Direction | MADDISON GILCREASE
Choreography | TAMARA MAYER SEXTON
Co-Direction & Scenic Design | DANIEL SALAZAR
Lighting Design | SAMUEL COPELAND
Costume Design | MADDISON GILCREASE
Puppet Design | MELISSA PATRELLO
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM