SoPA Season 8 – 2019

ABOUT SCHOOL OF ROCK

Opened: February 21, 2019
Closed: March 2, 2019
Location: Central ARTSTATION

Rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme…You better get me to school on time! School of Rock, based on the hit movie, follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight–A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the school’s headmistress finding out? Andrew Lloyd Webber has composed 14 new songs for the show, which additionally features all of the original songs from the movie. School of Rock, with its sensational live kids’ rock band, is a loving testimony to the transforming power of music.

New Music | ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
Lyrics | GLENN SLATER
Book | JULIAN FELLOWES
Based on the Paramount film written by MIKE WHITE

Direction & Musical Staging | MADDISON GILCREASE & JARED WATSON
Musical Direction | MARY KATE McLAURINE & SETH TAYLOR
Scenci Design | SETH TAYLOR
Lighting Design | MICKAYLA BLUE
Costume Design | MADDISON GILCREASE
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM

ABOUT Disney’s FROZEN

Opened: May 9, 2019
Closed: May 12, 2019
Location: Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

The enchanting modern classic, Disney‘s Frozen Jr., is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life onstage. The show features all of the memorable songs from the animated film, plus five new songs written for the Broadway production. A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen JR. expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. With a cast of beloved characters and loaded with magic, adventure, and plenty of humor, Frozen JR. is sure to thaw even the coldest heart!

 Music & Lyrics | KRISTEN ANDERSON-LOPEZ & BOBBY LOPEZ
Book | JENNIFER LEE
Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee and Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee

Direction & Choreography | JARED WATSON
Musical Direction | MARY KATE McLAURINE
Production Stage Manager/Co-Choreography | MADDISON GILCREASE
Scenic Design | SETH TAYLOR
Lighting Design | DANIEL SALAZAR
Costume Design | ANNE BYRD
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM

ABOUT RnH’s CINDERELLA

Opened: July 26, 2019
Closed: July 28, 2019
Location: Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true, and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits. The ‘G2K’ Getting To Know Series: Uniquely adapted musicals specifically for youth performers.

 Music | RICHARD RODGERS
Book & Lyrics | OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

Direction, Musical Direction, Choreography | MADDISON GILCREASE & MARY KATE McLAURINE
Scenic Design | SETH TAYLOR
Lighting Design | SAMUEL COPELAND
Costume Design | ANNE BYRD
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM

ABOUT AVENUE Q

Opened: September 13, 2019
Closed: November 15, 2019
Location: Central Artstation

Winner of the TONY® “TRIPLE CROWN” for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK, and BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND since we first produced it in our 2013 season, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. It is a gut-bustingly hilarious modern musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named PRINCETON who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q, a place where puppets are friends, Monsters are good and life lessons are learned. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it’s clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.

Music & Lyrics | ROBERT LOPEZ & JEFF MARX
Book | JEFF WHITTY
Based on a concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Direction & Musical Staging | JARED WATSON
Musical Direction & Scenic Design | SETH TAYLOR
Lighting Design | SAMUEL COPELAND
Costume & Properties | CANDY HUGGINS
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM
Animation Design | ROBERT LOPEZ
Puppet Concept | RICK LYON
Puppet Design | MELISSA PATRELLO/STAGEWORTHY ARTS
Orchestrations | STEPHEN OREMUS

ABOUT THE ADDAMS FAMILY

Opened: November 7, 2019
Closed: November 11, 2019
Location: East Bank Theater

THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Young@Part® Youth Edition) features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.

 Music & Lyrics | ANDREW LIPPA
Book | MARSHALL BRICKMAN & RICK ELICE

Direction, Musical Direction, Choreography | MADDISON GILCREASE & MARY KATE McLAURINE
Scenic Design | SETH TAYLOR
Lighting Design | SAMUEL COPELAND
Costume Design | CANDY HUGGINS