OLIVER!
Production Dates: July 24-27, 2014
It has been over a decade since DCS produced this beloved Broadway classic, and it has been twenty-five years since we produced it as a youth musical! Come see a whole new generation of Delta youth tell Charles Dicken’s story of Oliver Twist with some of the most memorable classic songs ever to grace the Broadway Stage. “I’d Do Anything For You,” “Who Will Buy…” “As Long As He Needs Me” and dozens more favorites will be performed once again live on stage. Over Seventy-five young people have been cast!
ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE
Production Dates: Oct 9-12, 2014
Friday & Saturday performances will be Dinner Theatre.
Thursday and Sunday will be conventional seating.
Always…Patsy Cline is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash. The show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her death in 1963. The musical includes many of Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams” and “Walking After Midnight”…27 songs in all. Two nights of Dinner Theatre are planned for this show.
THE GAME’S AFOOT (OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS)
Production Dates: Dec. 11-14, 2014
Winner! 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award, Best Play!
It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it’s up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
MEMPHIS: THE MUSICAL
Production Dates: February 26 – March 1, 2015
At long last, following a widely acclaimed national tour, this fresh new musical promises to be available for local performances! From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, MEMPHIS is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves – filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock ‘n’ roll.Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical, MEMPHIS features a Tony-winning book by Joe DiPietro and a Tony-winning original score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. Subject to license approval. Currently restricted while on tour
THE BLUEST EYE
Production Dates: April 16-19, 2015
Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison’s novel is a story about the tragic life of a young black girl in 1940’s Ohio. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove wants nothing more than to be loved by her family and schoolmates. Instead, she faces constant ridicule and abuse. She blames her dark skin and prays for blue eyes, sure that love will follow. With rich language and bold vision, this powerful adaptation of an American classic explores the crippling toll that a legacy of racism has taken on a community, a family, and an innocent girl
“A must-see production… an altogether superb (and harrowing) stage adaptation.” —Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
Production Dates: May 28-31, 2015
From the Tony Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Seussical, Ragtime), this highly original and theatrical Caribbean adaptation of the popular fairy tale The Little Mermaid garnered eight Tony nominations for its Broadway run, including Best Musical, Book and Score. Ti Moune, a peasant girl, rescues a wealthy boy from the other side of the island, Daniel, with whom she falls in love. Unbeknownst to Ti Moune, the pompous gods who preside over the island make a bet with one another over which is stronger, love or death, the stakes being Ti Moune’s life. Her determination and capacity to love is not enough to win Daniel’s heart and Ti Moune pays the ultimate price; but the gods turn her into a tree that grows so strong and so tall, it breaks the wall that separates the societies and ultimately unites them.
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