ARTS is proud to present…
PARADE
Book by ALFRED UHRY
Music and Lyrics by JASON ROBERT BROWN
Directed by DAVID RALPHE Musical Direction by GARY POIROT Choreography by JULIE DENNEY HAMANN Vocal Direction by MATT PARK
FEBRUARY 24 – MARCH 24, 2024
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm. • Sundays at 2pm
Tickets: $33 Adults $28 Seniors & Students
The Tony Award winning musical for Best Book, Best Original Score, and Best Revival, PARADE tells the heart-wrenching, true story of Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-raised Jewish factory worker living in Atlanta who was wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of his thirteen-year-old employee, Mary Phagan, in 1913. Because Frank’s trial was replete with faulty testimony and lacked any clear evidence, Georgia’s governor eventually commuted his sentence from death to life imprisonment. Despite this ruling, a lynch mob hanged Frank in Mary Phagan’s hometown of Marietta, Georgia. The momentous case drew national attention to Anti-Semitism, and was pivotal to the founding of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as well as reviving the Ku Klux Klan in the South. With a rich and intricate score penned by Jason Robert Brown (BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, 13 THE MUSICAL, THE LAST FIVE YEARS) matched with a poignant book by Alfred Uhry (DRIVING MISS DAISY), PARADE takes a bold dive into the complexities of early 20th century social relationships in the South that are still unnervingly relevant today. Due to subject matter, this production is not recommended for young audiences. Tickets are $33 for Adults and $28 for Seniors 60 & Above and Students. Please note there is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.
NOTE: This production is rated PG13 because of mature themes, not recommended for children under 13 years
Click link below to see program for Parade
http://www.actorsrepofsimi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Program.pdf
ANNIE
Music by CHARLES STROUSE Lyrics by MARTIN CHARNIN Book by THOMAS MEEHAN
Directed by CAROLINE ESPOSITO, JAN GLASBAND & BETH STOCKTON
Musical Direction by GARY POIROT, Choreography by BECKY CASTELLS
Vocal Direction by MATT PARK
JUNE 22 – JULY 21, 2024
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm. • Sundays at 2pm
Additional Saturday matinee performances on July 6 & 20 at 2pm
Tickets: $33 Adults $28 Seniors & Students $24 Children 12 and under
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including “Tomorrow.”
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
NOTE: This production is suitable for all ages
Irving Berlin’s, WHITE CHRISTMAS
Music & Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN Book by DAVID IVES & PAUL BLAKE
TBA DIRECTOR
Musical Direction by GARY POIROT, Choreography by BECKY CASTELLS
Vocal Direction by MATT PARK
NOVEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 22, 2024
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm. • Sundays at 2pm
Additional Saturday matinee performances on Dec. 14 & 21 at 2pm
Tickets: $33 Adults $28 Seniors & Students $24 Children 12 and under
Soldiers Bob Wallace and Phil Davis served under General Henry Waverley in World War Two and, ten years later, they are still working together in a popular song and dance duo, Wallace and Davis. When they meet the singing sisters, Betty and Judy Haynes, Phil becomes enamoured with the beautiful Judy, while Bob is more reserved about his feelings for Betty. The two men follow the sisters up to their seasonal engagement at The Columbia Inn in Vermont. They discover the inn is owned by General Waverley but, unbeknownst to him, the inn is struggling to survive. With the help of Martha, the concierge, and the General’s granddaughter, Susan, Bob, Phil, Betty and Judy decide to put on a big show to draw in business.
Bob arranges for his old friend Ralph Sheldrake to bring the General’s former troops up to Vermont to support the show. Betty overhears Bob’s plans and misinterprets his intentions, believing that he wants to buy the inn instead. Confusion ensues as Betty leaves to go back to New York alone. Bob follows her to attempt to reconcile but, believing he has lost her, he goes on the Ed Sullivan Show to reach out to his former comrades. Back in Vermont, the rehearsals are coming to an end and the General is convinced to wear his uniform to watch the show. He is moved to see his former men return to support him and decides to put his efforts into making the inn a success. Betty returns to apologize to Bob and the couple finally declare their love for each other. With the show a huge success, Bob leads the whole theater in a rendition of “White Christmas”.
NOTE: This production is suitable for all ages