A Comedy
by Noel Coward
The smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condamine, re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by a visiting “happy medium,” one Madame Arcati.
A Musical on The Main Stage
Music by Alan Menken / Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice / Book by Linda Woolverton / Originally Directed by Rob Roth / Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions
This “tale as old as time” tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
A Comedy
by Joseph Kesselring
Meet two charming and innocent old ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously “acceptable” roomers; the antics of their brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; and the activities of the other brother…antics so funny that it should be a crime!
A Musical on The Main Stage
We cannot announce this blockbuster musical until November, but this jukebox musical will feature songs we all know from the 70’s that will have everyone dancing on the “isles!”
A Dramedy
by Robert Harling
The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle, the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser; an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby, is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
A Musical on The Main Stage
Book by Michael Stewart / Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman / Based on the play “The Matchmaker” by Thornton Wilder
York Little Theatre was the first theatre invited to perform this show after it’s initial Broadway run back in the day! The Belmont is proud to bring back this musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s hit play “The Matchmaker.” The show bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance, and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. The romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and “woman who arranges things,” are certain to thrill and entertain. The show’s unforgettable songs include “Put On Your Sunday Clothes,” Before The Parade Passes By,” Hello, Dolly!,” It Only Takes a Mont,” and more!
A Drama
by Bernard Pomerance
Joseph Merrick is a man so physically deformed that he became known as the “Elephant Man.” With very few options open to him, Merrick (whose first name is John in Pomerance’s play) is forced to display himself to the public in travelling sideshows. Eventually, however, he finds himself alone and destitute in London. Due to the kindness of one Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick is soon admitted into the London Hospital for care and observation. Treves becomes determined to help Merrick lead a normal life, and Merrick soon becomes the toast of society. In the end however, John Merrick, The Elephant Man, finds that normality isn’t something he can achieve, or that he even necessarily wants.
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