romantic musical comedy is set in the
Downton Abbey-era and features a heavenly
score reflecting the lushness of the period.
Little Shop of Horrors at ACT Theatre
April 12���June 29, 2014
A co-production with ACT, this delightfully demented musical comedy is about
a meek plant shop worker and a strange
plant with a man-eating appetite.
The gershwins��� Porgy and Bess
June 11���June 29, 2014
Set in the slums of Charleston, South
Carolina, this Tony Award winner for
Best Revival includes the classic songs
���Summertime��� and ���I Got Plenty of
Nothing.��� This show is the Broadway tour.
THE pArAMounT
Flashdance
April 18���20
What a feeling! Flashdance, the pop
culture phenomenon and runaway international success, is now live on stage. It
all started with a dream���to be bigger, to
burn brighter, to dance harder. Based on
the movie that defined a generation, this
musical tells the unforgettable story of
Alex, a working-class girl from Pittsburgh
striving to make her dreams of becoming
a professional dancer a reality. It features
a score of smash hits, including
���Flashdance ... What a Feeling,���
���Maniac,��� and ���I Love Rock & Roll,���
as well as 10 original songs. Experience
the magic all over again.
Thursday, April 18; 7:30 pm; $59
friday, April 19; 8 pm; $75
Saturday, April 20; 2 pm; $87
Black Watch
Thursday, April 25
Hurtling from a poolroom in Fife to an
armored wagon in Iraq, Black Watch is
based on interviews with former soldiers
who served in Iraq. The play is fueled by
a relentless energy that serves as a potent
reminder of the severe physical and mental
casualties of war. This production makes
powerful and inventive use of movement,
music and song to create a visceral, complex and urgent piece of theater. Black
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