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January 16-17, 2009:
Comedy Musical Revue: "I Hate Musicals!" - A Tribute
to Musicals
Performed at Cy-Falls High School, in cooperation with the Cy-Falls H.S. Theatre Department
Henry
hates musicals. OK, he really, seriously dislikes musicals. Actually, he hasn’t gone to see
more than a couple of them, but he knows he really, really, really hates musicals. So how did Henry end up emceeing a revue!?
Join us on this unlikely journey through the past and present of the musical art form as you enjoy the rambling
musings of this unlikely emcee, who ultimately (hopefully?!) realizes there is value in the good old song and dance of the
musical. The best from your favorite musicals, presented by a cast of adults, teens and children.
February 27 - March 7
Diary
of Anne Frank
Performed at Texas Repertory Theatre
Adapted from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young
Girl, edited by Otto Frank. Winner of the 1956 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, Critics Circle Award, and virtually every
other coveted prize of the theatre. Very few plays have moved the Broadway critics to write such glowing notices, receiving
the unanimous acclaim of all the top New York reviewers. The NY Times, said, "A lovely tender drama…Strange how
the shining spirit of a young girl now dead can filter down through the years and inspire a group of theatrical professionals
in a foreign land." The NY Post called it "…a moving document on the stage." The NY Daily News said,
"There is so much beauty, warm humor, gentle pity…in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK that it is difficult to imagine how
this play could be contained in one set on one stage…this is a fine drama."
April 17-26, 2009
Seven
Brides for Seven Brothers
Performed at the Berry Center
“Goin’ courting” has never been
as much fun as in this rip-roaring stage version of the popular MGM movie. Millie is a young bride living in the 1850s
Oregon wilderness whose plan to civilize and marry off her six rowdy brothers-in-law to ensure the success of her own marriage
backfires when the brothers, in their enthusiasm, kidnap six women from a neighboring town to be their brides.
Bursting with the rambunctious energy of the original film, “Seven Brides For Seven Brothers” is all boisterous
fun and romance that harkens back to the glory days of the movie musical. New songs by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn have been
added to a melody-drenched classic film score by Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul that includes wistful ballads, charming comic
turns and rousing showstopping dances.
June 5-20, 2009:
Come Blow Your
Horn
by Neil Simon
Location to be determined
Bored with living
at home with his older, Jewish parents, young Buddy Baker packs his bags and arrives unannounced at the luxurious Manhattan
apartment of his older brother, Alan, a fast-living, girl-chasing bachelor who never allows his duties at his father's
artificial fruit factory to interfere with his fun. Alan is initially pleased at his brother's show of independence,
but Buddy is such an apt pupil that he soon surpasses the excesses of his older brother. Suddenly realizing the
futility of his life, Alan urges Buddy to end his carousing and settle down, but Buddy is having too good a time. Their argument
jolts Alan into maturity, and he decides to get married, salvage a business, and grow up.
July 24 - August 8, 2009:
The King and I
Performed at the Berry Center
East versus West makes for a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately uplifting tale of enormous fascination. It is
1862 in Siam when an English widow, Anna Leonowens, and her young son arrive at the Royal Palace in Bangkok, having been summoned
by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. The King is largely considered to be a barbarian by those in
the West, and he seeks Anna's assistance in changing his image, if not his ways. With both keeping a firm grip on their
respective traditions and values, Anna and the King grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another, in a truly unique
love story. Along with the dazzling musical score, the incomparable Jerome Robbins ballet, "The Small House of Uncle
Thomas," is one of the all-time marvels of the musical stage.
September 4-19, 2009:
Talley's
Folly
Winner of both the 1980 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award as best play of the season. The
author introduces us to two wonderful people, humanizing and warming them with the radiance of his abundant talent. TALLEY'S
FOLLY deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her Jewish suitor, Matt Friedman. Bookish, erudite, totally
honest and delightfully funny, Matt refuses to accept Sally's rebuffs and her fears that her family would never approve
of their marriage. Gradually he awakens Sally to the possibilities of a life together until, in the final, touching moments
of the play, it is clear that they are two kindred spirits who have truly found each other—two "lame ducks"
who, in their union, will find a wholeness rare in human relationships.
October 23 - November 7
Crowns
By Regina Taylor
Performed at Lone Star College
A moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become
a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young black woman who has come
down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Hats are everywhere, in exquisite variety, and the
characters use the hats to tell tales concerning everything from the etiquette of hats to their historical and contemporary
social functioning. There is a hat for every occasion, from flirting to churchgoing to funerals to baptisms, and the tradition
of hats is traced back to African rituals and slavery and forward to the New Testament and current fashion. Some rap but predominantly
gospel music and dance underscore and support the narratives.
December 4 - 19, 2009:
A Christmas Carol
Performed at the Berry Center
This timeless
holiday classic will touch your soul and brighten your holiday season with its message of hope and redemption. Gather your
friends and family for a true holiday tradition
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Obviously, at this point we are a bit nomadic! Christmas for Sale is being performed at Cypress
Bible Church "I
Hate Musicals", the comedy musical revue, is being performed at Cy-Falls High School Diary of Anne Frank will be performed
at Texas Repertory Theatre. All of our large musicals are performed at the Berry Center on Barker
Cypress. We usually do at least three a year there. We will be soon renting space for costume storage, set-building, office
and rehearsal space, and will announce that location when confirmed. We stay in the NW Houston/Cypress area. Texas Rep is the furthest
east we perform, and Berry Center is the furthest West.
If you would like for us to perform for your organization, please contact us at
hfac@houstonfac.com
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