Monday, March 16, 2015

ASU/Gammage - 2015 / 2016 Season

ASU / Gammage announced their 2015 / 2016 Season tonight - season tickets go on sale April 27th

THE BOOK OF MORMON

October 20 - November 8, 2015

Book, Music and Lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

The nine-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical from the creators of South Park tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries who are sent to a small town in Uganda to bring news of the Latter Day Saints. They are shocked at the cultural differences, as a War Lord threatens the local villages and controls the area by fear. Both missionaries attempt to share the scriptures with the local people, although only one of them knows it well enough. Famine, poverty and AIDS threaten the town, and the duo must battle their own beliefs in order to succeed and make a change.


A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL

Nov. 24-29, 2015

Directed by Tony Award®-winner John Rando and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, this new Broadway musical based on the classic 1983 movie, which itself was based on stories by legendary radio humorist Jean Shepherd, features funny and heartfelt songs by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and a faithful yet inventive book by Joseph Robinette.


IF/THEN

January 12-17, 2016

If/Then is a contemporary musical that follows Elizabeth as she rebuilds her life in New York, a city of infinite possibilities. By the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning creators of Next to Normal, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, If/Then is an original new musical set at the intersection of choice and chance, where the road you take meets the road you didn’t.









THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

February 16-21, 2016

Book by Marsha Norman and Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

The Bridges of Madison County, one of the most romantic stories ever written, is now an irresistible, two-time Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical.

The Bridges of Madison County tells the story of Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson and her life-changing, four-day whirlwind romance with traveling photographer Robert Kincaid. It’s an unforgettable story of two people caught between decision and desire, as a chance encounter becomes a second chance at so much more.

A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER

March 15-20, 2016

Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman,  Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak

The 2014 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Gentlemen's Guide tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by—you guessed it—eliminating the eight pesky relatives who stand in his way. All the while, Monty has to juggle his mistress (she’s after more than just love), his fiancĂ©e (she’s his cousin but who’s keeping track?), and the constant threat of landing behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance… and be done in time for tea.


42nd Street
April 5-10, 2016

The quintessential backstage musical comedy classic, 42nd Street is the song and dance fable of Broadway with an American Dream and includes some of the greatest songs ever written, such as "We're In The Money," "Lullaby of Broadway," "Shuffle Off to Buffalo," "Dames," "I Only Have Eyes For You," and of course "42nd Street."


ANNIE

May 4-8, 2016

A spunky orphan girl finds a home with a New York millionaire during the Depression, but must dodge the clutches of her evil orphanage mistress, in Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan's musical based on the popular Harold Gray comic strip.


NEWSIES
June 14-19, 2016

Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Jack Feldman,
Book by Harvey Fierstein

Winner of the 2012 Tony Awards® for Best Score and Best Choreography, Newsies is a high-energy explosion of song and dance you don't want to miss.  Based on the 1992 Disney film, Newsies is the tale of newsboy Jack Kelly, who dreams of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise distribution prices, Jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies his army of newsies to strike.


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