FREAKY FRIDAY - Hale Centre Theatre - July 1 - August 14, 2021

Book By Bridget Carpenter

Music By Tom Kitt

Lyrics By Brian Yorkey

Based on the Novel by Mary Rodgers

Directed by Cambrian James

Run Time: 2 hours

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another's struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter. We are sure this show will be one to delight!

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Cast:

Ellie Blake: Hope Niven

Katherine Blake: Heidi-Liz Johnson

Fletcher Blake: Zacary Nelson

Fletcher Blake (Understudy): Jacob Vella

Mike: Mychal Leverage

Adam: Riley Thornton

Gretchen: Annie Heartney

Hannah: Josephine Maldonado

Savannah: Jonice Bernard

Parker: Payten McLeod

Wells: Hugh Hocknull

Laurel: Olivia Woodward Shaw

Torrey: Evening Calabrese

Louis / Adam (Swing): Bennett Wood

Multi-Role Woman 1: Alice Johnson

Multi-Role Woman 2: Sarah Cleeland

Multi-Role Man 1: Raymond Barcelo

Multi-Role Man 2: Adam Guinn

STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Hale Centre Theatre - June 1, 2021 - July 27, 2021

Book By Robert Harling

Directed by Jere Van Patten

Run Time: 2 hours

Truvy’s salon is Chinquapin, Louisiana’s go-to place for a beauty fix with a hearty side of gossip. Along with her overeager assistant Annelle, Truvy pampers her small-town clients with hairdos, manicures and all kinds of unsolicited advice. Anybody who’s anybody is a regular there. Through witty banter and wisecracks, a hodgepodge group of women form friendships as strong as steel, which they are forced to lean on when tragedy strikes. This funny, marvelously amiable, and truly touching play is America at its best…and all at the corner hair salon! Don’t miss it!

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Cast:

Amy Jo Halliday as Truvy Jones

Kamie Tierce as Annelle Dupuy-Desoto

Meg Farnsworth as Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie

Beth Anne Johnson as Ouiser Boudreaux

Linsey Maxson as M’Lynn Eatenton

Kandyce Hughes as Clairee Belcher

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS - Hale Centre Theatre - May 13-June 26, 2021

Book by Jeffrey Lane

Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek

Directed by Cambrian James

Music Directed by Lincoln Wright

Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Based on the popular 1988 MGM film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels takes us to the French Riviera for high jinks and hilarity. Lawrence Jameson makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. Freddy Benson more humbly swindles women with fabricated stories. After meeting on a train, they attempt to work together, only to find that this small French town isn't big enough for the two of them! They agree on a settlement: the first one to extract $50,000 from a young heiress wins while the other must leave town. Sophisticated, suave with a good dash of mischief, this hysterical musical comedy will keep audiences laughing, humming and guessing to the end!

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GOLD CAST

Rob Stuart as Lawrence Jameson

Austin Delp as Freddy Benson

Amanda Valenzuela as Christine Colgate

Raymond Barcelo as Andre Thibault

Kathleen Richards as Muriel Eubanks

Stephanie Funk as Jolene/Ensemble

Ariana Lucius as Ensemble

Destiny Walsh as Ensemble

Tatum Weight as Ensemble

Noah Delgado as Ensemble

Bennett Wood as Ensemble

Daniel Bargen as Ensemble

Ethan Maxwell as Ensemble

TEAL CAST

Mychal Leverage as Lawrence Jameson

David Michael Paul as Freddy Benson

Heidi-Liz Johnson as Christine Colgate

Jordan Giannetti as Andre Thibault

Rochelle Barton as Muriel Eubanks

Sarah Cleeland as Jolene/Ensemble

Karis Eliese as Ensemble

Juli Gore as Ensemble

Ashley Bauer as Ensemble

Kyle Webb as Ensemble

Joshua South as Ensemble

Brandt Norris as Ensemble

Christopher Valenzuela as Ensemble

THE RAINMAKER - Hale Centre Theatre - April 1 - May 8, 2021

Book by N. Richard Nash

Directed by Tim Dietlein

Starbuck, a slick conman, promises he can bring rain to a Midwest farmer’s drought ridden-land. Most don’t trust this sweet talking man, but Lizzie, a plain farm girl, is spellbound by his mystique and charm. As Starbuck unleashes a wellspring of hope into the love-starved life of Lizzie, his promise of rain to the parched land comes true. A cloudburst of comedy, romance and hope, The Rainmaker is a must see hit!

Please Note: Youth Tickets for $22 (ages 5-17) must be purchased by calling the Box Office at 480-497-1181 or by email boxoffice@haletheatrearizona.com.

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CAST LISTS:

GOLD CAST

Bonnie Romney as Lizzie Curry

Clay Lawson as HC Curry

Marshall Glass or Bill Starbuck

Kyle Webb as Jim Curry

Jared Kitch as Noah Curry

Mitchell Glass as File

Raymond Barcelo as Sheriff Thomas

ORANGE CAST

Katherine Stewart as Lizzie Curry

Bobby Havens as HC Curry

Aaron Seever or Bill Starbuck

Jeff Deglow as Jim Curry

Justin Howell as Noah Curry

Richard Enriquez as File

Chris Stonebraker as Sheriff Thomas

ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE - Hale Centre Theatre - March 9, 2021 - April 27, 2021

By Ted Swindley

Directed by Cambrian James

Music Directed by Lincoln Wright

Run Time: 2 hours and 10 minutes

Always... Patsy Cline is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in 1961. The musical play, complete with down home country humor, true emotion, and even some audience participation, includes many of Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams” and “Walking After Midnight”…27 songs in all! You’d be “Crazy” and might possibly “Fall to Pieces” if you miss Always...Patsy Cline! We guarantee you’ll love it! 

Cori Cable Kidder as Patsy Cline

Alaina Beauloye as Louise Seger

Amanda Valenzuela as Patsy Cline Understudy

Lincoln Wright - Piano

Chris Hrubes - Guitar

Candice Estrada - Fiddle

Ron Pruter - Pedal Steel Guitar

Stephen Tessier - Bass

Greg Slater - Drums

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FOREVER PLAID - Hale Centre Theatre - December 31, 2020 - February 6, 2021

 

By Stuart Ross

Directed by Cambrian James

Music Directed by Lincoln Wright

Run Time: 2 hours

Once upon a time, there were four guys (Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie) who discovered that they shared a love for music and then got together to become their idols – The Four Freshman, The Hi-Lo's and The Crew Cuts. Rehearsing in the basement of Smudge's family's plumbing supply company, they became "Forever Plaid". On the way to their first big gig, the "Plaids" are broadsided by a school bus and killed instantly. It is at the moment when their careers and lives end that the story of Forever Plaid begins....

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OVER THE RIVER & THROUGH THE WOODS - Hale Centre Theatre - January 18, 2021 - February 23, 2021

 

By John DiPietro

Directed by Tim Dietlein

Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Nick is a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida. That doesn’t mean his family isn’t still in Jersey. In fact, he sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is routine until he has to tell them that he’s been offered a dream job. The job he’s been waiting for—marketing executive—would take him away from his beloved, but annoying, grandparents. He tells them. The news doesn’t sit so well. Thus begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around. How could he betray his family’s love to move to Seattle, for a job, wonder his grandparents? Well, Frank, Aida, Nunzio and Emma do their level best, and that includes bringing to dinner the lovely—and single—Caitlin O’Hare as bait…we won’t give the ending away here.

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CHARLEY'S AUNT - Hale Centre Theatre - February 11, 2021 - March 27, 2021

 

By Brandon Thomas

Directed by TBA

Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Both Charley and Jack are hopelessly in love, but Victorian etiquette requires a chaperone at all times--even while they propose to their ladies. Fortunately, Charley’s Brazilian aunt is coming to visit. The bad news? She doesn’t arrive. The good news? Their buddy Babbs can pull off a dress. Truly the original “Mrs. Doubtfire,” this comedy hit has entertained numerous generations with its hilarious tale of mistaken identity! Perfect for the whole family, this world-famous farce has moved millions to tears of laughter.

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ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE - Hale Center Theatre - March 9, 2021 - April 27, 2021

 

By Ted Swindley

Directed by Cambrian James

Music Directed by Lincoln Wright

Run Time: 2 hours and 10 minutes

Always... Patsy Cline is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in 1961. The musical play, complete with down home country humor, true emotion, and even some audience participation, includes many of Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams” and “Walking After Midnight”…27 songs in all! You’d be “Crazy” and might possibly “Fall to Pieces” if you miss Always...Patsy Cline! We guarantee you’ll love it! 

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Hale Centre Theatre - November 27-December 26, 2020

Book by Charles Dickens
Directed by David Dietlein
Music Directed by Lincoln Wright
Choreographed by Cambrian James

A Hale Holiday Classic! Our spectacular, heart-warming version of Dickens’ classic tale of redemption is magically brought to life on the Hale Stage. This production is rich with traditional carols, stunning costumes, and memorable characters that are guaranteed to enrich the holiday season for you and your family. Now celebrating its 18th year in Gilbert!

Run Time: 2 hours

NOTE: A Christmas Carol uses strobe lights and fog at times during the performance. This show may be frightening for younger children. The Ghost of Marley scene uses fog, intense lighting, loud noises and special effects.

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DADDY LONG LEGS - Hale Centre Theatre - October 19, 2020 - November 17, 2020

Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Book by John Caird

Directed by Tim Dietlein
Run Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes

Based on the classic novel, which inspired the 1955 movie starring Fred Astaire, Daddy Long Legs is a beloved tale in the spirit of Jane Austen, The Brontë Sisters and “Downton Abbey.” Daddy Long Legs features music and lyrics by Tony Award-nominated composer/lyricist, Paul Gordon (Jane Eyre), and Tony-winning librettist/director, John Caird (Les Misérables), and is a “rags-to-riches” tale of newfound love.

Jerusha Abbott is the “Oldest Orphan in the John Grier Home” until a mysterious benefactor decides to send her to college to be educated as a writer. Required to write him a letter once a month, she is never to know the benefactor’s identity – so she invents one for him: Daddy Long Legs. Although she knows that he will never respond to her letters, she grows more and more fond of this elusive and kindly “old” gentleman. But another relationship soon begins to develop in Jerusha’s life. Jervis Pendleton is the well-do-do, “youngish” uncle of one of Jerusha’s roommates, who introduces her to a world of literature, travel and adventure. Through her correspondence with Daddy Long Legs and her growing intimacy with Jervis, Jerusha’s letters chronicle her emergence as a delightfully independent “New American Woman.” Yet, there is one startling fact that Jerusha has yet to uncover – a fact that will change her life forever.

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Monday, October 19, 2020 7:30 PM

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 7:30 PM

Monday, October 26, 2020 7:30 PM

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 3:00 PM

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 7:30 PM

Monday, November 02, 2020 7:30 PM

Tuesday, November 03, 2020 3:00 PM

Tuesday, November 03, 2020 7:30 PM

Monday, November 09, 2020 3:00 PM

Monday, November 09, 2020 7:30 PM

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 3:00 PM

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 7:30 PM

Monday, November 16, 2020 3:00 PM

Monday, November 16, 2020 7:30 PM

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 3:00 PM

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 7:30 PM

Hale Centre Theatre Reopens in October with THE 39 STEPS and DADDY LONG LEGS