2010
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"GREAT BIG" Season
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Lehigh Valley Premiere
January 29, 30;
February 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 Upper‐class New Yorker Marjorie Taub, a failed novelist and frequent patron of the arts, is in deep depression until her old friend Lee Green comes into her life. The globe‐trotting, influential Lee is everything Marjorie is not, and her company revitalizes her. But neither Marjorie's allergist husband, Ira, her mother, nor anyone else has actually seen Lee, and they suspect she is a figment of Marjorie's imagination. But it turns out Lee is more than real, and her manipulation of the Taubs' money and even their sex life has a positive effect. |
Book by George Keating, Kyle Hall, and Scott Ferguson
April 23, 24, 25, 30; May 1, 2
Based on the ABC-TV educational animated series which aired from the
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May 28, 29; June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 One of Williams’ best-known works, this is the story of a Southern family in crisis. Focusing on the turbulent relationship of husband and wife, Brick and Maggie, and their interaction with Brick’s family over the course of one evening as the family gathers to celebrate “Big Daddy” Pollitt’s birthday and to present themselves in the best possible light, hoping to receive the definitive share of Big Daddy’s enormous wealth after his passing. |
Lehigh Valley Premiere
July 30, 31; August
6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 Based on William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and inspired by the music of Elvis Presley, All Shook Up tells the story of a small town girl with big dreams and the motorcycle-riding stud she falls for. |
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Lehigh Valley
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Book by Jeffrey Lane
October 8, 9, 15, 16,
17, 22, 23, 24 Broadway’s smash-hit musical comedy, takes us to the Riviera where two very funny con men are trying to out-con each other. When it becomes apparent that the Riviera isn't big enough for the both of them, they make a winner-take-all wager over the fortunes of a naïve American soap heiress: the first one to "clean her out" can make the other clear out and keep the Riviera and its unsuspecting tourists to himself! This hysterical musical comedy will have you laughing out of your seat! |
Lehigh Valley Premiere
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake
December 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 Based on Paramount Pictures’ 1954 film of the same name, White Christmas tells the story of two showbiz buddies who put on a show in a picturesque Vermont Inn and end up finding their perfect mates. The score features beloved songs Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep, Sisters, How Deep is the Ocean, and the ageless title tune. |
