Stories About Theatre in the H-D

Hey, lots of stories about theatre in today's Herald-Dispatch, which is always good. For example:

- There's a story about this weekend's final performances of Man of La Mancha:

Director Eddie Harbert and the 5th Avenue Theatre Company dust off the 1960s musical Man of La Mancha that took home some five Tonys back when it came out back in 1965.

Not performed in Huntington since 1979, the musical, inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's 17th century masterpiece Don Quixote, gets an update with such top notch performers as Ryan Hardiman and Marina Jurica in the lead roles and some great support from well-known actors Michael Murdock and Dave Benton.

The show, which features such songs as "Dream the Impossible Dream," runs 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23 and 24 as well as 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 in the Jean Carlo Stephenson Auditorium in Huntington City Hall. Tickets are $10 and $8 Children 12 and under.

Call 304-696-5522

- There's a story about the upcoming touring show, Avenue Q, which looks like a show for young kids - but isn't:

Don’t miss this three-time Tony-Award-winning musical’s first ever appearance in West Virginia. It’s people, it’s puppets, it’s complete pandemonium! It’s Sesame Street for the grownups. Join them all on a journey through New York City’s burrows as its inhabitance try to find what we’re all looking for, our “Purpose”.

Avenue Q is the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q.

- You can also see a photo gallery of scenes from this evening's dramatic production about the 70th Anniversary of Huntington's City Mission right here! It was staged at the Renaissance Theatre.