Hey, we're always trying to bring you the scoops here at the Tri-State Theatre blog, so here's a good one - First Stage Theatre Company has decided on its 2010-2011 season, which is the 21st for that group!
(As always, the seasons for the children's theatre follows the school year.)
They have three shows they plan to offer:
The classic musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress will be presented in the Fall of 2010. Based on the children's story The Princess and the Pea, it's a hilarious show that hasn't been staged in our area in far too long.
The group's second show will be James and the Giant Peach, which will be presented in Winter 2010. This non-musical play is based on the popular book by Roald Dahl.
The Spring 2011 show will be the beloved musical Annie. It's been more than a decade since First Stage last tackled the show, and it's a show tailor-made for a children's theatre - there are lots of parts available for lots of girls. (The guys will have to wait for the next production of Oliver!)
I'm prejudiced, but it sounds like a great lineup to me!
4 comments:
YES It's about time someone decided to do Mattress! Lol.
Levi, I agree! In fact, we always ask for feedback from the young people who take part in First Stage shows, and several named "Once Upon a Mattress" as one they wanted to see on stage. It should be a lot of fun!
James and the Giant Peach was my favorite book in 4th grade and love the movie too. Lots of schools will want to see this one. I've not seen "Mattress" but the kids will love doing something funny.Then there's Annie.....the girls are probably lining up RIGHT now to audition for those roles..haha H.O.T. has tried for several years to get the rights to that I think. Exciting time to be a theatre kid !!!!
Trish, you're going to love "Mattress" - a very funny show. And you're right about "Annie," it always brings out a crowd of girls at auditions! Every theatre company takes a shot at it eventually - I think the Musical Arts Guild did it about 20 years ago, First Stage did it about 12 years ago, and 5th Avenue Theatre did it about 7 years ago.
It can be tricky to get the rights because of touring shows - in fact, one takes the stage at the Paramount in the near future, I believe. It's definitely time to give the next generation a shot at it!
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