SUMMER 2012
Join us for our 20th Anniversary on Main Street!!
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Individual tickets go on sale February 1, 2012.
The Marvelous Wonderettes
by Roger Bean, musical arrangements by Brian William Baker
June 14 - 24
Get ready for a bubble gum-popping, cotton-candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past! Travel to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where you’ll meet the Wonderettes: four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts and voices to match. Follow their wise-cracking antics from prom through their ten-year reunion, sprinkled with favorite songs from the '50s and '60s including “Lollipop,” “It’s My Party,” “Leader of the Pack” and more.
Mary's Wedding
by Stephen Massicotte
June 28 – July 8
A heartfelt romance set at the start of the first World War. Caught in a sudden thunderstorm, Mary and Charlie dart into a barn to find shelter-- and find each other. As they wait out the rain, love sparks, then flourishes as only first love can. But the war approaches, and Mary and Charlie must surrender their fate to the uncertainties of tumultuous times. A haunting love story and a riveting tale of war, remembrance and the sacrifice made by soldiers at home and in the battlefield.
Agatha Christie's
Go Back for Murder
By Dame Agatha Christie
July 12 – 22
Upon reaching her 21st birthday, beautiful Carla Le Marchant learns a horrible family secret: her mother murdered her father and died in prison paying for the crime. But the mother left a letter professing her innocence, so Carla searches out all the players in her deadly family history and brings them back to the scene of the crime to uncover the truth. Suspects, secrets, and red herrings abound in this rarely-performed gem by the queen of suspense.
A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
July 26 – August 5
Comedy Tonight! This rapid fire Tony Award winning farce has been called the funniest musical ever written. In this zany romp through ancient Rome, a crafty slave named Pseudolus bargains for his freedom with his love sick young master, Hero. The deal: if Pseudolus helps Hero win the hand of a his beloved Philia, Hero will set the slave free. Needless to say, complications ensue that will have you laughing your toga off!
Barefoot in the Park
by Neil Simon
August 9 – 19
Ah, those delicious, delirious, sometimes dicey first days of marriage! Newlyweds Paul and Corie are just starting their life together in a tiny fifth floor apartment. He's a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she's a free spirit always up for adventure. An odd couple, perhaps? Add in the faulty heat, wacky neighbors, a meddling mother in law, and a little too much to drink, and this marriage may be on the rocks! Don't miss this sparkling, romantic comedy from the master of the form.
Bonus Production!! Does the summer seem to end too soon? Well we've added an extra production to keep the music playing just a little longer....
Pass the Popcorn!
(GetAway to the Movies!)
August 23 – September 2
If you loved last season's GetAway Cabaret (or if you missed it!) you won't want to miss this summer's bonus production. Pass the Popcorn reunites four of your favorite BVT performers as they salute the movies in this delightful collection of unforgettable musical moments from the silver screen.
(Pass the Popcorn is not a part of the regular subscription series. Ask your subscription sales agent for details on how to add this bonus production to your subscription plan.)
Subscriptions on sale NOW! Call 585 374 9032.
Individual tickets go on sale February 1, 2012.
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