Archives 2011-12 Season
City Stage 2011-12 Season
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Avenue Q
Starring Jason Aycock, Rachael Sutton, Tracy Byrd, Adam Poole, Bradley Evans, Anna Gamel and Chiaki Ito
Directed by William Day
Music Direction by Chiaki Ito
SHOW DATES: October 6-9, 14-16, 21-22, 28-30
All shows are at 8:00 PM.
TICKETS: Click here or (910) 264-2602
ABOUT THE SHOW: Winner of the Tony "Triple Crown" for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. AVENUE Q is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.
Santaland Diaries
Starring Zach Hanner
SHOW DATES: November 25-27, December 2-4 & 9-11
All shows are at 8:00 PM.
Ticket prices: $14 or $12
TICKETS: Click here or (910) 264-2602
ABOUT THE SHOW: THE SANTALAND DIARIES is a brilliant evocation of what a slacker's Christmas must feel like. Out of work, our slacker decides to become a Macy's elf during the holiday crunch. At first the job is simply humiliating, but once the thousands of visitors start pouring through Santa's workshop, he becomes battle weary and bitter. Taking consolation in the fact that some of the other elves were television extras on One Life to Live, he grins and bears it, occasionally taking out his frustrations on the children and parents alike. The piece ends with yet another Santa being ushered into the workshop, but this one is different from the lecherous or drunken ones with whom he has had to work. This Santa actually seems to care about and love the children who come to see him, startling our hero into an uncharacteristic moment of goodwill just before his employment runs out.
The Full Monty
PLAYING AT THALIAN HALL
310 Chestnut St., Wilmington, NC
Starring Gray Hawks, Anthony Lawson, Michael Jones, Alex Wharff and Jason Aycock.
Directed by Justin Smith
Music Directed by Chiaki Ito
Choreography by Carson Capps
SHOW DATES: December 29-Jan 1; Jan 5-8
All shows are at 8:00 PM except Sundays at 3:00 PM
Ticket prices:
1. December 29, 30 and January 5: $20 with no discounts available.
2. January 1 & 6-8: $25 with senior discounts available.
3. SPECIAL NEW YEAR’S GALA including drinks, hors d’oeuvres and show for $75 per person!
TICKETS: Click here or (910) 632-2285
ABOUT THE SHOW: Seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their "Girls' Night Out," unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, New York come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. In the process they find renewed self-esteem, the importance of friendship and the ability to have fun.
Debbie Does Dallas
PLAYING AT City Stage
21 N. Front St., Wilmington, NC
Starring Kendra Garrett, Morganna Bridgers, Madison Weidberg, Janna Murray, Sandy Vaughan, Cullen Moss, Jason Hatfield and Zach Hanner.
Directed by Justin Smith
Music Directed by Chiaki Ito
Choreography by Kevin Lee-y Green
SHOW DATES: Jan 12-15, 20-22 & 27-29
All shows are at 8:00 PM
Ticket prices are $20 & $18
TICKETS: Click here or (910) 264-2602
ABOUT THE SHOW: It’s Debbie Does Dallas.
Spring Awakening
Starring Max Korn, Morganna Bridgers and Jeramy Blackford.
Directed by Carson Capps
Music Directed by Chiaki Ito
Choreography by Carson Capps
SHOW DATES: February 16-19, 24-26, March 2-4 and 9-11.
Ticket prices: $24 & $20
Senior discounts available.
$4 Student discount available with valid, unexpired ID. To qualify for student discount, you will have to call to make reservations.
Under 17 must be accompanied by an adult.
TICKETS: Click here or (910) 264-2602
ABOUT THE SHOW: Winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, SPRING AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that you will never forget.
Adapted from Frank Wedekind's 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, it has been hailed as the "Best Musical of the Year" by the New York Times, New York Post, Star Ledger, Journal News, New York Observer, and USA Today.
Next to Normal
Starring Bryan Putnam, Katherine Vernon, Max Korn, Taylor Hamlet, Patrick Basquill and George Domby
Directed by Justin Smith
Music Directed by Chiaki Ito
Choreography by Kevin Lee-y Green
SHOW DATES: March 22-25, March 30-April 1, April 6-8 and 13-15.
Ticket prices: $22/$20/$18
Student & Senior discounts available.
Student discount available with valid, unexpired ID. To qualify for student discount, you will have to call to make reservations.
TICKETS: Click here or (910) 264-2602
ABOUT THE SHOW: NEXT TO NORMAL is the acclaimed, groundbreaking musical "that pushe[d] Broadway in new directions" (Rolling Stone). With a thrilling contemporary score, NEXT TO NORMAL is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other.