MARY POPPINS Headlines HCT's 2014 Season

Hale Centre Theatre (HCT), Utah's Premiere Family Theatre, announced its schedule for the 2014 season today.

Highlights of HCT's 2014 lineup include the regional premiere of the Broadway musical "Catch Me If You Can" - the 12th regional or national premiere on HCT's stage - and the beloved Disney musical "Mary Poppins." A fourth musical will be announced in May.

The season will open on New Year's Eve 2013 with the comedy "The Foreigner" and conclude with HCT's 30th annual production of "A Christmas Carol" in December 2014.

HCT's 2014 season features the following array of musicals and comedies:

"The Foreigner" - Dec. 31, 2013 - Feb. 1, 2014
Back by popular demand, this comedy follows the story of a stranger who finds himself in a remote lodge but supposedly can't speak or understand English.

Musical - Feb. 14 - April 19
To be announced in May 2013.

"Arsenic and Old Lace" - April 19 - May 25
In this classic farcical comedy, two spinster aunts take Mortimer Brewster on an eccentric ride through oddities as he tries to uncover the happenings of his disturbed family.

"Mary Poppins" - June 13 - Aug. 9
Featuring unforgettable songs from the popular Disney film and the time-honored tale from P.L. Travers, Disney's & Cameron Mackintosh's "Mary Poppins" tells the story of one of the most famous nannies of all time.
"She Loves Me" - Aug. 19 - Sept. 27
This musical is based on the play "Parfumerie" by Hungarian playwright Miklos Laszlo, which became the basis of the classic film "The Shop Around the Corner" and more recently "You've Got Mail." The story follows Amalia and Georg, two feuding clerks in a European parfumerie during the 1930s who secretly find solace as anonymous romantic pen pals, little knowing their respective correspondents are actually each other.

"Catch Me If You Can" Regional Premiere - Oct. 8 - Nov. 29
Based on the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., this new musical tells the story of a teenager who runs away from home in search of a glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forgEd Checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer - living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end - and finds something he never expected.

"A Christmas Carol" - Dec. 6-23
In HCT's nationally acclaimed Christmas tradition, Marley's Ghost reminds the stingy Ebenezer Scrooge that "mankind should be his business." Dickens' carol of redemption seeks to reclaim Scrooge's heart. The 2014 production marks the 30th anniversary of "A Christmas Carol" at HCT.

Season tickets will go on sale to current HCT season ticket holders at the end of May and to the general public Aug. 1. For ticket information, call 801-984-9000, visit HCT's website, www.hct.org, or visit the box office at 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive in West Valley City.