TexARTS Sets 2015-16 Professional Season: GUYS AND DOLLS, STEEL MAGNOLIAS & More

Beginning this summer, TexARTS, a nonprofit professional theatre will bring you to your feet with four spectacular productions at the Kam and James Morris Theatre in Lakeway.

"For our seventh season, we wanted to give Central Texas a taste of the best shows out there," Jarret Mallon, executive director TexARTS, said. "We're proud to be the first regional theatre in Austin to stage RING OF FIRE: THE JOHNNY CASH MUSICAL SHOW. We want people to see this new musical that celebrates the iconic songbook of an American legend."

In July, TexARTS will present what many consider to be the perfect Broadway musical - GUYS AND DOLLS. The irresistible STEEL MAGNOLIAS follows in October. The series wraps up with suspense and mystery in Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE.

"This season, we want Austin to laugh, cry, stomp their feet and have a great evening of theatre inside our intimate playing space," said Mallon.

"We've set up affordable season subscriptions and ticket prices so that our patrons will have access to the new interpretations of these classic shows," said Mallon. "The collaboration between our guest directors and Austin's finest actors is sure to be spectacular."

2015-2016 TexARTS Season

RING OF FIRE: The Johnny Cash Musical Show
Time: 7:30 p.m.
July 17-26
Directed by Sarah Gay

Touching on the life and times of one of the world's most legendary musical artists, Johnny Cash, the RING OF FIRE is considered one of the best musical revues of our time. Although Cash himself is never impersonated, RING OF FIRE features a company of performers that will guide you on a journey through Cash's storied life and celebrated music, from the cotton fields of Arkansas to the Grand Ole Opry.

GUYS AND DOLLS
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 14-23
Directed by Kasey RT Graham

An all-new sizzling production of the Broadway classic, known for its unforgettable songs by Frank Loesser and a cast of gamblers, gals and gangsters, GUYS AND DOLLS is musical entertainment you can bet on! Kasey RT Graham, associate director of the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of "On The Twentieth Century" starring Kristin Chenoweth, directs.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Time: 7:30 p.m.
October 16-25
Directed by Jarret Mallon

Robert Harling's comedy-drama STEEL MAGNOLIAS focuses on the camaraderie of six Southern women who gossip, needle and harangue each other through the best of times- and comfort and repair one another through the worst. The play is alternately hilarious and touching with six female characters that are delicate as magnolias yet as strong as steel.

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Time: 7:30 p.m.
February 19-28

Rounding out the 2015-2016 season is the Agatha Christie's masterpiece AND THEN THERE WERE NONE. The mystery comedy tells the story of 10 strangers trapped on an island who are each accused of murder as they, one by one, start to die.

Season subscriptions for the four productions are now on sale and start at $144. Individual tickets go on sale June 1, 2015 and start at $40.

Purchase tickets at www.tex-arts.org or call the TexARTS Box Office at 512-852-9079 x101.

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