ZACH's Upcoming Season Will Include LES MISERABLES, IN THE NEXT ROOM and More
By: Kelsey Denette May. 06, 2013
ZACH Theatre has announced its 2013-14 season-the second in the acclaimed new Topfer Theatre-with a lineup of six plays and musicals chosen to build on the dynamic and intimate experiences audiences are enjoying in this spectacular first season.
Dave Steakley, ZACH's producing artistic director for two decades, has created a stunning season that will captivate, provoke, and thrill the theatre's growing audience. The new season begins with Austin's first professional theatre staging of international musical theatre sensationLES MISERABLES. The 2013-14 season will also include two brand-new performance series, TOP Concerts @ ZACH and ZACH's Family Series; and season extras on ZACH's intimate Whisenhunt stage.
In ZACH's last two seasons, subscription revenue has grown by 89 percent and single ticket revenue has grown by 60 percent. During the same time period, contributions from individuals have grown by 64 percent.
The 2013-14 Season:
LES MISERABLES
By Alain Boubli and Claude-Michel Schonberg
Based on a novel by Victor Hugo/Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg/Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer/Orchestrations by John Cameron
September 25-November 3, 2013
The international musical phenomenon LES MISERABLES, up close and personal in the intimate Topfer Theatre. Soaring anthems, unbridled patriotism and the quest for redemption reveal the heart of a man who must leave his past behind to fight for life, love, and liberty. "Thrilling, spectacular and unforgettable!" - New York Times
A CHRISTMAS STORY*
By Phil Grecian
Based on the motion picture by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown & Bob Clark
Directed by Dave Steakley
November 26-December 29, 2013
Based on the classic holiday film, Young Ralphie and his quest for the Red Rider B.B. Gun comes to delightful life on stage. Visions of pink bunny suits, tongues stuck on flagpoles, turkey loving dogs, and Pop's beloved fishnet leg lamp will make all your family's Christmas sugar-plum wishes come true. (*Rights pending).
If the rights to A CHRISTMAS STORY are unavailable, ZACH will produce a spectacular, new production of:
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
WORLD PREMIERE
Adapted and Directed by Dave Steakley, Musical Direction by Allen Robertson
November 26-December 29, 2013
Dickens' holiday classic, with a traditional Victorian setting and gorgeous period costumes, is re-imagined with a musical score spanning pop, rock and gospel, vis-à-vis film hits likeScrooged and Moulin Rouge. Holiday carols and surprising time-bending classics whisk your family on a thrilling ride with the three soulful ghosts and Scrooge to celebrate the true meaning of the season.
IN THE NEXT ROOM or the vibrator play
By Sarah Ruhl (THE CLEAN HOUSE)
Directed by Sarah Rasmussen
January 29-March 2, 2014
A stimulating, funny and provocative new Broadway hit set in a prim upper class Victorian home, where a gentleman doctor has invented an extraordinary and mysterious device for treating "hysteria." His wife overhears mystifying sounds emanating in the next room and sees patients leaving in blissful health. This smart comedy ponders marriage and intimacy, and how electricity came along to fuse them. "A wickedly humorous, brain-teasingly intelligent production!" -Chicago Theatre Beat. (Contains adult situations and brief nudity.)
THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS
Adaptation & Original Lyrics by Lee Breuer
Adapted Lyric & Music by Bob Telson
Directed by Dave Steakley/Musical Direction by Allen Robertson
April 2 - 27, 2014
The acclaimed ZACH theatrical landmark returns in an all-new production. Based on Sophocles' Greek myth "Oedipus" and set in a contemporary African-American gospel church service, this soul-stirring event will move and thrill you with electrifying vocals by Austin's most acclaimed gospel singers, including Judy Arnold, Janis Stinson, Timothy Curry, Felicia Dinwiddie, and Roderick Sanford with a full gospel choir.
THE WHO'S TOMMY
Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend, Additional Music and Lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon
July 9 - August 17, 2014
Directed by Dave Steakley/Musical Direction by Allen Robertson/Choreography by Robin Lewis
The Who's legendary rock opera explodes with hit songs like "Pinball Wizard", "See Me" and "I'm Free". Tommy falls down the rabbit hole into a ZACH-created rock-n-roll landscape where the deaf, dumb and blind kid encounters Uncle Ernie the Mad Hatter, his mother the White Queen, Cousin Kevin The Cheshire Cat, the Acid Red Queen, and his doctors Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum. This critically acclaimed, smash hit is a must-see theatrical journey where the entire theatre becomes a giant pinball machine!
A SURPRISE PLAY TBA
May/June 2014
Rights are pending for a crowd-pleaser to be announced at a later date.
SEASON EXTRAS on ZACH's Whisenhunt Stage:
THIS WONDERFUL LIFE
By Steve Murray
Austin Premiere starring Martin Burke
November 20 - December 29, 2013
Martin Burke, an Austin holiday icon in THE SANTALAND DIARIES, brings all 37 characters from the film "It's a Wonderful Life" to life. That's right, Austin's funniest actor plays everyone in Bedford Falls, including George Bailey a la Jimmy Stewart, Mary, Clarence the Angel and Old Man Potter. This comical romp underscored with tender sweetness is a joyous gift for all ages!
MAID MARIAN IN A STOLEN CAR
By and Starring Jaston Williams
June 12 to July 13, 2014
GREATER TUNA creator and ZACH's TRU, Jaston Williams stars in his hilarious and insightful new play about his life as an actor, on stage and behind the scenes. True stories and reenactments, like his very first play performance in San Antonio,"Hamlet Con Queso," will keep you in stitches with this gifted storyteller.
TOP Concerts @ ZACH:
TOP Concerts @ZACH is an exciting new musical series featuring top Broadway, film and TV stars up close in the intimate TOPfer Theatre!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The hot bombshell star of the NBC's SMASH kicks off TOP Concerts with Megan Sings the Blondes! Hilty starred on Broadway as Glinda in Wicked, in the Dolly Parton role in 9 to 5, and in the recent Gentleman Prefer Blondes. This vocal powerhouse just released her debut CD "It Happens All The Time".
Tuesday, September 10
New Orleans native and star of TV's Mad Men, Bryan brings us his hilarious show "Batt On A Hot Tin Roof." This handsome Broadway star of La Cage, Beauty and The Beast, Sunset Boulevard, Cats and Starlight Express, to name just a few, will light up your night with his personable wit and leading man song stylings. (This concert will appear on ZACH's Intimate Kleberg Stage)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Outrageous humor, keen satire and rollicking stage shows are Bernhard's signature. The star of TV's Roseanne, and numerous films like The King of Comedy Sandra is "funny, foxy, super smart and slightly mad" (WCBS), with a "voice that swoops from the bluesy basement to a top-floor falsetto." - L.A. Times. Hilarious and provocative!
ADAM & ANTHONY LIVE!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The Tony-nominated, original stars of Broadway's RENT, Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, join forces to perform their fresh take on classic Broadway shows, their own rock originals, hits by classic rock bands like REM and Radiohead, and the music they originated in Rent, in a dynamic and intimate must-see concert!
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
America's preeminent teenager in the films Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, Ringwald went on to star in Broadway's Cabaret and Sweet Charity and ABC's The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Molly's sultry concert features music from her new debut jazz album "Except Sometimes" in a personal evening of song and storytelling.
ZACH's new Family Series:
By Jose Cruz Gonzalez
September 27-November 2, 2013 on ZACH's Whisenhunt Stage
This bilingual play celebrates the bonds of family and friendship. Salt is a boy whose family has a secret-his grandfather cannot read or write. When Salt befriends Pepper, her love of books sparks his interest in the world of words. They discover a mysterious box of postcards that reveal the truth about Salt's family that leads to a brighter future. For ages 7 and up.
THE CAT IN THE HAT
Based on the book by Dr. Seuss • Adapted by Katie Mitchell • Originally produced at The National Theatre of Great Britain
(Ages 3 and up)
February 21-April 26, 2014 on ZACH's Kleberg Stage
Friday, February 21 at 7 p.m. • Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Sally and her brother are stuck home in the rain, when a Cat comes knocking at the window pane! But the Cat has brought friends, Thing One and Thing Two, who make messes and problems and oh, what to do?! Mischief and mayhem and laughter galore, bring the kids-they'll clamor for more!
PINOCCHIO
Based on the book by Carlo Collodi • Adapted by Andrew Windler
(Ages 5 and up)
April 18-May 24, 2014 on ZACH's Whisenhunt Stage
Friday, April 18 at 7 p.m. • Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Step in Gepetto's workshop in this imaginative retelling of an ageless classic! With puppetry, shadow and illusion, a simple carpenter transforms his workshop into a fantastic quest of a puppet trying to be a real boy. But will the all-too-tempting delights of the outside world be too much for Pinocchio? When Geppetto is swallowed by a whale, it is up to this little puppet to show his courage in this story of love, family and adventure.
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