The Lyric Stage's 2016-17 Season to Feature COMPANY, MURDER FOR TWO & More

The Lyric Stage Company of Boston announces its 2016-17 season. The full lineup includes:

• COMPANY - Stephen Sondheim's game-changing musical is a sophisticated and modern look at adult relationships. Directed by Spiro Veloudos. September 2 - October 9, 2016
• WARRIOR CLASS - An absorbing drama set in the rooms where politics really happen. Just in time for the election season! Directed by Dawn M. Simmons. October 21 - November 13, 2016.
• MURDER FOR TWO - A hilarious and theatrical murder mystery musical where two performers play everything and everyone. Directed by A. Nora Long. November 25, 2016 - January 1, 2017.
• LITTLE FOXES - Written by Lillian Hellman, one of the 20th century's greatest playwrights, Little Foxes revolves around a scheming Southern family. Directed by Scott Edmiston. January 13 - February 12, 2017
• STAGE KISS - Sarah Ruhl's backstage comedy about the perilous nature of love, on-stage and off. Directed by Courtney O'Connor. February 24 - March 26, 2017
• BARBECUE - A viciously funny new take on family drama that skewers the stories we celebrate. Directed by Summer L. Williams. April 7 - May 7, 2017
• PLUS A CLASSIC MUSICAL! - Will it be Camelot? Carousel? Guys and Dolls? May 19 - June 25, 2017

7-play and 4-play subscriptions are now on sale for the 2016-17 season which runs from September, 2016 through June, 2017. Prices start at $160 and offer savings of up to 33% off regular ticket prices.

In the words of Producing Artistic Director Spiro Veloudos:

"What are you doing next year?" As soon as we ring in the New Year, that's the most frequently asked question I receive here at the theatre. So let's get right to what I have in store for the 2016-17 season.

Sondheim on Sondheim was the perfect appetizer for my first-ever production of Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY. This show is a testament to Sondheim's facility with melodies, a landmark musical stuffed with show-stopping favorites, including "The Ladies Who Lunch," "Getting Married Today," "Being Alive," "Barcelona," and the infectious title track. While I am still selecting the final show of the season, rest assured that as we demonstrated with My Fair Lady, the Lyric Stage is an exciting venue in which to rediscover classic favorites. If you're thinking CAMELOT, CAROUSEL, or GUYS AND DOLLS, you might be right on the money!

Our third musical of the season will be new to many of you. Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair's MURDER FOR TWO is a frothy send-up of murder mysteries in which one actor plays the detective and the other actor plays all the other roles. Both actors also play the only instrument on stage: a piano. A. Nora Long, who has helmed some of the Lyric Stage's more recent challenging projects, will take on her first musical, our holiday treat to you.

"Challenging" also aptly describes two families you'll meet in the spring. The families in BARBECUE are the kind that mount an intervention and bring a Taser along with them. In a public park! I can't say much more about Robert O'Hara's darkly comic script without spoiling its myriad surprises. But be assured Barbecue was one of the best shows I saw last year in New York, and I'm delighted that Summer L. Williams (Intimate Apparel) will bring it to life here. Director Scott Edmiston (My Fair Lady) will bring us the Hubbard family from Lillian Hellman's classic LITTLE FOXES. A declining Southern family will stop at nothing, including turning on each other, as they claw over the scraps of their dwindling estate.

In WARRIOR CLASS, a local politician is quickly tainted by the national demands of his party. Dawn M. Simmons (Saturday Night/Sunday Morning) directs Ken Lim's new drama, which uniquely details the pressures of modern politics and arrives at the perfect time, just prior to Election Day.

Believe me, it can be awkward kissing a strange actor on stage. Our long-time friend Courtney O'Connor (Red Hot Patriot) directs Sarah Ruhl's sharp comedy STAGE KISS, in which a woman returns to acting after a domestic hiatus. Her leading man, however, just happens to be her ex-lover. Now THAT'S awkward - and hilarious!

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