Photo Flash: THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS At Showboat Majestic

The Showboat Majestic will continue the 87th summer season with a brilliant musical about musicals called The Musical of Musicals - The Musical! Performances run July 8 - July 26, 2009.

The Musical of Musicals - The Musical! One story becomes five delightful musicals, each spoofed in a distinctive theatrical style. The basic plot: June is an ingénue who can't pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue? The Rodgers & Hammerstein version is set in Kansas in August, complete with a dream ballet. The Sondheim version features the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants. The Jerry Herman version is a splashy star vehicle. The Andrew Lloyd Webber rock musical version borrows themes from Puccini. Finally a Kander & Ebb version is set in a Chicago speakeasy. This comic musical valentine was the longest running show in the York Theatre Company's 35-year history before moving to Off-Broadway. Hilarious!

The Musical of Musicals - The Musical! cast includes Lesley Hitch (Abby), Brooke Rucidlo (June), Michael Shawn Starks (Willy) and Mike Sherman (Jitter). The show features music by Eric Rockwell, lyrics by Joanne Bogart, and a book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart.

Performance Dates:
Wed., July 8th - Thurs. July 9th - Fri. July 10th - Sat. July 11th - Sun. July 12th
Wed., July 15th - Thurs. July 16th - Fri. July 17th - Sat. July 18th - Sun. July 19th
Wed., July 22nd - Thurs. July 23rd - Fri. July 24th - Sat. July 25th - Sun. July 26th*

Performance Times:
Wednesday - Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 2pm and 7pm

Time Change:
*Sun. July 26th - 2pm performance only

Tickets: $17.00 for Adults, $16.00 for Seniors and Students. Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com or by calling the box office at 513 241 6550.

For more information visit www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com/sbm/

Cincinnati Landmark Productions is the new name for a 22 year-old theatre organization that brings you the best live entertainment in the Cincinnati area.

We bring you great, summer-stock shows aboard the nation's last, original and intact showboat, the Showboat Majestic. We bring you local, professional talent in a winter series at the region's newest and most exciting venue, The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts. And we conduct the premiere teen theatre experience anywhere, the Cincinnati Young People's Theatre.

Cincinnati Landmark Productions (CLP) works hard to keep our productions affordable, professional and local. But we need your help. Won't you consider a donation to help ensure that this Cincinnati, grass-roots theatre remains a viable and exciting cultural opportunity for young people, professionals and patrons?

Cincinnati Landmark Productions, through its production management of the Showboat Majestic, the creation of the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts; and Cincinnati Young People's Theatre, its summer theatre for teenagers provides a continuum of artistic opportunity for performers and technicians while acting as advocate for 1) showboat preservation; 2) bringing cultural and economic benefits to those communities in which its venues reside; and 3) developing young artists through opportunity, training and excellence in production; while enhancing the quality of life for patrons and the Cincinnati area as a whole.

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