Ivoryton Playhouse Announces 2018 Season

On March 21st, 2018 The Ivoryton Playhouse opens its doors for a new season - a year full of exciting, affordable professional theatre. Plays for romantics and plays for cynics; shows for families and shows by and about women; music from the movies and Broadway as well as timely new comedies and shocking stories of dark secrets - the Ivoryton Playhouse 2018 season has something for everyone and more than you ever expected.

The season opens on March 21st with the timeless musical THE FANTASTICKS (Music by Harvey Schmidt, Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones) and features Broadway baritone, David Pittsinger. A gem of the American theater, THE FANTASTICKS is the longest-running musical in the world featuring the classic hit Try to remember the kind of September....

The world premiere of a brand new comedy opens on April 25th. LOVE QUEST by Mary Maguire and Steven McGraw. LOVE QUEST explores the journeys of two women - one younger and one older - in the perilous world of online dating. Hilarious and poignant, you will find yourself rooting for them both as they play the games necessary today to find true love.

Summer opens early with a blast from the past and some hard drivin' rock and roll. A NIGHT WITH Janis Joplin (Written and Created by Randy Johnson) opens on May 30. From Broadway to Ivoryton, come share an evening with the Queen of Rock and Roll. Featuring such unforgettable songs as "Me and Bobby McGee," "Piece of My Heart," "Mercedes Benz," "Cry Baby" and "Summertime," A NIGHT WITH Janis Joplin, is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences-Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith.

July is family musical time and this year is no exception. Dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby-socks and take a trip to a simpler time as Danny and Sandy fall in love all over again in GREASE (Music and Book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey) which opens on July 5th. It's the original high-school musical, featuring all the unforgettable songs from the hit movie including "You're The One That I Want", "Summer Nights", "Hopelessly Devoted To You", "Greased Lightnin" and many more.

A CHORUS LINE (Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Edward Kleban, Book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante) takes us back to Broadway on August 8 - Sunday, September 2, 2018.

The musical for everyone who's ever had a dream and put it all on the line, A CHORUS LINE examines one day in the lives of seventeen dancers, all vying for a spot in the "chorus line" of a Broadway musical. Based on real Broadway dancers' stories, A CHORUS LINE is funny, heartbreaking, and refreshingly honest. This singular sensation is the longest-running American Broadway musical ever.

ONCE (Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová), which opens on September 19th, is a truly original theatrical experience. Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards including Best Musical, ONCE features an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage. The musical tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who's about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. It's an unforgettable story about going for your dreams and the power of music to connect us all.

The season closes with a shocking and brilliant new play by New Jersey native, Carole Lockwood.

THE QUEENS OF THE GOLDEN MASK is set in Alabama in 1962, and is a stunning new play about a group of mothers and daughters that takes us from church picnics and summer camp to the secrets and hypocrisy that lie just beneath the surface. A world premiere, THE QUEENS OF THE GOLDEN MASK opens on Wednesday, October 31 - Sunday, November 18, 2018.

Don't miss some of the most exciting, entertaining and affordable theatre on the shoreline! Subscriptions are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale February 20, 2018. Visit www.ivorytonplayhouse.org or call (860) 767 7318 for the latest ticket information.

Please call ahead for tickets.

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