A CHORUS LINE, MISS SAIGON & More Set For Gateway's 60th Anniversary Season

Gateway Playhouse, the "foremost summer professional regional theatre" (Newsweek), announces its 60th anniversary season celebrating some of Broadway's biggest Tony Award winning hits:

Miss Saigon, A Chorus Line, The Drowsy Chaperone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sophisticated Ladies and Meshuggah-Nuns. Special anniversary subscription rate of $175.00 for all six shows (includes discount coupons for over $250 at local restaurants and shops.) That's less than $30 per show, and you can eat and shop for something special...on us this year. Gateway says "Happy 60th" to our past and future subscribers. www.gatewayplayhouse.com Box office: 631-286-1133 or 1-888-4TIXNOW.

The first production of the 2009 season of diverse offerings is the Tony-Award winning Duke Ellington musical: Sophisticated Ladies with its treasure trove of big-band hits such as "Take the "A" Train", "It Don't Mean A Thing", "Satin Doll", and the haunting "In A Sentimental Mood." Come and re-live the Speak Easy era of the Cotton Club, Harlem Renaissance, and high society in this show stopping jazz, blues and big band boogie. Directed by the Broadway veteran and creator of "Fosse", Chet Walker. May 27-June 13 at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, LI.

Next, those hilarious Little Sisters of Hoboken are at it again! This time on the "Faiths of All Nations" Cruise, our favorite nuns entertain us in ecumenical style with their fun-fest musical, Meshuggah-Nuns! From the creator of the Nunsense Series, Dan Goggin comes hilarity on the high seas with songs like "Say It In Yiddish", "If I Were Catholic," and "Fiddlerspiel." You don't have to be Catholic or Jewish. It's a show for anyone who loves a good laugh! June 17-July 5 in Bellport.

Gateway's third production of the 2009 season is the return of its highest praised and most requested show, Miss Saigon. The critically acclaimed Tony-nominated musical by Claude-Michael Schonberg and Alain Boubil is one of Broadway's longest running hits. This modern adaptation of Puccini's Madama Butterfly, set in 1960's Vietnam explodes on stage with an astonishing backdrop, a breathtaking contemporary score, and even a helicopter that actually lands on the Patchogue stage. It's one powerful musical for our time. July 8-25 at the Patchogue Theatre.

Gateway's fourth production is the Long Island premiere of the winner of the most 2006 Tony Awards, The Drowsy Chaperone. This "musical within a comedy" with tons of laughs, all begins when a die-hard musical theatre fan plays his favorite cast album of the 1928 smash hit "The Drowsy Chaperone," and the show magically bursts to life. We are instantly immersed in the glamorous, hilarious tale of a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day, complete with thrills and surprises that take both the cast (literally) and the audience (metaphorically) soaring to the rafters. July 29-August 22 in Bellport.

The fifth production of the 2009 season is another LI premiere of the 11 time Tony-nominated musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, based on the 1988 Steve Martin/Michael Caine film of the same title. Set on the glorious, glamorous Riviera, this is a delicious comedy that follows two con artists as they take on the lifestyles of the rich and shameless - and end up with a lot more than they bargain for. This brash but old-fashioned crowd pleaser had the New York Times raving: "One of the liveliest, funniest, best-performed musicals in years!" August 26 - September 12 at the Patchogue Theatre.

The closing production for 2009 summer season will be the 9 time Tony award and 1976 Pulitzer Prize winner, A Chorus Line. This musical revolutionized the way audiences viewed Musical Theatre and changed Broadway forever. Come to experience the journey of dancers as they struggle to live their dreams. It's "one singular sensation" with music by the acclaimed Marvin Hamlisch and the unmistakably brilliant conception of Michael Bennett. With all original choreography, a Broadway caliber cast and director, A Chorus Line culminates the 60th anniversary season in true Gateway style. September 16 - October 11 in Bellport.

Gateway Playhouse in Bellport is nestled in the quiet country surroundings off the south shore of Long Island. Theatre-goers can relax before a show in the patio gardens while enjoying snacks, beverages and cocktails from the bar. Memorabilia and displays of the past 60 years are on exhibit in the theatre's historic lobby still connected to the original barn theatre. Centrally located between NYC and Montauk, the playhouse is the perfect respite for summer entertainment presented by Broadway professionals. With Gateway's 60th anniversary season, theatre-goers experience the best of theatre at affordable prices in their own backyard.

 

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