Caldwell's Calendar
By: Beau Higgins Dec. 12, 2008
Caldwell Theatre Company 2008-2009 Mainstage Season
celebrates its 34th Season in Boca Raton
Play #1
Now - December 14, 2008
She Loves Me
Musical
Book by Joe Masteroff
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Music by Jerry Bock
Based on Parfumerie by Miklos Laszlo
This blockbuster multiple award-winning musical is considered the most charming musical ever written. With a book by Cabaret's Joe Masteroff, and music and lyrics by the team that brought us Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello!, She Loves Me is an enchanting love story. Georg and Amalia are two coworkers who bicker constantly but anonymously write each other through a Lonely Hearts column, and ultimately fall in love. With 25 show-stopper songs, She Loves Me is, as Frank Rich of The New York Times said, "... a continuously melodic evening of sheer enchantment and complete escape" and is, as TheaterMania writes, "... impossible not to love."
Play #2
January 4, 2009 - February 8, 2009
Frost/Nixon
Drama
By Peter Morgan
In the twilight of his political career after he had been forced from the presidency, Richard Nixon agreed to a four-part television interview with British talk show host and playboy, David Frost. In this attempt to rehabilitate his reputation, the once-powerful Nixon relinquished full editorial control to Frost in what became the most-watched with the largest audience program in history. The explosive and first-rate Frost/Nixon takes us back to 1977. Will the pugnacious Nixon reveal his demons to his equally aggressive prosecutor David Frost in this potent war of wits? Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning drama. "RIVETING" (Washington Post). THRILLER-LIKE" (Variety). "BEST PLAY" (TheaterMania). "BRISKLY ENTERTAINING" (New York Times). "EXTRAORDINARY" (Evening Standard.)
Play #3
WORLD PREMIERE
February 22 - March 29, 2009
Dangerous
Drama
By Michael McKeever
First staged at Caldwell's innovative and popular 2008 Play Reading Series where it received audience rave reviews, Dangerous is "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" deconstructed and restaged in the seductive and decadent underworld of 1930 Weimar Germany. Brought to you by South Florida's multiple award-winning playwright, Michael McKeever, whose farce, Suite Surrender, World Premiered at Caldwell last season to rhapsodic reviews.
Play #4
April 12 - May 17, 2009
Something's Afoot
Murder Mystery Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by James McDonald,
Additional Music by Ed Linderman
In the mood for a mega-musical comedy mystery? This audience fave murder musical mystery is set in the late spring of 1935 at an English country estate. It's a dark and stormy night, and the 10 guests of Lord Dudley Rancour discover upon their arrival that not only is the host dead, but so is his butler. A parody based on Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians" (the 1939 novel also known as "And Then There Were None,") Something's Afoot will keep you on the edge of your seat as the determined guests unmask the murderer among them. "The audience adored the show," New York Times. "An engaging, funny, refreshing and original musical," New York Post, and the New York Daily News wrote that Something's Afoot is "an enchanting spoof." The Stage (UK) review by Jane McKell said Something's Afoot "is a finely paced comedy" with "cannily created characters."
TICKETS: Previews: $32 & $36. Regular Tickets: $36 & $42.
Opening Night Galas: $55
SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE NOW
Student Rush $10, available one-half hour prior to curtain with a valid, fulltime
Tickets: student ID and class schedule
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2009 STORYTELLING SERIES - The American Voices Series
Caldwell's Third Annual Storytelling Series debuts on February 2, 2009, with the hottest lineup to date. Three highly acclaimed professional storytellers skilled in the art of adult storytelling will entertain, enlighten and engage. Reserve your seats now to hear the stories of a lifetime.
Storytelling # 1 Show Times
Monday, February 2, 2009 2PM & 7PM
Donna Washington
This army brat traveled the world with her parents and learned the art of storytelling from her dad who told her Greek Mythology stories in the first person. Donna thought her father was a thousand years old, and took his love of this art to Northwestern University where she majored in Storytelling. Gathering "rave reviews wherever she appears" (The Herald Carolina), Donna is the ultimate storyteller performer. "You're better than television!" - 6-year-old audience member. "Donna is one of those rare people who can make her audience laugh even as they cry." (Producer, Three Rivers Storytelling Festival).
Storytelling # 2 Show Times
Monday, March 9, 2009 2PM & 7PM
Roslyn Bresnick-Perry
The only member of her family to survive the Holocaust, Roslyn emigrated to the United States from Belarus at the beginning of the Great Depression. "Only through stories was I able to keep alive the people whom I lost, as they not only lived for me, but you the listener also made their acquaintance." A Deerfield Beach resident, Roslyn captivates audiences with her intelligence and wit. As Roslyn says, "Storytelling is my life."
Storytelling # 3 Show Times
Monday, April 20, 2009 2PM & 7PM
Born in Southern Appalachia to a family of traditional storytellers, Donald Davis is an internationally-acclaimed storytelling phenomenon. Inspired by his Uncle Frank who "talked in stories," Donald is a featured teller at the Smithsonian Institution and guest host for National Public Radio's "Good Evening" program. Wilma Dykeman of The New York Times raved: "I could have listened all morning to Donald Davis ... his stories often left listeners limp with laughter at the same time they struggled with a lump in the throat."
Caldwell Theatre Company's Storytelling Series is made possible by a partnership with FAU School of Communication & Multimedia Studies and the School of the Arts/South Florida Storytelling Project. Many thanks to Caren Neile, MFA, Ph.D., of the School of Communication & Multimedia Studies and School of the Arts at Florida Atlantic University for her hard work on behalf of professional storytellers and Caldwell Theatre Company.
STORYTELLING TICKETS ON SALE NOW
There is a 2PM and an 7PM performance for each Storytelling performance. Each Storytelling is on one day only, Monday. Performances are in two acts with one 12-minute intermission.
STORYTELLING TICKET PRICES NON-CENTER CENTER
Individual Tickets $20 $25
ALL 3 Storytellings $50 $60
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2009 Play Reading Series
Play Reading # 1 January 26, 2009 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
The Lady Swims Today
By Howard G. Brown
Eddie has a plan. But he needs Mal. Mal wants Bev. But Bev wants the money. George wants a piano. But needs a clue. The Lady Swims Today. An engaging heist story that explores what happens when you want something too much.
Play Reading # 2 March 16, 2009 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
The Ones That Flutter
By Sylvia Reed
The Ones That Flutter is an emotionally gripping drama that explores the complexities of compassion and the extent to which one is his brother's keeper. A prison warden faces crises, causing additional demands on his family life and threats to his ultimate survival. 2008 First Prize Winner of Eudora Welty New Play Series and First Prize in Boston Theatre Works' 2006 BTW Unbound competition.
Play Reading # 3 April 27, 2009 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
TBA
A Slam Dunk
Brand New Musical Written Especially for Caldwell's Play Reading Series
Tickets are $8 for non-center seats and $10 center seats. Matinee performances @ 2 p.m. and @ 7 p.m. for each play. ALL READINGS ARE ONE DAY ONLY ON MONDAYS AND ALL TITLES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. For more information, please call Box Office at 561-241-7432 or 877-245-7432 or by online @ www.caldwelltheatre.com.
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