Revision Theatre Announces Lineup for 2010 Season; Includes The Who's TOMMY and ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Revision Theatre has announced its lineup for upcoming shows, including The Who's TOMMY and the ROCKY HORROR SHOW.

The Who's TOMMY

Additional Music and Lyrics by John Entwistle

Book by Pete Townshend
Music by Pete Townshend
Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Additional Music and Lyrics by Keith Moon
Book by Des McAnuff

Thursday July 8 thru Sunday July 25

At the Carousel House on the Boardwalk
Asbury Park, NJ

Peter Townshend's tale of a young boy's journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in a theatre!

ReVision Theatre's production of TOMMY is oNe You'll never forget. Putting our stamp on Tommy is a natural for us. This is a production of TOMMY that you will not see anywhere else and that you'll be talking baout for years to come.

The Story...

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia, and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors. As an adolescent, he's discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

TOMMY was nominated for 11 Tonys, the show walked away with 5 Awards, including Best Score. The original cast album won the 1994 Grammy Award.

The Songs...

"Pinball Wizard"
"Tommy Can You Hear Me?
"See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You"
"Acid Queen"
"We're Not Gonna Take It"

THE BIKINIS - A new Musical Beach Party!

Created and Written by
Ray Roderick and James Hindman

Additional Music and Lyrics by
Joseph Baker and Ray Roderick

Thursday August 12 thru Sunday August 22

At the Carousel House on the Boardwalk
Asbury Park, NJ
With a show that promises to get everyone dancing in the aisles, THE BIKINIS relive their heyday and beyond, beginning the summer of 1964, the night these four inseparable friends got their name, winning the Belmar Beach Talent Contest, wearing just their bikinis!

The Story...
It's the dawn of the new millennium and The Bikinis are getting back together. That girl group from the sixties that everyone loves is bringing back the sun, fun and all the great songs they sang down on the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore...all to raise money for good folks at Sandy Shores Mobile Home Beach Resort on Florida's Gold Coast.

In front of a live audience, The Bikinis, or "The Jersey Girls," relive their heyday and beyond, beginning with the summer of 1964, the night these four inseparable girls got their name, winning the Belmar Beach Talent Contest, wearing nothing but their bikinis! The boardwalk was smitten with the 4 teens...Jodi and Annie, two sisters from Passaic New Jersey; Karla, their slightly manipulative cousin from Philly; and best friend Barbara, from Staten Island.

After their big win at the talent contest, there was only one way to go...to the top!
The Bikinis vowed then and there they'd raise enough money to make their own 45 so they could perform on American Bandstand and become as popular as their idols, The Shangri Las!

As our country was coming of age, so were The Bikinis. They take us on a musical journey from the innocents of the 50's, to the pop, psychedelic and war protest worlds of the 60's, from the women's rights movement to the outrageous disco era of the 70's.

Before their last song, entitled "Sandy Shores", The Bikinis resolve their differences from the past and take pride in the being that "one-hit-wonder" from the Jersey Shore. Just as they did in the summer of 1964, they vow to never stop singing together, reminding themselves that friendship is more important than anything life can throw their way. For the finale, they go for it...and strut their stuff...in their bikinis!

The Bikinis is a coming of age story about four women who are coming of age, giving us a chance to look at how we deal with our expectations of life and the acceptance of what our lives have become.

The Songs...

"It's In His Kiss"
"Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
"Heat Wave"
"Mambo Italiano"
"Pennsylvania Polka"
"Under The Boardwalk"
"These Boots Are Made For Walkin"
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
"Incense And Peppermint"
"Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma"
"When Will I Be Loved"
"I'm Every Woman"
"I Will Survive"
"It's Raining Men"
and many more!
THE BIKINIS is a non-stop celebration of song filled with hits.

 

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O'Brien

Thursday October 21 thru Sunday October 31

At a Location in Asbury Park To Be Announced
BE WARNED, THIS SHOW HAS RUDE PARTS!

ReVision Theatre's production of The Rocky Horror Show is ready to thrill you with its frothy, fun, and naughty moments. This is the boldest bash of them all, so sharpen those stilettos for the rockiest ride of your life!
Don't dream it - be it!

The Story...It's the biggest and baddest rock ‘n' roll musical ever!

On the way to visit an old college professor, two clean cut kids, Brad Majors and his fiancée Janet Weiss, run into tyre trouble and seek help at the site of a light down the road. It's coming from the Frankenstein place, where Dr Frank'n'Furter is in the midst of one of his maniacal experiments...

Follow squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they'll never forget, with the scandalous Frank'n'Furter, rippling Rocky and vivacious Magenta. Get ready for a night of fun, frolics and frivolity in this thrilling production of Richard O'Brien's classic original script! Bursting at the seams with timeless classics, including Sweet Transvestite, Damn it Janet, and of course, the pelvic-thrusting Time Warp, Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror show is a non-stop party!

The Songs...

"Science Fiction/Double Feature"
"Dammit, Janet!"
"Over at the Frankenstein Place"
"Sweet Transvestite"
"The Time Warp"
"I Can Make You a Man"
"Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me"
"Don't Dream It, Be It"

For tickets and more information, visit http://www.revisiontheatre.org/

Other Upcoming Events!
FREE Readings From Asbury Park

PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGES

Monday February 22 @ 6:30PM
The Interpreter
A new play by Joe Vitale
Directed by Bob Angelini

Monday March 8 @ 6:30PM
The Cuban & The Redhead
Music & Lyrics by Robert Bartley & Danny Whitman
a new musical based on Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz

All readings take place at the Showroom, 708 Cookman Avenue.

 

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