Desert Stages Theatre Announces 2018-2019 Season Lineup
By: Julie Musbach May. 29, 2018
Desert Stages Theatre (DST) announces the lineup for the 2018-2019 season at their new location in Scottsdale Fashion Square. The lineup includes Broadway classics, iconic holiday musicals and youth plays which will be performed on both the intimate Actors Café stage and the Mainstage at the DST location.
On the Mainstage
The Mainstage will feature the classic Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan musical, "Young Frankenstein," right in time for Halloween. The new season will also bring the Seth Rudetsky musical comedy, "Disaster!," an homage to classic 1970's disaster films. "Disaster!" will be directed by Max Crumm, one of the original stars of the Broadway musical and a former DST actor. In the spring, the Broadway classic, "Oliver!," based on the Charles Dickens novel "Oliver Twist," will make its debut.
The complete list of shows taking place on the Mainstage is included below:
Young Frankenstein :: Oct. 5 - Nov 4, 2018
Disaster! :: Jan. 11 - Feb. 10, 2019
Oliver! :: April 5 - May 5, 2019
On the Actors Café stage
The intimate Actors Café stage will feature holiday performances such as the rarely performed play "The Bad Seed" during the Halloween season and "A Christmas Story: The Play," based on the classic Christmas film. The season will also include the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, "Death of a Salesman" and more.
The complete list of shows taking place on the Actors Café stage is included below:
Boeing Boeing :: Aug. 24 - Oct. 7, 2018
The Bad Seed :: Oct. 19 - Nov. 18, 2018
A Christmas Story: The Play :: Nov. 30 - Dec. 23, 2018
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks :: Jan. 18 - Feb. 24, 2019
Death of a Salesman :: March 15 - April 14, 2019
Broadway Bound :: April 26 - June 9, 2019
The Dixie Swim Club :: June 21 - Aug 4, 2019
Youth and Teen Shows
The 2018-2019 season will incorporate seven youth and teen shows such as "Bye Bye Birdie," "Mary Poppins Jr.," "Legally Blonde: The Musical," "All Shook Up" and more with actors ranging in age from three to twenty-two-years-old.
The complete list of shows taking place on the Actors Café stage is included below:
Bye Bye Birdie :: Aug. 17 - Sept. 16, 2018
A Butterfly's Day :: Oct. 13 - Oct. 28, 2018
Mary Poppins Jr. :: Nov. 16 - Dec. 23, 2018
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee :: Jan. 12 - Feb. 3, 2019
Legally Blonde: The Musical :: May 17 - June 16, 2019
Gerry Cullity's Alice in Wonderland :: May 25 - June 9, 2019
All Shook Up :: June 28 - July 28, 2019
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre is located at 7014 East Camelback Road, Suite 0586, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251.
For more information on Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre events, performances, productions, children's camps and more, visit DesertStages.org.
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