MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS Opens at Hale Theatre

Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert presents Meet Me in St. Louis, a charming Broadway musical based on the film that rocketed Judy Garland to fame as an adult movie star in 1944. The story transports us back in time to the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, where we meet Mr. and Mrs. Smith, their four daughters and one son. Romantic suitors, comedic misunderstandings and jovial pranks delight audiences with nonstop entertainment.

The famous songs Meet Me in St. Louie, Louie, The Boy Next Door, Skip to My Lou, A Day in New York, and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas will warm hearts and tempt you to sing along! The movie was nominated for four Oscars and was named one of the Ten Best Musicals by the American Film Institute. The Broadway production in 1989-1990 was nominated for four Tony Awards and won New York's Theatre World Award.

Meet Me in St. Louis plays at Hale Centre Theatre October 12th through November 25th. The musical is directed and choreographed by multi-ariZoni Award winner Cambrian james with Lincoln Wright as music director.

Tickets are $32 for adults and $20 for youth ages 5-17. Obtain tickets by calling Hale's box office at 480-497-1181 or online at www.HaleTheatreArizona.com.

A gem of a theatre, the Hale is located at 50 West Page Avenue in Gilbert's Heritage District, across the street from the Gilbert Water Tower Park. Several restaurants and ample free parking are located nearby.

Be sure to attend the Hale for the entire 2017-2018 season. The Hale's holiday classic and family favorite A Christmas Carol performs in December. 2018 kicks off New Year's eve with the hilarious comedy See How They Run, which plays through early February. Life Could Be a Dream, a jukebox musical romp, will be performed from mid-January through mid-April.

The Broadway smash hit musical No, No, Nanette begins in mid-February and plays through the end of March. The Importance of Being Earnest, the hilarious satire on Victorian manners by Oscar Wilde, appears from April 5th through May 12th, 2018. Big Fish, an entertaining big fish story set to music, is next from mid-May through the end of June. Sister Act, the uproarious musical comedy about a disco queen who takes refuge in a convent, concludes Hale's 14th season. Sister Act plays at Hale from July 6th through August 18th, 2018.

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