Download the 2008-2009 Season Brochure - Walnut Street Theatre
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WST 08-09 season brochure 5/7/08 8:54 AM Page 1<br />
SUBSCRIBERS SAVE MONEY!<br />
SUBSCRIBERS NEVER WORRY!<br />
SUBSCRIBERS PARK WITH A DISCOUNT!<br />
SUBSCRIBERS ENJOY FLEXIBILITY!<br />
SUBSCRIBERS ARE NEVER AT A LOSS!<br />
YOU SAVE UP TO 70% OFF BOX OFFICE PRICES.<br />
YOU’LL HAVE GUARANTEED SEATS FOR EACH SHOW.<br />
AVAILABLE AT SEVERAL CONVENIENT LOCATIONS.<br />
YOU CAN EASILY EXCHANGE YOUR TICKETS<br />
IF YOUR SCHEDULE CHANGES.<br />
IF YOU LOSE OR MISPLACE YOUR TICKETS,<br />
WE’LL GLADLY PROVIDE REPLACEMENTS.<br />
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S<br />
STATE FAIR<br />
HAIRSPRAY<br />
THE BROADWAY MUSICAL<br />
A STREETCAR<br />
NAMED DESIRE<br />
BORN<br />
YESTERDAY<br />
MEL BROOKS’<br />
THE PRODUCERS<br />
MUSIC BY RICHARD RODGERS • LYRICS BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II<br />
BOOK BY TOM BRIGGS AND LOUIS MATTIOLI<br />
BASED ON THE SCREENPLAY BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II<br />
AND THE NOVEL BY PHIL STONG<br />
BOOK BY MARK O’DONNELL AND THOMAS MEEHAN<br />
MUSIC BY MARC SHAIMAN<br />
LYRICS BY SCOTT WITTMAN AND MARC SHAIMAN<br />
BASED ON THE NEW LINE CINEMA FILM WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY JOHN WATERS<br />
BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS<br />
A CLASSIC AMERICAN<br />
MASTERPIECE TO CELEBRATE!<br />
BY GARSON KANIN<br />
A TIMELESS AMERICAN<br />
COMEDY TO CELEBRATE!<br />
BOOK BY MEL BROOKS AND THOMAS MEEHAN<br />
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY MEL BROOKS<br />
AND BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH STUDIOCANAL<br />
AN AMERICAN MUSICAL ROMANCE TO CELEBRATE!<br />
A BIG AMERICAN MUSICAL COMEDY TO CELEBRATE!<br />
AN ALL-AMERICAN MUSICAL COMEDY CLASSIC TO CELEBRATE!<br />
As we begin our 200th season, let’s celebrate with a big<br />
old-fashioned and romantic visit to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s<br />
all-American State Fair! Wonderful surprises await you in this<br />
Broadway musical based on <strong>the</strong> classic Academy Award-winning<br />
film. The sumptuous score includes "It Might As Well Be<br />
Spring," "You Never Had it So Good," and "It's a Grand<br />
Night for Singing." Set against <strong>the</strong> colorful backdrop of an<br />
American heartland tradition, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s<br />
State Fair is a winning start to this historic season!<br />
This Broadway sensation explodes with big songs, big hair and<br />
big dreams this holiday season! It’s 1962 and Tracy Turnblad<br />
has one passion in life - to dance on The Corny Collins<br />
Show. Tracy grooves her way into instant stardom and <strong>the</strong><br />
eyes of teen dream Link Larkin. But with <strong>the</strong> program’s scheming<br />
producer against her, Tracy needs her best friend Penny, her<br />
big-hearted mo<strong>the</strong>r and <strong>the</strong> sassy Motormouth Maybelle to<br />
show <strong>the</strong> world that a dream can make a big difference.<br />
In 1947, Broadway’s hottest young writer brought his newest<br />
play to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Walnut</strong>. It was an exotic, erotic, passionate and<br />
dramatic story set in <strong>the</strong> steamy French Quarter of New<br />
Orleans. Blanche DuBois, a faded sou<strong>the</strong>rn belle, takes us on<br />
a journey of delicate indiscretions, lost dreams and brutish<br />
actions into her own madness, aided by her handsome,<br />
masculine bro<strong>the</strong>r-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. One of <strong>the</strong> greatest<br />
dramas of all time returns to where it began in 1947,<br />
now part of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Walnut</strong>’s 200th Anniversary celebration.<br />
Born Yesterday is America’s funniest screwball comedy!<br />
Harry Brock goes to Washington to try to break into <strong>the</strong><br />
“special interest” business with an ethically-challenged senator.<br />
He realizes that his fiancée, Billie Dawn, may need a<br />
makeover to fit his new inside-<strong>the</strong>-beltway image. Brock hires<br />
a dashing D.C. journalist to give <strong>the</strong> seemingly dim-witted<br />
blonde a crash course in politics, history, literature, and – of<br />
course – true love. All-American humor, independence and<br />
true love weren’t born yesterday, <strong>the</strong>y are stronger than ever!<br />
Mel Brooks’ The Producers opened on Broadway to unanimous rave<br />
reviews, earning a record-breaking twelve Tony Awards. In this<br />
laugh-out-loud musical comedy, scheming producer Max Bialystock<br />
and his mousy accountant Leo Bloom discover that <strong>the</strong>y can make<br />
more money producing a Broadway flop than <strong>the</strong>y can with a hit.<br />
They decide to produce <strong>the</strong> worst Broadway musical of all time.<br />
But what will <strong>the</strong>y do when <strong>the</strong>ir sure-to-offend musical becomes<br />
a surprise sensation The Producers is a spectacular finale<br />
to our all-American season!<br />
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SPONSORED BY<br />
SEPTEMBER 2 – OCTOBER 19<br />
NOVEMBER 4 – JANUARY 4<br />
JANUARY 13 – MARCH 1<br />
MARCH 10 – APRIL 26<br />
MAY 12 – JULY 12<br />
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5-SHOW PACKAGES ORCHESTRA/LOWER MEZZANINE UPPER MEZZANINE<br />
Preview Performance*<br />
Tues/Wed/Thur @ 8 pm<br />
Preview Performance*<br />
Friday/Saturday @ 8 pm<br />
Opening Night<br />
Wednesday @ 7 pm<br />
Regular Performance<br />
Tues/Wed/Thur @ 8 pm<br />
Thursday @ 2 pm<br />
Regular Performance<br />
Friday/Saturday @ 8 pm<br />
Saturday/Sunday @ 2 pm<br />
Sunday @ 7 pm<br />
Senior & Youth Discount**<br />
Tues/Wed/Thur @ 8 pm<br />
Thur/Sat @ 2 pm<br />
Sunday @ 7 pm<br />
$330 $125 62% $280 $85 69%<br />
$330 $170 48% $280 $130 53%<br />
$330 $330 0% $280 $130 53%<br />
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Each ticket includes a $2.00 historic facility fee. Ticket exchanges may be subject to a fee.<br />
* Previews are performances before <strong>the</strong> official opening night. Seating availability is limited.<br />
** 65 years of age and older or 24 years of age and under. Valid ID required with your order.<br />
The Senior/Youth discount is NOT valid for any Friday or Saturday Evenings or Sunday Matinees.<br />
Discounts not valid in <strong>the</strong> Orchestra/Lower Mezzanine on Opening Night.<br />
*** Post performance discussions are held after <strong>the</strong> first Wednesday evening and second Sunday<br />
matinee series for each of our shows. Subscribers have a chance, at <strong>the</strong>se performances, to discuss<br />
<strong>the</strong> show with <strong>the</strong> cast! Call 215-574-3550, ext. 6 for additional information.<br />
SEATING<br />
No seat is fur<strong>the</strong>r than 60 feet from <strong>the</strong> stage!<br />
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EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND<br />
SUMMER <strong>2008</strong><br />
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Dear Friend:<br />
This is a spectacular year for <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Walnut</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> as America’s<br />
Oldest <strong>Theatre</strong> (1809) celebrates<br />
200 years of live entertainment. We’d<br />
like to invite you to join Philadelphia’s<br />
most popular <strong>the</strong>atre company for<br />
our all-American celebration!<br />
America’s best writers, including<br />
Rodgers and Hammerstein, Mel<br />
Brooks and Tennessee Williams,<br />
bring you great stories set across<br />
America. Their soaring scores<br />
and larger-than-life stories are<br />
true celebrations of <strong>the</strong> heart,<br />
soul and spirit of America.<br />
You’ll fall in love again with <strong>the</strong>se<br />
classic Broadway shows.<br />
I’d like you to be a part of <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Walnut</strong>’s history – just as Thomas<br />
Jefferson, Katharine Hepburn,<br />
Henry Fonda and millions of o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
artists and audiences have been for<br />
200 years. Secure your seats to be a<br />
part of our historic bicentennial year<br />
and our 26th season as a not-forprofit<br />
producing <strong>the</strong>atre company.<br />
I’m very proud of <strong>the</strong> work at <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Walnut</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> – from <strong>the</strong><br />
costumes we build on <strong>the</strong> fourth<br />
floor of <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>atre, to <strong>the</strong> elegant<br />
sets that are built by Philadelphia’s<br />
talented artists, to <strong>the</strong> family of<br />
Philadelphia and international<br />
performers that create <strong>the</strong>ir magic,<br />
year after year.<br />
Philadelphia can be proud of its<br />
great <strong>the</strong>atre tradition. The<br />
<strong>Walnut</strong> continues to break box<br />
office records. Thanks to over<br />
57,000 people who subscribe each<br />
season, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Walnut</strong> remains <strong>the</strong><br />
most subscribed <strong>the</strong>atre company<br />
in <strong>the</strong> world! Now’s <strong>the</strong> time to<br />
subscribe and guarantee memories<br />
that will last a lifetime.<br />
We offer you several different<br />
subscription options with<br />
exclusive subscriber benefits,<br />
which are detailed on <strong>the</strong> following<br />
pages. Our tickets are priced to make<br />
live, professional performances<br />
affordable to everyone.<br />
As a <strong>Walnut</strong> subscriber, you’ll<br />
enjoy guaranteed seating in our<br />
intimate playhouse where <strong>the</strong><br />
view is great, no matter where<br />
you sit – <strong>the</strong><br />
far<strong>the</strong>st seat<br />
from <strong>the</strong><br />
stage is only<br />
60 feet away.<br />
You’ll feel <strong>the</strong><br />
excitement in<br />
every row,<br />
every seat.<br />
We can’t wait to share our new<br />
season with you: three spectacular<br />
musicals and two classic, awardwinning<br />
plays. Dance in <strong>the</strong><br />
aisles, rejoice in great music and<br />
celebrate stories that have real<br />
heart. Share this historic season<br />
with your family and friends.<br />
Won’t you please join us<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Bernard Havard<br />
Producing Artistic Director<br />
Photos (Top to Bottom) Bernard Havard,<br />
Photo by Coy Butler. Cary Michele Miller,<br />
Peter Pan (2007); Robert Prosky, The Price<br />
(<strong>2008</strong>); Ensemble from Carousel (2007).<br />
Back Cover: Jamie Torcellini and Paul<br />
Schoeffler, Man of La Mancha (2007).<br />
Photos by Brett Thomas.<br />
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FOR AS LITTLE AS $85.<br />
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PHILADELPHIA, PA<br />
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A SEASON OF ALL-AMERICAN CELEBRATION!<br />
CELEBRATING 200 YEARS!<br />
<strong>2008</strong> - <strong>2009</strong>