New Season Revealed for the Laguna Playhouse

Submitted by the Laguna Playhouse:

The Laguna Playhouse has announced its new schedule of shows for the 2013-2014 season:

I DO!  I DO!

July 9 - August 11, 2013

Book by Harvey Schmidt

Music and Lyrics by Tom Jones

Directed by Alan Souza

The charming story of Michael and Agnes and their 50 years of marriage takes place around a large four-poster bed and features the musical standard, “My Cup Runneth Over.” The Playhouse is thrilled to have two great musical talents, Davis Gaines (Phantom of the Opera; Hello, Dolly; Camelot) and Vicki Lewis (Chicago, Damn Yankees) who will light up our stage in their turn at this funny and heartwarming musical about the joy, struggles, humor and passion that is every marriage.

FALLEN ANGELS

Written by Noel Coward

Directed by Art Manke

October 8 – November 3, 2013

Julia and Jane are the best of friends and happily married. But before they tied the knot, they each had a brief, torrid affair with Maurice, a charming, handsome Frenchman. While their husbands are away for a day of golf, guess who's back in town and requesting the ladies' company? Fallen Angels is a champagne cocktail of wit, charm and high comedy that set the stage for the likes of female comedic duos such as Lucy and Ethel and LaVerne and Shirley. This is Noel Coward at his inimitable best - you'll laugh yourself silly at the farcical foibles of these fabulous Fallen Angels.

HOLIDAY SHOW (to be determined)

November 22 – December 29, 2013

The spirit of imagination and negotiation is alive at the Laguna Playhouse. We are holding out one special production to be announced soon. You will remember some of our productions from holidays past, Plaid Tidings, This Wonderful Life and Daddy Long Legs. We promise to bring you another in this tradition that is truly special and magical. More information to come in the weeks ahead.

RING OF FIRE

January 7  – February 2, 2014 

Created by Richard Maltby Jr.

Conceived by William Meade

Choreographed by Paula Hammons Sloan
Directed by Steve Steiner

Warm up your winter with the rousing words and music of Johnny Cash. Ring of Fire brings to life more than 30 of his best songs including “I Walk the Line,” “In the Sweet By and By,” “Folsom Prison Blues” and, of course, “Ring of Fire.” Cash’s life is a mythic American tale, and this musical features ten extraordinary talented singer-actor-musicians who offer a riveting glimpse into Cash’s world where faith, love and compassion are the touchstones in everyday life.

ALL THE GREAT BOOKS (abridged)

Written & Directed by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor

March 4 – March 30 2014

Confused by Confucius? Thoroughly thrown by Thoreau? Wish Swift was swifter? Tennyson tinier? Then buckle up and hop aboard as America's best-loved comedy troupe zips through everything you were supposed to read in school, but probably didn't.  No classic escapes the slings and arrows of outrageous satire in this captivating production. The Literary Canon explodes as the three cultural guerillas of the Reduced Shakespeare Company take you on a hilarious ninety-eight minute roller-coaster ride through its compact compendium of the 83 greatest books in the history of Western Literature.

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING

April 29 – May 25, 2014

Written by Joan Didion

Directed by Jenny Sullivan

The Year of Magical Thinking will star stage, movie and television veteran actor Linda Purl. Adapted for the stage by Joan Didion from her memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking is both a love letter to her daughter, who died just before the book was published in 2005, and a tribute to an extraordinary marriage.

Directed by Jenny Sullivan, this stunning tour-de-force one-woman show will be the multi-talented Ms. Purl's first appearance at the Laguna Playhouse. Didion’s piece is a haunting and lyrical story of loss and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit, laced with Joan Didion’s particular brand of  humor and wit, the The New York Times called the play “moving and elegiac.”

OUR 2013/2014 BONUS OPTIONS:

BRITISHMANIA

August 13 – August 25, 2013 

See one of today's best Beatles tribute bands! BRITISHMANIA re-creates a high level theater-like concert with up to four costume eras. They include "The British Invasion/Ed Sullivan Show” era, "The 1965 Help/Shea Stadium” era, "The Sgt. Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour" era and "The Let it Be/Abbey Road" era. A Multi-media spectacular that will "tell the story" of the timeline of events and music from the 1960s!

THE PIANO SHOW

September 17 - 29, 2013

Hershey Felder will return to the Laguna Playhouse, where he will give the World Premiere of "Hershey Felder as Franz Liszt in THE PIANO SHOW!”

Franz Liszt was "the" piano superstar of the 19th century, if not of all time. Hershey Felder's THE PIANO SHOW! promises an artful blend of live music and vivid storytelling and will be the fifth and final installment in his series of genre-defying productions that integrate live performance with stirring theatrical portrayals, illuminating both the music, performer and the composer.

RITA RUDNER and her new dress

Friday, May 30, 2014 – 7:30 pm

Saturday, May 31, 2014 – 7:30 pm

Award-winning comedian and Las Vegas headliner Rita Rudner returns with her sophisticated wit and clever one-liners to The Laguna Playhouse for an exclusive all new engagement. Rudner’s sharp timing and soft-spoken voice have become her trademarks while delivering hilarious and witty observations on everyday life.

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ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND PRICING

Subscriptions to this extraordinary season are now available by calling the Box Office at 949-497-2787 (ARTS) or online at www.lagunaplayhouse.com.

Season Tickets range from $183 - $387.  Single Tickets will range from $30- $70. Student discounts are available at the Box Office.  Group discounts are available by calling 949-497-2787 ext. 229.   The box office is open Tuesdays – Sundays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (open until 8 pm on performance days).

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is instituting new curtain times for the upcoming season - Tue-Fri at 7:30PM; Sat at 2 & 7:30PM, Sun at 2 & 7PM.

For more information on all shows and programming visit www.lagunaplayhouse.com.  LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is located at 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.