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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 07 June 2010 |
Blackfriars Theatre announces our 2010-2011 season.
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Marie Antionette: The Color of Flesh
a drama by Joel Gross
September 18-October 2, 2010
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Single tickets
$25.00/$23.00/$15 - Thursdays/Fridays
$27.00/$25.00/$17 - Saturdays/Sundays
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| The turbulent years around the French Revolution provide the setting for this dramatic love traingle. Elisabeth Vigée le Brun, a beautiful, social-climbing portrait painter, uses her affair with Count Alexis de Ligne, a left-leaning philanderer, to get a commission to paint the naive young Queen Marie Antoinette. While Elisa uses the Queen to further her career and Alexis uses the Queen to further his political goals, both learn to love the woman they're exploiting. Elisa becomes the Queen's best friend, and Alexis becomes the Queen's lover. Elisa tries to end the scandalous affair between the Queen and Alexis, both out of concern for the Queen's political position and jealousy over Alexis' love, until the Revolution shatters all three of their lives.
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Gorey Stories
a play with music
sketches based on the stories of Edward Gorey
Adapted by Stephen Currens. Music by David Aldric
October 23-31, 2009
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Single tickets
$25.00/$23.00/$15 - Thursdays/Fridays
$27.00/$25.00/$17 - Saturdays/Sundays
Subscriber vouchers not applicable for this show.
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Just in time for Halloween, Rochester will be haunted by this dark comic take on 18 short stories by famed author/artist Edward Gorey, famous for his familiar animated introduction to PBS show Mystery! Gorey Stories, a play with live music, is a compilation of stories, poems and limericks drawn from the best of Edward Gorey's monochromatic illustrated works such as The Gashlycrumb Tinies and The Curious Sofa – a neo-gothic vision of the world as dark, mysterious, sinister and yet simultaneously hilarious. The amusing results are suitable for those who may already love Lemony Snicket, Charles Addams or the worlds of Tim Burton.
Advisory: Due to the uniquely dark and macabre nature of this play, we do not recommend it for audience members under the age of 12. Parental discretion is advised.
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Shakespeare in Hollywood
by Ken Ludwig
November 20 - December 11, 2010
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Single tickets
$25.00/$23.00/$15 - Thursdays/Fridays
$27.00/$25.00/$17 - Saturdays/Sundays
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| Lights, Camera, Shakespeare! It's 1934, and Shakespeare's most famous fairies, Oberon and Puck, have magically materialized on the Warner Bros. Hollywood set of Max Reinhardt's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Instantly smitten by the glitz and glamour of show biz, the two are ushered onto the silver screen to play (who else?) themselves. With a little help from a feisty flower, blonde bombshells, movie moguls, and arrogant "asses" are tossed into loopy love triangles, with raucous results. The mischievous magic of moviedom sparkles in this hilarious comic romp. The latest hit from the author of Broadway's Crazy for You, Lend Me a Tenor, Moon over Buffalo, and Twentieth Century was the winner of the 2004 Helen Hayes Award for Best New Play. |
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The Santaland Diaries
a comedy by David Sedaris
adapted for the stage by Joe Matello
December 17-23, 2010
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Single tickets
Reg: $28; Senior: $23; Student: $15
Subscriber vouchers not applicable for this show.
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A delightfully thorny tale of working as Yuletide elf at Macy's. This holiday merriment by NPR favorite and best selling author David Sedaris tells of a slackers life as he takes out his frustrations on children and parents alike. The piece ends wtih yet another "Santa" being ushered to the throne, but unlike the lecherous or drunken others who have taken the seat, this one genuinely seems to care about the children, startling our hero into an uncharacteristic moment of holiday cheer. Hysterical satirical wit and good will prevail.
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Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and
Living in Paris
Production conception, English lyrics, additional material by
Eric Blau and Mort Shuman based on Jacques Brel's lyrics and commentary
Music by Jacques Brel
December 31-January 22, 2011
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Single tickets
$25.00/$23.00/$15 - Thursdays/Fridays
$27.00/$25.00/$17 - Saturdays/Sundays
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| The poignant, passionate and profound songs of Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel are brought to vivid theatrical life in this intimate, bold and emotional evening of theatre. Brimming with flair, attitude and European sophistication, these rich compositions bring to mind the groundbreaking work of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, creating a universe all their own that consistently startles with its daring, candor and insight. The sheer musical poetry of each song supports many layers of interpretation, giving the show a new and unexpected meaning with every new cast and production team that takes it on. |
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The Glass Menagerie
a drama by Tennessee Williams
February 26 - March 19, 2011
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Single tickets
$25.00/$23.00/$15 - Thursdays/Fridays
$27.00/$25.00/$17 - Saturdays/Sundays
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Tennessee Williams’ enduring classic is an award-winning portrayal of a disintegrating family during the depression of the 1930s. Looking back through the eyes of Amanda Wingfield’s son Tom we share an intimate moment of their family life in a St. Louis tenement house in the delicate atmosphere of time remembered. Amanda, a former Southern belle, places well-meaning but unrealistic demands on her exceedingly shy and slightly crippled daughter Laura, driving her to seek refuge in a world of fantasy that revolves around her collection of glass animals. Torn between loyalty to his sister and his desire to be free of his family, Tom escapes into a world of alcohol and poetry. When Tom brings home a friend to meet Laura, Amanda hopes this might finally be the suitor who can bring her daughter out of her reclusive shell. Vulnerable and tragic, The Glass Menagerie is one of Williams’ most intimate and heartrending dramas and introduced him as one of the preeminent American playwrights of the 20th century.
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The Who's Tommy
Book by Pete Townsend and Des McAnuff
Music and Lyrics by Pete Townsend
Additional Music and Lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon
Based on The Who's rock-opera, Tommy
April 23 - May 14, 2011
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Single tickets
$25.00/$23.00/$15 - Thursdays/Fridays
$27.00/$25.00/$17 - Saturdays/Sundays
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Pete Townshend's tale of a deaf, mute and blind pinball player who becomes an international messiah, based upon the chart-topping 1969 rock opera, now hits the Blackfriars stage in a not-to-be-missed electrifying evening of rock and roll theatre. The 1969 rock-opera Tommy became the first concept album of its kind, chronicling the story of a young man whose life is forever altered and defined by a terrible act of violence. The Who’s Tommy takes audiences on the journey of a child who lives buried inside himself, only to become a man who lives too much for others, and his ultimate discovery that what sets us apart is what gives us our place in the world. This show, nominated for 11 Tony awards, and winning 5, including best score, will be an exciting evening of powerful music.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 August 2010 )
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