The Raleigh Little Theatre 2009-2010 Season
Introducing the 2009-2010 Season! It's going to be a great year!
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Sutton SeriesFive shows on the Cantey V. Sutton Main Stage Theatre. Lost In YonkersSutton Main Stage Theatre By Neil Simon. This coming of age tale, set in WWII, strikes a perfect balance between comedy and tragedy. It was the first play, considered by many critics to be his best work, to win Simon the Pulitzer Prize. Go to the Lost In Yonkers show page. Altar BoyzSutton Main Stage Theatre Music and Lyrics by Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker; Book by Kevin Del Aguilla A musical-comedy spoof about a boy-band on the last night of their national "Raise the Praise" tour. The Boyz - five ultra talented heart-throbs from Ohio - are lead singer Matthew (a pretty-boy hunk and leader of the pack), Mark (a sensitive young boy with a deep and abiding faith in Cher), Luke (a bad-boy with an interest in communion wine), Juan (a hot-blooded crooner with a passion for pretty girls) and Abraham (a nice Jewish boy, who's not sure how he ended up here …though his mother would sure like to know!) Go to the Altar Boyz show page. Veronica's RoomSutton Main Stage Theatre By Ira Levin. This chilling mystery thriller by the author of Rosemary's Baby and Deathtrap straddles the thin line between fantasy and reality, madness and murder. Go to the Veronica's Room show page. Our TownSutton Main Stage Theatre By Thornton Wilder. The history of Grover's Corners between the years of 1901 and 1913 are played out on stage. Routine daily activity becomes the subject of drama, from the morning milk delivery to the town choir practice. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1938. Go to the Our Town show page. The Light in the PiazzaSutton Main Stage Theatre Book by Craig Lucas; Music and lyrics by Adam Guettel. A captivating musical of passion and romance. As mother and daughter from Winston-Salem travel through Italy during the summer of 1953, the daughter meets and falls for a handsome young Florentine. The Light in the Piazza swept the 2005 with six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score, and earned five Drama Desk Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards. Go to the Light in the Piazza show page.
Big Ticket SeriesSee all the shows in the Sutton Series plus a show in the Gaddy-Goodwin Theatre and another in the outdoor Stephenson Amphitheatre (under the stars) – both with general admission seating. Scenes From American LifeGaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre By A. R. Gurney. Eight performers portray 100 characters inhabiting the world of country clubs and cocktails parties, prep schools and dancing classes. Moments of amusement, nostalgia, and social commentary chronicle the demise of the upstate New York WASP, beginning with the 1930's through World War II and the upheavals of the 1960's, leading toward an Orwellian society of the future. Go to the Scenes From American Life show page. Songs for a New WorldRLT Outdoor Stephenson Amphitheatre By Jason Robert Brown. From the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge 57 stories above Fifth Avenue, a cast of characters perform 16 songs, each telling its own story: how to survive in a new set of circumstances - a new world - even against seemingly overwhelming odds. Go to the Songs for a New World show page.
Youth SeasonThree shows for younger audiences and their families. Charlotte's WebGaddy Goodwin Teaching Theatre Adapted from the book by E.B. White By Joseph Robinette, The award-winning story of friendship between Wilbur, an irresistible young pig, and Charlotte, an extraordinary spider. Go to the Charlotte's Web show page. Snoopy!!! The MusicalGaddy Goodwin Teaching Theatre Based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. Book by Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw and Michael L. Grace; Music by Larry Grossman, Lyrics by Hal Hackady. Life lessons in self-confidence, lots of laughs and songs for Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the gang. Go to the Snoopy!!! The Musical show page. The Hundred DressesGaddy Goodwin Teaching Theatre Adapted from the book by Eleanor Estes By Mary Hall Surface. This engaging story teaches children to stand up for what they believe in, about actions and their consequences and the value of forgiveness. Adapted from a 1944 Newbery Honor and a Caldecott Medal winning book. Go to the Hundred Dresses show page.
Holiday ShowOur annual holiday show, now in its 26th year. CinderellaProgress Energy Center for the Performing Arts Fletcher Theater Based on a Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault Adaptation and Lyrics by Jim Eiler, Music by Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy. RLT proves again that dreams really can come true. The beautiful lass-who-lost-her-slipper makes her 26th annual appearance in hopes of finding her Prince Charming. Combine lively song and dance, elegant ball gowns, conniving stepsisters, a magical coach ride and you have a holiday tradition for the whole family. Go to the Cinderella show page.
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