Fiddler on the Roof (2008)
7 Jun 2008

Fiddler on the Roof (2008)

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The second time that OxACT has produced this classic musical. Fiddler on the Roof is set in the small Jewish village of Anatevka, Russia, in 1905. It centers on the efforts of Tevye, a dairyman, his wife, Golde, and their five daughters to cope with their harsh existence under Tsarist rule. The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, was the first musical
to surpass the 3,000 performance mark, and it held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years.

Company
8 Jun 2007

Company

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Considered the first concept musical, Company opened on Broadway in 1970 and won several Tony Awards, a NY Drama Critics Award and a Drama Desk Award. A new Broadway revival of Company is planned for fall of 2006, after an … Continued

Into the Woods
7 Jun 2007

Into the Woods

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In this popular musical, recipient of the 1987 Tony for Best Score and Best Book, classic fairy tales are woven with the tale of a Baker and his Wife, who seek to break a spell of childlessness laid upon them by a crabby Witch. Everyone’s wish is granted at the end of Act One, but in Act Two, all the characters must deal with what happens AFTER “Happily Ever After” with lessons learned about community responsibility and how we are all interdependent on each other.

Free to Be…You and Me
8 Jun 2006

Free to Be…You and Me

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Free to Be… You and Me is a children’s entertainment project, conceived, created and executive-produced by actress and author Marlo Thomas. Produced in collaboration with the Ms. Foundation for Women. The basic concept was to encourage post-1960s gender neutrality, saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and comfort with one’s identity. A major thematic message is that anyone—whether a boy or a girl—can achieve anything.

Guys and Dolls
9 Jun 2005

Guys and Dolls

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New York’s most infamous crap game organizer, Nathan Detroit, hoping for a big pay day, challenges notorious gambler Sky Masterson to a bet he’s sure he’ll win: take mission girl Sarah Brown to dinner in Havana, Cuba. Sky accepts and … Continued

I Do! I Do!
10 Jun 2002

I Do! I Do!

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I Do! I Do! is a musical with a book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt which is based on the Jan de Hartog play The Fourposter. The two-character story spans fifty years, from 1895 to 1945, as it focuses on the ups and downs experienced by Agnes and Michael throughout their marriage.

Cole
10 Jun 2002

Cole

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Here’s a fresh musical about the King of Musicals, Cole Porter. Green and Strachan have cleverly put together most of Cole’s hit tunes with a narration which tells the story of his life, from Yale to Paris to Manhattan to Broadway to Hollywood– and, ultimately, back once again to Broadway.

Nuncrackers
10 Jun 2001

Nuncrackers

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The Nunsense Christmas Musical, Nuncrackers, is presented as the first TV special taped in the Cable Access Studio built by Reverend Mother in the convent basement. It stars the nuns you love, plus Father Virgil, and four of Mount Saint … Continued

Dames at Sea
10 Jun 2001

Dames at Sea

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A long-running hit Off Broadway that brought stardom to Bernadette Peters, this campy show is based on the nostalgia of Hollywood musicals of the ’30s. It’s big-time New York, into which sweet little Ruby from faraway Hometown, U.S.A. has come … Continued