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MAINSTAGE SERIES in the
HOWARD AND RHONDA HAWKS THEATRE
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Footloose, The Musical
Stage adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie
Based on the Original Screenplay by Dean Pitchford
Music by Tom Snow with Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Additional Music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar,
Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman
September 17 – October 17, 2010
Based on the 1984 hit movie, this high-energy musical is the story of a big city kid who moves to a small town and shakes up the status quo. The music in the show will have audience members up on their dancing feet. A “slam-bang” show to kick off the new season on the Mainstage.
Sponsored in part by: Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., Tenaska and Ron & Teri Quinn. Partial Sponsorship Available!
Orchestra Sponsored by: KPMG
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The Odd Couple
By Neil Simon
January 21–February 13, 2011
After disastrous marriages two men, one very meticulous and the other one a real slob, move in together with hilarious results. Fresh, rich and remarkably original, this comedy is irresistible and continuously funny. One of Neil Simon’s greatest efforts.
Sponsored by: Anne Thorne Weaver and JET LINX
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Nunsense
Book, Music and Lyrics by Dan Goggin
March 4–April 3, 2011
This show is about a fund raiser put on by “The Little Sisters of Hoboken” to raise money to bury sisters who were accidently poisoned by the convent cook-Sister Julia (Child of God). A hail of fun and frolic. Wacky and outrageous with a hysterical anything goes sense of craziness. Lots of good music to lift your spirits.
Sponsorship Available!
Orchestra Sponsored by: Continuum Worldwide
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Steel Magnolias
By Robert Harling
April 15–May 8, 2011
A group of gossipy Southern ladies in a small town beauty parlor make this play alternately hilarious and touching. Skillfully crafted, it builds to a conclusion that is deeply moving. Suffused with humor and tinged with tragedy this play and its wonderful lovable characters lend a special quality to an evening at the theatre.
Sponsored in part by: Union Bank & Trust Co-Sponsorship Available!
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Guys And Dolls
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon
May 27–June 26, 2011
Set against the color of New York City’s high lights and low life, this show is an entertaining fable of love, marriage and temperance on Damon Runyon’s Broadway. It has a classic score and book that includes such songs as “Luck be a Lady” and “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat.” This musical is everyone’s best bet for melody and laughter.
Sponsored in part by: HDR and
The Paul and Oscar Giger Foundation
Partial Sponsorship Available!
Orchestra Sponsored by: Fran & Rich Juro
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Fonda McGuire Series in the
HOWARD DREW THEATRE
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The Lady With All The Answers
By David Rambo
Drawn from the life and letters of Ann Landers
with the cooperation of Margo Howard
August 20–September 19, 2010
For decades, renowned advice columnist Ann Landers answered countless letters from lovelorn teens, confused couples and a multitude of others in need of advice. This is a new one-woman play about the bubbly, frank and slightly eccentric writer that provides a compelling portrait of her. Folksy, funny, straightforward and validating all about the no-nonsense woman whose daily dialogue with America helped shape the social landscapes for the last half century.
Sponsored by: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NE
and Interstate Printing Company.
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A Thousand Clowns
By Herb Gardner
October 22–November 21, 2010
A humorous non-conformist bachelor is left to raise his precious nephew. He has tired of writing cheap comedy for a children’s television program and decides to do everything he has always wanted to do. Eventually he must return to work or lose his nephew. This is an extraordinary funny play with some brilliantly offbeat lines and situations. Fun! Fun! Fun!
Sponsored by: Enterprise Bank and "Friend of the Playhouse"
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
By William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin
February 18–March 27, 2011
This hilarious musical tale of overachiever’s angst chronicles the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. It is a quirky spelling bee that is in a word c-h-a-r-m-i-n-g.
Sponsorship Available!
Orchestra Sponsored by: Whitmore Charitable Trust
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Tuesdays With Morrie
By Jeffery Hatcher and Mitch Albom
Based on the book by Mitch Albom
April 29–May 29, 2011
A heart-warming play that tells the story of two men, one young and one old who bare their hearts and their souls as they give a study of life and death. It is perfectly complete as they create a world of their own. This play is truly live theatre at its best.
Sponsored by: Mutual of Omaha
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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Defending The Caveman
by Rob Becker
July 7-August 1, 2010
in the Howard Drew Theatre
Hilarious insights on contemporary feminism and masculine sensitivity, Defending the Caveman mines the common themes in relationships that go straight to the funny bone.
Sponsored in Part by: John & Lori Belford, Steve & Mary Pat Heck, Betsy & Chris Murphy, Dr. Jack & Kathy Lewis and Jodie & Bill Mackintosh.
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A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Charles Jones
November 19–December 23, 2010
on the Hawks Mainstage
A perfect “glistening confection” for the entire family - complete with fabulous sets, gorgeous costumes and a stocking full of beautiful music. The season would not be complete without the 35th annual heartwarming holiday production.
Sponsored by: First National Bank
Orchestra sponsored by: Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Snow and Special Effects Sponsor: Valmont Industries, Inc. Special Hearing-Impaired Performance Sponsored in Part by: West Omaha Sertoma Club. Additional Sponsorships Available!
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Yesterday And Today
An Interactive Beatles Experience
Featuring Billy McGuigan
© 2007 By Rave On Productions
December 3–31, 2010
in the Howard Drew Theatre
Billy McGuigan of Rave On! fame returns with his amazing musical tribute to music of The Beatles. Rekindle the spirit of yesterday through the music of the world’s most popular band. Yesterday and Today will have you twisting and shouting in the aisles while singing every word to the songs you know and love.
Sponsored by: Security National Bank