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2009 - 2010 Season
The Board of Directors of the Manatee Players is pleased to announce their shows for 2009-10, a season for the entire family! From classics never performed by the Manatee Players, like HELLO, DOLLY! and GYPSY to perennial favorites such as ANNIE, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, NUNSENSE and CRAZY FOR YOU, you’re sure to find something you’ll love. The season will also include the recent Broadway hit, CURTAINS. This will be the non-professional premiere of this rollicking backstage musical written by the team that brought you CHICAGO and CABARET. This spectacular season is sure to thrill our patrons who have flocked to the Manatee Players for over six decades.
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Broadway Boot Camp invades the theatre in July with 68 young performers rehearsing for 4 public performances of High School Musical 2
July 24 at 7 p.m.
July 25 at 2 & 7 p.m.
July 26 at 2 p.m.
Immediately following the final Boot Camp presentation, a one-man show featuring the wit and wisdom of Mark Twain comes to life on our stage.
"An Evening with Mark Twain"
On Sunday evening, July 26, stage actor Kurt Sutton takes us into the parlor of Samuel L. Clemens. Clemens, more commonly known as Mark Twain, was not only a gifted storyteller, but also an accomplished musician who played guitar, banjo, piano and harmonica. Mr. Sutton presents an evening of hilarious stories, humorous witticism, biting satire and delightful music to the Manatee Players audience for one show only at 6pm.
Billed as "an evening for the entire family", tickets are priced at $20 for adults and $10 for students.
Phone 941-748-5875 or purchase your tickets online now for a pleasant summer evening's entertainment that will bring the beloved books of Mark Twain to life.
Coming Soon!
CRAZY FOR YOU
August 20-September 6, 2009
Book by Ken Ludwig
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Music by George Gershwin
Billed as "The New Gershwin Musical Comedy", it is largely based on the songwriting team’s 1930 production, Girl Crazy, but interpolates songs from several other productions as well. In CRAZY FOR YOU, a stage-struck New York playboy, Bobby Child, is sent to a small, poor town in Nevada to close down the local theater. Soon Bobby falls in love with the theater owner’s daughter, Polly. In order to save the theatre, he dreams up the idea to put on a show to raise money for the theatre. In the end, the town is reinvigorated, the theatre is saved and Bobby finds love.
3 Tony Awards for Musical, Choreographer and Costume Designer
3 Outer Critics Circle Awards for Broadway Musical, Choreography and Set, Costume and Lighting Design
2 Drama Desk Awards for Musical and Choreography
"It is heaven on earth. Everything an American musical comedy should be."—The New Yorker
"A Great Broadway Musical! A show to take your kids to. … A show friends come in from out-of-town just to see!"—WABC-TV
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