[NEohioPAL] Cassidy Theatre Announces 2009 Season

[Geoff Short]

SHARKS, JETS, FROGS, TOADS, ROSES AND MORE AWAIT YOU IN 2009 AT THE  
CASSIDY THEATRE!
Cassidy Theatre, Inc. is proud to announce the upcoming 2009 Season!

THE WOMEN - Jan. 16 - Feb. 1
Written by Clare Boothe Luce
Directed by Lester Currie
Love, Gossip, Betrayal, Wealth...Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell  
were only a few of the stars in the acclaimed 1939 comedy version by  
George Cukor.  This January you can see this witty, stylish comedy  
LIVE - exclusively at Cassidy!

WEST SIDE STORY - Feb. 27 - Mar. 15
Based on conception of Jerome Robbins
Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Kevin Joseph Kelly
The world's greatest love story is transported to modern-day New York  
City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between  
warring street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks.  Their struggle to  
survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most  
innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.   
Includes classic songs like "Maria", "I Feel Pretty", "Gee, Officer  
Krupke" and "America".

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD - Apr. 17 - May 3
Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale
Music by Robert Reale
Based on the Books by Arnold Lobel
Directed by Sarah Clare
Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in  
Robert and Willie Reale's musical A Year With Frog and Toad.   
Conceived by Mr. Lobel's daughter, Adrienne Lobel, A Year With Frog  
and Toad remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it  
follows two great friends Frog and Toad through four fun-filled  
seasons learning life lessons along the way.  This jazzy musical  
bubbles with melody and wit, and is perfect for everyone in the  
family.  A Year With Frog and Toad is inventive, exuberant and totally  
enchanting.

DESSA ROSE - May 29 - June 14
Book and Lyrics by Lynne Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based on the Novel by Sherley Ann Williams
Directed by Geoffrey Short
"We are handing you down the story...Listen child, to a story soon be  
yours to tell..."  A thrilling new musical based on the 1986 novel of  
the same name by Sherley Ann Williams.  The story takes place in 1847,  
fourteen years before the outbreak of the Civil War.  Variety called  
it "an absorbing story of two strong women in the pre-civil war  
south.  Played with grit and conviction...[with] beautiful songs,  
strongly etched characters and soaring emotions".  Based on both fact  
and fiction, the musical weaves together the stories of two real women  
who struggled for different kinds of freedom in an era defined by  
men.  Ruth Sutton is a white woman abandoned by her husband and living  
on an isolated plantation.  Dessa Rose is an escaped slave on the run  
who seeks refuge on Ruth's farm.  The two women's uneasy alliance  
ultimately transcends any racial barriers as they find the strength to  
confront the world on their own terms.  Their dangerous journey to  
freedom and self realization makes for a musical that is, by turns  
comic, tragic, uplifting and inspired.

(MUSICAL TO BE ANNOUNCED)
July 10 - Aug. 2
Directed by Lester Currie
Stay tuned for more information about this musical about a certain  
"Harmonious Gentleman"!

CALL NOW FOR TICKETS AT (440) 842-4600
Portions of the Cassidy Theatre, Inc. season are generously funded by  
Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
The Cassidy Theatre is located in the Greenbrier Commons, 6200 Pearl  
Road in Parma Heights 44130.


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