Mainstage Series

Mainstage Series

2024-2025 Season

Annie Jr.

By Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, and Lyrics by Martin Chamin.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. (Based on "Little Orphan Annie". By permission of the Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By Tim Kelly

A cyclone carries Dorothy and her dog, Toto, to the magical land of Oz, where they encounter the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Woodsman, the rubber-legged Scarecrow, Glinda the Good Witch, and the evil Witch of the West, who is determined to destroy Dorothy and steal the secret of the silver slippers. Eventually Dorothy defeats the evil witch, finds a way to return to Kansas, and her companions have their wishes granted. (Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood Colorado)

Shrek the Musical TYA Version

Book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, Music by Jeanine Tesori

"Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek..." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude, and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and  you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand...and his name is Shrek. (Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com)