“RENT” and “The Producers” Highlight the Summer Season
Cabrillo Stage‘s 37th season entices with two Tony award winning Broadway blockbusters, “Rent” and “The Producers.” Both will be presented in the beautiful Crocker Theater on the Cabrillo College campus!
“RENT” by Jonathan Larson is loosely based on Puccini’s La Bohéme. It opened on Broadway in 1996 and forever changed the landscape of American theater. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and four Tony awards, it continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations and all over the world. RENT follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams. With its inspiring message of joy and hope in the face of fear, this timeless celebration of friendship and creativity reminds us to measure our lives with the only thing that truly matters — love.
“The Producers,” based on Mel Brooks’ much loved Academy Award-winning movie, is a hilarious musical comedy that took Broadway by storm, winning a record breaking 12 Tony Awards and 3 Olivier Awards. It’s about a New York producer, impoverished by a string of flops, who recruits a timid accountant to help him pull off Broadway’s greatest scam. The plan: to produce the worst show ever and run away with millions.
They soon learn that show business is anything but predictable. Come enjoy the laughter in this show which has been described as “the funniest Broadway musical of all time.”
Produced with the quality you have come to expect from Cabrillo Stage, this season has something for all adult tastes. Both shows boast a live, full orchestra, magnificent props, sets and technical effects, an outstanding, professional cast and crew and all the theatrical lighting and sound resources that the state of the art Crocker Theater has to offer!
On line ticket sales began March 31 at cabrillostage.com. Order your tickets for RENT (June 28 through July 15) and The Producers (July 26 through August 19). Phone and direct box office sales will be available June 8. Box office hours are 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 831-479-6154. Tickets may be purchased individually or you may purchase season tickets and see both shows at a discounted price.
On behalf of Cabrillo Stage, Artistic Director Jon Nordgren wishes to thank our patrons and donors for their generous, ongoing support. “Thanks to your volunteerism, donations and most importantly, your years of purchasing tickets, we can continue to produce Broadway caliber musical theatre right here in Santa Cruz County!”