Cabrillo Stage announces their 35th year of producing Broadway style musicals. They are honoring their tradition of quality shows by creating an encore performance of CHICAGO, which was their first production in 1981, the year it all began. CHICAGO is set in the roaring twenties. As Jon Nordgren, the Artistic Director of Cabrillo Stage says, “It’s a tale of murder and intrigue, lust for the spotlight and headlines; the outlandish and brazen need for the proverbial 15 minutes of fame.”
Nominated for 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score, it features the work of legends John Kander, Fred Ebb and the incomparable Bob Fosse. “CHICAGO plays June 23 through July 10. With Janie Scott’s direction and choreography, this production is not to be missed.
The 2016 35th anniversary season also offers a musical masterpiece, Fiddler On The Roof. Steeped in tradition, this suddenly timely, beloved story speaks to the issues of religious and ethnic persecution, bigotry and hate, and the heartbreaking migration of refugees…all viewed through the warm filter of family, community and the traditions that dictate our ways of dealing with life’s challenges.
Winner of 9 Tony Awards when it debuted in1964, it is the product of Broadway legends Jerome Robbins, Harold Prince, songwriters Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick and book writer Joseph Stein. Fiddler On The Roof will run July 21 through August 14. Kikau Alvaro directs and choreographs this beautiful show that will touch the audience with its humor, warmth and honesty.
On line ticket sales begin April 1st at cabrillostage.com. Tickets may be purchased individually or you may purchase season tickets and see both shows at a discounted price. All performances are held at the Crocker Theater on the Cabrillo College Campus
You can further help keep Broadway caliber musical theater alive in our community by attending an historic 35th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, June 26 at 5 p.m. at the Sesnon House located near the Crocker Theater. There will be wine, refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, live music and a chance to mingle with the cast, crew and Artistic Directors. The donation for this special event is $35 for Theater Guild Donors and $50 for the general public. All proceeds go directly to Cabrillo Stage summer productions.
