Overview

Based on the beloved and timeless 1954 film that starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen, the musical version first opened in San Francisco in 2004 at the Curran Theatre.  After touring several cites the show went on to Broadway for the holiday season in 2008 and 2009.  This heartwarming musical adaptation features 17 Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake.

The dazzling score features well known standards including “Blue Skies”, “I Love a Piano”, “How Deep is the Ocean” and the perennial favorite, “White Christmas.”

Artistic Staff

Director: Marilyn Langbehn
Choreographer: Suzanne Brandt
Musical Director: TBA

Plot Summary

After World War II, song and dance men Bob Wallace and Phil Davis form a successful partnership eventually becoming top Broadway producers.  Bob agrees to take in a nightclub act by the Haynes sisters, Betty and Judy, as a favor-so he thinks-for their brother who served with Bob and Phil in the war.  Phil always tries to get Bob interested in a girl, usually one in the show.   When he realizes that Bob is smitten with Betty, he arranges to accompany them to their show at a small Vermont Inn.  Imagine their surprise when they learn that their old commanding officer, Major General Tom Waverly, is the inn’s owner.  The General has sunk his savings and pension into the venture but it has yet to snow and it looks like he’s on the verge of bankruptcy.  They come up with a plan to help the General, but a series of misunderstandings leads to a rift between Bob and Betty leaving it to Phil and Judy to try and get them back together-which, of course, they do.

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a family friendly show appropriate for ages 4 and up.  The show runs approximately 2 hours with one 15 minute intermission.

STARS 2000 Teen Theatre Company presents the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning musical comedy, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Window washer J. Pierrepont Finch is determined to succeed in business – without really trying.  With advice from a book, he lands a job at World Wide Wickets, dancing and plotting until victory is his.  A comic masterpiece of satire and song, a tribute to the ambitious window washer in all of us.

Eight Performances Only – July 30- August 8, 2010

• Friday, July 30 at 8:00PM
• Saturday, July 31 at 8:00PM
• Sunday, August 1 at 2:30PM
• Thursday, August 5 at 8:00PM
• Friday, August 6 at 8:00PM
• Saturday, August 7 at 2:30PM
• Saturday, August 7 at 8:00PM
• Sunday, August 8 at 2:30PM

For Tickets call: (925) 324-7359

Ticket Prices:

• Adult – $15.00
• Seniors & Students – $13.00
• Groups (15+) – $12.00

Plot Summary

Into the Woods combines bits of the well-known fairy tales — Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood — with the story of the Baker and his Wife who desperately want a child. Unfortunately, the Baker and his Wife have been cursed with childlessness by The Witch and must perform various difficult tasks to break the spell. They enlist the help of the other fairy tale characters to accomplish these tricky tasks which include bringing The Witch a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, and a slipper as pure as gold. After a series of trials and tribulations, the Baker and his Wife finally break the spell. But once the characters have accomplished their goals, they learn about the pitfalls of gluttony and realize the importance of community and family when they must unite to fight against the vengeful wife of the giant that Jack killed.

Song List

Act I

• “Prologue: Into the Woods” – Narrator, company (the Prologue is divided into nine parts that can be viewed as individual songs)
• “Hello, Little Girl” – Wolf, Little Red Ridinghood
• “I Guess This Is Goodbye” – Jack
• “Maybe They’re Magic” – Baker’s Wife
• “Our Little World” – Witch, Rapunzel (added during the original London production)
• “I Know Things Now” – Little Red Ridinghood
• “A Very Nice Prince” – Cinderella, Baker’s Wife
• “First Midnight” – Company
• “Giants in the Sky” – Jack
• “Agony” – Cinderella’s Prince, Rapunzel’s Prince
• “A Very Nice Prince” (reprise) – Cinderella, Baker’s Wife
• “It Takes Two” – Baker, Baker’s Wife
• “Second Midnight” – Company
• “Stay With Me” – Rapunzel, Witch
• “On the Steps of the Palace” – Cinderella (with Jack and Little Red Ridinghood in 2002 revival)
• “Ever After” – Narrator, Witch, Florinda, Lucinda and company

Act II

• “Prologue: So Happy” – Narrator, company
• “Agony” (reprise) – Cinderella’s Prince, Rapunzel’s Prince
• “Witch’s Lament” – Witch
• “Any Moment” – Cinderella’s Prince, Baker’s Wife
• “Moments in the Woods” – Baker’s Wife
• “Your Fault” – Jack, Baker, Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Witch
• “Last Midnight” – Witch
• “No More” – Baker, Mysterious Man
• “No One Is Alone” – Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Jack, Baker
• “Finale: Children Will Listen” – Witch, company