Paper Mill Playhouse 2017 – 2018 Season
Lots of New and Exciting Musicals and Plays
Sept 28 – Oct 29 2017
The HoneyMooners – World Premiere
Book by Dusty Kay and Bill Nuss
Music by Stephen Welner Lyrics by Peter Mills
Choreographed by Joshua Bergasse
Directed by John Rando
The Honeymooners: Adapted from the classic television series starring Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden, Art Carney as Ed Norton, Audrey Meadows as Alice Kramden and Joyce Randolph as Trixie Norton, these four characters are embedded into the American popular culture, and was the first comedy series blockbuster of its kind when it premiered in 1955, producing the classic 39 episodes. The series forever associated these four actors with their iconic television personalities.
Nov 22 – Dec 31 2017
Annie
Book by Thomas Meehan
Mucis by Charles Strouse Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on “Little Orphan Annie”
Choreographed by Denis Jones
Directed by Mark S. Hoebee
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre).[1] It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical’s songs “Tomorrow” and “It’s the Hard Knock Life” are among its most popular musical numbers.
Jan 24 – Feb 18 2018
The Outsider
East Coast Premiere – A New Comedy
By Paul Slade Smith
Ned Newley doesn’t even want to be Governor. He’s terrified of public speaking. His poll numbers are impressively bad. He might be the worst candidate to ever run for office. Unless the public is looking for… the worst candidate to ever run for office.
Mar 29 – Apr 29 2018
The Sting
A New Musical World Premiere
Book by Bob Martin
Music by Mark Hollmann
Lyrics by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotls
Based on the 1973 film “The Sting”
Choreographed by Warren Carlyle
Directed by John Rando
The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). The story was inspired by real-life cons perpetrated by brothers Fred and Charley Gondorff and documented by David Maurer in his book The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man
May 31 – July 1 2018
Half Time
A New Musical
East Coast Premiere
Book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelln
Music by Matthew Sklar Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
Additional Music by Marvin Hamllsch and Ester Dean
Co-choreographed by Nick Kenkel
Directed & Choreographed by Jerry Mitchell
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