CALENDAR LISTINGS
August 2008 – January 2009
Through August 31
Moulton Theatre Main Stage
Orange County Premiere
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES
Written by Roger Bean
Regular Run:
Through August 31
Performances:
Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets:
$30 - $70
Take four endearing characters, add nearly two dozen classic pop songs from the 50s and 60s, mix it with an engaging story, and you have a recipe for an unforgettable evening of musical theater! This cotton-candy colored, non-stop musical blast from the past transports audiences back in time to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet The Wonderettes: Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy—four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts, with voices to match. As they talk and sing about their lives and loves, audiences are treated to the girls performing such songs as “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” and many more. This must-take trip down memory lane that critics have dubbed “the female Forever Plaid” ran for more than a year in Los Angeles and is now on its way to New York, but Laguna Playhouse audiences get to see it first!
September 9 – October 12
Moulton Theatre Main Stage
West Coast Premiere
DON’T TALK TO THE ACTORS
Written by Tom Dudzick
Previews:
September 9 -12
Press/VIP Opening:
September 13
Regular Run:
September 14 – October 12
Performances:
Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday matinees Sept 11 & 25: 2:00 p.m.
Sunday evening, October 5: 7:00 p.m.
Tickets:
$25 - $65
In this new comedy The Buffalo News calls “drop-dead, scream-out-loud, tear-wrenchingly funny,” fledgling Buffalo playwright Jerry Przpezniak and his fiancé Arlene Wyniarski are suddenly swept up in the whirlwind of New York's theatre scene when Jerry's locally-produced play is serendipitously seen by a hot-shot producer and optioned for Broadway. It's a young playwright's dream, but the characters and dilemmas they encounter (including an old TV star and his bawdy TV wife, a stuck-up director and a distressed stage manager) in the high stakes, big money, ego-driven world of the Great White Way are the things nightmares are made of. From the author of the hit holiday show, Greetings!
October 22 – November 2
Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre Production
Godspell
Conceived and Originally Directed by John-Michael Tebelak
Music and New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz*
(*For BY MY SIDE, lyrics by Jay Hamburger, music by Peggy Gordon)
Originally Produced on the New York Stage by Edgar Landbury
Stuart Duncan, and Joseph Beruh
Directed by Donna Inglima
Previews:
October 22 and 23
Regular Run:
October 24 – November 2
Performances:
Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday matinees at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday evenings at 5:00 p.m.
Single Tickets:
$15 to $25
One of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway hits of all time, Godspell, based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, is a whimsical, unique and contemporary view of Jesus Christ. Through a joyous celebration of music, mime comedy and slapstick, Godspell speaks to the passion of Jesus Christ and the concept of teaching love and joy rather than hate and sadness. It speaks of loving your neighbor, forgiveness, tolerance and celebration. Godspell calls on all modern musical influences, including Rock, Gospel and Ragtime, and includes the hits "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" and "Day by Day."
November 11 – December 14
Moulton Theatre Main Stage
West Coast Premiere
LEAVING IOWA
Written by Tim Clue and Spike Manton
Previews:
November 11 – 14
Press/VIP Opening:
November 15
Regular Run:
November 16 – December 14
Performances:
Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday matinee November 13: 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday matinee November 26: 2:00 p.m.
Sunday evenings, November 30 & December 7: 7:00 p.m.
(no performances on Thanksgiving Day, November 27)
Tickets:
$25 - $65
Told in flashback, this hilarious sentimental comedy about a journalist who returns home to Winterset, Iowa to find a final resting place for his father’s ashes is a nostalgic ode to days gone by. As the journalist searches for the perfect spot to scatter the ashes, he relives the summer vacations he spent as boy trapped in the family station wagon en route to uninteresting historical sites with a well-meaning but naïve father. With a generous dollop of humor and a heart as big as the Midwest, Leaving Iowa shows us that the journey really is as important as the destination. Nominated for Best New Play in the country by the Detroit Free Press, Leaving Iowa is guaranteed to keep you laughing and remembering the childhood vacations you tried to forget.
December 15– 24
Moulton Theatre Main Stage
Back by Popular Demand
SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM
Written by Maripat Donovan with Marc Silvia and Jane Morris
Directed by Marc Silvia
Regular Run:
December 15-24
Performances:
Monday – Sunday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets:
$40 - $55
Think CSI: BETHLEHEM as Sister tackles the question that has been puzzling historians throughout the ages: What ever happened to the Magi's gold? Sister engages her audience to help solve the mystery through a forensic examination of the nativity scene. Sister hunts under the manger and over camel humps in her quest for clues.
January 6 – February 8
Moulton Theatre Main Stage
OC Premiere
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
Written by Mark Brown
Preview:
January 6 – 9
Press/VIP Opening:
January 10
Regular Run:
January 11 – February 8
Performances:
Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday matinees January 8 & 22 at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday evening February 1 at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets:
$25 - $65
Jules Verne’s classic novel comes to life on stage with five actors playing more then three dozen roles! Proper London gentleman Phileas Fogg strikes a wager with fellow members of the Reform Club that he can travel around the world in a mere 80 days—a mighty feat in the 1870s. With him goes his trusty French servant, Passepartout, while tenacious Detective Fix, who has mistaken Fogg for a fugitive bank robber, shadows him every step of the way. On his journey, Fogg encounters romance, adventure and a host of colorful characters who both help and hinder his progress. Will Fogg make it back in time to win the wager? This fast-paced, clever comedy is a stylish theatrical rollercoaster ride that the L.A. Times called “clever, crisp and cunning.”
ABOUT LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE
TICKET INFORMATION
949-497-2787 ext. 1 (group tickets ext. 229)
In Person
Box office is open daily from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Theatre Address
606 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, 92651
Parking Information
Laguna Beach is a popular destination year round. On weekends and holidays we encourage theatre patrons to allow plenty of time for parking. Limited parking is available behind The Laguna Playhouse (not available during July and August). A modest fee applies. Additional parking is available across the street in a municipal parking lot.
