Beck Center for the Arts - Lakewood, Ohio

Beck Center's 2009-2010 Professional Theater Season ______________

Fiddler on the Roof
Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Paul Gurgol
September 19 – October 18, 2009 (Note: opens on Saturday)

Fiddler on the Roof has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth, and honesty. It’s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality, and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy, and sadness. The Beck production features George Roth as Tevye.
Peter Pan
A musical based on the play by James M. Barrie
Music by Mark Charlap and Jule Styne
Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Directed by Scott Spence
December 4, 2009 – January 3, 2010

Back by popular demand! The Lost Boys, Darling children, and the dastardly Captain Hook return for another high-flying musical adventure in Neverland. A holiday treat for the entire family.
Is He Dead?
A New Comedy by Mark Twain
Adapted by David Ives
Directed by Matthew Earnest
February 5 – 28, 2010

Written by Twain in 1898, Is He Dead? richly intermingles elements of burlesque, farce, and social satire. A group of poor artists in Barbizon, France, stage the death of a friend to drive up the price of his paintings. In order to make this scheme succeed, the artists hatch some hilarious plots involving cross-dressing, a full-scale fake funeral, lovers’ deceptions, and much more.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Directed by Scott Spence
March 26 – April 25, 2010

Six adolescent outsiders learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. The show’s Tony Award-winning creative team has produced the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of characters for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
The Producers
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Directed by Scott Spence
July 16 – August 22, 2010

Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult comedy film. Now a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. A truly “boffo” hit, winning a record 12 Tony Awards.

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