Shows – 2010/2011 Season

September 2 – November 7, 2010

Parental Guidance & Discretion
Recommended for ages 16 & up

Tuesdays With Morrie

- Starring Jamie Farr from M.A.S.H.

By Mitch Albom

“…combines comedy, drama and poignancy and makes
the blend perfectly.”
– Jackie K. Cooper, jackiekcooper.com

“This is a play that might – incredibly, just might –
change your life.”
- John Simon, New York Magazine

A constant on The New York Times Bestseller List for more than ten years with more than eight million copies sold and an Emmy-winning television film presented by Oprah Winfrey, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE is the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor.

Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig's Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life.
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November 11, 2010 – January 30, 2011

Parental Guidance & Discretion
Recommended for ages 16 & up

Motown Gold: A Musical Revue

Written By Howard Pechet and Tim French

Stage West has produced yet another smash hit musical revue, this time delivering the heart & soul of the Motown era!

1960, Detroit, Michigan. Berry Gordy, Jr. incorporates Motown Records, the first African-American owned record label featuring African-American artists who infused a “soul” into the music industry. The Motown sound was not just a fad. It was the future of pop music as it united cultures, forever influencing the music industry with jazz horns, R&B piano and gospel voices. Motown churned out artist after artist with hit after hit starting with The Marvelettes, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and The Temptations. Later came Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Jackson 5, Gladys Knight & The Pips and The Commodores plus many more throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s.  
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February 3 – April 10, 2011

Parental Guidance & Discretion
* Recommended for ages 18 & up

Move Over Mrs. Markham

By Ray Cooney and John Chapman

"A riot. The laughter hit of the year.... I never stopped laughing."
- The People.

"The dialogue is risque and amusing.... Splendid."
- London Sunday Express.

"…A slick, frantic riot of an evening."
- Daily Sketch.

A light-hearted sex farce written by legendary playright, Ray Cooney and John Chapman. Since it’s first appearance on stage at the Richmond Theatre in London, 1969, Move Over Mrs. Markham remains one of Ray Cooney’s most famous and memorable farces. Filled with mistaken identities, titillating situations and risque remarks, this tangled web of a romp has the debauchery of daytime television mixed with the innuendo and misunderstandings of an ‘80s sitcom. It’s a play with “no Ands and Buts, but plenty of Ifs”.
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April 14 – June 19, 2011

Parental Guidance & Discretion
Recommended for ages 16 & up

All Shook Up

Book by Joe DiPietro

“…pure energetic fun from beginning to end!”
– Jackie K. Cooper, jackiekcooper.com

“...coming fast, thick and fun, the two dozen jukebox ballads are inventively delivered and powerfully hoofed.” 
Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Free Press

“...Audiences of all ages will love this musical…”
– Colin Douglas, Centerstage

Set in 1955 small-town America, All Shook Up tells the musical story of a hip-swiveling, guitar-playing, motorcycle-riding roustabout stranger who comes to town to fall in love with a sweet, young local girl. Her quiet dreams of leaving her sleepy town for excitement begin to be realized when she meets Chad, who instead of falling into the rules of the town, ‘shakes things up’ with a little Rock n’Roll. This story of romance is all set to the music of the King, Elvis Presley. Songs featured include “Jailhouse Rock”, “Heartbreak Hotel”, “One Night With You”, “Hound Dog”, “Blue Suede Shoes”, “Fools Fall In Love” & many more!
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June 23 – August 28, 2011

Parental Guidance & Discretion
Recommended for ages 16 & up

Don’t Hug Me

Book and Lyrics by Phil Olson. Music by Paul Olson.

"A hokey jokey karaoke crowd pleaser!"
- Los Angeles Times

"A lot of laughs!...A great time! Go see it!"
- Tom Barnard, KQRS

Don't Hug Me is an award-winning musical comedy that takes place in a colorful, rustic north woods bar in tiny Bunyan Bay, Minnesota. It's the coldest, most bone-chilling day of the year and cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson is ready to sell the business and move to sunny Florida. Clara, his wife and former Winter Carnival Bunyan Queen, is perfectly content staying right where she is. Bernice Lundstrom, the pretty waitress, wants to pursue a singing career. Her fiance, Kanute Gunderson, wants her to stay home. It's a battle of wills that tests their relationships and when a fast-talking salesman, Aarvid Gisselsen, promises to bring romance into their lives through the 'magic' of karaoke, all heck breaks loose!

With its over the top songs and crazy characters, this “Minnesota love story with singin’ and stuff” will have you laughing the whole time!
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