Shows Main Stage: Season 19 Main Stage: Season 20   The Full Monty   A Raisin in the Sun   Little Shop of Horrors   Born Yesterday   Jack and the Beanstalk   Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure   James Joyce's The Dead   Macbeth   James and the Giant Peach   The Rothschilds Black Box: Season 19 Events: Season 19

MAIN STAGE: SEASON 20 (2008-2009) THE FULL MONTY BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND July 10-13 & 17-20, 2008 A Bare-All MUSICAL by Terrance McNally Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek, Directed by Veronica Wing Quick Unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, NY, come up with a bold way to makequick cash — and in the process find friendship, renewed self-esteem, and the courage to overcome their demons. (adult language/nudity) Photos | Tickets   A RAISIN IN THE SUN Aug 7-10 & 14-17, 2008 Drama by Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Wanda Wright-Gilkey A moving realistic drama essentially about dreams, as a working-class black family struggles against economic hardships, racial prejudice and the oppressive circumstances that rule their lives. How will a $10,000 insurance check be spent? Mama’s dream is to make a down payment on a house in a white neighborhood, while Walter Lee dreams to invest in a liquor store. The famous poet Langston Hughes posed in a poem he wrote about dreams that were forgotten, or put off; he wonders whether those dreams shrivel up like "A Raisin in the Sun". top LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS September 11-14 & 18-21, 2008 A Chomping Musical Comedy by Howard Ashman & Harold Menken Directed by Erin Bennett Our sensitive and somewhat innocent Seymour has found a plant from outer space that makes Mr. Mushnik's Flower Shop an overnight success! Audrey - his co-worker, and the sweetheart of a sado-masochistic dentist - needs his help, while the plant has an appetite that outgrows Seymour's conscience! top BORN YESTERDAY Oct  23-26 & Oct 30-Nov 2, 2008  Comedy by Garson Kanin Directed by Susan Chmurynsky Harry Brock brings his ex-chorus-girl girlfriend to Washington where he’s making crooked deals with government big-wigs. Embarrassed by her lack of social graces, he hires an investigative reporter to educate her. What she learns about history, politics, and Harry’s true nature changes everything. top JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Nov 28-30, Dec 5 –7, & Dec 12-14, 2008 A FAMILY MUSICAL COMEDY by Stan Gill Directed by Lee Helder Fee fie foe FUN! Follow Jack up the beanstalk as he liberates the goose, the harp and gold, previously stolen by the Giant. Enjoy catchy tunes, bovine puns, and the ever popular chase! “Udderly ridiculous,” says Jack’s cow. top SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL ADVENTURE Jan 15-18, 22-25, 2009    A MYSTERY by Steven Dietz Directed by Addiann Hinds In this 2007 version of the 1899 play by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle, Steven Dietz presents the coolly rational Sherlock Holmes matching wits with his arch-nemesis, the evil Professor Moriarty. With the help of Dr. Watson, Holmes faces a chilling mystery involving a kidnapped diva, scandalous letters, and London’s seamy underworld. top JAMES JOYCE'S THE DEAD Feb 19-22 & Feb 26 -March 1, 2009    A MUSICAL POEM TO THE POWER OF MEMORY directed by Mary Job In turn of the 20th century Dublin, friends and family gather for a party of Dublin’s beloved music teachers. Songs are sung and jigs danced. For Gabriel Conroy the party holds unexpected revelations. This musical adaptation of the famous short story, The Dead is a lively and haunting exploration of love and loss. top MACBETH March 26-29, & April 2-5, 2009  A spine-tingling tragedy by William Shakespeare Directed by Eric Dawe Macbeth is Shakespeare’s supernatural thrill ride, filled with passion, violence, magic and madness. Presented for the first time at Riverwalk, you’ll witness the Bard’s masterful exploration of dark human emotions and even darker occult powers that will amaze, thrill, and shock you. It’ll scare your socks off! top   JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH May 1-3 & , 8-10, 2009    A FANTASTIC ADVENTURE by Roald Dahl a joint production of All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre A magical peach! An imprisoned boy! Insect friends! An incredible journey! This delightful dramatization of Roald Dahl's story reveals both wickedness and goodness as characters face exciting crises, Meet clever James, wise Old-Green-Grasshopper, pessimistic Earthworm — and see cruel Aunts come to a suitably sticky end. Don’t miss this peachy adventure! top  THE ROTHSCHILDS June 4-7 & 11-14,  2009     A MUSICAL by Sherman Yellan, Sheldon Harnick, & Jerry Bock, directed by Jane Falion In this ambitious and delightful musical,the Rothschild family overcomes anti-Jewish prejudice to build a banking dynasty. From the poverty of the ghetto to the courts of the rich and powerful, they come to dominate European finance. This story about family, dignity and honor is from the writers of Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me. top