NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE
ANNOUNCES FULL SCHEDULE FOR 2013!
All tickets on sale now!
BEVERLY, MA: The award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT), under the leadership of owner and producer Bill Hanney, has announced an exciting schedule of popular musicals, celebrity concerts and entertaining children’s shows. Five-show Subscription packages, three-show Trio packages and individual tickets for all musicals, celebrity concerts and kids’ shows are currently on sale.
“Entering my fourth season producing at North Shore Music Theatre, I am proud of the work we have done to rebuild the audience and continuing to provide high-quality, live entertainment in their own backyard,” said owner and producer Bill Hanney. “By producing a variety of popular musicals, and presenting a variety of concerts, and children’s shows, I know we will be making memories to last a lifetime for audiences of all generations.”
The entertaining 2013 schedule offers Broadway musicals, kids’ shows and a Celebrity Concert Series. The musical schedule features an exciting mix of classic musicals including the Broadway classic The Sound of Music, contemporary classics Miss Saigon and Cats, a magical family production of The Wizard of Oz, and the uproarious modern family musical La Cage aux Folles, starring Charles Shaughnessy, star of “The Nanny” and “Days of our Lives.” The concert season includes 80’s rock icons Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, the Happy Together Tour Starring The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night), Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Mark Lindsay (former lead singer of Paul Revere & The Raiders) and Gary Lewis & The Playboys, and a special two night engagement of Ballroom with a Twist starring “Dancing with the Stars” celebrity pros Anna Trebunskaya & Tristan MacManus. The wildly popular Summer Fairy Tale Musical Series will feature 5 one-hour productions presented by Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre.
2013 Musical Season:
THE SOUND OF MUSIC June 11 – 23
THE WIZARD OF OZ July 16 – 28
CATS August 20 – September 1
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES September 24 – October 6
MISS SAIGON November 5 – 17
A CHRISTMAS CAROL December 6 – 22
2013 Concert Series:
STARSHIP FEATURING MICKEY THOMAS May 25
HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR June 29
BALLROOM WITH A TWIST August 8 & 9
Harvey Robbins’ ROYALTY OF ROCK ‘N ROLL &
SUPERSTARS OF MOTOWN &
LEGENDS OF LAS VEGAS August 10
BARBRA & FRANK: The concert that never was…
presented by North Shore Elder Services October 12
Harvey Robbins’ DOO-WOPP HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA© October 20
2013 Summer Fairy Tale Musical Series:
SNOW WHITE June 28
CINDERELLA’S WEDDING July 5
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST July 26
ALADDIN August 2
ALIC IN WONDERLAND August 9
The spectacular 2013 season begins with the final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein and one of the world’s most beloved musicals, THE SOUND OF MUSIC (June 11 – 23), directed by James Brennan. When a novice nun proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain. The show’s finale is one of the most thrilling and inspirational ever presented in the theatre.
Following one classic with another, there truly is no place like home as the greatest family musical of all time lands on the stage of North Shore Music Theatre, THE WIZARD OF OZ (July 16 – 28) live on stage, directed by Joel Ferrell. You will be swept away by our twister of a tale celebrating the iconic 1939 MGM film. The entire family will be captivated as they travel down the Yellow Brick Road and beyond with Dorothy, Toto and their friends the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow in this lavish production, featuring magical special effects, dazzling choreography and the classic songs audiences love.
The summer will end with a celebration of the human and feline spirit, CATS (August 20 – September 1), directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford. Written by famed composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber and based on T.S. Eliot’s ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,’ this long running musical remains a favorite with audiences nationwide. CATS tells the story of the Jellicles, a tribe of cats who assemble for their annual junkyard ball where they announce the cat that will be reborn. The show’s appeal is clearly universal, as it has been translated into over 20 languages. As time has proven, CATS is truly now and forever.
It will be anything but a drag when the notorious and dangerous Cagelles take over the stage this autumn when NSMT presents Jerry Herman’s modern family musical, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (September 24 – October 6) directed by Charles Repole and choreographed by Michael Lichtefeld. Before there was the popular movie The Birdcage, there was the eleven time Tony Award-winning, smash hit Broadway musical, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. After twenty years of bliss, Georges (played by Charles Shaughnessy, star of “The Nanny” and “Days of Our Lives) and Albin, two men partnered for better-or-worse, get a bit of both when Georges’ son announces his impending marriage to the daughter of an ultra-conservative politician. Further complicating the situation, Albin and Georges run a drag nightclub in St. Tropez, where Albin is the star performer ‘Zaza.’
NSMT will end the 2012 musical subscription series with the contemporary epic love story, MISS SAIGON (November 5 – 17), directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford. From the creators of Les Misérables, this classic love story is one of the most stunning theatrical spectacles of all time. MISS SAIGON sets Puccini’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ within the turmoil of the Vietnam War where an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl fall in love, only to be separated during the fall of Saigon. Their struggles to find each other over the ensuing years is a moving testament to the human spirit as she fights to find a better life for the child he never knew he had.
In addition to the 5 show subscription series, NSMT will end the season with New England’s brightest holiday tradition, the time honored production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL (December 6 – December 22) starring Massachusetts’ longest consecutive running Scrooge, David Coffee, celebrating his 20th year in the role.
All tickets are on sale now. For more information, contact the NSMT Box Office at (978) 232-7200, log on to www.nsmt.org, or visit the box office in person at 62 Dunham Road, Beverly, 01915. NSMT will once again, offer V.I.P. Ticket Upgrade Packages that include parking passes, Broadway Club access and more.