Part sophisticated operetta, part wacky screwball comedy with shades of Monty Python, this funny, irreverent satire is the perfect musical expression of Voltaire’s tongue-in-cheek send-up of optimistic philosophies.
Pacific Overtures
Book by John Weidman
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Additional Material by Hugh Wheeler
From the creators of Assassins comes this exploration of the painful Westernization of
Japan as told through the story of two friends caught in the inevitable winds of change.
Mixing elements of Kabuki theatre with conventions of the Broadway musical, this is
considered by many to be the artistic pinnacle of the legendary Sondheim/Prince collaborations.
Once On This Island
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based on My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy
This theatrical Caribbean adaptation of the popular fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” is the story
of Ti Moune, a black peasant girl who rescues, nurses, and falls in love with Daniel, a mulatto
from a wealthy family. When Daniel is returned to his people, the island gods guide Ti Moune
on a quest to test the strength of her love.
