HIGHLANDS PLAYHOUSE
2010 SEASON


This year's Corporate Sponsor is Lupoli Construction.








Smokey Joe’s Cafe June 17 - July 3

 

Smokey Joe’s Cafe is a musical theatrical revue celebrating the songwriters

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, two men who are credited in the invention of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Their timeless songs provide the basis for this electrifying show that had critics raving
 and audiences
stampeding the box office during its record-breaking Broadway run
. Smokey Joe’s Café features nearly 40 of the
greatest songs ever recorded including
 hits such as “On Broadway,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,”
“Stand By Me,” “Spanish Harlem,”
 “Love Potion #9”and “I’m A Woman.” With each song becoming a trip down

the corridors of American culture, Smokey Joe’s Café transforms classic pop music into
 compelling musical theatre.
Smokey Joe’s Café was nominated for seven Tony Awards
 and the Original Broadway cast
soundtrack, Smokey Joe’s Café:
 The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller won a Grammy award in 1995.

 

Sylvia July 8 - July 18

 

Sylvia was written by A.R. Gurney, author of many other works including Love Letters,
 The Cocktail Hour, and
The Dining Room. The story is about a dog, the couple that adopts her,
 and the comedy and drama that results.
Sylvia is cute, affectionate and irresistible.
 She is the life-changing dog who enters the life shared by Greg and Kate.

To Greg, Sylvia is a distraction to the stresses of life. For Kate his wife,
 the canine is one more contender for Greg’s
affection. As Sylvia takes her place as part of
 the family, the trio experiences both comic and heartwarming situations

that enable them to accept each other and realize their importance in each other’s lives.
 This tale spins some funny
doggy insights, especially for an audience that already knows
 what great companions dogs can be.


 

 

The Andrew Brothers July 22 - August 8

 

Andrews Brothers opens at an afternoon rehearsal for a USO show in the South Pacific.
 Max, Lawrence and
Patrick Andrews are rehearsing with pin-up girl Peggy Jones for the big
 show that night. What Peggy
doesn’t know is that the brothers are really just the stagehands
 for the show – her back-up singers didn’t
arrive in time, and the  boys were recruited by the
 Major in charge to fill in where needed. Just as they assume
all will work out well, a radiogram
 arrives with the news that the headliners for tonight’s show,

The Andrews Sisters, have been held in quarantine in Hawaii. The show must be cancelled.
 Unless, of course,
there’s a way for the Andrews Sisters to appear...Mistaken identities and
 madcap adventures
(imagine Bing Crosby & Bob Hope in a road movie of ‘Some Like It Hot’)
 along with the music
of an entire generation highlight this wonderful valentine to
 the heroes of World War II

 

Lettice & Lovage August 12-August 22

 

Lettice and Lovage is a comedic play by Peter Shaffer, author of Equus and Amadeus.

The play was written specifically for Dame Maggie Smith, who originated the title role of
 Lettice Douffet
in both the English and American runs of the production.The play was originally
 produced in
London in 1987.  It's two-year un of 768 performances at the Gielgud Theatre
 counts as one of the longer
runs in London theatrical history. The play was revised by Shaffer
 in 1988,
and it was that revised version that later ran in New York. Lettice and Lovage’s first
 American production opened
with a preview performance in New York, New York
 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on March 13, 1990. It ran from

March 25, 1990 to December 23, 1990 with a total of 286 performances.

 

 
 

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