I DO, I DO!
September 5-16, 2008
Directed by Jack Mann
Musical Direction by Debbie Mielke
Featuring Leah Luker and Frank Thompson
We open our season with a sweet, sentimental, and often hilarious look at a marriage which spans two lifetimes. I Do, I Do! follows Agnes and Michael, a young couple, through early marriage, childbirth, family life, and the "empty nest" years. Originally produced as a star vehicle for Mary Martin and Robert Preston, I Do, I Do! features a charming book by Tom Jones and a delightful Harvey Schmidt score. Join CenterStage in the intimate Martha Moore Sykes Studio Theatre for what promises to be a fun and heartwarming production.

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GREASE!
October 17-26, 2008
Directed by Frank Thompson
Musical Direction by Debbie Mielke
Summer lovin'...had me a blast... The summer may be over, but that means school is back in at Rydell High, where Danny Zuko, king of the "greasers" finds himself attached to "good girl" Sandy Dumbrowski. As their romance experiences ups and downs, we meet their colorful collection of friends and pay a visit to the rock-n-roll era of the 1950's. The score includes hits such as "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee," "Beauty School Dropout," and "We Go Together." Bring out your poodle skirts and leather jackets and join CenterStage for Grease!

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A CENTERSTAGE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
December 5-14, 2008
Directed by Paul McCracken and Melissa Bailey
Blending the secular and the sacred, A CenterStage Christmas Celebration offers something for everyone at the holidays! Act one brings the story of Amahl And The Night Visitors, Menotti's classic operetta about a poor child and his mother who are visited by the three wise men on their way to see the Christ Child. Act Two celebrates the joy of the season with a high-energy, fun-filled musical romp through the holiday music we all know and love. Featuring some of Birmingham's best performers, A CenterStage Christmas Celebration is sure to be a welcome season's greeting with something for everyone!

MY FAIR LADY
March 13-22, 2009
Directed by Jack Mann
Featuring Kimberly Piazza, Frank Thompson, Paul McCracken, and Clay Boyce
The spring arrives with flowers, and what show could be more appropriate for the season? My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza, a poor cockney flower girl who learns to pass herself off as a lady under the stern direction of an irascible phonetics professor. Along the way, each begins to realize more about the other, as well as what gentilty truly means. The beloved Lerner and Loewe score, based on Shaw's Pygmalion, features such timeless musical numbers as "On The Street Where You Live," "Wouldn't It Be Loverly," and "I Could Have Danced All Night."

ANYTHING GOES
June 12-21, 2009
Directed by Andrew Duxbury
Anything Goes is a prime example of the "Golden Age" of American musical theatre. Enhanced by an outstanding Cole Porter score which includes "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "You're The Top," and "Friendship," the story follows a group of madcap tourists making an Atlantic crossing in the 1930's. The passengers include a nightclub singer turned evangelist, a lovestruck young man and his girlfriend (who just happens to be engaged to a clueless British aristocrat) and "Public Enemy Number Thirteen" who just can't seem to make it any higher on the charts. Don't miss this sure-to-please comedic gem!

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