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Sleepova- Wardrobe
This fringe hit from London makes its U.S. Premiere in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab! Whether or not sleepover parties with friends were part of your upbringing, you’re invited to join Elle, Shan, Funmi, and Rey at theirs. These four Black British teenagers are growing up fast, each coping with their unique challenges of disability, sexuality, religion, and family. Their sleepover parties are a complex dance of adolescent bluster and aspirational performance, interspersed with moments of intimate honesty that seem to take them all by surprise. Most of all, Sleepova is a testament to the joys of friendship, centering a quartet of young women tentatively making their way in the world.
“All the clumsiness and wide-eyed excitability of the best coming-of-age dramas… an exhilarating tableau of imperfect young friendship and you leave wanting an invite to their next party.” – The Guardian
“I know a good time when I see one, and Sleepova surely is that.” - Time Out London
“You can’t help but fall in love with this joyous, exuberant show” - The Evening Standard
Frozen- Wardrobe
Disney has asked a select few regional theaters to take a shot at their own productions of this animated classic, and it’s no surprise that Olney Theatre Center got the call! Just as we’ve done with other Disney favorites like Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beast, our production will deliver everything families love about the adventures of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf, along with a unique production you won’t experience anywhere else. Sesame Street’s Alan Muraoka (proprietor of Hooper’s Store and director of Olney Theatre’s South Pacific and Once On This Island) directs our biggest musical ever. So get your tickets early; this promises to be a show so epic you won’t want to “Let It Go.”
“The film’s original creative team — composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and writer Jennifer Lee — aren’t reinventing the snowman, but they’ve certainly built a better Frozen.” - Entertainment Weekly
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical- Wardrobe
Before Carole King became the legendary singer-songwriter who helped define an era, she was a 16-year-old Brooklyn kid named Carole Klein trying to sell her songs to the big hitmakers in Times Square. When she meets a fellow Queens College student named Gerry Goffin, she gains the perfect lyricist for her music – and the love of her life. Soon, Carole and Gerry are churning out hits like “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “Up On The Roof,” and “Will You (Still) Love Me Tomorrow” for acts like the Shirelles and The Drifters. Across the hall, their best friends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil compete for the next Billboard #1 hit, as they contribute classics like “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” and “On Broadway.” But success in music doesn’t necessarily bring happiness, and as Gerry spirals out of control, Carole will need to find the strength to take back control of her life and career.
Featuring:
Natalie Weiss (YouTube's Breaking Down the Riffs) as Carole King
Michael Perrie Jr. (Theater J's Hester Street) as Gerry Goffin
Bobby Smith (Signature's No Place To Go) as Don Kirschner
Nikki Mirza (La Jolla Playhouse's Bhangin' It) as Cynthia Weil
Calvin McCullough (Round House Theatre's Next to Normal) as Barry Mann
The Nance- Wardrobe
Step into the dazzling lights of 1930s New York City, where laughter, love, and the raucous world of burlesque take center stage in this extraordinary play with music. Douglas Carter Beane weaves a captivating tale around Chauncey Miles, a charismatic burlesque performer whose on-stage persona, "the nance," is as flamboyant as his off-stage life is secretive. Set against the backdrop of a changing society, where it is easy to play gay but dangerous to be gay, Chauncey grapples with the complexities of identity, desire, and acceptance. This Tony Award-winning play brilliantly melds humor and heart. A “funny but bittersweet portrait of a vanished era”. -The Chicago Tribune