2013-2014 Season
Stumptown Stage's 2013-2014 musical season included two regional theatre premieres, a world premiere and a musical classic. We kicked off our season with the musical version the 1980 hit comedy film, 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton, directed by Roger Welch. Next up, It’s A Wonderful Life with music by Michael Allen Harrison. This holiday favorite is an endearing take on the classic Frank Capra film. It's A Wonderful Life premiered in our 2012-2013 season and came back for it’s second season and was directed by Tony Award winner, Corey Brunish. Following the heart-warming tale of George Bailey was the regional theatre premiere of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida. This award winning score features Nashville talent Joann Coleman as Aida. We wrapped up this amazing season with the award winning musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ the Fats Waller Musical. This energetic and dynamic show featured Julianne Johnson, reprising the role she originated on tour.
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton, Book by Patricia Resnick
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture and Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009.
Directed by Roger Welch, Choreographed by Heidi Kok
9 to 5 The Musical with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the 1980 hit movie Nine to Five. Pushed to the boiling point by their boss, three female co-workers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. They conspire to take control of their company and learn there's nothing they can't do-even in a man's world. Set in the late 1970s, 9 to 5 The Musical is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era.
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A New Musical Adaptation of Frank Capra's Classic Film and Winner of Seven 2013 PAMTA Awards
Book by Janet Mouser, Music and Lyrics by Michael Allen Harrison, Alan Berg and Julianne R. Johnson-Weiss
Directed by Tony Award Winner, Corey Brunish, Choreographed by Valarie Grudier-Edwards, Musical Direction by Jon Quesenberry
A new musical adaptation of Frank Capra's classic film, It's A Wonderful Life. Nominated for numerous 2013 PAMTA’s, winner of seven and loved by audiences, Stumptown Stages’ original musical based on a holiday classic tells the tale, of an angel who shows a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman what life would have been like if he never existed, is sure to warm the heart and bring holiday joy!
Sponsored by the Hedinger Family Foundation.
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Music by Elton John Lyrics by Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls and David Henry Hwang
Directed by Kirk Mouser, Choreographed by Valarie Grudier-Edwards
Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA is a contemporary musical take on a grand classic tale of the timeless bond between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier. As forbidden love blossoms between them, the young lovers are forced to face death or part forever. Together, they set a shining example of true devotion that ultimately transcends the vast cultural differences between their warring nations, heralding a time of unprecedented peace and prosperity. With a pop-rock score that features stirring ballads and rousing choral numbers, Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA is a modern crowd pleaser that embraces multi-cultural casting and exuberant dancing, staging and singing.
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Conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr. & Murray Horwitz. Created & Originally Directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. Original Choreography & Musical Staging by Arthur Faria. Musical Adaptations, Orchestrations & Arrangements by Luther Henderson. Vocal & Musical Concepts by Musical Arrangements by Jeffrey Gutcheon &William Elliott.
Originally produced by The Manhattan Theatre Clu and originally produced on Broadway by Emanuel Azenberg, Dasha Epstein, The Shubert Organization, Jane Gaynor & Ron Dante.
Directed by Kirk Mouser, Choreographed by Beth Raimer
The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem lives on in this rollicking, swinging, finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway's best. The inimitable Thomas "Fats" Waller rose to international fame during the Golden Age of the Cotton Club, honky tonk dives along Lenox Avenue, rent parties, stride piano players and that jumpin' new beat, Swing. Although not quite a biography, Ain’t Misbehavin’ evokes the delightful humor and infectious energy of this American original as a versatile cast struts, strums and sings the songs he made famous in a career that ranged from uptown clubs to downtown Tin Pan Alley to Hollywood and concert stages in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Assembled under the expert eye of director/lyricist Richard Maltby, Jr., Ain’t Misbehavin' is one of the most popular, well-crafted revues of all time. Sometimes sassy, sometimes sultry, with moments of devastating beauty, is simply unforgettable.
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