Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo - Theatre Events

Willy Wonka

info@kalamazooarts.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:17:34 EST

Friday, November 21, 2008, to Saturday, December 13, 2008
Times Vary

Everybody's favorite candy man is coming to the Civic just in time for the holidays. This confectioner’s delight is a brand-new stage adaptation of the magical film that has entertained children of all ages for over 30 years.

RUBEN STUDDARD starring in AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' The Fats Waller Broadway Musical also starring FRENCHIE DAVIS

info@kalamazooarts.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:17:34 EST

Saturday, December 6, 2008
3 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Richard Maltby, Jr., Author and Director will re-create Fats Waller’s original Tony Award® winning Direction.
“Electrifying!...A funny, devastating, startling beautiful, heart-stopping show!” NY Times.
Music by Thomas “Fats” Waller
Based on an Idea by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
30th Anniversary Tour of the 1978 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ starring 2003 American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis, 2003 American Idol contestant and star of RENT on Broadway.
The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930’s Harlem is showcased in this rollicking, swinging, finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway’s most well-crafted shows of all time – sometimes sassy, sometimes sultry, with moments of heartwarming beauty. AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ is simply unforgettable!

All Ears Theatre Auditions

info@kalamazooarts.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:17:34 EST

Tuesday, December 16, 2008, to Wednesday, December 17, 2008
5-7p.m.

Kalamazoo, MI–All Ears Theatre provides performances of comedies and dramas in front of a live audience for later radio broadcast. The free performances are held at First Baptist church and later aired on 102.1 WMUK-FM. Each performance provides local theatre-lovers a unique opportunity to see a behind-the-scenes view of the recording of a radio theatre performance. All Ears Theatre is organized by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo and funded by the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, December 16 and 17, All Ears will host its first of three open auditions of the year from 7-9pm at the Epic Center in the lower level classroom. These auditions will be for the first three productions of the season, indicated below. Auditions are open to adults and youth (aged 12 years and older). No previous theatre experience or memorization is necessary.

The Green Hornet

January 10, 2009

Returning to the exciting days of classic radio, The Green Hornet and Kato, along with Michael Axford and Miss Case, reunite in this adventurous story.

Program courtesy of Green Hornet, Inc. with special thanks to Terry Salomonson.

Directed by Donald Ramlow

Ethel and Albert

January 24, 2009

The everyday frustrations of life nearly take over again, as colorful characters Ethel and Albert try to remember a song ‘stuck in their heads’. Just what is that song?

Courtesy of the author Peg Lynch and directed by Martie Philpot

Lost In Kazoo

February 7, 2009

Carlton James, a young high- spirited boy, has moved to the nearby city of Kalamazoo. One day he meets a young girl who tells him that in order to succeed at school, he must know his family history and culture or he will be considered a “lost child.” Carlton becomes frustrated in his quest and begins to wonder whether he has what it takes to discover his history and find himself.

Written and directed by Dr. Von Washington, Sr.