Celebrating Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones; Lyric Stage Opens Season with Schmidt and Jones Hits The Fantasticks and 110 in the Shade.Irving Irving, city (1990 pop. 155,037), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. as a city 1952. Building supplies, chemicals, electronic equipment, and airplane parts are manufactured in Irving. Convention & Visitors Bureau:
Who: Lyric Stage opens its 2005-2006 season at the Irving Arts
Center with a month-long celebration of the works of
Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones.
Lyric Stage is Dallas County's only locally produced
professional musical theater company and North Texas' most
honored theater. Dedicated to the development and
preservation of the American musical, Lyric Stage has
produced 14 world premiere musicals.
What: Schmidt and Jones: A Celebration is a tribute to the
musicals of Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones. The musicals to
be featured include The Fantasticks and 110 in the Shade,
playing in repertory. Readings of Celebration and Philemon
will also be presented.
The Fantasticks, the longest running show in Off-Broadway
history, played 42 years at the Sullivan Street Playhouse.
The musical gave the world "Try to Remember," "Metaphor,"
"Soon It's Gonna Rain," "I Can See It" and "They Were
You." Among the thousands of actors who have performed in
The Fantasticks are Richard Chamberlian, Elliott Gould,
Liza Minnelli, Jerry Orbach and Glenn Close.
Produced by David Merrick, the original production of 110
in the Shade opened at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre in
1963. Based on Richard Nash's The Rainmaker, 110 in the
Shade was the duo's first production and played 330
performances. Choreographed by Agnes De Mille, the
musical's cast included Stephen Douglass, Will Geer and
Lesley Ann Warren.
When: Sept. 16-Oct. 15, 2005 (For a complete schedule, see
attached.) The playwrights, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones,
will be present at select performances between Oct. 4-10.
Where: Dupree Theater, Irving Arts Center
3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, Texas 75062
972-252-2787 (tickets); 972-252-7558
www.lyricstage.org (on-line ticket purchase);
www.irvingartscenter.com
A variety of special hotel rates and ticket packages are
available in the "Hot Deals" section of
www.irvingtexas.com.
Contact: Steven Jones, Lyric Stage Founder, 972-594-1904
Performance Schedule
Sept. 16 8 p.m. The Fantasticks
Sept. 17 8 p.m. The Fantasticks
Sept. 18 2:30 p.m. The Fantasticks
Sept. 23 8 p.m. 110 in the Shade
Sept. 24 8 p.m. 110 in the Shade
Sept. 25 2:30 p.m. 110 in the Shade
Sept. 29 8 p.m. The Fantasticks
Sept. 30 8 p.m. The Fantasticks
Oct. 1 2:30 p.m. The Fantasticks
Oct. 1 8 p.m. 110 in the Shade
Oct. 2 2:30 p.m. 110 in the Shade
Oct. 3 8 p.m. Celebration (reading)
Oct. 4 8 p.m. Celebration (reading)
Oct. 6 8 p.m. 110 in the Shade
Oct. 7 8 p.m. 110 in the Shade
Oct. 8 8 p.m. The Fantasticks
Oct. 9 2:30 p.m. The Fantasticks
Oct. 10 8 p.m. Philemon (reading)
Oct. 11 8 p.m. Philemon (reading)
Oct. 13 8 p.m. 110 in the Shade
Oct. 14 8 p.m. 110 in the Shade
Oct. 15 8 p.m. 110 in the Shade
All performances will be held in the Irving Art Center's Dupree Theater, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd Blvd abbr (= boulevard) → Bd . in Irving, Texas Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to . To purchase tickets, please call 972-252-2787 or visit www.lyricstage.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. . A variety of special hotel rates and ticket packages are available in the "Hot Deals" section of www.irvingtexas.com. |
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