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Crazy For You, Lynn University

Drama Programs

Elaine’s Musical Treat

Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Book by Ken Ludwig

Place: New York City & Deadrock Nevada, 1930

Crazy for You®, tells the story of young New York banker Bobby Child, who is sent to Deadrock, Nevada, to foreclose on a rundown theatre. In Deadrock, Bobby falls for spunky Polly Baker, the theatre owner’s daughter. But Polly takes an instant dislike to the city slicker, so Bobby vows—through cunning, razzmatazz and a hilarious case of mistaken identity—to win Polly’s heart and save the theatre.

42nd Street, Lynn University

Drama Programs

Elaine's Annual Musical Treat

Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin & Johnny Mercer
Book by Michael Stewart & Mark Bramble

Place: New York City and Philadelphia in 1933

Written in 1980 with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer, and music by Harry Warren, 42nd Street follows the story of Peggy Sawyer. New to the big city, Peggy is ready to take on whatever New York City has to offer. When she finds herself as a chorus girl in a Julian Marsh show, she is overjoyed. However, when Julian is …

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lynn University

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A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Place: Athens, Greece & A Mystical Forest

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy by William Shakespeare written in the 1500s. Come follow the four Athenian lovers as they venture into a forest filled with twists, turns, and mischievous fairies. Then see how a group of amateur actors rehearse for their upcoming play that they plan to perform for the duke and duchess on their wedding day. Will the lovers find each other or will the fairy's games keep them apart? Will the actor's play be a success? Come venture into the forest …

Lerner And Loewe's Gigi, Lynn University

Drama Programs

Elaine's Annual Musical Treat

Music by Frederick Loewe

Lyrics & Book by Alan Jay Lerner

Place: Paris, France. The 20th-Century

Based on the 1944 novella by Colette and the 1958 musical film of the same name. Gigi follows the story of a young girl as she navigates her social debut and her families traditions and expectations. Will Gigi find the life she is dreaming of or will she follow in the path that society and her family is laying out for her?

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime, Lynn University

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Simon Stephens

Place: A town in Swindon, Wiltshire and London, England

Adapted from a novel of the same name by Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, was written in 2012. This drama mystery follows the story of Christopher Boone, a young boy with autism, as he tries to solve the mystery of the murder of his neighbors dog. Will Christopher uncover the murderer or will he uncover other secrets from the past?

Crimes Of The Heart, Lynn University

Drama Programs

Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley

Place: Hazlehurst, Mississippi

Crimes of the Heart, winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, is a character study of three sisters, each attempting to discover her own identity. They collectively deal with family problems and individual challenges. The bizarre yet believable characters in Henley’s southern dark comedy struggle to deal with despair, loneliness, and failure.

Anatomy Of Gray, Lynn University

Drama Programs

By: Jim Leonard Jr.

Place: Gray, Indiana

Time: 1800s

When June’s father dies in the late 1800s, she prays for a healer to come to the small town of Gray, Indiana. After a tornado passes, a man in a balloon blows into town claiming to be a doctor. At first, the doctor cures anything and everything, but soon the town’s preacher becomes ill with a mysterious plague. This show will be directed by Carbonell Award winner Bruce Linser.

Thoroughly Modern Millie, Lynn University

Drama Programs

Winner of six Tony Awards, Thoroughly Modern Millie nabbed the honor of 2002's most awarded new show on Broadway. Based on the 1967 Academy Award-winning film, Thoroughly Modern Millie takes you back to the height of the Jazz Age in New York City, when "moderns," including a flapper named Millie Dillmount, were bobbing their hair, raising their hemlines and rewriting the rules of love.

The Real Inspector Hound, Lynn University

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By: Tom Stoppard

Feuding theater critics, Moon and Birdboot—the first a fusty philanderer and the second a pompous and vindictive second-stringer—are swept into the whodunit they’re reviewing. In this hilarious spoof, an Agatha Christie-like melodrama unfolds in a fast-paced romp to find the real culprit.

In The Real Inspector Hound, Tony and Academy award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard has crafted a witty, surreal, and compelling tale in which identity is as changeable as a moustache, or a pair of boots, and a hack production of a tired whodunnit can be the cover for a masterful revenge plot, trained on the …

Clybourne Park, Lynn University

Drama Programs

By: Bruce Norris

Clybourne Park explodes in two outrageous acts set 50 years apart. Act one takes place in 1959, as white community leaders try to stop the sale of a home to a black family. Act two is set in the same house in the present day, as the now predominantly African-American neighborhood battles to hold its ground in the face of gentrification.

The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lynn University

Drama Programs

It's a big year for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lynn University. The Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award-winning composer turns 70, while the Lynn Drama program launches the inaugural season of its brand new BFA in Musical Theatre.

So we’re throwing a musical party to celebrate! Come enjoy the best and most beloved songs from some of Broadway’s biggest hits—performed by the talented BFA Musical Theatre and Conservatory of Music students—including The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita, Sunset Boulevard, and Cats.

Music by: Andrew Lloyd …