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Summer Season 2008
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Note from the Director:
 As Artistic Director, I have the privilege of selecting the shows for our summer season. In 1995 I took my first group of college students to New York. We checked into our hotel 10 minutes before curtain time and literally ran to the Shubert Theatre to see the Tony Award winning musical Crazy For You. The critics were wild about the show and two hours later, as I left the theatre, so was I. What a show! Gershwin’s timeless music combined with ingenuously creative directing and choreography was beyond belief. This summer I am excited to finally present this new American Theatre Classic to our Starlight patrons.
Next, I decided to include the Starlight favorite, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. People are always asking if I get tired of doing this show. The answer is an resounding “No!” It changes with every new cast and is always fresh and fun.
My daughter asked me to include a fairytale this season and I chose Rodger .jpg) & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. This fairytale classic is based on the TV movie which has enjoyed three successful versions: The 1957 original with Julie Andrews, the 1964 version with Leslie Ann Warren (I grew up watching this one), and the 1997 version with pop-star Brandy (this is the one my daughter enjoys watching).
To round out the 2008 season I decided to encore two brilliant shows Starlight audiences have been begging me to bring back. Oklahoma! is a powerfully uplifting powerful musical theatre classic. The music is legendary and the story is timeless.
We will wrap up Starlight’s ninth summer with the hilarious comedy, Let’s Murder Marsha. Audiences roared with laughter over the antics of Marsha, an over-imaginative mystery novel addict who accidentally overhears her  loving husband and a beautiful stranger plotting to do her in—at her own birthday party! You’ll be in stitches just trying to keep up with the twists and turns in this zany, fast-paced and outrageously funny comedy.
I hope you enjoy our ninth summer season of Broadway Musicals Under the Stars. Come to the Mountains “to play.”
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
 Starlight’s traditional season opener is back—and with a new song! Join Milly, Adam and the rowdy crew of Pontipee boys for another season of high-stepping, toe tapping musical comedy filled with enough music, laughter, dancing and excitement to cause an avalanche! Remember to come up early in the summer because this show only runs for the first half of the season and, as any Starlight patron will tell you, “This is one show you don’t want to miss!”
Opens May 30, 2008 – Closes July 10, 2008
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's
Oklahoma!*
 Rogers & Hammerstein's immortal celebration of frontier life swept across the American Plains and into the hearts of theatre lovers around the world. Set in Oklahoma Territory in the early 1900's this charming musical is an idealized vision of simpler times, a story of tender romance and violent passion. Brand new choreography and a classic score will keep your toes tapping and your hummer humming for days, so bring the entire family on a trip to Oklahoma.
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 Rodgers and Hammerstein's exciting adaptation of this timeless fairy tale brings romance, adventure, and an  enchanted kingdom comes to the Starlight stage this summer. With a beautiful score and wonderful lyrics, Cinderella will capture the hearts of young and old alike. Don’t miss this magical tale that will have the whole family laughing and humming all the way home.
Opens June 28, 2008 – Closes August 22, 2008
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 Audiences will delight in the adventures of a stage-struck New York City playboy in a Nevada mining town — where romance, mistaken identities, and show-stopping musical numbers all add up to irresistible fun. The Wild West has never seemed so wild as tap-dancing cowboys and beautiful Follies girls  join forces to create show-biz magic in this zany comedy critics are calling, “A little bit of heaven on earth.” Wnner of three Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, Crazy For You features a glorious collection of Gershwin tunes that range from such poignant ballads as Someone To Watch Over Me and Embraceable You to the show stopping energy of I Got Rhythm. Crazy For You is a treat for the entire family. It's got rhythm, it's got music, and it’s here at STARLIGHT ... Who could ask for anything more?
Opens July 12, 2008 – Closes August 23, 2008
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 When happy housewife Marsha accidentally overhears her husband making mysterious plans with a beautiful stranger, she leaps to the only possible conclusion – they are going to murder her! Determined to thwart their diabolical scheme, Marsh enlists the aid of a reluctant neighbor and hatches an outrageous plan of her own, which starts the ball rolling in this side-splitting comedy that will keep you in stitches until the final murderously hilarious act. If you love twisted comedies, join us in Starlight’s season closer and Let’s Murder Marsha!Opens August 29, 2008 – Closes September 13, 2008
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