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Greater Tuna January 16 - April 9 Start your day with the most popular radio show in Dewey County, TX. Meet the men, women, children and pets in the third smallest town in Texas ...Tuna! Playhouse favorites Jason Ross & Daniel Black bring the entire population of Tuna to life in a tour de farce of quick change artistry, as they portray 20 of the town’s irresistibly wild and quirky residents, changing costumes and characterizations faster than a jack rabbit runs from a coyote. We’re giving you the key to the city... and that key opens the door to two hours of nonstop Sponsored by Dr. Stanley Bise, M.D. Tickets |
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Annie February 5 - April 18 THE SUN WILL COME OUT, TOMORROW! We’ll rip the Recession, just like Orphan Annie defeated the Depression! Kids and teens across the Cumberlands team with Playhouse pros! Michele Colvin (Hairspray, Seussical) directs and dances them all from the Orphanage downtown to the 59th St. Bridge, to Warbucks’ uptown mansion and back. One of the top family musicals EVER. Sponsored by Crossville, Inc. Tickets |
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Duck Hunter Shoots Angel March 11 - June 6 Playhouse Announces Tennessee Professional Premiere! A dazzling new comedy about a tabloid journalist searching for two Alabama hunters who believe they’ve accidentally shot a celestial being. Full of zany characters and outrageous humor, Duck Hunter Shoots Angel is full of magical surprises and unexpected second chances. Alternately hilarious and touching, this “comedy with heart” has been hailed by audiences as a rare theatrical experience with a surprisingly heartfelt lesson. If you laughed Sponsorship of this piece is still available! Tickets |
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Tinyard Hill April 16 - July 11 A stunning new musical about love, pride, and patriotism, set against the backdrop of America's more turbulent decade! Tinyard Hill, Georgia. 1964, in a small town partial to old-time music and new-forged dreams, a handsome young blacksmith hammers out a living at the historic smithy his family has owned for generations. When an out-of-this-world beauty and an out-of-theblue draft notice arrive within days of each other, his life is turned upside down. Set to a memorable contemporary country score by Mark Allen, winner of the 2009 Jonathan Larson Award, this feisty new musical weaves an irresistible tale of small-town dreams and big-city longings, of loves newly found and nearly lost, of the inevitable pull of the Sponsorship of this piece is still available! Tickets |
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The Sun & The Four Winds April 29 - May 2 Let your imagination journey to a world of wonder as this timeless childhood fable comes to life before your eyes through the magic of dance and music! This exciting collaboration of the Playhouse dance and musical theater programs will star both students and faculty. Learn more about the Playhouse's Triple Threat Dance & Theater Education Program at this performance.The Playhouse offers top-notch classes in ballet, pointe, jazz, tap and modern styles for all ages, plus voice, acting and musical theater. We welcome students who want to become a true “triple threat” performer---who can sing, act & dance! Many students enjoy auditioning and performing in major Playhouse musicals, plays and youth projects. Every student gets the chance to perform in musical cabarets and our Annual Dance Performance. Enrolling in a class is a great way to get involved! Even more important than world-class training is the discipline, confidence, poise and conditioning shared by our students and teachers. We nurture both creative joy and a high standard of excellence in every class, for every student. Join us for the Summer Intensive Dance and Musical Theater Workshop June 21 - 25. Tickets for The Sun & The Four Winds |
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Hello, Dolly! May 13 - August 22 Playhouse Announces Tennessee Professional Premiere! Summer starts early with one of Broadway’s biggest musicals! An attractive matchmaker “of a certain age” sets her cap for a wealthy merchant, and charms (or bamboozles?) him while matching younger folks in love. Based on Thornton Wilder’s classic American comedy, THE MATCHMAKER, “DOLLY” brims over with laughter and songs— “It Only Takes a Moment,” “Elegance” “Sunday Clothes” and the great title song! Sponsored by: Tickets |
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Tennessee, USA! June 17 - August 28 This “Musical Comedy Cavalcade” of Tennessee history opened the new Cumberland County Playhouse in 1965 and has been seen by over quarter million people! Now all the tradition and spectacle of Tennessee’s stirring, flag-waving musical hit returns to the Playhouse stage in an exciting New Millennium production! Sponsorship of this piece is still available! Tickets |
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Perils of Pinocchio Limited Run! A special community youth production of the show that inspired the creation of the Playhouse! Sponsorship of this piece is still available! Tickets |
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A Little Night Music July 22 - November 6 In the most beautiful of Sondheim scores, the summer night smiles on a passionate waltz of surprising liaisons, long-simmering passions, and the endless possibilities of love. A Little Night Music is one romantic musical comedy you won’t want to miss! Sponsorship of this piece is still available! Tickets |
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Southern Comforts August 19 - November 11 Two folks past retirement, but not ready for pasture, find unlikely friendship. He’s a brusque, no-nonsense yankee, she’s an attractive Tennessee belle. They waltz about, challenge expectations, explore the past, the future—and look for love the “second time around.” Sponsorship of this piece is still available! Tickets |
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Brigadoon September 9 - November 21 The magic and beauty of the Scottish Highlands – a vital part of Appalachia’s Celtic heritage – form a backdrop for the enchanting story of a magical village that only appears for one day every hundred years. Can two lost American hunters find their way home... will they even want to? Scottish music, Highland dance and unforgettable storytelling combine to create a fable for all ages, filled with unforgettable songs like Almost Like Being In Love, Come To Me, Bend To Me, The Heather On The Hill and many more! Sponsorship of this piece is still available! Tickets |
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Smoke on the Mountain For a limited time only! It’s the 17th season of the longest-running theatrical production in Tennessee history! Join the congregation of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church as the Reverend Oglethorpe introduces the Bluegrass singing sensations the Sanders Family at the church’s first-ever Saturday Night Sing! Sponsored by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Tickets |
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever November 4 - December 19 The Herdmans are absolutely “the worst kids in the entire history of the world.” They are guilty of every unmentionable childhood crime and have thought of more than a few original ones! When they take over the church Christmas pageant (although none of them has ever attended church, or heard the Christmas story before), the first Christmas becomes new and real in some pretty surprising ways. Sponsored by M. Stewart Galloway, M.D., Cumberland Eye Care Tickets |
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She Loves Me November 18 - December 18 A wonderful story that has become two movies, both “The Little Shop Around the Corner” and the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan “You’ve Got Mail”. Add great songs and you’ve got one of the world’s greatest small-cast, big-heart holiday-season musicals! Nicole Begue reprises her starring role in this "singer’s musical” she did for Cleveland Lyric Opera Sponsorship of this piece is still available! Tickets |
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