Town Hall Kicks off the 2013-2014 Season with some Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!

The first production in Town Hall Arts Center’s 2013-2014 Season will be Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, book by Jeffrey Lane, music and lyrics by David Yazbek. Based on the film “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” written by Dale Launer and Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is directed and choreographed by Nick Sugar, Henry Award winning director of Town Hall’s 2012 production of The Who’s Tommy and 2010 Henry Award winning production of RENT. Musical direction is by Donna Kolpan Debreceni, Henry Award Winner, The Who’s Tommy.

Nick writes in his Director’s Notes, “Most of us remember the film version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels from 1988 starring Michael Caine, Steve Martin and Glenne Hedley. Some of you may even remember a movie called Bedtime Stories from 1964 starring David Niven, Marlon Brando and Shirley Jones, which Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was based on.”

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Keegan Flaugh, Tim Howard and Rachelle Wood. Photo courtesy of Terri Fong.

Featured in this production is Keegan Flaugh as Lawrence, recently seen in Minimum Wage at The Avenue Theatre and in Town Hall’s production of The Sound of Music last season. Back after closing last season at Town Hall in HAIR is Tim Howard as Freddie, recently seen at the Arvada Center in Man of La Mancha. We also welcome Rachelle Wood as Christine for her first production at Town Hall, she was most recently in Equinox Theatre’s production of Bat Boy: The Musical.

Town Hall favorite Donna K. Debreceni (2012 Henry Award winner for Outstanding Musical Direction for The Who’s Tommy) will lead a live band on keyboards.  Keeping her company are Peter Lewis (Colorado Saxophone Quartet) and Bob Rebholz (Colorado Conservatory for Jazz Arts) on reeds, Scott Alan Smith (ONSOMBLEY) on bass/guitars, and Larry Ziehl (Lannie Garrett and The Patsy Decline Show) on drums.

Nick sums it up best, writing, “All of us hope that you find our production worth smiling over as we take this hilarious journey together and follow a couple of con artists along the French Riviera.”

Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsTown Hall’s production opens September 13, 2013 and runs through October 13, 2013. Show times are Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (& 2:00 p.m. on 9/28) & Sundays at 2 p.m. (& 6:30 p.m. on 10/6).

Ticket Information:
Reserved seat tickets are currently on sale, priced $20.00-$40.00 at the Town Hall Arts Center box office, 303-794-2787 ext. 5 (Monday – Friday: 10 a.m. to Noon/ 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday Noon to 4 p.m. and 1 Hour prior to Shows) or on-line at www.TownHallArtsCenter.com .  In a continuing effort to make plays at Town Hall Arts Center accessible to all, ten value seats at $10 each will be made available on a first-come-first-served basis one-hour prior to each published curtain time.

Town Hall Arts Center Announces 2013-2014 Season

Now that our season subscribers know, we can announce it to everyone! We are really excited for our 2013-2014 Season at Town Hall, our 32nd and it has a little something for everyone. Town Hall is happy to be welcoming back directors Nick Sugar, Robert Wells and Christopher Willard as well as newcomer Matthew Peters. We can’t wait to see you at the theatre next season!

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
September 13 – October 13, 2013
Directed by Nick Sugar

Book by Jeffrey Lane, Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek. Based on the film “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” written by Dale Launer and Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning
Based on the popular 1988 film, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. After meeting, they attempt to work together only to find that this small French town isn’t big enough for the two of them. A hilarious battle of cons ensues that will keep audiences laughing, humming and guessing to the end!

AnnieAnnie
November 15 – December 29, 2013
Presented by Colorado Business Bank
Directed by Robert Wells

Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan ANNIE charms everyone’s hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find her parents, and with the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, ANNIE escapes to the wondrous and magical world of NYC. Through her fun-filled adventures, ANNIE wins the affections of tycoon Daddy Warbucks, and finds a new home and family.

Boeing-BoeingBoeing-Boeing
January 17 – February 9, 2014
Directed by Robert Wells

By Marc Camoletti, Translated by Beverly Cross & Francis Evans
Playboy Bernard juggles three fiancées, all flight attendants, with careful planning and the reluctant assistance of his housekeeper. But weather delays and the invention of a faster Boeing jet send his elaborate love life into chaos. BOEING-BOEING is nonstop high flying comedy.

Swing!Swing!
February 21 – March 23, 2014
Directed by Matthew Peters

Original Concept by Paul Kelly, Original Direction and Choreography by Lynne Taylor – Corbett
‘Two thirds rhythm and one third soul.’ That’s how Fats Waller defined the uniquely American form of popular music and dance known as ‘swing.’ SWING! celebrates this remarkable diversity to the beat of the most exhilarating songs of the period. This enthralling song-and-dance show makes it abundantly clear, swing was never a time or place — it has always been a state of mind!

Spring AwakeningSpring Awakening
April 11 – May 4, 2014
Directed by Nick Sugar

Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan Sheik, Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Germany, 1891: Adolescents, Wendla and Melchior, discover a desire unlike anything they’ve ever felt. SPRING AWAKENING is a high energy, rock musical that explores the confusion and desperation that ensue when the onrushing tide of hormones meets the ignorance of children. SPRING AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that you will never forget. Rated R for language, mature themes, and brief nudity.

Music ManThe Music Man
May 16 – June 15, 2014
Directed by Christopher Willard

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson, Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey
An affectionate tribute to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN follows a fast-talking traveling salesman as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize – this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.

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