2009-2010 Schedule

"Nunsense" - A Musical by Dan Goggin
Winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Off Broadway Musical in its original New York production, this hilarious international hit was revived in New York with a male cast Nunsense A Men! The show is a fund raiser put on by the Little Sisters of Hoboken to raise money to bury sisters accidently poisoned by the convent cook, Sister Julia (Child of God). Up dated with new jokes, additional lyrics, two new arrangements and a brand new song, this zany musical has been videotaped for television starring Rue McClanahan as the Mother Superior.

"A hail of fun and frolic! Wacky and outrageous with a hysterical anything goes sense of fun!" N.Y. Times

"You don't have to be Catholic to love Nunsense!" Entertainment Tonight

"Inspired madness! Go see it!" Jewish Post and Opinion

"Guaranteed to lift your spirits...Very, very funny." National Catholic News"

"I Do! I Do!" – A Musical by Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt
Based on the Jan de Hartog play The Fourposter, the two-character story spans fifty years, from 1895 to 1945, as it focuses on the trials and tribulations, laughters and sorrows, and hopes and disappointments experienced by Agnes and Michael Snow throughout their marriage. The set consists solely of their bedroom, dominated by the large fourposter bed in the center of the room. For producer David Merrick, it was the ideal investment in that it had neither expensive sets and costumes nor ensemble salaries to be paid.

After four previews, the Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Gower Champion, opened on December 5, 1966 at the 46th Street Theatre, where it ran for 560 performances. Mary Martin and Robert Preston comprised the original cast; Carol Lawrence and Gordon MacRae replaced them later in the run. Carol Burnett and Rock Hudson starred in a national tour.

A film adaptation, written by Champion and starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, was announced by United Artists in 1969 but, following the commercial failure of several movie musicals, the project was aborted in the spring of 1970. A television version with Lee Remick and Hal Linden was broadcast in 1982. A 1996 off-Broadway revival at the Lamb's Theater was directed by Will Mackenzie and starred Karen Ziemba and David Garrison. The show is frequently presented by regional theatres. A production at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre in Chanhassen, Minnesota ran for more than 20 years with leads David Anders and Susan Goeppinger, who eventually married during their record-breaking run.

* Tony Award for Best Musical (nominee)
* Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist (nominee)
* Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (winner)
* Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (nominee)
* Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (nominee)
* Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
* Tony Award Best Direction of a Musical (nominee)

"Shirley Valentine" - by Willy Russell
The heroine in this actor's tour de force is an is an ordinary middle class English housewife. As she prepares chips and egg for dinner, she ruminates on her life and tells the wall about her husband, her children, her past, and an invitation from a girlfriend to join her on holiday in Greece to search for romance and adventure. Ultimately, Shirley does escape to Greece, has an "adventure" with a local fisherman and decides to stay. This hilariously engaging play was a hit in London and New York, performed by Pauline Collins, who later recreated her role on film garnering an Oscar nomination.

"Absolutely smashing."- N.Y. Post

"A joyful, captivating piece of theatre." -N.Y. Daily News

"It's a funny, wise and at the same time very moving play." -The Stage

"A thrilling, cheer raising piece of theatre." -Financial Times

"Luv" - A Comedy by Murray Schisgal
One of Broadway's brightest comedy hits. A wildly funny spoof of avant-garde drama which makes high comedy of the nagging indignities which flesh is heir to.

"…an evening of unalloyed pleasure, of sustained and perfect comedy, of total, tempestuous and glorious glee." —NY World-Telegram & Sun

"…the answer to a theater-goer's prayer." —NY Herald-Tribune

"…delicious spoof on a multitude of matters…" —NY Times

When the play begins there is Harry Berlin a pessimist who has sunk so low that honest pessimists would disown him. He has no future except to jump off the bridge and is about to do so when Milt Manville comes along and intervenes. Milt and Harry turn out to be college classmates. As Harry, in his rags, slowly drops hints of his tale of woe, Milt, a picture of prosperity, is all sympathy. But LUV has ample place in its bosom for more than one miserable fellow. Milt is also full of frustration, for his wife won't release him and let him marry the girl he loves.

Presently Milt's wife, Ellen, appears. As she stands under a lamppost, her expression congealed and fur-coated body rigid, it is clear that she, too, is torn by anguish. Now we have a triangle matched in misery. Milt has had an inspiration. Why not bring Ellen and Harry together and thus win the freedom to marry the other girl? But Ellen looks despairing; she needs sprucing up. Milt tidies her dress and slip, combs her hair, rouges her lips, powders her cheeks, delicately touches up her eyelashes and sprays her with perfume. Could a husband be more tender with a wife he hopes to palm off? The events that follow need not be detailed. All you will wish to know is that whatever marriages are made and unmade, Milt, Ellen and Harry end up in sorrow and agony, and the greater their misunderstandings and problems, the more you laugh."

"Two Minutes to Shine" (An Evening of Anything Goes)
All Landings residents will be invited to join us for varied and engaging work on a positive alternative to the average published show. This project is for the actor in search of work on original material, published material, funny skits and scenes and anything else they might want to get up and perform in front of their friends and neighbors. Music! Dances! Songs! Dialogue! Comedy! Anything is accepted!

We will meet once a week and also by appointment to work on material to develop a show to be presented for two evenings at the Landings. NO experience is required.

"Wide open territory for an actor's creativity." – Carl Rosengart, director.

“A gift for quick quips, clever wordplay and the linguistically unexpected." – Rick Goldman, playwright and organizer.

"Fresh and exciting - written specifically for the Landings audience! ... Every ‘wanna-be’ actor needs to join us!" – Tom Coleman, producer.

"An Evening of Irving Berlin"
Join special guest artist Florence King and the barbershop quartet for 90 minutes of rousing Berlin classics such as There’s No Business Like Show Business, Sisters, Alexander's Ragtime Band, I Got the Sun in the Morning and the Moon at Night, What'll I Do?, Always, Count Your Blessings and God Bless America!”

"Broadway Ladies"
Remember those Broadway favorites like Someone to Watch Over Me, I Whistle A Happy Tune, Wouldn’t it be Loverly, My Favorite Things, Everything’s Comin’ Up Roses, I Got Rhythm, Before the Parade Passes By, and What I Did for Love? Musical Theatre performer Florence King returns along with 4 talented singers and dancers to present some of your favorite Broadway hits!

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