MY FAIR LADY with full orchestra
September 10–19, 2010
Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER
Music by FREDERICK LOEWE
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Play ‘PYGMALION’

This show is the standard by which all others are measured. Based on Shaw’s play “Pygmalion,” with book, music and lyrics by Lerner and Loewe, MY FAIR LADY is triumphant. With Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?, With a Little Bit of Luck, The Rain in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You Live, Get Me to the Church on Time and I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face it’s no wonder everyone — not just Henry Higgins — falls in love with Eliza Doolittle.

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER with full orchestra
October 29–November 7, 2010
Book & Lyrics by Stephen Cole
Music by Claibe Richardson
Based on the Best Selling Novel by Davis Grubb

Depression era West Virginia. Ben Harper steals ten thousand dollars from a bank.

After hiding the money in his five year old daughter’s doll, and telling his 12 year old son to never reveal the whereabouts of the cash, he sets in motion one of the most thrilling, frightening, and heartfelt stories ever to grace a best selling novel, a classic film-noir, and now a bold, daring, and passionately melodic musical theatre piece. For sharing Ben’s prison cell is Harry Powell, aka The Preacher, who will do anything to get his hands on the stolen money. Anything, including murder.

In 1954 Davis Grubb’s southern gothic tale hit the New York Times Best Seller list and stayed there for several weeks. The film version directed by Charles Laughton (his only time behind the camera) and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish came out the next year and has gone on to be named one of the 100 greatest films of the 20th Century. The musical is the winner of the prestigious Edward Kleban Award and Lyric Stage is proud to present this great new American musical with a full orchestra.

FLORA THE RED MENACE North Texas Premiere
February 11–26, 2011
Book by David Thompson, based on the novel Love Is Just Around the Corner by Lester Atwell, originally adapted by George Abbott
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb

FLORA THE RED MENACE was the first Broadway collaboration of John Kander and Fred Ebb, a partnership that would go on to write the Broadway hits CABARET and CHICAGO. Nineteen year old Liza Minnelli made her Broadway debut as Flora, winning a Tony Award for her performance.

“A highly entertaining evening.” — N.Y. Newsday

OLIVER! with full orchestra
June 10–19, 2011
Music, Lyrics and Book by Lionel Bart

Charles Dickens’ characters are brought to life in this musical adaptation of his novel OLIVER TWIST. Food, Glorious Food, I’d Do Anything, Where is Love?, Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me and Who Will Buy are musical theatre classics from Lionel Bart’s score.