The Lion in Winter – November 7-23

Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown | Directed by Shaleen Reid-Holbrook | Produced in cooperation with Music Theatre International

It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice — or take a stand — or turn around and go back. These are the stories and characters of today, the Songs for a New World. The first musical from Tony Award winner, Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Bridges of Madison County), is a moving collection of powerful songs examining life, love and the choices that we make.

By Tom Smith | Directed by Jeff Minden

Accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce. Drinking Habits follows two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing that have been secretly making wine to keep the convent’s doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and former fiancees, are hot on their trail. They go undercover as a nun and priest, but their presence, combined with the addition of a new nun, spurs paranoia throughout the convent that spies have been sent from Rome to shut them down. Wine and secrets are inevitably spilled as everyone tries to preserve the convent and reconnect with lost loves.

By Dave Hanson | Directed by Linda Baker

In Waiting For Waiting For Godot, Ester and Val, two perpetually overlooked understudies, find themselves trapped in the existential purgatory of the backstage, endlessly waiting for their chance to perform. As they bicker over art, life, and the elusive purpose of their existence, they unknowingly mirror the very play they’re meant to understudy. With razor-sharp wit and absurd humor, described as “delectable” by The New York Times, this satirical comedy dives deep into the quirks of showbiz and the human condition, all while hilariously pondering what it truly means to wait. As it turns out, the only ones who truly grasp the meaning of Beckett’s Waiting for Godot are the ones eternally waiting… for Waiting For Godot.

By James Goldman | Directed by Linda Baker

Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter is a modern-day classic. Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception.