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The Grand Theatre has announced its 2014/15 season:
Blue Suede Shoes: The King, the Colonel, the Memories
A C2 Entertainment Production
Created by Chris McHarge and Colin Stewart
October 14 to November 1, 2014
SPONSORED BY 3M CANADA COMPANY
World champion Elvis impersonator Roy LeBlanc embodies the iconic King of Rock and Roll in an explosive tribute to the performer who transformed an entire generation. Told through the eyes of Elvis’ business manager, Colonel Tom Parker, the show shakes, rattles and rolls through Elvis’ humble beginnings at Sun Records to the Hollywood years and on to the near-mythical comeback and flamboyant Las Vegas residency. With over 40 songs and dozens of costume changes, the show details the days when Elvis was the King of both stage and screen. Elvis will be in the building!
Shrek the Musical
Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the Book by William Steig
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions
November 19, 2014 to January 4, 2015
SPONSORED BY LONDON LIFE
Based on the 2001 DreamWorks film, Shrek The Musical is the heartwarmingly-upended fairy tale featuring a crusty but loveable ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Together with a wise-cracking donkey, a defiant princess, a vertically challenged bad guy and a gang of storybook misfits, this unlikely hero discovers that real friendship and true love are not only found in fairy tales.
The Ladies Foursome
By Norm Foster
January 20 to February 7, 2015
SPONSORED BY BLUESTONE PROPERTIES
Three good friends have played a weekly round of golf for the last 14 years. When they are joined one week by an inquisitive newcomer, many secrets and surprises are revealed through the 18 holes of golf. It begs the question: How well do we know our closest friends?
Intimate Apparel
By Lynn Nottage
February 17 to March 7, 2015
In this multi-award-winning play set in New York City in 1905, we meet Esther, an African American seamstress, who sews exquisite lingerie for clients ranging from wealthy white patrons to ladies of the night. As each year passes, she saves every penny in the hopes of one day opening a beauty salon for other African American women. Although fiercely determined, she still longs for a husband and a future. When she begins receiving beautiful letters from a mysterious Caribbean man, it seems life just might take a different course. Love and betrayal are woven into the fabric of this period drama about independence and the dauntless pursuit of a dream.
Dream a Little Dream
The nearly true story of The Mamas and The Papas
By Denny Doherty and Paul Ledoux
March 17 to April 11, 2015
This musical production chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of one of the most important singing groups of the 1960s through the eyes of band member Denny Doherty. Together only 3 years, they remain one of the most influential groups of their time, blending traditional folk music with the new sounds of the era. The Mamas & The Papas released five albums, had ten hit singles and were commemorated for their vision and ingenuity with a recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Dream a Little Dream explores the creation, success and eventual breakup of this iconic group. We witness the love and friendship, the infidelities and indiscretions, as well as the unforgettable music blended together as tightly as the harmonies that made this group one of the most memorable of all time.
BOOM
A KDOONS and WYRD Production
Written, directed and performed by Rick Miller
April 14 to May 2, 2015
This incredible, multimedia piece of entertainment is an explosive solo performance that captures the defining moments of the Baby Boom generation. From the BOOM of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945 to the BOOM of the launch of Apollo 11 that carried the first men to the moon in 1969, this is a collage of stories, voices and music all performed by one man. Audiences will be captivated by Rick Miller’s mind blowing performance: 25 years of history told in a unique, engaging, unbelievably entertaining way.
Also introducing the 2014 Fall High School Project:
The Addams Family: A New Musical
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
September 16-27, 2014
SPONSORED BY THE LONDON CANADIAN TIRE ASSOCIATE DEALERS
The Addams Family: A New Musical brings you a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre. When daughter Wednesday falls for a ‘normal’ boy, her parents, Morticia and Gomez, must come to terms with the fact that their little girl is growing up. But, when the boy in question and his parents descend on the Addams’ mansion for dinner, they must re-examine their ideas of love, family and what it means to be normal.
Photo: Detail of Grand Theatre, London, front door. ©2006 Etch in Time.
2014-03-07
London: Grand Theatre announces its 2014/15 season