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Please direct all media inquiries to Nancy Engle at (510) 881-6733. July
31, 2009. The Douglas Morrisson theatre presents SULLIVAN & GILBERT
For
Immediate Release Today's Date: July 31, 2009 Release Dates: August 1 to
September 30, 2009 Media Contact: Nancy Engle Web site: www.dmtonline.org
<http://www.dmtonline.org> Media Phone: (510) 881-6733 Media Email:
engn@haywardrec.org
PRODUCTION OPENING What: "Sullivan
and Gilbert" a play with music by Ken Ludwig Where: The
Douglas Morrisson Theatre 22311 North Third Street Hayward, CA 94546-6969 Tickets: Adults
$25; Seniors $22; Students $15; and TBA Members $10 Order
Tickets Online at www.dmtonline.org Director: Sue Ellen
Nelsen About the Show Sullivan and Gilbert takes
place at the Savoy Theatre in 1890. Gilbert and Sullivan, who have been feuding
for years, are forced to work together one more time: Queen Victoria commands
a performance of their most popular songs. Part docu-drama, part period comedy,
and part "Gilbert and Sullivan's Greatest Hits," this is a delightful
revue from the author of Lend Me a Tenor. April
17, 2009. The Douglas Morrisson Theatre presents "MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS."
PRODUCTION
OPENING What: Moonlight and Magnolias, by Ron Hutchinson When:
May 15 though May 31, 2009. Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm and
Sundays at 2pm Where: The Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311
North Third Street, Hayward, California Tickets: Call (510)
881-6777 - Box Office open Tuesday - Friday 12:30-5:30pm. Adults $22; Seniors
$20; Students $12 Press Passes: To arrange for press passes
to any performance of Moonlight and Magnolias call (510) 881-6733 or (510) 881-6777 Press
Photos: Production photos for Moonlight and Magnolias will be available Wednesday,
May 13, 2009. Please email press photo requests to engn@haywardrec.org.
ABOUT THE PLAY 1939 Hollywood is abuzz.
Legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down produc-tion of his new epic,
Gone with the Wind, a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's novel. The screenplay,
you see, just doesn't work. So what's an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While
fending off the film's stars, gossip columnists and his own father-in-law, Selznick
sends a car for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and pulls formidable director Victor
Fleming from the set of The Wizard of Oz. Summoning both to his office, he locks
the doors, closes the shades, and on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three
men labor over five days to fashion a screenplay that will become the blueprint
for one of the most successful and beloved films of all time. WHAT
THE CRITICS SAY "An affectionate portrait of the
legendary movie producer David O. Selznick and his collaborators...a lot of fun...dispenses
a good deal of insider's dope on the professional and personal dynamics that fueled
the production [of Gone with the Wind]...plenty of genuine wit in the dialogue,
and the characters are drawn with such affection that one can't help but cheer
for them." -NY Post. "...a Hollywood dream-factory
farce...At once a hyperventilating slapstick comedy, an impassioned love song
and a blazing critique of Hollywood...just when you think it's all fun and games...[Hutchinson]
turns the tables...he has a gift for enveloping you in blackness. And then, with
a single line...he also can lift the heavy cloud and get on with the hilarity."
-Chicago Sun Times. "Consumers of vintage Hollywood insider
stories will eat up Hutchinson's diverting conjecture as to what actually happened
behind those closed doors, a scenario given extra spark by the fractious interplay
among the three men and their wildly contrasting demeanors...it's the hellbent
determination and entrepreneurial insanity of the independent producer to which
Hutchinson pays tribute." -Variety. "Frankly, my
dear, this is one funny play...a rip-roaring farce...[with] witty, pointed dialogue
and hilarious situations..." -NY Daily News. April
21, 2008. The Douglas Morrisson Theatre presents "URINETOWN."
For
Immediate Release Today's Date: April 21, 2008 April 21 through June
8, 2008 Media Contact: Nancy Engle Media Phone: (510) 881-6733 Media
Email: engn@haywardrec.org
WHAT: URINETOWN, the Musical Book by Greg Kotis; Music
by Mark Hollmann Lyrics by Greg Kotis & Mark Hollmann WHEN:
May 9 though June 8, 2008 Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. Sunday
matinees at 2:00 p.m. Special Thursday performances May 29 and June 5 at 8:00
p.m. WHERE: The Douglas Morrisson Theatre 22311 North
Third Street, Hayward, CA 94546-6969 TICKETS: For Tickets
Call (510) 881-6777 About the Show: The Douglas Morrisson
Theatre will present Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis's "Urinetown: The Musical,"
winner of three Tony Awards, as the second offering in the 2008 Season. The
idea for "Urinetown" was born in the spring of 1995 when Greg Kotis,
traveling in Europe, encountered pay-per-use toilets at the Luxembourg Gardens
in Paris. It was then that the musical's central idea hit him: a Gotham-like city
where all the toilets were controlled by a greedy, crooked corporation with no
concern for the poor, bladder-oppressed masses. According
to Kotis, the show "was created in a spirit of defiance against what's typically
offered up as stage worthy in America today." The result is pure, hilarious
and innovative entertainment. The show parodies many popular musicals and theater
conventions and playfully pokes fun at itself. "Urinetown" is also rich
with social commentary about the American economy, the division between rich and
poor, and the way we abuse the environment we depend on. In
1999 "Urinetown" got its start when the New York City Fringe Festival
was looking to add more musicals to its lineup. "Urinetown" became the
hit of the festival, and its success led to a commercial production. Flush with
the talents of an all-star creative and producing team, "Urinetown"
took home Tony Awards in 2002 for best director, best original score and best
book of a musical. "Urinetown" moved on to a national tour and is currently
enjoying great success in community theatres throughout the country. For
More Information About the Douglas Morrisson Theatre's production of URINETOWN
visit our website at www.dmtonline.org April
1, 2008. The Douglas Morrisson Theatre presents "URINETOWN."
Media
Contact: Nancy Engle, (510) 881-6733, engn@haywardrec.org
Production Opening Who: The Douglas Morrisson Theatre What:
URINETOWN - Book by Greg Kotis, Music by Mark Hollmann, Lyrics by Greg Kotis and
Mark Hollmann. Directed by Sue Ellen Nelsen When: May 9 through June
8, 2008 - Friday and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m. and Thursdays
May 29 & June 5 at 8:00 p.m. Website: www.dmtonline.org Where: 22311
North Third Street in Hayward, California 94546-6969 Tickets: For tickets
call (510) 881-6777 - Tuesday through Friday 12:30-5:30 p.m. About the
Show: One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, URINETOWN is
a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water
is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage,
caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets.
The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company
that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid
the people, a hero decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them
all to freedom! Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, URINETOWN
is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised
for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, URINETOWN catapults
the "comedic romp" into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective,
wickedly modern wit, and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.
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