Memorial Opera House presents

Little Shop of Horrors

Directed by Scot MacDonald
Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken

October 5 - 22, 2023

A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre-goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.

The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!

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A Dramedy

By Kim Powers

SEPT 8-10, 15-17 2023
FRI & SAT 8pm, SUN 2pm
Dates & Times subject to change

Vivian Vance, best known as Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy, breaks down her troubled past both on and off the TV screen in this biographical one-woman tour de force.

Sidekicked is presented through special arrangement with Stage Rights www.stagerights.com

Season Tickets $75

Individual Tickets $24

Past Season Ticket Holders will receive a discount.
Call the Box Office 219-937-8780 to receive the discount ticket price.

Directed by Stephen Dean & Jordan Dollins
Conceived By Rebecca Feldman
Additional Materials by Jay Reiss
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book By Rachel Sheinkin

July 20, 2023 - August 6, 2023

Six awkward spelling champions learn that winning (and losing) isn't everything.

Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. Featuring a fast-paced, wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one unforgettable experience.

An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box.

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A Musical

Book and Lyrics by Julia Jordan
Music and Lyrics by Juliana Nash

JULY 7-9, 14-16, 2023
FRI & SAT 8pm, SUN 2pm
Dates & Times subject to change

Murder Ballad is the dramatic story of a love triangle gone wrong, centering on Sara, an uptown girl who seems to have it all, but whose downtown past lingers enticingly and dangerously in front of her.

Murder Ballad is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre international. www.mtishows.com

Season Tickets $75

Individual Tickets $24

Past Season Ticket Holders will receive a discount.
Call the Box Office 219-937-8780 to receive the discount ticket price.

Date and Times:

June 9 - June 10, 7 PM

June 11, 2 PM

A FREE, public park performance of Sondheim's famous tale to end the RPAC season! All performances held at Founders Square Amphitheater in Portage (rain location Woodland Park)

Be careful what you wish for, as Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical. Into the Woods JR. features all of your favorite characters — Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk) and the Witch — in this lyrically rich retelling of classic Brothers Grimm fables.
The musical centers on a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse, and wind up changed forever.

The show is set in the 1970's, about two out of work (male) musicians who room together in New York. Jon decides to declare them as married to save on taxes. All is good until the IRS decides to investigate them. His roommate, Leslie, now forced to dress as a woman with the help of Jon's fiance. Who as it turns out is having an affair with Leslie. The IRS man shows up unexpected, as does Jon's mom. Leslie's ex-girlfriend then shows up wondering why he is acting so different lately. Throw in a nosy landlord and you have a wonderful night of comedy.

Show Dates are May 19, 20, 21 & 26, 27, 28  2023

Questions please call  Bonnie Johnson  219-852-0848 or email beatniksonconkey@sbcglobal.net

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A Comedy

By Wendy MacLeod

MAY 5-7, 12-14, 2023
FRI & SAT 8pm, SUN 2pm
Dates & Times subject to change

Thelma and Louise meets The First Wives Club in this fun and flirtatious comedy. Divorcées Mary and Jo are suspicious of their friend Liz’s new dentist boyfriend. He’s not just a weirdo; he may be a serial killer! After all, his hygienist just disappeared. Trading their wine glasses for spy glasses, imaginations run wild as the ladies try to discover the truth and save their friend in a hilarious off-road adventure.

Women in Jeopardy is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. www.dramatists.com

Monday, May 1 to Friday, May 5
Entertaining for all ages, and great for school field trips!

It’s the Wolf, Granny, Little Red and a forest of fun favorites as you’ve never seen them before! 
Meet our Little Red Riding Hood, in need of a phone signal for her GPS to guide her through the woods to Grandma’s house. Of course, Granny is too busy tap-dancing her way to hopeful stardom, while trying to go viral with her latest Tik-Tok video. Meanwhile, the Big Bad Wolf is on the prowl for picnic basket goodies that don’t belong to him. Fortunately, the woodsman isn’t too far away to help ensure a happy ending with important lessons for all to learn.

A fast and fun original tale based on the classic told in 50 minutes! 

A Theatre for Young Audiences Production 

$10 for everyone – students/adults/schools

Performances 

• 9:15 am and 11:15 am Monday, May 1

• 9:15 am and 11:15 am Tuesday, May 2

• 9:15 am and 11:15 am Wednesday, May 3

• 9:15 am and 11:15 am Thursday, May 4

• 9:15 am, 11:15 am and 7:15 pm Friday, May 5

Book, Music & Lyrics by

Jonathan Larson

Directed by Michael Glorioso

Fri, Apr 14th, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Sat, Apr 15th, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Sat, Apr 22nd, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Sun, Apr 23rd, 2023 at 2:30 pm

Thu, Apr 27th, 2023 at 7:30 pm

Fri, Apr 28th, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Sat, Apr 29th, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences.

Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

Adults $25

Seniors 62+ $22

Students under 21 $22

Military $22

Group rate 10+ - $20

NOTE! To enable group rate, all tickets must be purchased at the same time. Any late additions to the group will have to pay full price. The ticketing system will automatically apply group rate when 10 or more seats are selected.

CONTENT ADVISORY: Adult language, simulated sex, and drug references.

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By Edward Allan Baker

Directed by Dona Henry

Join us for Studio Diner Theatre!

Fri, Mar 24th, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Sat, Mar 25th, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Sun, Mar 26th, 2023 at 2:30 pm

Fri, Mar 31st, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Sat, Apr 1st, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Sun, Apr 2nd, 2023 at 2:30 pm

We are excited to offer our patrons yet another new experience in our studio theatre! Arrive one hour before showtime and enjoy a professionally cooked diner dinner, including non-alcoholic beverage and dessert! A cash bar will also be available. As the show opens, you will encounter two sisters who meet in their family's closed-down diner and slowly reveal the struggles they're experiencing at home: Rosemary is about to lose custody of her children; Ginger finds herself in a loveless marriage. The sisters wrangle, accuse and attack, but mostly discover that, without each other, they have nothing. In the end, some hope is evident as the sisters rediscover their common bonds.

"a spicy domestic blood bath that plays like a gender-reversed retread of Sam Shepard’s TRUE WEST.” —LA Times.

Dinner and show - $40 - Begins 1 hour before showtime

Show only - $15

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Memorial Opera House is pleased to announce the upcoming auditions for Nunsense.

Director: John Peluso

Vocal Director: John Peluso

Choreographer: Julia Thorn

Auditions:

Monday, March 6th at 7 pm and Tuesday, March 7th at 7 pm at Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383. Callbacks (as needed): Wednesday, March 8th (time TBD). You are welcome to sing a song of your choice (preferably a minute or less). We also accept video auditions which may be emailed directly to the Production Manager, Vicki Zimmerman at  vzimmerman@memorialoperahouse.com

For any questions regarding the audition or production, please contact Madison Marsh at AdminAssistant@memorialoperahouse.com

Performances: 

May 4th through May 21st (12 performances).

Rehearsals:

Rehearsals begin the week of March 13th at Memorial Opera House. Rehearsals will take place Monday through Thursday from 7 pm to 10 pm. 

Show Synopsis:

A zany, wholesome, hilarious musical revue presented by the Little Sisters of Hoboken, Nunsense is a heavenly delight!

Nunsense begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium, which is currently set up for the eighth-grade production of “Grease.”

Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a streetwise nun from Brooklyn named Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head.

Featuring star turns, tap and ballet dancing, an audience quiz, and comic surprises, Nunsense has become an international phenomenon.

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Directed by Michael Glorioso
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty

March 2 - 19, 2023

Tony Award-winning writing team, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's, first produced show, Lucky Stiff, premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons. That incarnation's talented cast included Stephen Stout, Stuart Zagnit, Mary Testa and Julie White. A winner of the Richard Rodgers Award and Washington's Helen Hayes Award for Best Musical, Lucky Stiff is now performed frequently across the country.

Based on the novel, The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth, Lucky Stiff is an offbeat, hilarious murder mystery farce, complete with mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair. The story revolves around an unassuming English shoe salesman who is forced to take the embalmed body of his recently murdered uncle on a vacation to Monte Carlo. Should he succeed in passing his uncle off as alive, Harry Witherspoon stands to inherit $6,000,000. If not, the money goes to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn... or else his uncle's gun-toting ex!

Please see link below for performance dates and registration.

A Musical

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Stevie Holland, with Gary William Friedman
Arrangements and Additional Music by Gary William Friedman

FEB 24-26, MAR 3-5, 2023
FRI & SAT 8pm, SUN 2pm
Dates & Times subject to change

In this tour-de-force one-woman show, Linda Lee Thomas (Mrs. Cole Porter), candidly recounts, through song and story, her life’s journey with Cole Porter. Though Porter was gay, their companionship and love lasted through 35 years of marriage and a spectacular, glamour-filled life. With innovative arrangements, the timeless music and lyrics of Cole Porter weave through the compelling narrative of Love, Linda, examining the darker sides of their life, while also celebrating the deep love that blossomed through their unconventional relationship.

Love, Linda (The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Season Tickets $75

Individual Tickets $24

Past Season Ticket Holders will receive a discount.
Call the Box Office 219-937-8780 to receive the discount ticket price.

By Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields

February 10, 2023 - 8:00 PM

February 11, 2023 - 8:00 PM

February 17, 2023 - 8:00 PM

February 18, 2023 - 8:00 PM

February 19, 2023 - 2:30 PM

February 23, 2023 - 7:30 PM

February 24, 2023 - 8:00 PM

February 25, 2023 - 8:00 PM

February 26, 2023 - 2:30 PM

From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes the smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show—an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines). Nevertheless, the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes, this Olivier Award–winning comedy is a global phenomenon that’s guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter!

Reserved Seating

Adults $22, Seniors, Students & Military $20

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God of Carnage

God of Carnage, a play by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, a comedy of manners...without the manners. Internationally award winning play about two sets of parents attempting to resolve their children's conflict...not very successfully. Directed by Susan Pavdeen, chair of the Department of Theatre at Columbia College Chicago.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-of-carnage-a-play-tickets-246551120037

Next to Normal

Next to Normal, the rock musical with music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey

This popular American rock musical that explores life with mental illness was winner of three Tony awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Directed by Steve Scott and music direction by Andrew Flasch, this performance will feature a live band with lighting design by Arturo Pozos.

Preview is on Thursday, May 26th at 7pm - one day only. Email us at dunestheatre@gmail.com to receive a promo code for $12.50 tickets.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/next-to-normal-a-rock-musical-tickets-246250892047

Echoes of Pompeii

A Tribute to Pink Floyd

Saturday, May 14, 2022 • 8:00pm

Echoes of Pompeii is comprised of a 10-piece band (orchestra) to give fans the true sound of a Pink Floyd concert. From synthesizers, delayed vocals, slide guitars and female backup singers, they leave no stone unturned when it comes to their sound. They grab the audience with state-of-the-art visuals such as lasers, lights, video, and iconic images that Pink Floyd was well known to produce. Audiences will transcend from a calm moving coma state of mind into a standing ovation all night long, as if they were riding a celestial roller coaster. So please take your seat, buckle up and get ready to take flight!

Memorial Opera House

219.548.9137

Towle Theater presents: Hope and Gravity

When an elevator falls in a major city, nine lives intersect in surprising ways, both comic and tragic—through love and sex, poetry and dentistry; in offices, homes, and hotel rooms.

https://www.towletheater.org/

A Christmas Carol

This familiar tale often features a large cast to bring it to life. Our version features only 7 actors and the focus is on Dickens' powerful language, humor, and warmth. Join a young boy as he discovers the story for the first time and eventually becomes a part of it.
Chicago Street Theatre
219.464.1636

Just in the Nick of Time

Join RPAC for our annual holiday play--festive fun for your whole family!

Miracle on 3rd and A Street

Miracle on 3rd & "A" is a family friendly mix of classic and contemporary celebrations of the holiday season.

Teen Fest

Directed by Lisa Formosa-Parmigiano, Teen Fest is the annual presentation by their Level 1 and Level 2 Teen Ensembles. In 2021 they will be moving to the main stage from the studio for the first time!

Act 1 (Level 1) - TEST ANXIETY, by Meg Bell (CST Theatre School alumna!)

Act 2 (Level 2) - THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL by Ian McWethy

Tickets on sale: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?actions=4&p=289

Beatniks will be doing Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring

Two weekends ONLY....Oct 9,10,11 & 16,17,18

Friday & Saturday shows are at 8:15pm

Sunday shows are at 2:00pm

Must make a reservation

$15/seat and seating will be assigned – Attendees must wear a mask

Reservations:

beatniksonconkey.com      

Or call 219-852-0848     

Beatniks on Conkey

Hello Towle Fans and Supporters!

The safety and health of our audience, talent and staff remain our top priority. Therefore, we are cancelling the run of Night Tide scheduled for July.
We hope all of you are staying safe and healthy, so we can reconnect through great theater once everything calms down.

Thank you for your understanding,

Jeff, Kevin and the Towle Theater Board of Directors.

Towle Theater
219.937.8780

As we continue to get through the Covid 19 pandemic, 

The La Porte Little Theatre Club would like to give a

STANDING OVATION

to the men and women fighting this virus on the front lines.  

We appreciate you!

Behind the scenes, we are preparing for our next season.  

​We are updating our pricing structure and bringing on a new ticketing system.

We have a great season ahead and we are anxious to delight audiences again.

The LaPorte Little Theatre Club

La Porte Little Theatre Club
219.362.5113