NOTE: DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THIS SHOW, ALL SUMMER 2014 PERFORMANCES WILL BEGIN AT 8:00 P.M.
Show Synopsis:
An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Ridinghood?
A Prince Charming with a roving eye? A Witch ... who raps? They're all among the
cockeyed characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairy tale.
When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness by the
Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects (a cow as white
as milk...a cape as red as blood... hair as yellow as corn... a slipper as pure
as gold... ) required to break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from
Cinderella (with the slipper as pure as gold) Little Red Ridinghood (with a
cape as red as blood) Rapunzel (with the hair as yellow as corn) and Jack (the
one who climbed the beanstalk - with the cow as white as milk). Everyone's wish
is granted at the end of Act One but the consequences of their actions return
to haunt them later, with disastrous results. A Giant (A female Giant, that is)
steps down from the heavens and straight upon some beloved characters. It takes
a few lives before the survivors realize that they have to act altogether in
order to succeed. Thus, what begins a lively irreverent fantasy becomes a
moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our
children.
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Off-Broadway Musical Theater is a community-based performing arts organization providing free, full-scale musical productions outdoors in New Hope, Minnesota. We have been providing FREE theater for 44 years. We have begun the policy of asking for a $4 per person free-will donation at each performance that will help cover production costs so that we can continue to bring you a full theater production each summer which includes sound, lighting, designed set and costuming!
Our Mission Statement:
The mission at Off-Broadway Musical Theatre is to promote and improve the cultural development of the community by providing the opportunity for individuals to learn and participate in the creative process, and further their appreciation of the dramatic arts with our free musical theater productions.
Contact Us
Off-Broadway Musical Theatre
c/o City of New Hope
4401 Xylon Avenue N
New Hope, MN 55428
Show Synopsis:
An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Ridinghood?
A Prince Charming with a roving eye? A Witch ... who raps? They're all among the
cockeyed characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairy tale.
When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness by the
Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects (a cow as white
as milk...a cape as red as blood... hair as yellow as corn... a slipper as pure
as gold... ) required to break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from
Cinderella (with the slipper as pure as gold) Little Red Ridinghood (with a
cape as red as blood) Rapunzel (with the hair as yellow as corn) and Jack (the
one who climbed the beanstalk - with the cow as white as milk). Everyone's wish
is granted at the end of Act One but the consequences of their actions return
to haunt them later, with disastrous results. A Giant (A female Giant, that is)
steps down from the heavens and straight upon some beloved characters. It takes
a few lives before the survivors realize that they have to act altogether in
order to succeed. Thus, what begins a lively irreverent fantasy becomes a
moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our
children.
*******************
Off-Broadway Musical Theater is a community-based performing arts organization providing free, full-scale musical productions outdoors in New Hope, Minnesota. We have been providing FREE theater for 44 years. We have begun the policy of asking for a $4 per person free-will donation at each performance that will help cover production costs so that we can continue to bring you a full theater production each summer which includes sound, lighting, designed set and costuming!
Our Mission Statement:
The mission at Off-Broadway Musical Theatre is to promote and improve the cultural development of the community by providing the opportunity for individuals to learn and participate in the creative process, and further their appreciation of the dramatic arts with our free musical theater productions.
Contact Us
Off-Broadway Musical Theatre
c/o City of New Hope
4401 Xylon Avenue N
New Hope, MN 55428
