Theater Blogging

Thought I'd plug some upcoming stuff:

THE SECRET GARDEN

Music by Lucy Simon
Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Directed by Jonathon Thull
April 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 May 1

· Friday and Saturday performances are at: 8pm
· Sunday performances are at: 2:30pm
· Ticket prices: $14 for adults, $12 for students, $6 senior/children

ICCT closes our 49th season with a musical for the whole family. Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the Tony-award winning The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox, a lonely little girl who is sent to live with her uncle Archibald in Yorkshire after being orphaned by a cholera epidemic in India. Still grieving over the loss of his beloved wife Lily who died ten years earlier during childbirth and distraught over the condition of his bedridden son, Archibald casts a dark shadow over the manor until Mary discovers a secret garden that had once belonged to Lily. By nursing this garden back to life, Mary somehow restores life to her grieving uncle and his sick son. The Secret Garden opened at the St. James Theater on April 25, 1991 with a cast that featured Daisy Eagan (Mary), Rebecca Luker (Lily), and Mandy Patinkin (Archibald). Composer Marsha Norman won a Tony for “Best Book of a Musical” and Daisy Eagan became the youngest actress ever to win a Tony for her portrayal of Mary.

I know a bunch of the cast, and it should be really cool.

I can't go, I'm going to be out at Chait Galleries doing a scene for Unzipped.