By PAM HARBAUGH
Better watch out professional theater, the area community theater scene is breathing down your necks. And that means good news for theater patrons.
And for all you strictly community theater patrons, here’s hoping you carve some time to venture to Vero Beach or Orlando to see some stunning professional productions as well.
There is a plethora of productions which will keep you busy, busy, busy. Here’s the list of Brevard’s community theater 2015/2016 season followed by the list of professional productions, both national tours and regionally produced.
COMMUNITY THEATER:
One of Brevard’s community theater offerings from last season’s ‘Parade’ at Titusville Playhouse
COCOA VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE
300 Brevard Ave.
Cocoa, FL
321-636-5050, CocoaVillagePlayhouse.com
SUBSCRIPTION SERIES:
Sept. 25 – Oct. 11: “Sherlock in Love”
Nov. 20 – Dec. 6: “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
Jan. 29 – Feb. 14: “Cats”
March 11 – 27: “Sugar” (based on “Some Like It Hot”)
April 29 – May 15: “In the Heights”
June 24 – July 3: “Dreamgirls”
STARS OF TOMORROW:
Dec. 15: “Holiday Pageant”
May 27 – 29: Disney’s “Aristocats Kids”
June 3 – 5: Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr.”
June 10 – 12: “Back to the 80s”
June 10: Friday FUNday
SPECIAL SHOWS:
Oct. 24 & 25: “No People Like Show People” with Margaret Cross
Nov. 1: “Space Coast Singers”
Dec. 12: “An Evening of Motown Music” with Hot Pink
Dec. 18 – 20: Galmont Ballet’s “The American Nutcracker”
Jan. 2: “Stand Out” with Johnathan Shepherd
Jan. 8 – 9: “Nunsense”
April 9: The classic film “Phantom of the Opera” with live music by J. Thomas Black
May 21: Galmont Ballet’s “Summer for Great Composers”
May 22: Brian and Melissa Minyard in “Beyond the Barricades”
July 4: “I’ll Be Seeing You” with Margaret Cross
HENEGAR CENTER
625 E. New Haven Ave.
Melbourne, FL
321-723-8698, Henegar.org
MAINSTAGE SHOWS:
Oct. 2 – 18: “Memphis”
Dec. 4 – 20: “Wizard of Oz”
Jan. 15 – 31: “Smokey Joe’s Café”
March 4 – 20: “Nice Work if You Can Get It”
May 6 – 22: “Big Fish”
UPSTAIRS SHOWS:
Nov. 6 – 15: “Seminar”
Feb. 12 – 21: “Venus in Fur”
April 8 – 17: New Works Festival
MELBOURNE CIVIC THEATRE
817 E. Strawbridge Ave.
Melbourne, FL
321-723-6935, MyMCT.org
FLEX PASS SERIES:
Aug. 7 – Sept. 13: “The Fox on the Fairway,” by Ken Ludwig
Oct. 2 – Nov. 8: “The Curious Savage,” by John Patrick
Jan. 22 – Feb. 28, 2016: “The Underpants,” by Steve Martin
March 18 – May 1: “Tartuffe,” by Moliere
May 20 – June 26: “The Price,” by Arthur Miller
HOLIDAY:
Dec. 4 – 20, “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol ,” by Tom Mula
PLAYREAD SERIES:
Aug. 22, “Other Desert Cities,” by Jon Robin Baitz
Oct. 17, “Black Tie,” by A.R. Gurney
Spring play reads, TBA, but always held third Saturday of a Flex Pass show’s run.
SURFSIDE PLAYHOUSE
South Fifth Street and A1A
Cocoa Beach, FL
321-783-3127, SurfsidePlayers.com
Sept. 11 – 27: “Noises Off”>
Oct. 23 – Nov. 8: “Steel Magnolias”
Dec. 4 – 13: “Miracle on 34th Street”
Jan. 22 – Feb. 7: “Guys and Dolls”
March 4 – 20: “Tommy”
April 15 – May 1: “The Diary of Anne Frank”
Special events, including improvisation shows and new play competition, TBA.
TITUSVILLE PLAYHOUSE
321 Julia St.
Titusville, FL
321-268-1125, TitusvillePlayhouse.com
MAINSTAGE
Aug. 14 – Sept. 6: “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”
Sept. 25 – Oct. 18: “The Full Monty”
Nov. 27 – Dec. 20: “Scrooge, The Musical”
Jan. 15 – Feb. 7: “Hairspray”
Feb. 26 – March 20: “Singin’ in the Rain”
April 1 – 24: “Sister Act”
May 13 – June 5: “The Drowsy Chaperone”
TPI 2nd STAGE:
Nov. 6 – 15: “The Dixie Swim Club”
Feb. 12 – 21: “Mothers and Sons”
March 18 – 27: “Underneath the Lintel”
April 29 – May 8: “On Golden Pond”
SPECIAL EVENT
Oct. 23 – 31: “The Rocky Horror Show”
PROFESSIONAL THEATER:
A regional professional theater, Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, FL.
KING CENTER
3865 N. Wickham Rd.
Melbourne, FL
321-242-6620, KingCenter.com
MAINSTAGE:
Nov. 10: “Menopause the Musical”
STUDIO THEATRE:
Nov. 27 – 29: “Sister Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold”
MAD COW THEATRE
54 West Church Street – Second Floor
Orlando, FL
407-297-8788, MadCowTheatre.com.
HARRIETT THEATRE:
Oct. 2 – 25: “You Can’t Take It with You”
Nov. 20 – Dec. 20: “The Secret Garden”
Jan. 22 – Feb. 21: “Art”
March 18 – April 17: “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
June 3 – July 3, 2016: “Avenue Q”
Aug. 5 – 28, 2016: “The Big Meal”
THE ZEHNGEBOT-STONEROCK THEATRE
Nov. 6 – Dec. 6: “My Name Is Asher Lev”
Feb. 19 – March 20: “Outside Mullingar”
June 10 – July 10, 2016: “The Brothers Size”
Aug. 12 – Sept. 11, 2016: “Buyer & Cellar”
ORLANDO BROADWAY SERIES
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
445 S. Magnolia Ave.
Orlando, FL
800-448-6322, OrlandoBroadway.com
NATIONAL TOURS:
Nov. 10 – 15: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella”
Dec. 8 – 13: Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical”
Jan. 5 – 10: “The Sound of Music”
Feb. 23 – 28: “Kinky Boots”
March 29 – April 3: “Dirty Dancing, the Classic Story on Stage”
May 3 – 8: “Beautiful, The Carole King Musical”
ORLANDO REPERTORY THEATRE
1001 East Princeton St.
Orlando, FL
407-896-7365, OrlandoRep.com
July 17 – Aug. 2: “Mary Poppins”
Sept. 8 – Oct. 11: “Fancy Nancy the Musical”
Oct. 12 – Nov. 8: “Orphie and the Book of Heroes”
Nov. 9 – Dec. 27: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the Musical”
Jan. 25 – Feb. 21: “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing”
Feb. 22 – April 3: “Skippyion Jones”
April 4 – May 15: “Junie B. Jones the Musical:
Special events:
Oct. 30 & 31: “A Mr. Richard & the Pound Hounds Halloween Concert”
Jan. 11 – 16: “Pip-Squeak: An Anti-Bullying Magic Show”
ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE THEATER
John & Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center
812 E. Rollins St.
Orlando, FL
407-447-1700, OrlandoShakes.org
MARGESON THEATER:
Sept. 9 – Oct. 11: “Monty Python’s SPAMALOT”
Dec. 2 – Jan. 3: “Peter and the Starcatcher”
Feb. 10 – March 27: “The Tempest”
Feb. 24 – March 26: “Pericles”
GOLDMAN THEATER:
Oct. 14 – Nov. 15: “Bakersfield Mist”
Jan. 6 – Feb. 7: “Dancing Lessons”
March 30 – May 1: “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
CHILDREN’S SERIES:
June 18 – July 26: “The Frog and the Princess”
Oct. 22 – Nov. 20: “Magic Tree House: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens”
April 7 – May 7: Elephant and Piggle’s: “We’re in a Play!”
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Nov. 5 – 8, “Playfest”
RIVERSIDE THEATRE
3250 Riverside Park Drive
Vero Beach, FL
772-231-6990, RiversideTheatre.com
THE STARK STAGE:
Oct. 27 – Nov. 15: “Swinging on a Star”
Jan. 5 – 24: “A Chorus Line”
Feb. 2 – 21: “Over the River and Through the Woods”
March 8 – 27: “Hello Dolly!”
April 12 – May 1: “Sister Act”
THE WAXLAX STAGE:
Feb. 16 – 28: “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
March 22 – April 3: “Freud’s Last Session”
