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Walnut Street Theatre Company
Mainstage Production History

2011-12

2010-11

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

FINIAN'S RAINBOW Music by Burton Lane, Book by E.Y. Harburg & Fred Saidy, Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, Book by Linda Woolverton
LOST IN YONKERS by Neil Simon
TRYING by Joanna McClelland Glass ***
GODSPELL Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, Conceived & Originally Directed by John-Michael Tebelak, Music and New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

2004-05

ANNIE WARBUCKS Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin
CATS Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Based on T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"
BROADWAY BOUND by Neil Simon
THE CONSTANT WIFE by W. Somerset Maugham
WEST SIDE STORY Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

2003-04

LA VIE EN BLEU Music by Pascal Stive, Original Book and Lyrics by Jean Michel Beriat & Raymond Jeannot, English Book by Bruce Lumpkin and Bill Van Horn, English Lyrics by Elaine Rowan **
ANNIE Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin
BILOXI BLUES by Neil Simon
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY by Philip Barry
HELLO, DOLLY Book by Michael Stewart, Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman

2002-03

SHE LOVES ME Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Based on a play by Miklos Laszlo
THE SOUND OF MUSIC Music by Richard Rogers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, Suggested by "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers"
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS by Neil Simon
THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE by Harley Granville-Barker
EVITA Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

2001-02

CAMILA, A New Musical Book, Music and Lyrics by Lori McKelvey *
MY FAIR LADY Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe, Adapted from George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion"
ART by Yasmina Reza, Translated by Christopher Hampton ***
GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens, Adapted for the stage by Mark Clements*
DAMN YANKEES Book by George Abbott and Douglas Wallop, Words and Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

2000-01

RAGS Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
THE SUNSHINE BOYS by Neil Simon
GASLIGHT by Patrick Hamilton
A CHORUS LINE Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, Music by Marvin Hamlish, Lyrics by Edward Kleban

1999-2000

BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY by Alan Janes, from an original idea by Laurie Mansfield with additional material by Rob Bettinson ***
PHANTOM Book by Arthur Kopit, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO by Alfred Uhry ***
THE HEIRESS by Ruth and Augustus Goetz
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, Book by Harvey Fierstein

1998-99

TRIUMPH OF LOVE Book by James Magruder, Music by Jeffrey Stock, Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead ***
ANYTHING GOES Music/Lyrics by Cole Porter, Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton, H. Lindsay & R. Crouse
HOTEL SUITE by Neil Simon *
Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN
GRAND HOTEL Book by Luther Davis, Songs by R. Wright/G. Forrest, Additional Music/Lyrics by Maury Yeston

1997-98

THE GOODBYE GIRL Book by Neil Simon, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by David Zippel ***
CRAZY FOR YOU Book by Ken Ludwig, Music/Lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin
MOON OVER BUFFALO by Ken Ludwig ***
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee, Adapted by Christopher Sergel
BLOOD BROTHERS by Willy Russell ***

1996-97

PAPER MOON Book by Martin Casella, Music by Larry Grossman, Lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh ***
CAMELOT by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR by Neil Simon
THE RIVALS by Richard Sheridan
1776 Book by Peter Stone, Music/Lyrics by Sherman Edwards

1995-96

BLOOD MONEY by The Heather Brothers **
THE WIZARD OF OZ Book by L. Frank Baum, Music/Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg & Harold Arlen
PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME! by Brian Friel
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER by Oliver Goldsmith
CABARET Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb

1994-95

COUNT DRACULA by Ted Tiller ***
MAME Book by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee, Music/Lyrics by Jerry Herman
ITALIAN FUNERALS AND OTHER FESTIVE OCCASIONS * by John Miranda
CONVERSATIONS WITH MY FATHER by Herb Gardner ***
LUST by The Heather Brothers**

1993-94

JAKE'S WOMEN by Neil Simon ***
ME AND MY GIRL Book/Lyrics by L. Arthur Rose & Douglas Furber, Music by Noel Gay
THE VORTEX by Noel Coward ***
CYRANO DE BERGERAC by Edmond Rostand
PAGEANT Book/Lyrics by Bill Russell & Frank Kelly, Music by Albert Evans ***

1992-93

LEND ME A TENOR by Ken Ludwig ***
INTO THE WOODS Book by James Lapine, Music/Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
THE OLD DEVILS by Robin Hawdon **
HENCEFORWARD by Alan Ayckbourn ***
GROUCHO—A LIFE IN REVUE by Arthur Marx & Robert Fisher ***

1991-92

SHIRLEY VALENTINE by Willy Russel ***
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber
THE LION IN WINTER by James Goldman
RUMORS by Neil Simon ***
ANOTHER KIND OF HERO Book/Lyrics by Lezley Steele, Music by E.A. Alexander *

1990-91

FAMILY AFFAIR by Alexander Ostrovsky **
BIG RIVER Book by William Hauptman, Music/Lyrics by Roger Miller ***
THE SHOW-OFF by George Kelly
STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling ***
HOW IT WAS DONE IN ODESSA Book/Lyrics by Erik Haagensen, Music by Alexander Zhurbin **

1989-90

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES by Alan Ayckbourn ***
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT by Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SPECKLED BAND by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
SLY FOX by Larry Gelbart
THE HIRED MAN by Melvyn Bragg & Howard Goodall **

1988-89

SOCIAL SECURITY by Andrew Bergman ***
GUYS AND DOLLS Book by Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling, Music/Lyrics by Frank Loesser
WHEN WE ARE MARRIED by J.B. Priestley ***
TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
FAME: THE MUSICAL Book by Jose Fernandez, Music by Steven Margoshes, Lyrics by Jacques Levy

1987-88

NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn ***
FUNNY GIRL by Isabel Lennart, Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Bob Merrill
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Tennessee Williams
DUSKY SALLY by Granville Burgess *
MIKE Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Mitch Leigh, Lyrics by Lee Adams *

1986-87

PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE by Neil Simon
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music/Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
THE BIG KNIFE by Clifford Odets
DUMAS by John MacNicholas
TINTYPES by Mary Kyte ***

1985-86

ISN'T IT ROMANTIC? by Wendy Wasserstein ***
GYPSY Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
THE LITTLE FOXES by Lillian Hellman
TOMFOOLERY by Tom Lehrer ***
AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare

1984-85

CHEKHOV IN YALTA by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow ***
THE MUSIC MAN by Meredith Willson
ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST by Lillian Hellman
QUARTERMAINE'S TERMS by Simon Gray ***
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare

1983-84

A FLEA IN HER EAR by Georges Feydeau
OLIVER! by Lionel Bart
MORNING'S AT SEVEN by Paul Osborn
A PERFECT GENTLEMAN by Herbert Appleman *
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare

* World premiere; ** American premiere; *** Philadelphia premiere