Everyoneâs favorite Alley Theatre is gearing up for a big anniversary seasonâits 75
th to be exactâand itâs pulling out all the theatrical stops in honor of such a special occasion. Weâre talking a world premiere musical alongside three world premiere plays.
âOur 75th Season boasts the most world premieres of any of our 74 previous seasons,â Artistic Director Rob Melrose said in a statement.
The jam-packed season kicks off with Pulitzer Prize-winning play
Sweat, which is being produced in collaboration with The Ensemble Theatre, before continuing with nine other productions and running through June 2022.
Scattered throughout the season are several shows that saw cancellations last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. These include the world premieres of
After having closed its doors to the public in March 2020 due to COVID-19, the Alley Theatre has announced its plans to reopen the theatre in Fall 2021. Reopening the Alley Theatre coincides with its 75th Anniversary Season with performances beginning on October 1, 2021. The 75th Anniversary Season and the Alley s celebratory return to live performances includes three world premiere plays and one world premiere musical. I couldn t be more excited to get back into the Theatre with this fabulous line-up including a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, a world-premiere musical, and three world premiere plays, said Artistic Director Rob Melrose. Our 75th Season boasts the most world premieres of any of our 74 previous seasons! When founder Nina Vance started this Theatre in 1947, she sent out 214 penny postcards and stated It s beginning! Houston, this is your Theatre. For the 75 Anniversary and beyond, we are committed to being a Theatre for all Houstonians. I m thrilled to usher in the 7
Blood-splattering theatrics: the unlikely stage hit heading back to Sydney
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With its dark and bloody segues into torture, cannibalism, necrophilia and, well, lengthy appraisals of Huey Lewis and Phil Collins, Bret Easton Ellisâs cult novel
American Psycho might seem an unlikely source for a musical stage adaptation.
US playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa â who wrote the book for the musical, which made its debut on Londonâs West End in 2013 â offers a different perspective.
âSo much of the novel is about consumerism and commercialism. In some respects, thereâs nothing more commercial or consumer-driven than Broadway,â he laughs over the phone from his Los Angeles office.
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