2007 - 2008 SEASON
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HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY
A Toe-Tapping Musical by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik
September 14 – October 14, 2007
From the same creative team that brought you ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE, The Kavinoky Theatre is pleased to announce a spectacular musical biography of the legendary singer-songwriter frequently mentioned alongside Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Duke Ellington, Elvis and Bob Dylan as one of the great innovators of American popular music. The play follows Williams’ rise from his beginnings on the Louisiana Hayride to his triumphs on the Grand Ole Opry to his eventual self-destruction at twenty-nine. Along the way, we are treated to indelible songs like “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” “Move It on Over” and “Hey, Good Lookin’,” which are given fresh and profound resonance set in the context of Williams’ life.
“The best example of a musician’s bio put on stage that I’ve ever seen. Wonderful…delightful…marvelous.” – NY Post.
CRAZY MARY
A. R. Gurney’s Latest Comedy
November 9 – December 9, 2007
For the third year in a row, The Kavinoky Theatre is thrilled to bring Buffalo audiences another A. R. Gurney comedy! In an attempt to account for the family inheritance, the scion of a wealthy Buffalo family and her willful, college-aged son visit their long lost cousin, Mary. Living in an asylum, and having barely spoken in years, Mary forces mother and son to employ comically crazy means to get through.
“Delectibly entertaining...a certifiable fun time.” - The New York Daily News
TWELVE ANGRY MEN
A Gripping Drama by Reginald Rose
January 4 – February 3, 2008
This is a powerful indictment, denouncement and expose of the trial by jury system where a young man awaits sentencing for the killing his violent father. Twelve jurors are corralled in a room for their deliberations. To the frustration of his eleven colleagues, one man feels that there is a “reasonable doubt” thereby preventing a quick verdict. During the heated debate, the hidden preconceptions and assumptions of the jurors are revealed. When faced with playing the hangman, each juror is forced to face himself.
“A taut, absorbing, and compelling drama that reaches far beyond the close confines of its jury room setting." – New York Times
GLORIOUS!
An Uproariously Funny Buffalo Premiere by Peter Quilter
February 29 – March 30, 2008
She thought she was God’s gift to opera…but she was wrong! The joyful Florence Foster Jenkins had a passion for singing, but a voice of disastrous proportions which left audiences crying with laughter. Spinning from her bizarre recording sessions, unbelievable recitals and an ultimate triumph at New York's Carnegie Hall - this is a true, heart-warming story about a group of eccentric friends who lived their dreams. The Kavinoky Theatre is thrilled to feature Mary Kate O’Connell as the legendary singer.
“A delightful, blissfully funny hit!” – The Daily Telegraph
A PICASSO
A Buffalo Premiere by Jeffrey Hatcher
May 2 – June 1, 2008
Pablo Picasso has been summoned to a storage vault for an interrogation by a beautiful German occupation officer whose mission is to discover which of the three Picasso paintings recently “confiscated” by the Nazis from their Jewish owners are real. The ministry of propaganda has planned an exhibit, and only the great artist himself can attest to their authenticity. At first Picasso agrees to confirm which of the three pictures is his own but when he learns that the “exhibition” is actually a burning of “degenerate art,” he becomes desperate to save his work and engages in a pressurized negotiation. A cat-and-mouse drama about art, politics, sex and truth, with a twist at its climax.
“Artful, remarkable and genuinely dramatic, with impressive sensitivity and wit.” – NY Daily News
* All titles and dates are subject to change.
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