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Asolo Rep 2023-24 Season

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Crazy For You

November 15, 2023 – January 4, 2024 

Music and Lyrics by GEORGE GERSHWIN and IRA GERSHWIN

Book by KEN LUDWIG

Co-Conception by KEN LUDWIG and MIKE OCKRENT

Inspired by Material by GUY BOLTON and JOHN MCGOWAN

Directed and Choreographed by JOSH RHODES

Music Direction and Additional Arrangements by ANGELA STEINER

 

Put on your dancing shoes as you are transported back to the Roaring Twenties by Crazy for You, the Tony Award®-winning, toe-tapping, romantic musical comedy that has delighted audiences worldwide. Featuring iconic Gershwin songs such as “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “I Got Rhythm,” and “Embraceable You,” Crazy for You delivers comic high jinks, spectacular dance numbers, and fun for the entire family. Following the triumph of last season’s smash hit Cabaret, Josh Rhodes’ direction and choreography will delight you with this brand-new production of a deliciously old- fashioned musical. “Such infectious fun… Crazy For You brought musical comedy back.” – The New York Post

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Inherit The Wind

January 17 – February 24, 2024 

By JEROME LAWRENCE and ROBERT E. LEE

Directed by PETER ROTHSTEIN

 

Feel the heat of the courtroom in the sizzling American classic Inherit the Wind, an explosive drama inspired by the most important trial of the 20th Century. As a media circus descends upon a small American town, two of the largest figures of their time engage in a battle of wits and wills to ensure that justice is served, in the process charting the course of education for generations. An international phenomenon that became an Oscar®-nominated film, Inherit the Wind will get your pulse racing as you relive a defining moment of American history, brought to life by Asolo Rep’s new Producing Artistic Director Peter Rothstein.

 

Born With Teeth

THE ALLEY THEATRE WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION

February 7 – March 29, 2024 

By LIZ DUFFY ADAMS

Directed by ROB MELROSE

 

Grab a drink with William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe as you get an inside peek at the tumultuous relationship of two of history’s greatest playwrights, each harboring momentous secrets. Fresh off critically acclaimed world premiere runs at the Alley Theatre and Guthrie Theatre, Born with Teeth will plunge you into the palace intrigue, high-stakes spy craft, and cutthroat betrayals of a ruthlessly ambitious age that is surprisingly like our own. Be among the first in the nation to watch this delicious, sexy, and award-winning new play that offers an alternate perspective on the history we think we know.

 

Intimate Apparel

February 28 – April 18, 2024 

By LYNN NOTTAGE

Directed by AUSTENE VAN

 

Be seduced by the story of Esther, a Black seamstress in 1905 New York seeking love and companionship. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage returns to Asolo Rep with Intimate Apparel, a searing, sensual, and powerful story of forbidden romance. Esther spends her days sewing corsets for other women but hasn’t found love for herself. When she receives a letter from a Barbadian man working on the Panama Canal, Esther kindles an exchange that leads to marriage with a stranger, even while her heart is drawn to a Jewish shop owner who’s promised to another woman. Nottage’s lyrical and heart-wrenching play is a modern classic about the power of human connection.

 

Dial ‘M’ For Murder

March 20 – April 25, 2024 

Adapted by JEFFREY HATCHER

From the original by FREDERICK KNOTT

Directed by CÉLINE ROSENTHAL

 

Hang on to the edge of your seat through the twists and turns of a gripping cat-and-mouse game in Dial ‘M’ for Murder. Frederick Knott’s classic thriller of blackmail and revenge, the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic movie, is given a stylish, intoxicating update in Jeffrey Hatcher’s brand-new adaptation. In 1950s London, a husband plots to murder his wife, but when his plan goes awry, he must scramble to keep from getting caught. Will he get away with it, or will justice be served? Only one way to find out. “Wonderfully theatrical… The pace is quicker, the dialogue is snappier, the women are smarter and more complex.” -The Times of San Diego

 

Twelve Angry Men: A New Musical

THE THEATER LATTÉ DA WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION

May 8 – June 9, 2024 

Adapted from the play by REGINALD ROSE

Music and Lyrics by MICHAEL HOLLAND

Book by DAVID SIMPATICO

Directed by PETER ROTHSTEIN

Choreography by KELLI FOSTER-WARDER

Music Direction by JENNY KIM-GODFREY

 

Seek out the truth through the haze of confusion in the breathtaking and powerful Twelve Angry Men: A New Musical. Propelled by a jazz-infused score, one of America’s greatest dramas reaches new heights in this searing story of a lone juror who demands that our legal system lives up to our ideals. Called a “must-see musical” by the Star Tribune for its recent sold-out hit world premiere production at Theater Latté Da, you will feel the power and hope of America in this groundbreaking musical about our potential to work together to create a better world. “A serious story given more depth and made more compelling with the infusion of song.” – Talkin’ Broadway