Baytown Little Theater

 

2008-2009 Season Change

We are excited that BLT will be among the first community theaters in the area to offer a recent hit Broadway musical, winner of a record 12 Tony awards in 2001, a show that featured performances by Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, direction by Susan Stroman, book, music, and lyrics by Mel Brooks, based on Mel Brooks’ 1968 movie. Ladies & gentlemen, in May we will be premiering the hit musical comedy The Producers, directed by Jason Howard.

 

“The winner of six Tony Awards comes to
The Baytown Little Theater Summer of 2008”!

The award winning Broadway show, Chicago, is now in production with Kyle Martin, director, at the helm of the excitement.  His crew for this high-energy jazz musical includes Taylor Dobbs, stage manager, Brian Huysman, music director, Misty Choate of Misty’s School of Dance, choreographer and Amanda Martin, costumes. Chicago is a John Kander and Fred Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. The book is by Ebb and Bob Fosse, and is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice, and the concept of the "celebrity criminal." The musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins about actual criminals and crimes she had reported on. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.)

Performance dates for Chicago will be
August 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 at 8 pm
Sunday Matinees: August 3, 10, 17 at 2:30 pm. 
Flex season ticket holders may reserve seats beginning July 21. 
All other tickets go on sale July 28.
All tickets are $15.00 and there are no discounts for this show.

Looking Ahead

 

 

Auditions for Seussical the Musical

Auditions for the first show of the 2008-09 season, Seussical the Musical, written by Lynn Ahreens and Stephen Slaherty, directed by Patti Meiners are to be held at the Baytown Little Theater, August 3, 4, at 7:00 p.m.   

Enter the strange and fantastic world of Dr. Seuss through music. The Cat in the Hat leads you on the journey stirring up trouble along the way. You'll meet such Suessical characters as Horton the Elephant, who must save the tiny citizens of Whoville including JoJo and his parents, the Mayor and his wife, because "People Are People No Matter How Small," Mayzie LaBird, a beautiful free-spirited bird who somehow manages to convince Horton to take care of her egg while she goes "on vacation," and Gertrude McFuzz whose love for Horton finally sets things right with the world. Share in the adventure and "Oh, The Thinks You Can Think" if you think about Seuss!

Character roles for adults and young people at least 10 years of age will be cast at a time to be announced following the auditions.  The director emphasizes that there are few children’s parts.  All character descriptions can be viewed here.  Also, everyone needs to be able to sing at auditions, as there are no non-singing parts. Anyone auditioning will sing something from the show after being taught part of a few songs at the auditions. A short routine will be taught for choreography auditions.