Our 2009-2010 Season
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Book by Clark Gesner
Music and lyrics by Clark Gesner.
Directed by Damien Lorton
August 13 – September 6, 2009
The perfect way to kick off the perfect season, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown is fun, touching, and light hearted.
This musical is just right for the entire family, deliciously funny for adults, and silly and amusing for the little ones!
Follow your old friends Lucy, Snoopy, Linus, Sally, Schroder, and of course, Charlie Brown as they sing and dance their way right out of the comics and onto the stage!
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Book by Larry King; Peter Masterson
Music and lyrics by Carol Hall.
Directed by Damien Lorton
October 03–25, 2009
This happy-go-lucky view of small town vice and statewide political side-stepping recounts the good times and the demise of the Chicken Ranch, known since the 1850's as one of the better pleasure palaces in all of Texas. Governors, Senators, Mayors and even victorious college football teams frequent Miss Mona's cozy bordello until that puritan nemesis Watchdog focuses his television cameras and his righteous indignation on the institution.
"Utterly charming, lively and genial." -N.Y. Daily News
"Humorous and good natured." -N.Y. Post
"A font of fun and friendliness, engagingly rich in regional nostalgia and spiced with delicate bawdry. The country and western score is a delight." -Time
"Best Broadway musical of the season." -WABC TV7
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Book by Burt Shevelove; Larry Gelbart
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Directed by Damien Lorton
November 19 – December 13, 2009
The setting for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a street in ancient Rome, in front of three adjacent houses. First is the brothel of Lycus, who takes his profession of peddler of fresh very seriously. Next is the house of Senex, his wife Domina, and their son Hero. Last is the house of Erronius who continually bemoans the unsolved kidnapping long ago of his son and daughter.
Pseudolus, a slave in the household Senex and the property of Hero, is anxious to obtain his freedom. To do so, he will resort to all kinds of trickery, abetted reluctantly by fellow-slave Hysterium. (“I live to grovel,” he says complacently.) Pseudolus, who is a conniving and quick-witted rascal, has figured that the best way of bargaining for his freedom is to cater to the sex-hungers of the men of the household, especially Hero, who yearns for the beautiful Philia, a still virginal girl who is in basic training for a courtesan’s career in the bawdy house run by Lycus. Hero agrees to give Pseudolus his freedom if he can help him win Philia.
Hero’s aging father, however, lecherously wants to have a last fling and likewise has his eye on Philia. Thus, Pseudolus must also try to give him what he deserves. Finally, as the ultimate complication, Pseudolus is faced with the contracted fact that Philia has already been sold by Lycus to Miles Gloriosus, a soldier momentarily absent from Rome.
Forced to foil all the males who are after the lovely but dumb Philia, Pseudolus has to maneuver with resourcefulness and agility, and the action crosscuts from the chaste to the chase with dizzying speed. Guffaws keep erupting as the schemes of Pseudolus boomerang and get him ever deeper into a mire of deception, entangling everybody who comes near. When the vainglorious and licentious Miles Gloriosus returns to Rome and demands fulfillment of his contract for Philia, Pseudolus is in desperation and quickly declares that she is dead. To help him in this charade, he persuades Hysterium to don a wig and women’s clothes and pretend to be the corpse.
The very much alive Philia, hearing her contracted owner has returned, dim wittedly thinks that old Senex is the man who has purchased her, so Senex excitedly tries to escape his battle-ax of a wife, Domina, in order to enjoy his good luck. In preparation for the anticipated encounter, he oils himself with sweet ointments and begins issuing a gurgling mating call.
The ever-funny comic bit of mistaken identities kicks into high gear as there are suddenly three Philias: the real one, Hysterium in his fright-wig and women’s clothes, and Domina, who, in a similar wig, is attempting to snatch back her husband in the guise of the young courtesan. Suddenly everybody is chasing everybody else, mistakenly and hilariously, as the wily Pseudolus keeps the three unsuspecting Philias from confronting each other.
In the end it is discovered that the real Philia and Miles Gloriosus are long-lost brother and sister, the kidnapped children of Erronius. Since they are siblings, Miles Gloriosus voids his contract for Philia, and she is found of sufficient high birth to become Hero’s bride. And, of course, the scheming Pseudolus wins his freedom.
Back on Stage 4: Hearts for the Arts
February 12–14, 2010
Join One More Productions as we welcome back over fifty past performers to bring to life the music of Broadway in this amazing and show-stopping review brought to you through song and dance. Each of the three evenings will be special and unique!
On Friday, February 12, 2010, enjoy the show and stay afterwards for a fully catered celebration with the cast.
On Saturday, February 13, 2010, bring your special valentine and enjoy appetizers and fine wines as you join OMP for our annual Silent Auction! After the tables are closed, walk into the theater to be delighted and thrilled by some of your favorite performers as we take you on a musical journey of Broadway's greatest shows! The doors will be open at 6:45pm for the silent auction and catered champagne reception, then the show begins at 8:00pm.
On Sunday, February 14, 2010, we will take you on a musical cavalcade of some of Broadway's favorite and most loved songs and then join us for afternoon of desserts and champagne that will tickle any sweet tooth's fancy!
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Book by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Llyod Webber. Lyrics by Tim Rice.
Directed by Damien Lorton
March 25 – April 18, 2010
OPENING SOON AT:
The GEM Theater
12852 Main Street
Garden Grove, CA 92840
714.741.9550 x221
Reserve tickets now!Reserve your tickets now! $20.00 for General Admission. To get more info, call 714.741.9550 x221 or e-mail boxoffice@onemoreproductions.com.
The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.
Add a score from Sir Andrew Loydd Webber, lyrics by famed lyricist Tim Rice, eleven dancing brothers, twelve dancing wives, a pharaoh, sequins and disco you know that you are bound to have the night of your life!
Nominated for over a half-dozen Tony Awards, this show is a favorite for audiences and critics alike.
"The best kind of feel-good show, unashamed, warm-hearted and irresistible." - John Peter, Sunday Times
"Enormously enjoyable. An evening entirely without the snobbery that so often infects theatre. Real fun." - The Guardian
Fiddler on the Roof
Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
Directed by Damien Lorton
June 03–27, 2010
In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia at the time of pogroms.
Rich in historical and ethnic detail, "Fiddler On The Roof" has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. It's universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.
Anything Goes
Book by Guy Bolton; P.G. Wodehouse
Music and lyrics by Cole Porter.
Directed by Damien Lorton
July 22 – August 15, 2010
The S.S. American, sailing from New York to England, carries an unusual group of passengers. Included amongst them are a gangster, a wealthy debutante and her mother, a nightclub singer, and a wealthy New York businessman and his stowaway assistant.
This classic "boy meets girl love story" follows a series of comedic happenings, all set to the brilliant score written by the one and only Cole Porter.
Follow the hilarious high jinks of Reno, Moonface, Bonnie, Chow and Ling, and Hope and Billy as they sing, dance and tap their way through one of Americas longest running and most beloved Broadway Musicals!