Ignite Theatre company’s next season will feature productions of the musicals “Cabaret,” “La Cage Aux Folles” and “West Side Story,” in addition to the remount of the popular Vintage production of “Avenue Q.” Ignite’s Executive Artistic Director Keith Rabin announced the new season Friday, following the opening night production of the regional premiere of “Spring Awakening” at the Aurora Fox theater.
The new season is set to kick off in April, following productions of “Sweeney Todd” and “Next To Normal” later this year. The full schedule and dates of Ignite’s coming season follow:
“Cabaret,” by Christopher Isherwoo, John Kander and Fred Ebb
To be performed in the round with liquor service during the show
April, 2013
Directed & Choreographed by Danny Harrigan, Music Direction by Midge McMoyer Smith
Aurora Fox studio theater
“La Cage Aux Folles,” by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and Jerry Herman
August 2013
Directed by Bernie Cardell, Choreographed by Danny Harrigan
Aurora Fox main stage
“Avenue Q,” by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty
Featuring the cast of the 2011 Vintage Theatre production
September through November, 2013
Directed By Bernie Cardell, Music Direction by Midge McMoyer Smith
Aurora Fox studio theater
“West Side Story” by by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
December 2013 – January 2014
Directed by Keith Rabin Jr., Choreographed by Stephanie Prugh, Music Direction by Jalyn Courtney Webb
Aurora Fox main stage