Burn This begins after the funeral of Robby, a young gay dancer. His roommates— choreographer Anna and ad-man Larry— are left stunned and grieved. Burton, Anna’s lover, tries desperately to console her, to no avail. Pale, Robby’s older brother, comes to the Lower East Side Manhattan loft to collect Robby’s belongings, but is unable to leave after meeting Anna. The four characters must find a way to overcome loss, regain control of their lives and ultimately find and redefine themselves. Owning a long history on Broadway, Burn This comes to San Antonio for the first time in years.

Cast:

Anna: Brandi Hollsten
Burton: Josh Harris
Larry: Jory Murphy
Pale: Roy Bumgarner

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Talented high school seniors will “give it their all” in an acting, singing and dancing competition performance. The Las Casas Scholarship Competition, now in its fourth year, is helping talented college-bound students move toward their dreams of careers in theatre and musical theatre by giving out thousands of dollars. Since 2009, Las Casas has awarded over $200,000 in scholarship money. All 2012 finalists will win some portion of the awarded $70,000 to be determined by a panel of prestigious judges from theatre, TV and film. An additional $5,000 will be given to an overall winner and last year’s winner received a total of $10,000 used at his college of choice.

Tickets go on sale Friday, April 6 and can be purchased at the Majestic Box Office, Ticketmaster online or by calling 800-745-3000 or at the Empire door the evening of the performance.

In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, three Verdeen cousins could not have picked a worse time to throw their family reunion.  As this fast paced romp barrels toward its uproarious climax, you’ll wish your own family reunions were this much fun!

Cast: Director: JULIA CAMMACK Assistant Director: GINI SKURSKI Cast: From New Braunfels – ELIZABETH FOWLER, LAURIE SANDERS & JEFF FOWLER From Spring Branch – JANEAN BREAUX, JERI SHELTON, SAM SHELTON & REGINA SELLERS From San Antonio – KELLI GRANT & BILL COLSON From Bulverde – MONA KLEIN & DIANA EDWARDS

Contact Persons: Zada Jahnsen/Charlotte Miniard (830) 438-2339.

Contact Persons: Zada Jahnsen/Charlotte Miniard (830) 438-2339.

Revisit enchanted Neverland, based on J.M. Barrie's timeless tale.  Join Wendy, John and Michael Darling as they follow Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up, to a world where fairies live and children can fly.  But beware -- danger abounds in this magical land of mermaids, Indians, and fairy dust.  Captain Hook and his pirate crew want all children to walk the plank, especially Peter Pan.  There is always an adventure to be had in Neverland.  So come along with the Darling children as they soar into the night sky !

Cast:

Wyatt Bettersworth-PETER,CROOKSOME; Garrett Bettersworth-JOHN,SMEE; Dillon Bettersworth-PIRATE,INDIAN; Jazmin Chacon NANA,MERMAID,CURLY,INDIAN; Aiden Castillo-MICHAEL,PIRATE; Zoey Doan-NANA,CURLY,INDIAN; Kylie Drost-TWIN 1,MERMAID,INDIAN; Avery Douglas-WENDY; Delaney Douglas-LOST BOY,INDIAN; Alyssa Doyle-LOST BOY,TOODLES,INDIAN; Bella Gonzales-NIBS,INDIAN; Kristin Kesinger-TINK, MERMAID,INDIAN; Kylie Koepp-TINK,INDIAN; Aleks Lally-PIRATE,INDIAN; Claire McGinlay-SLIGHTLY,INDIAN,JANE; Dylan McGinlay-MICHAEL,PIRATE; Cassidy Mills-TWIN 2,INDIAN; Shaelyn Marks-TIGER LILLY,INDIAN; Anna Martinez-MRS. DARLING,CHIEF,CROC,INDIAN; Ale Rosas-TIGER LILLY,INDIAN; George Rosas-PETER,CROOKSOME; Rodrigo Rosas-JOHN,DUFFER; Andrea Salazar-WENDY; Alex Vincent-SMEE,DUFFER; Cy Valdez-Bell-MR.DARLING,HOOK

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210.363.5994

Get a sneak peek of The Drowsy Chaperone with McNay favorites Chris Berry, Paige Blend, Roy Bumgarner, Anna Gangai, and Tim Hedgepeth. See Greg Barnes’s Tony Award-winning costumes for the original Broadway production and hear Montana Blanco, Tobin Theatre Arts Fund Intern, discuss the recent acquisition of costumes designs. Wine reception to follow.

Official performances of The Drowsy Chaperone run May 18−June 17 at the San Pedro Playhouse.

THIS SHOW IS AT SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE 1226 E HOUSTON

Marriage, murder and the mob all play part in this hysterical murder-mystery musical. Set in a famous restaurant in Little Italy, New York's notorious crime family, The Tortellinis, have just married off their only daughter. To celebrate the union, they have invited the other controlling families of New York (you the audience!) to a wedding reception. When a member of the wedding party ends up dead, it’s up to the audience to solve this hysterical mystery after you sit back and enjoy a delicious meal at Spaghetti Warehouse!

Cast: The cast of characters is headed by Don Tortellini, who has angered quite a few people during his lifetime. Mama Tortellini is fed up with her husband's mistresses and eating habits. Only son Tony "The Tool" Tortellini is not interested in the family business and has a surprising career choice of his own. Isabella Tortellini-Souffle’ just got married and has no idea where her husband has disappeared to and can only blame her father; World famous movie star and crooner Vino Siciliano, is having financial problems due to alcohol, gambling and women, but his Godfather isn't ready to help him out of his latest mess; and Mandy Manicotti, the Don's favorite mistress, is ready for blackmail, but is a few meatballs short of a spaghetti dinner. call 210 325 8702

210 325 8702; groups 10 + OR INFORMATION

Purchase tickets online (link below) or call 212-5454

Action whirls around one disastrous Memorial Day weekend at the Beckle cabin in the Texas Hill Country.  Aubry, his four daughters and Great Aunt Tammy gather there for the first time since Mrs. Beckle's death.  Nothing goes right.  Aunt Tammy is trapped in the bathroom.  Daughter Cesca arrives bearing scars from a round with her abusive husband.  Her sister Pidge, on sudden leave from the group home for the emotionally disturbed where she lives, shows up in Cesca's car with Cesca's chloroformed husband locked in the trunk.  The Beckles must pull together or the family will self-destruct. PG-Rated Comedy

Cast: Directed by Kathleen Lovejoy

Make reservations online at boernetheatre.org, or call the theatre at 830-249-9166

On May 26, ComedySportz is hosting it's first 2012 Tournament. We are offering 3 shows in one night. The winners of the first two shows will face each other in the final show. Show times at 6, 7:30, and 9. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online. Special pricing for this event. Purchase tickets for individual shows, for two shows, or for the whole evening.

*Special discounts (Texas Exes, Birthday Club, Complimentary Club, full Frequent Laugher Card, etc.) apply to one show only.

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THE FANTASTICKS tells the story of a young man and the girl next door, whose parents have built a wall to keep them apart. The youngsters nevertheless contrive to meet and fall in love. Their parents, meanwhile, are congratulating themselves, for they have erected the wall and staged a feud in order to achieve, by negation, a marriage between their willfully disobedient children.

A narrator sets the imagined scene and, in due time, progresses to the role of professional abductor convincing the giddy youngsters that they are deeply embroiled in a melodramatic encounter in a garden under the moonlight. The evening itself is entirely concerned with the notion that children – of whatever age – cannot fall in love unless their love is forbidden.

In Honor of All of Our Service Men & Women: Past, Present & Future

The Palace Theatre presents Texas State Theatre Department's Production of HURRICANE SEASON by G. Flores

Directed by Laura T. Garza

with TripWire Theatre & Dream A Little Productions

Love & Pain vs. Past & Present.

When a beloved World War I Veteran is forced to confront his son in law, a Viet Nam Veteran, about the horrors witnessed in combat he is reminded of his own reoccurring nightmares. Coming face to face with their own terrors and each other, the two men must find common ground before irreparable damage is done to those they love most.

Hurricane Season is a gripping story of grief, compassion, and finding a way to move on. Set in the Rio Grande Valley in 1970, the play explores Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, before its official diagnosis, and its effects on a multi-cultural family infected by war and their struggle to love through their grief. But at what cost?

Hurricane Season is a nationally recognized and award winning original play by San Antonio's own G. Flores.  Flores, a military veteran, just received his Master of Arts in Playwriting at Texas State University.  This year 3 of his plays advanced to the KCACTF National Festival in Washington, DC where Flores was named the Ken Ludwig Scholarship Award recipient for his playwriting body of work thus far, including Hurricane Season.

Thurday Night is College Night - Pay ONLY $7 with ID.

*Some explicit language*

Cast:

Richard Furin ~ Gabriella Bustamante ~ James Robinson ~ Chandra Tarro ~ Corbin Paulino ~ Eric Meo ~ Kayce Kuntz ~ Stage Manager: Deanna Belardinelli ~ Set Design: Jeremy White, Costume Design: Julia Chinnock-Howze, Lighting Design: Roy Moya, Sound Design: G. Flores. Directed by Laura T. Garza

Call 210-854-1610

Tickets available at: The Palace Theatre Box Office

or Available for Purchase Online

Call 210-789-3048

Directed by Tony Ciaravino

Shakespeare's timeless classic about a once powerful king losing control of his Kingdom and mind in a heartbreaking tale of deceit, treachery and the destructive nature of of greed.

Cast:

King Lear-Allan S. Ross, Gloucester-Dan Yount, Kent-Matthew Byron Cassi, Regan-Gypsy Pantoja, Goneril-Belinda Harolds, Cordelia-Kathryn Connor, Albany-Michael Duggan, Cornwall-Jose Ruben DeLeon, Edgar-Rusty Thurman, Edmond-Brad Adams, Fool-Justin Laughlin, Oswald-Dru Barcus

210-589-8450 or Flo@classictheatre.org

Woodlawn Theatre Inc strives to provide top quality theatre education to kids and teens.  Theatre and music education are highly beneficial to youth, and the rewards can be grouped into four categories:

*Success in Society

*Success in School

*Success in Developing Intelligence

*Success in Life

Based on the hit Disney movie! Directed by Maryclaire Ireland/ Choreography: Maryclaire Ireland and Kate Miller

Cast: Mitchie Torres ~ Meagan Williams | Shane Gray ~ Jamie Davis | Nate Gray ~ Steven Rios | Jason Gray ~ Cameron Blackmun | Caitlyn Geller ~ Avery McCorkle | Tess Tyler ~ Julia Holzschuher | Ella Pador ~ Reilly Hanson | Margaret “Peggy” Dupree ~ Madison Merritt | Rosie Day ~ Victoria Stevens | Barron James ~ Alex Dulske | Sander Loya ~ Audrey Herrera | Farrah Taylor ~ Jolie Bongiorno | Andrea Holsten ~ Marisa Barrera | Brown Cesario ~ Jack Clarke | Dana Turner ~ Emily Smith | Luke Williams ~ Ciana Nanney | Axel Turner ~ David Mann | Georgina Farlow ~ Iliana Cantu | Camp Rockers ~ Jennifer Branin ~ Grace Chapman ~ Abby DeYoung ~ Amy DeYoung ~ Sarah Grace Hotchkiss ~ Joshua Murguia ~ Elise Murguia ~ Katelyn Schaffer ~ Maddie-Grace St. Amant | Star Campers ~ Naomi Aulner ~ Hayley Blan ~ Iliana Cantu ~ Angelina Denmark ~ Tessa Devine ~ Sarah Guajardo ~ Noah Herrera ~ Madison Rogers ~ Delaney Santre ~ Kenedy Trainer

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Join us for this annual FREE event by the The Magik Theatre bringing San Antonians of all ages together in the balmy summer twilight to experience the joys, sorrows, trials, and triumphs of Shakespeare’s characters and stories.

Bring your folding chairs and blankets for hillside seating. Outside food and drink are not allowed - food, beer and wine will be sold inside the gates.

Since 2005, Shakespeare in the Park has played to over 50,000 people, with vibrant, exciting productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night. The festival has also provided employment for more than 50 local artists and technicians.

210-227-2751

This Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay. The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.

Cast:

Directed by Robert J. Olivas

(210)222-9694

(210)222-9694

Baroque to Bauhaus: Designs from the Tobin Collection

Baroque and Bauhaus styles appear in these theatre designs from the 1700s through the early 1900s. Ornate illusionist designs for works such as Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro contrast with spare, clean lines for productions like Stravinsky’s Petrouchka. Artists include Nadine Bayliss, Eugene Berman, Alexandra Exter, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.

“beauty, humor and pathos shrewdly combined into powerhouse theatre” – New York Post

A timid orphan in a seedyLondonworkhouse boldly asks for a bit more food and is sold into an undertaker’s service. He runs away and meets the Artful Dodger, who brings him home to the kind, yet slightly sinister Fagin. There, Oliver is trained as a pick-pocket and finds a friend inNancy, but neither she nor the boy are fit for a life of crime. Eventually he escapes from the clutches of the crime ring in search of love, happiness, and a home.

nominated for 11 Tony Awards

winner for Best Composer & Lyricist

Cast: Directed by Ken Frazier; Music Direction by Karl Hedrick; Choreography by Desiree Johnson CAST: Kali Anderson, Katie Benson, Michael Benson, Crystal Bratton, Sara Brookes, Lilly Canaria, Robert Carenzo, Trevor Chauvin, Morgan Clyde, Avery Dullnig, Alexandra Eckelbarger, Hope Epstein, A.J. Faulkner, Adam Fellers, Angeline Forshey, Anjali Gupta, Jennifer Harris, Hailey Jenkins, Kirk Logan, Diego Martinez, B.K-McKee, Thad Payne, Promise Pitman, Jennifer Rollins, Kaia Salazar, Gary Sartor, Blake Stevens, John Tarnow, Yoni Vaknin, Gerardo Vallego, Carrie Winebrenner

Call the Box Office at 302-6835.

Based on the Caldecott medal-winning book by Emmy Award-winning writer Mo Willems (who proves he is just as funny writing books as he was as the head writer for Sesame Street), this play tells the tale of a father-daughter trip to the laundromat. Dad throws everything into the washing machine and the dryer, including his toddler Trixie’s favorite stuffed animal, Knuffle Bunny. Dad distractedly leaves the bunny in the dryer and takes Trixie home. Unfortunately, Trixie’s desperate cries (“Aggle flaggle klabble!”) come across as meaningless baby talk. How will Trixie get her favorite Knuffle Bunny back? You’ll find out in this wonderful play originally commissioned by The Kennedy Center.

The Drowsy Chaperone opens on a youngish man sitting alone in his living room on a gray day feeling “a little blue.” To cheer himself up, he plays his favorite record – a Broadway cast recording of The Drowsy Chaperone – and describes it to his audience. There’s the starlet who’s giving it all up for love, her fiancée, the tipsy chaperone, two gangsters posing as chefs, Trix the Aviatrix, and many more. Through the sheer force of his enthusiasm, the show comes to Technicolor life. It’s a great big NEW old fashioned musical for the whole family.

Cast:

Call the San Pedro Playhouse Box Office at 210-733-7258 or visit www.sanpedroplayhouse.com

Please note: Effective May 22, 2012, new Box Office hours of operation will be Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Call the San Pedro Playhouse Box Office at 210-733-7258 or visit www.sanpedroplayhouse.com

Please note: Effective May 22, 2012, new Box Office hours of operation will be Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as 'the relationship.' Act I explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage, while Act II reveals the agonies and triumphs of in-laws and newborns, trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance, to those who have dared to ask, 'Say, what are you doing Saturday night?'

Cast:

Ben Schraff

Justin Keown

Crystal Vela

Shea Tomich

Directed by Dave Cortez

Call 210 212-5454

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This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as 'the relationship.' Act I explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage, while Act II reveals the agonies and triumphs of in-laws and newborns, trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance, to those who have dared to ask, 'Say, what are you doing Saturday night?'

Cast:

Ben Schraff

Justin Keown

Crystal Vela

Shea Tomich

Directed by Dave Cortez

Call 210 212-5454

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When an intimate relationship is nothing more than clinical, the Doctor himself must be schooled.  In the Next Room of The Vibrator Play pits science and society against humanity and love. The spark of intimacy is rekindled under the incandescence of progress.

Cast:

Call the San Pedro Playhouse Box Office at 210-733-7258 or visit www.sanpedroplayhouse.com

Please note: Effective May 22, 2012, Box Office hours of operation will be Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Call the San Pedro Playhouse Box Office at 210-733-7258 or visit www.sanpedroplayhouse.com

Please note: Effective May 22, 2012, Box Office hours of operation will be Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Three love stories, a murder mystery, and a nuclear espionage plot converge in this noir comedy about marriage and other explosive devices.  It's 1952:  America's on the verge of the H-bomb, Dwight Eisenhower's on the campaign trail, and I Love Lucy's on Monday nights.  Meanwhile, Senator Joe McCarthy's daughter just got engaged to a Soviet spy, and Boston detective Maggie Pelletier has to find out who dumped the dead guy in the Harbor - or else lose out on a honeymoon in Havana.  A blunt-nosed, sharp-eyed look at love and tying, untying, and retying the knot.

PG-Comedy

Cast: Directed by Christine Crowley

Go online to www.boernetheatre.org or call the theatre at 830-249-9166

The Denials, one of the city's best comedy troupes, commit adult-oriented improv every Saturday at the Overtime Theater. Up-close comedy in a relaxed setting, BYOB or beer and wine by donation. Come get your funny on with The Denials!

Please visit our website, email theovertimetheater@gmail.com, or call (210) 557-7562.

ComedySportz is the Alamo City's original fast-paced, family-friendly improvisational comedy, played as a sport. Two teams take turns making up scenes, playing games and singing songs – and the audience votes on which team they like the best. It's all presided over by a referee, who keeps things moving, calls the ComedySportz fouls and takes suggestions shouted out by the audience before each game.

If you've seen TV's Whose Line Is It Anyway? or Improv-A-Ganza, you've got the basic idea, although ComedySportz's two-team competitive format ensures a fast-paced, high-energy show - and seeing this live show is very different from watching a TV show.

Check out our website, call us at 210-338-0279 or email us at info@cszsa.com