2011-2012 Season
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Broadway's Funniest Heartbreaker
Next Fall
By Geoffrey Nauffts
Directed by Scott Edmiston
“The funniest heartbreaker in town” – NY Times
Sept. 16 – Oct. 15, 2011
A 2010 Tony nominee for Best Play, Next Fall takes a witty and provocative look at faith, commitment and unconditional love. Luke, a devout Christian, and Adam, a non-believer, have been together for four years; yet spiritual differences continue to spark trouble in their relationship. A sudden twist of fate, however, changes everything in this compelling new play that looks at what it means to ‘believe’ and what it might cost us not to.
A Holy Outrageous Comedy
The Divine Sister
By Charles Busch
Directed by Larry Coen
“Comic heaven!” – NY1
Oct. 21 – Nov. 19, 2011
The Divine Sister is an inspired homage to every Hollywood film ever made about nuns. Written by Charles Busch, the comic genius behind such classics as Die, Mommie, Die!; Psycho Beach Party; and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, this gleefully twisted tale tells the story of an indomitable Mother Superior trying to cope with a young postulant experiencing “visions,” a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows.
SpeakEasy’s Hilarious Annual Benefit Concert
Sorry, Wrong Number
Conceived by Paul Daigneault & Suzanne Bixby
Directed by Paul Daigneault
Music Direction by Paul S. Katz
Two nights only!
Monday & Tuesday, Nov. 7 & 8, 2011
Join us for SpeakEasy’s hilarious annual musical comedy benefit concert where Boston’s top musical theatre talent lets loose, performing songs from roles or shows in which they would never be cast.
Scheduled to appear this year are Leigh Barrett, Amelia Broome, Shana Dirik, Kerry A. Dowling, Kathy St. George, Maureen Keiller, Will McGarrahan, Robert Saoud, and Jeffery Roberson (aka Varla Jean Merman).
2010 Tony Winner - Best Play
Red
By John Logan
Directed by David R. Gammons
“Tantalizing and absorbing” – Associated Press
Jan. 6 – Feb. 5, 2012
Winner of six 2010 Tony Awards including Best Play, Red is a searing portrait of an artist’s ambition and vulnerability. After he lands the biggest commission in the history of modern art, abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko begins work on a series of large murals with the help of a new young assistant. What takes place between the two men is a master class on the methods and purpose of art and the dynamic relationship between an artist and his creations.
Winner! 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Next to Normal
Music by Tom Kitt
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Directed by Paul Daigneault
“Grade: A. Agonizingly beautiful” – Entertainent Weekly
Starts March 9, 2012
Featuring a compelling and surging pop rock score, Next to Normal shatters through the façade of a suburban family dealing with the direct and indirect effects of mental illness. Winner of 3 Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this intense, emotional and ultimately hopeful musical makes a direct grab for the heart with its story of a family coming to terms with its past and bravely facing its future.
Pure Fun. Total Genius.
Xanadu
Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar
Directed by Paul Daigneault
“Relentlessly, hysterically funny” – NY Times
Starts May 11, 2012
Based on the cult film of the same name, this riotous new musical follows the efforts of a magical Greek muse named Kira who descends to Earth to help a struggling artist achieve his dream of opening a roller disco. Featuring an ingenious book by Douglas Carter Beane (The Little Dog Laughed) and a score full of chart-topping tunes (Magic, Suddenly, Evil Woman), Xanadu is hilarity on wheels.
