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Summer 2019 Productions

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Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's
Mary Poppins

Opens Friday, May 31, 2019

ORIGINAL MUSIC & LYRICS BY
Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman

BOOK BY
Julian Fellowes

NEW SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC & LYRICS BY
Anthony Drewe
George Stiles

CO-CREATED BY
Cameron Mackintosh

Rating: G

Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”

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Little Shop of Horrors

Opens Friday, July 5, 2019

BOOK & LYRICS BY
Howard Ashman

MUSIC BY
Alan Menken

Rating: H
It's a funny and exciting show. Young children might get frightened once or twice, and there is a little bit of foul language in the show. If you are familiar with the movie, you'll know the content of the show.

The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it… BLOOD.

A hilariously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years!

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The Music Man

Opens Friday, June 14, 2019

BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS BY
Meredith Willson

Rating: G

By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.

The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. Will his plans to skip town with the cash be foiled by the town librarian and music teacher, Marian Paroo, or will he be able to stay one step ahead of her, too?

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Sister Act

Opens Friday, June 7, 2019

MUSIC BY
Alan Menken

LYRICS BY
Glenn Slater

BOOK BY
Cheri Steinkellner
Bill Steinkellner

ADDITIONAL BOOK MATERIAL BY
Douglas Carter Beane

Rating: H
Although funny and heartwarming, this one probably isn't well-suited for young audiences. It conatins some language and adult situations.

Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet!

When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and uptight Mother Superior. Using her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church and community. But how long can she keep up the act and steer clear of the gang that is out to get her?

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A Year With Frog and Toad

Opens Friday, June 28, 2019

BOOK AND LYRICS BY
Willie Reale

MUSIC BY
Robert Reale

Rating: G

Based on Arnold Lobel’s well-loved books, this whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons.

Waking from hibernation in the Spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. The two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special. Part vaudeville, part make believe… all charm, A Year with Frog and Toad tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons.

The jazzy, upbeat score of A Year with Frog and Toad bubbles with melody and wit, making it an inventive, exuberant and enchanting musical for the whole family.

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Post Playhouse, Inc. is Northwestern Nebraska's favorite live theatre company, producing several musicals running in a repertory schedule every summer by bringing together highly skilled creative professionals from across the country and nearby. Post Playhouse, Inc. performs its productions at the theatre in Fort Robinson State Park.

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The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported the programs of this organization through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization, or how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, at www.nebraskaculturalendowment.org.

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Chadron State College is a proud sponsor of the Post Playhouse. CSC routinely donates lighting equipment, sound equipment, and costumes to the theatre to help Post Playhouse bring you the very best looking and sounding shows you'll see in Western Nebraska.

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Post Playhouse Incorporated produces its summer season at the theatre on Fort Robinson State Park. The fort is run by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

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