Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie love to sing. After meeting in Audio Visual Club they discovered they had an affection for music. Soon they became "Forever Plaid", a name that connotes the continuation of traditional values, family, home and harmoney. But en-route to pickup their custom-made Plaid Tuxedoes they were slammed broadside by a school bus and were killed. It is at this moment when their careers and lives ended that the story of Forever Plaid begins.
New York City during the depression. Annie lives in an orphanage run by the ill-tempered, heavy drinking Miss Hannigan. Like the rest of the children, Annie doesn't like the orphanage or Miss Hannigan. When Annie is chosen to spend the Christmas Holidays with the wealthy Oliver Warbucks, Miss Hannigan is infuriated. Warbucks, charmed by Annie's spunk is eager to adopt her but Annie is convinced her real parents will come back for her. After Warbucks offers a reward in search for Annie's parents, Miss Hannigan concocts a scheme for her brother and floozy girlfriend to pose as Annie's long-lost parents.
The Will Rogers Follies Runs July 9 through July 25, 2010
Claiming to have never met a man he didn’t like, Rogers was America’s first international multimedia sensation, whose wit and homespun wisdom went straight to the nation’s heart. The character of Will Rogers narrates his life story through a series of spectacular Ziegfeld Follies production numbers which come to life with Ziegfeld Girls, Ziegfeld’s Favorite, wranglers, and a roper. After marriage, kids, fame and even a run for the presidency, Will’s life ends with fateful plane ride he takes with his friend, Wiley Post.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Runs July 30 through August 15, 2010
In this retelling of the Biblical story, Joseph is a handsome young man who is his father's favorite child, able to interpret dreams, and the bearer of an amazing coat. These facts lead Joseph's eleven brothers to become insatiably jealous. Thus, they sell Joseph into slavery to some passing Ishmaelites. After refusing the advances of his owner's wife, Joseph is sent to jail. Once in jail, he quickly becomes popular due to his ability to interpret dreams. The Pharaoh soon hears of Joseph's ability and appoints him to the post of Number Two man in Egypt. Years later, Joseph's now starving brothers arrive in Egypt and ask Joseph, whom they don't recognize, for assistance. Joseph, in turn, gives his brothers a scare, but eventually grants them all they desire, reveals his identity, and reunites the family.
Run For Your Wife Runs August 20 through September 5, 2010
A London cab driver, John Smith, literally has two lives, complete with two different wives, Mary and Barbara. Somehow, he manages to juggle them both without arousing suspicion. However, he gets caught up in a mugging, and he wakes up in a hospital. He ends up with Mary instead of with Barbara, with whom he should be at the moment, and he now has to deal with explaining this problem to both of his wives and the police all at once.