Tickets are available by clicking here.

The first cast “Broadway” – grades 6-7 – performed last weekend to sold-out houses and rave audience reviews. The “West End” cast, consisting of students grades 4-6, will perform Saturday, July 31 at 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Sunday, August 1 at 1:00 pm at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley. The show is directed and choreographed by Dane Andres, with musical direction by Phil Gorman. Click here for the cast list.

Tickets are available by clicking here.

About the show: Guys and Dolls is considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy – and a perfect introduction to the American musical. Exuberant, irreverent and lighthearted, it tells the story of an unlikely romance between a slick, high-rolling gambler and an uptight, upright missionary in the context of a mythical New York City in the late 1940′s. When Sky Masterson needs an underground location in which to conduct his infamous floating crap game and Sarah Brown needs souls to fill her mission, neither could imagine the twists and turns the story will take to have this guy and doll falling in love! Guys and Dolls introduces us to some of the most colorful characters in the musical canon including Sky’s fellow gambler Nathan Detroit and his ever-suffering fiancee of 14 years, night-club singer, Adelaide. It features many favorite musical numbers: “Luck be a Lady”, “I Love you a Bushel and a Peck”, “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat” and “If I were a Bell.”

Tickets are available by clicking here.

Note:  Info on the Teen Company (High School)’s auditions for Little Shop of Horrors will be available in mid-July.  Auditions will be held in September.

GRADES K thru 2 – CLICK HERE
(Cinderella, Enchanted: “CinderKids” )

GRADES 3 thru 5 – CLICK HERE
(Cinderella, Enchanted and/or Disney’s The ArtistoCats)

GRADES 6 thru 8 – CLICK HERE
(Bravado, The Middle School Musical)

In November-December, Artistic Director Elizabeth McKoy brings to the stage the “Enchanted” version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Based on the 1997 remake with a multicultural cast including Whitney Houston and Bernadette Peters, Berkeley Playhouse’s Cinderella will be full of whimsy, silly humor, and aerial adventure. Executive Director Jerry R. Foust will lead the orchestra. Each matinee performance will be a kids’ costume ball – young audience members are encouraged to dress up for a parade on-stage after the show.

In the Spring, the most famous of C.S. Lewis’ novels comes to life with a musical adaptation of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. Jon Tracy (award-winning playwright and director) will direct this fantasy-adventure.

Jon Tracy will also team up with composer Scott DeTurk to realize Berkeley Playhouse’s first commissioned work for the professional mainstage. The all-ages musical will be a coming-of-age story about love and family — in all their forms — in the shadow of Prop 8. The piece will premiere in April as the inaugural work of the Playhouse’s new works series, “Voices.”

The Cat in the Hat – well, he’s back! Closing out the 2010-2011 season will be a return of the 2007 Playhouse mega-hit, Seussical the Musical. The show will be directed by Kimberly Dooley.

In addition to the professional season, Berkeley Playhouse conservatory students will also stage several musicals, including Disney’s Aristocats, Bravado (a new musical), and Little Shop of Horrors.

SUBSCRIPTIONS ON-SALE NOW! The Playhouse has unveiled some new cost-saving measures and benefits for subscribers. There is a Buy 3-Get-1-Free option (4-Show Pass), and a Buy-4-Get-1-Free (5-Show Pass).

Passes come in Adult, Youth, Senior and Tot (5 and under) prices. Purchasers of the 5-Show Pass get a free “Bring A Friend” voucher.

All mainstage performances are at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT EACH SHOW!

CLICK HERE TO BUY SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW!