2008 Summer Musical Season

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KIWANIS CLUB OF ADRIAN

Directed by Mark DiPietro

Music Direction by Jonathan Sills

Choreograher Kerry Graves

June 13-15 & 19-22

This captivating musical examines the causes, the conditions and the characters involved in this ever-fascinating drama.  The fact that the finest, largest, strongest ship in the world should have been lost during its maiden voyage is so incredible that, had it not actually happened, no author would have dared to contrive it.  This is a story of that ship - of her officers, crew and passengers, to be sure - but also the story of its central character, the Titanic herself, by Peter Stone and Maury Yeston

Directed by G.L. Blanchard

Music Direction by Rich Alder

Choreographer Joe Dennehy

July 4-6 & 10-13

(July 4th performance will be at 7:00pm due to the Holiday)

The seminal event in American history blazes to vivid life in this exhilarating Broadway hit.  It's the summer of 1776 in Philadelphia, and the nation is ready to declare independence.. if only our founding fathers can agree to do it!  Putting faces on the pages of history - including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Henry Lee, and Thomas Jefferson - 1776 is funny, insightful and compelling musical theater, by Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards.  Celebrate the birth of our nation at the Croswell this summer.

Directed by Julie Dolan

Music Direction by Butch Marshall

Choreographer Sue Smith

July 25-27 & July 31-August 3

East versus West makes for a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately uplifting tale of enormous fascination.  English widow, Anna Leonownes, and her young son arrive at the Royal Palace in Bangkok, having been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives.  The King, considered to be a barbarian, seeks Anna's assistance in changing his image, if not his ways.  Anna and the King grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another, in a truly unique love story.  Come witness the majesty and clashing cultures of Rodgers & Hammerstein's fascinating love story.