Pittsburgh’s Boutique Professional
Musical Theater Company
Baby
Director: Kristiann Menotiades
Music Director: Deana Muro
May 16 - 25
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With a book by Sybille Pearson, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., this musical first ran on Broadway from 1983 to 1984. The show was nominated for many awards and won the Drama Desk and Theatre World awards for best musical. This updated 2021 version of Baby follows three couples on a university campus dealing with the painful, rewarding and unexpectedly funny consequences of the universal experience of pregnancy and parenthood. The couples include two college students, barely at the beginning of their adult lives; the thirty-somethings, having trouble conceiving but determined not to give up; and middle-aged parents, previously looking forward to an empty nest when an unexpected night of passion lands them back where they started. This musical will give us all a lot to consider about the ups and downs of parenthood.
Sunday in the Park with George
Director: Rob James
Music Director: Camille Rolla
August 15 - 24
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Sunday in the Park with George is a 1984 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It was inspired by the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat's painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (painted, 1884–1886). The plot revolves around George, a fictionalized version of Seurat, who immerses himself deeply in painting his masterpiece, and his great-grandson (also named George), a conflicted and cynical contemporary artist.
The Broadway production opened in 1984. The musical won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (there have only been 10 musicals that have won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama), two Tony Awards for design (and a nomination for Best Musical), numerous Drama Desk Awards, the 1991 Olivier Award for Best Musical, and the 2007 Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production. It has enjoyed several major revivals, including the 2005–06 UK production first presented at the Menier Chocolate Factory, its subsequent 2008 Broadway transfer, and a 2017 Broadway revival.