MainStage
Featuring high school and college age performers, CMT Mainstage has made a name for itself within the local arts scene as well as on a national level with unprecedented recognition for five consecutive years from the National Endowment for the Arts. Led by Artistic Director Kevin Hauge and established guest artistic staff, CMT Mainstage raises the bar of youth theater beyond expectations.
OLIVER!
Directed by HEATHER STOKES
Choreographed by JILLIAN TOBY
December 4 - 13, 2009
Oliver! is a true musical theater classic that has long been a favorite show with the CMT casts and audiences. The triple Tony Award winning play is based on Charles Dickens’ classic tale of a workhouse boy-turned-pickpocket, and boasts a wonderful opportunity for performers of all ages to join in scenes including "Food, Glorious Food," "Consider Yourself," and "Where is Love."
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Directed & Choreographed by KEVIN R. HAUGE
March 5 - 14, 2010
Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Directed by JOHN MCCLUGGAGE
Choreographed by ALEX ACEVEDO
May 7 - 16, 2010
On Sale April 9th - A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon "Audrey II" grows into an ill-tempered, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, finally revealing itself to be an alien creature poised for global domination!
MISS SAIGON
Directed & Choreographed by KEVIN R. HAUGE
July 23 - August 1, 2010
On Sale June 18th - A classic love story is brought up-to-date in one of the most stunning theatrical spectacles of all time. In Miss Saigon, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michael Schönberg (the creators of Les Misérables), along with Richard Maltby, Jr., bring Puccini's Madame Butterfly to the modern world in a moving testament to the human spirit and a scathing indictment of the tragedies of war. An international sensation, Miss Saigon is an epic, daring pop opera that is universal in its emotional power even as it deals with controversial, contemporary issues. Its sung-through pop-inflected score gives a multi-ethnic cast of strong pop singers an opportunity to shine, in showstopping numbers like "I Still Believe," "Why God Why?" and "The American Dream."