For its 2016 season, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) will present four Broadway musicals on the Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre stage — “My Fair Lady,” “Sweeney Todd,” “The Pirates of Penzance,” and “Little Shop of Horrors.”
My Fair Lady (Thursday, June 16, through Sunday, June 26)
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe
When Professor Henry Higgins wagers he can transform a Cockney flower girl into an aristocratic lady, he never guesses that Eliza Doolittle will in turn transform him.
Sweeney Todd (Thursday, June 30, through Sunday, July 10)
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
This Tony Award-winning musical takes audiences on a dark walk with the demon barber of Fleet Street for a tale of love, London, murder and revenge.
The Pirates of Penzance (Thursday, July 14, through Sunday, July 24)
Libretto by W. S. Gilbert; Music by Arthur Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan’s critically hailed musical farce of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers and an eccentric Major-General.
Little Shop of Horrors (Thursday, July 28, through Sunday, Aug. 7)
Words and music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
This ever-popular quirky comedy celebrates the distinct sounds of early rock and roll, doo-wop and Motown. Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and matinee performances are at 2:30 p.m. every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday (Wednesday, June 22, “My Fair Lady;” Wednesday, July 6, “Sweeney Todd;” Wednesday, July 20, “The Pirates of Penzance;” and Wednesday, Aug. 3, “Little Shop of Horrors”).
Subscription renewals are on sale now through Friday, Nov. 20. To renew, please call (540) 665-4569 or (877) 580-8025 (toll free). You may also renew by visiting the Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre Box Office located on the campus of Shenandoah University (1460 University Drive, Winchester, VA 22601).
New subscriptions, group sales, and gift certificate redemptions go on sale Monday, Nov. 23; single tickets go on sale Monday, Dec. 14.
This year, patrons will have three options for subscriber savings:
Traditional subscription: If you’ve found your favorite seats in the theatre and are able to commit to the same day and time slot for each show, you will save 15%. You’ll also have the peace of mind of knowing you’ll have the same seats for each performance and keep those seats from year to year. Pricing: adult, $100; senior (62 and over), $85; youth (16 and under), $50.
Flex 4 Package: This package is for patrons who want the financial savings of a subscriber, but the flexibility of a single ticket holder. Seats are not maintained from performance to performance (seat selection is subject to availability at the time of purchase), but you will enjoy a 15% discount and the flexibility of selecting the seats and dates that best suit you. Pricing: adult, $100; senior (62 and over), $85; youth (16 and under), $50.
Flex 3 Package: This package is for patrons who are only able to attend three of the four performances. Seats are not maintained from performance to performance (seat selection is subject to availability at the time of purchase), but you will enjoy a 10% discount and have the flexibility of selecting the three shows that best suit you. Pricing: adult, $81; senior (62 and over), $66; youth (16 and under), $39.
SSMT now offers a sliding-scale pricing structure for group sales. Please contact SSMT Associate Managing Director Liz Albert at ealbert00@su.edu or (540) 665-4545 for group tickets, which go on sale Nov. 23.
- 10-20 tickets, $27.50 per ticket
- 20-30 tickets, $25 per ticket
- 30-40 tickets, $22.50 per ticket
- 40+ tickets, $20 per ticket
About Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre:
In 1984, then-Producing Artistic Director Harold Herman founded Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, a professional summer stock theatre company, on the campus of Shenandoah University. Herman’s goals were to provide affordable, fully-staged family entertainment in the community of Winchester/Frederick County and to give Shenandoah Conservatory’s students the opportunity to work in a professional setting before venturing out to pursue their own careers.
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre produces four Broadway musicals each summer in the beautiful 630-seat Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre on the campus of Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. Eleven performances are given of each musical over a two-week period, drawing audiences from a 150-mile radius with groups traveling in from as far away as Ohio and North Carolina.
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