ALLEGIANCE – A NEW MUSICAL INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY After an unprecedented cinematic premiere and a single encore presentation on the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, known as the Day of Remembrance, which marked the beginning of the forced relocation and internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans during WWII., George Takei’s (“Star Trek,” “Heroes”) Broadway musical Allegiance returns to the big screen at the Queensbury Theatre!!!
Inspired by true events, Allegiance is the story of the Kimura family, whose lives are upended when they and 120,000 other Japanese-Americans are forced to leave their homes following the events of Pearl Harbor. Sam Kimura seeks to prove his patriotism by fighting for his country in the war, but his sister, Kei, fiercely protests the government’s treatment of her people. An uplifting testament to the power of the human spirit, Allegiance follows the Kimuras as they fight between duty and defiance, custom and change, family bonds and forbidden loves.
This is your chance to see the original Broadway Cast in the movie version of Allegiance. Legendary performer George Takei — (Star Trek, “Heroes”), who was himself an internee as a child, stars alongside Tony® winner Lea Salonga – (Miss Saigon, Mulan) in this enthralling and epic new musical.
Four Performances Only!!!
• Thursday, July 13, 2017 – 7pm – VIP Screening – includes refreshments and a talk back with Lorenzo Thione, lead producer and writer of Allegiance. Price $62 + $3 box office processing fee
• Friday, July 14th – 7:30pm – Price $32 + $3 box office processing fee
• Saturday, July 15th – 7:30pm – Price $32 + $3 box office processing fee
• Sunday, July 16th – 2pm – Price $32 + $3 box office processing fee
The Tribble School at the Queensbury Theatre still has availability for select summer camps. Do you have a child who is interested in dance, stage management or play writing? Check out the offerings at the Tribble School and watch their imagination take flight. Visit www.tribbleschool.org/summer-2017.html for details today!
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie KIDS features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
After 3 rounds of auditions, 30 potential Anne Franks, and multiple actors doing cold readings, Queensbury Theatre and L. Robert Westeen, the director of Queensbury’s upcoming production of The Diary of Anne Frank announced the role of Anne Frank was handed to Artemis-Melania Postolos. “She fit. The casting came down to not only talent, which Artemis has, but also how she would fit in with the rest of the company of actors,” Westeen stated about his final choice for Anne. “After all the actors were sent away, the production team and I sat around the casting table looking at every potential Anne’s height. Comparing five foot two inches versus five foot five inches. It came down to inches. The talent was overwhelming, but she literally had to fit just right into our story.” Rounding out the rest of the company: Ted Doolittle (Otto Frank), Karla Brandau (Edith Frank), Sommer Neugebauer (Margot Frank), Ariana Bermudez (Miep), Francisco Ramos (Peter Van Daan), Frank Mena (Mr. Kraler), Janye Anderson (Mrs. Van Daan), Steve Korbin (Mr. Van Daan), and Ron Jones (Mr. Dussel).
The production is set to officially open on Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Queensbury Theatre in the black box theatre, and run through Saturday, May 20, 2017. Queensbury and the production team have been working closely with the Holocaust Museum Houston as a educational resource, and have begun planning joint events that will be announced in the coming weeks to coincide with the opening of this special production.
An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people illegally concealed from the Nazis in a storage attic,The Diary of Anne Frank captures the claustrophobia, fear, hope, laughter, grief, and realities of their daily existence. In this powerful adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. This is a new adaptation for a new generation.
"Wendy Kesselman's finely textured new DIARY tells a deeper story. A sensitive, stirring and thoroughly engaging new adaptation." —New York Newsday. "A powerful new version that moves the audience to gasp, then tears." —Associated Press.
Opening: Friday, May 5, 2017
Closing: Saturday, May 20, 2017
Performances: Thursdays at 7:30 pm; Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and one Sunday matinee on May 14, 2017 beginning at 2:00 pm.
Tickets: General Admission $28.00, Students $23.00 and Seniors $23. Group rates are available and may be arranged through the box office by calling: 713.467.4497 or you can visit queensburytheatre.org for more information.
Queensbury Theatre, 12777 Queensbury Lane, Houston, TX 77024 is proud to present It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues, a sizzling musical revue that traces the history of blues music with more than three dozen songs. The eight member cast and incredible onstage band create the atmosphere of a blues club during a musical journey from Africa to Mississippi to Memphis to Chicago. Called “A non-stop spree of joyous entertainment,” It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues is “a potent blend of visual eloquence and historical sweep that engages the eye and touches the heart while its songs soothe the ear” - The New York Times
A 1999 Tony nominee for Best Musical, It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues is directed by Roshunda Jones, choreographed by Bethany White, and features eight of Houston’s most talented musical theatre performers. With music director Jim Vukovich at the keys, the band and singers rip through a multitude of blues classics, including “The Thrill is Gone”, “Fever”, “Walking After Midnight” and “Strange Fruit”.
The original Broadway production of It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues featured Houston’s own Eloise Laws, who received a “Best Actress in a Musical” Drama Desk Award nomination for her performance. The show also picked up a Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical, with Lita Gaithers being one of only three African American women to ever be nominated in this category.
It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues opens on March 31, 2017 and plays until April 22. Performances are Thursday evenings at 7:30, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8:00, with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on April 9 and a 7:30 Sunday evening performance on April 16. To purchase tickets, please visit www.queensburytheatre.org or call the box office at 713.467.4497.
It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues is suitable for all audiences.
It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues has book lyrics and music by Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor, and Dan Wheetman, and is based on an original idea by Ron Taylor. The play is being produced by arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
The Queensbury Theatre, an icon of stage and community in West Houston, is celebrating its 60th anniversary with its 2016-2017 season. What started as the Country Playhouse, a small community theatre driven by passionate volunteers, has blossomed to include a new state-of-the-art venue and preforming arts school, still driven by passionate volunteers and professionals.
The theatre opened its doors in 1956 as the Country Playhouse, preforming Personal Appearance at Memorial Drive Elementary School. Over the next 14 years they would relocate twice-once to an abandoned church on Katy Road where they operated until 1970, and once to Barryknoll Lane-before making a final move in 1981 to Queensbury Lane.
In 2013 the Country Playhouse board of directors began a reimaging of the theatre that included the expansion of its property, the hiring of paid staff, and enrichment and growth of its community impact.
Board president John Paul Stevenson says, “One of the things that we’re really focused on is being something new and significant and providing an impact in our community, while being mindful of where we came from. The theatre works hard to advance its mission of serving the diverse community and cultures of West Houston by providing exceptional theatrical entertainment and education while creating an environment where Houston artists can do meaningful work.”
In June 2015, the new 21,000 square foot, 250-seat Queensbury Theatre was opened 100 feet from where the Country Playhouse stood for over 30 years. With a Main Stage as well as a 100-seat Black Box, the Queensbury Theatre is the only professional theatre in Houston outside of the 610 Loop.
In addition building a dynamic, multi-use venue in the Town & Country area, the Queensbury Theatre is now home to the Tribble School of Preforming Arts. The school offers classes in dance and drama to 250 K-12th grade students each semester culminating in full-length productions at the end of each term. The spring semester shows include Annie Jr., The Music Man Jr. and Les Miserable, School Edition.
Queensbury Theatre has grown since the reimagining in 2014. The organization hired executive director, Ernest Lewis III, in August 2016. With a strong background in development and nonprofit, and named one of the Houston Business Journal’s “Top 100 People to Watch”, Stevenson says, “He is the right person to bridge us to the next level.”
The theatre has since added other key roles in education, artistic direction, production and operations to the staff, including individuals with knowledge of the business vertical to allow for growth of the theatre and to deepen the contribution to the community. Part of that community focus is the work Queensbury Theatre is doing and hopes to do with local schools. In December 2014, Kristina Sullivan came onboard as education director of the Tribble School for the Performing Arts. She’s helping to develop education outreach, a component early identified as key to the theatre’s success.
Stevenson concludes, “It is an exciting time in the life cycle of Queensbury Theatre...If it weren't for the 60-year history of our dedicated volunteers, the organization as we know it, wouldn't be here today. Now that we have expanded our infrastructure, we look to continue our commitment to the community by offering arts education, visual and performing arts as well as a venue for other organizations to utilize and grow.”
For more infomation on the Queensbury Theatre, to purchase tickets for upcoming shows, learn about the Tribble School or book the venue for an event, visit queensburytheatre.org/.
A Tony Award nominee for Best Play in 2014. From the author of Doubt and Moonstruck comes a romantic comedy set in rural Ireland. Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits who haven’t got a clue when it comes to love. These hopeless singletons will need to overcome a bitter land feud, familial rivalries and their own romantic fears to find happiness. Full of dark humor and poetic prose, John Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar is a compassionate, delightful work about how it’s never too late to take a chance on love.
Under the direction of Ron Jones, Queensbury’s production of Outside Mullingar will be presented in the theatre’s intimate Black Box. The show stars Dylan Marks, Carl Masterson, and real-life mother and daughter Marietta and Allison Marich. Marietta Marich has been performing on stage and screen for over 50 years. She toured with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra, hosted a late night talk show on channel 2 (KPRC) called Midnight with Marietta in the 60s, and starred in countless films and stage productions in Houston and beyond. The opportunity to perform with her daughter Allison brought Marietta back to the stage after a number of years away. Allison Marich is an accomplished stage actress in her own right, having performed major roles in numerous productions with Berkeley’s California Shakespeare Theatre, L.A.’s Odyssey Theatre, Dallas Rep, and Houston’s Alley Theatre.
Called "Mr. Shanley's finest work since DOUBT" by the New York Times, and "a valentine to the wonder and weirdness of love" by the New York Daily News, Outside Mullingar is the perfect play for the Valentine’s season.
Outside Mullingar will open on Friday February 10, and will run until February 25. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8, with Sunday matinees at 2, and Thursday performances at 7:30. There will be a special Valentine’s Day performance at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14th. For more information, or to order tickets call 713.467.4497, or go to www.queensburytheatre.org. The McTeggart Irish Dancers will perform in the Queensbury Theatre lobby for one half hour before each show.
Outside Mullingar is written by John Patrick Shanley, and is being produced by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016.
Can you act and sing? Maybe play an instrument too? Come check audtion for It Aint' Nothing But the Blues at the Queensbury Theatre on Thursday, February 2, at 7:30pm. This sizzling revue of the blues and blues infused songs that changed the way the world hears the human heartbeat took the world by storm. Ravishing songs trace the evolution of the blues from Africa to Mississippi to Memphis to Chicago. Housed in a New Orleans nightclub, come audition for this Mardi Gras party, and belt your heart out!
The production will be directed by Roshunda Jones, with music directed by Rod Tilman and choreography by Bethany White. The show runs on the Main Stage March 31-April 22.
Rehearsal will begin the week of February 13 (Mondays off).
To Audition:
Prepare 32 bars of a song in the blues genre. Accompanist provided. No dance auditions.
All ethnicities are encouraged to audition!
Actors who can play an instrument are encouraged to audition!
4- Men, 3- Female, All positions are paid.
(There will not be call backs)
Headshot and resume are required. This is not by appointment; show up and we will take actors in order of arrival. Video submissions can be sent to apeters@queensburytheatre.org
The Queensbury Theatre is putting on a reading of The Taming by Lauren Gunderson tonight! The pay what you can performance starts at 8pm and all proceeds go to Hatch Youth Montrose. The performance is directed by Queensbury Theatre resident playwright R. Lonnie Westeen.