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Forever Plaid May 15 – June 2, 2013 The Odd Couple June 12 – June 30, 2013 Big River July 10 – July 28, 2013 Don't Drink the Water August 7 – August 25, 2013 Showboat Follies September 11 – 29, 2013
Come aboard the Showboat Majestic as she celebrates the 91st season in her legendary career! The summer will feature musicals and comedies to please every patron - aboard America’s last showboat – a genuine National Historic Landmark! The 2013 season line-up features: nostalgic pop hits of the 1950's, a clean-freak and a slob, Huck Finn, the mighty Mississippi and the Great Ohio River, an American embassy and one original season closer. Come join us for a great summer on the River! Showboat Subscription performances run Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2 pm for three weeks. (The 2nd Sunday of the run there is also a 7pm performance). Click Here to renew or become a new subscriber
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Forever Plaid May 15 – June 2, 2013 Written and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Stuart Ross This deliciously goofy revue centers on four young, eager male singers killed in a car crash in the 1950's on the way to their first big concert, and now miraculously revived for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was. Singing in the closest of harmony, squabbling boyishly over the smallest intonations and executing their charmingly outlandish choreography with over-zealous precision, the "Plaids" are a guaranteed smash, with a program of beloved songs and delightful patter that keeps audiences rolling in the aisles when they're not humming along to some of the great nostalgic pop hits of the 1950's.
The Odd Couple June 12 – June 30, 2013 By Neil Simon
This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assembled for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it's no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean-freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born.
Big River July 10 – July 28, 2013 Music & Lyrics by Roger Miller | Book by William Hauptman | Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain
TTwain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing to life your favorite characters from the novel-the Widow Douglas and her stern sister, Miss Watson; the uproarious King and Duke, who may or may not be as harmless as they seem; Huck's partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals; Huck's drunken father, the sinister Pap Finn; the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes and her trusting family. Propelled by an award winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.
Don’t Drink The Water August 7 – August 25, 2013 By Woody Allen
AA cascade of comedy and a solid hit on Broadway, this affair takes place inside an American embassy behind the Iron Curtain. An American tourist, a caterer by trade, and his wife and daughter rush into the embassy two steps ahead of the police who suspect them of spying and picture taking. It's not much of a refuge, for the ambassador is absent and his son, now in charge, has been expelled from a dozen countries and the continent of Africa. Nevertheless, they carefully and frantically plot their escape, and the ambassador's son and the caterer's daughter even have time to fall in love.
Showboat Follies! September 11 – September 29, 2013 Directed by Tim Perrino/span> A joyous Showboat tradition returns! It's all the fun of Majestic musical revue, featuring great songs from dozens of past shows, comic sketches, specialty dance numbers and a few surprises - in and out of the audience! Plus we'll bring back the original salute to Porkopolis - the fabulous Queen City Toast - skewering all things Cincinnati, including politicians, athletes, local celebrities, glitterati and literati, living or not! It's a float down Memory Lane when the Majestic brings back one of its absolute favorite kinds of shows- The Showboat Follies!