Westport, N.Y. – Old Blue Eyes takes the stage, a singing duo from the 50’s reunites, and humor ensues in a small Texas town for the Depot Theatre’s lively 2014 Season lineup.
“It’s a terrific season of fun and laughter at the great quality our audiences have come to expect,” says Depot 2012 Volunteer of the Year Karen Lewis, who has guided the season planning process.
The season opens with “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra”, a musical that distills the nearly 1,400 songs that Sinatra recorded down to 56 selections. The show promises to be a fresh, entertaining evening of great music, beautifully and brightly delivered by a cast of four.
Old Blue Eyes is followed by the fast-paced, costume-changing hilarity of “Greater Tuna”, a send-up of small town morals and mores in which two actors portray an entire group of upstanding citizens in the small town of Tuna, Texas.
The musical comedy “Pete ‘N’ Keely” caps the season. Pete and Keely are a now-bitterly-divorced chart-topping singing duo from the 50’s and 60’s who reunite for a 1968 television special celebrating their careers. This bright and happy show features a nostalgic and clever mix of golden oldies sure to have audiences laughing and tapping their toes.
“We can’t thank our loyal audiences, donors, sponsors and volunteers enough for investing in the future of this important component of the Adirondacks’ arts experience,” said David Howson, president of the board of trustees. “All aboard for our exciting thirty sixth season of professional theatre at the Depot!”
About the Season
MY WAY
“A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra”
Created by David Grapes and Todd Olson
Book by Todd Olson
Original Production Directed by David Grapes
July 11 – 27, 2014
GREATER TUNA
By Jaston Williams, Ed Howard, and Joe Sears
Aug. 1 – 17, 2014
PETE ‘N’ KEELY
Book by James Hindman
Original Music by Patrick Brady
Original Lyrics by Mark Waldrop, Patrick S. Brady and others
Aug. 22 – 31, 2014
Prices for subscription packages range from $72 to $78. Single-tickets range from $26 to $29.
Box Office: 518-962-4449
Website: www.depottheatre.org
ABOUT THE DEPOT
The Depot Theatre is a non-profit, professional theatre located in a historic, functioning 1876 train station in Westport, N.Y., and operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. In addition to its volunteer board of trustees, the theatre depends on the support and generosity of its loyal donors, volunteers and community members. Committed to promoting and providing exposure to the performing arts in the Adirondacks, the Depot Theatre invites all to “Take a journey without leaving the station.”
For more information contact 518-962-4449 or visit depottheatre.org.