Paper Mill Playhouse 2014 – 2015 Season

Can-Can
October 1 through October 26, 2014

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Abe Burrows
Revised by Joel Fields and David Lee

Pistache, a Parisian café owner, decides to feature the scandalous dance, the Can-Can, but will her defiance of the law end her business and her love life? This fresh new production features direction and a re-crafted script by the legendary David Lee (Frasier, Cheers) and showstopping choreography by Patti Colombo (Peter Pan, On the Town, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers).

This brand-new production of Cole Porter’s classic musical is planning to go to Broadway from Paper Mill Playhouse.

Elf
November 26, 2014, through January 4, 2015

Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin

It’s the fantastical holiday musical for the entire family in its New Jersey premiere! This is the hilarious and joyous tale of Buddy, an orphan who is mistakenly transported to the North Pole and raised by Santa’s elves. Now, as a grownup, he embarks on a journey to discover his true identity. Based on the 2003 film that starred Will Farrell, Elf was a smash hit on Broadway. This is a holiday treat for the whole family.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
January 21 through February 15, 2015
By Christopher Durang

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play! Outrageously funny! The master of comedy, Christopher Durang, mixes four distinct characters and dishes up a hilarious stew. “Will Vanya and Sonia ever find happiness? Will Masha sell the Bucks County farmhouse out from under them? And will Spike ever put his pants on?” ―USA Today. Touching and wickedly, hysterically funny.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (US Premiere)
March 4 through April 5, 2015

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Peter Parnell
Directed by Scott Schwartz
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo

PRODUCED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS

Inspired by the classic Victor Hugo novel, this is the only stage collaboration between two giants of the American musical theater―composer Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Pocahontas) and lyricist Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell, Pippin). An intimate retelling of the famous love story featuring a lush, emotionally rich score, Hunchback of Notre Dame will leave you inspired.

Ever After (World Premiere)
May 21 through June 21, 2015

Book and Lyrics by Marcy Heisler
Music by Zina Goldrich
Directed by Kathleen Marshall

The world premiere of a sparkling new musical! Adapted from the film that starred Drew Barrymore, directed and choreographed by three-time Tony winner Kathleen Marshall, Ever After is a wondrous tale that sets the Cinderella legend straight with the “true” story of Danielle de Barbarac, beautiful and independent, friend of da Vinci, a renaissance woman for all time. Fantastically funny, hopelessly romantic, it’s the must-see musical you’ve been waiting for!

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