The contest is over, and the answers are here. Paper Mill Playhouse will run 5 shows during its 2019-2020 season with three of them being new shows.
The season opens with Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz (September 26-October 27). This is the story of how five-year-old Frances Gumm became Judy Garland, chronicling her early career from vaudeville to her rise at MGM, where she wins the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.
Just perfect for the holiday season is a fairy tale romance, magical onstage transformations, and of course, glass slippers in the family musical Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (November 20-December 29).
Next winter, the world-premiere musical Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (January 30-March 1) runs. This show is about the remarkable life and celebrated work of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Unmasked will feature new material and rediscovered gems, along with the history of their creation intertwined with Andrew’s extraordinary personal story.
In the spring, eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken brings his Tony-nominated musical Sister Act (April 1-April 26) to Millburn. Based on the 1992 hit film, this feel-good musical follows Deloris Van Cartier as she goes into hiding in a convent—where she clashes, hilariously, with cloistered life.
Paper Mill Playhouse closes its 81st season with the world-premiere musical The Wanderer (May 28-June 28), the story of Dion DiMucci. The show is about how he skyrocketed to fame as a teenage heartthrob in the 1950s and early ’60s with hits like “Runaround Sue,” “Teenager in Love,” and “I Wonder Why.”
Season subscriptions are on sale now and are available by calling 973.379.3717 or by visiting the theater’s website at www.PaperMill.org. Now take a few minutes to enjoy a video about the upcoming season narrated by Paper Mil Playhouse’s Producing Artistic Director, Mark S. Hoebee.