The Alliance Theatre Presents Beloved Children’s Musical Comedy HONK!
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2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical Plays The Alliance Stage March 5 - 20 2/24/11 The Alliance Theatre announces the beloved musical HONK! will begin performances on Saturday, March 5. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved children’s fable The Ugly Duckling, HONK! Is the story of an odd looking baby duck, Ugly, and his quest to find his mother. With an original book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe and music by George Stiles, the production is directed by Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth Rosemary Newcott. “For more than 150 years, this classic tale has taught children to embrace their inner beauty and not to judge others by their appearance,” said Newcott. “HONK! brings the story to life in the form of a musical which has been embraced by audiences all over the world. We’re thrilled to bring its magic to the children of Atlanta.” HONK! will be performed on the Alliance Stage on weekends beginning Saturday, March 5, 2011 with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. and the opening night performance at 7:00 p.m. Performances continue through Sunday, March 20 with weekend matinees scheduled for Saturday, March 12 and Sundays, March 13 and 20 at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The second matinee on Saturday, March 19 will be performed at 4:00 p.m. Tickets start at $20 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at alliancetheatre.org. Discount rates for groups of 10 or more are available by calling 404-733-4690. Discount rates are also available for members of the military, seniors and students. The Alliance Theatre is located at the Woodruff Arts Center, corner of Peachtree & 15th Street, in Midtown Atlanta. About the Alliance Theatre Atlanta’s nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre,
recipient of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, creates
the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people
of all ages. Under the leadership of Jennings Hertz,
Jr. Artistic Director Susan V. Booth, the Alliance Theatre
uses contemporary classics, field leading theatre artists
and a commitment to premiere as the foundation for a
national theatre with a local address. The theatre’s
two stages host 200,000 adult and youth patrons each season,
and the Alliance engages and educates students and teachers
of all ages through its extensive training programs and
commitment to providing a community forum for connection and
dialogue. The Alliance leads the national regional theatre
field in the creation of significant American musicals and
plays. This includes over 70 premieres that have
enjoyed future lives in theatres across the country as well
as Tony Award®-winning moves to Broadway: Alice
Walker’s The Color Purple, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida
and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Following
their Atlanta premieres, the Alliance transferred Twyla
Tharp’s Come Fly Away to Broadway for a critically acclaimed
Tony Award®-nominated run while Sister Act: the Musical will
arrive on Broadway this season after its run on London’s
West End. The Alliance also originated the national tours of
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Bring in da
Noise, Bring in da Funk. The Alliance enjoys a national reputation for finding
and developing Atlanta artists for the national stage,
including New York Times bestseller Pearl Cleage whose The
Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a
Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years received its
world premiere in the fall of 2010 at the Alliance. Further
evidence of the Alliance’s commitment to new work is its
nationally recognized National Graduate Playwriting
Competition, a cutting-edge program introducing student
playwrights to professional networks across the country
while producing the world premiere of the winning student’s
work here at the Alliance. Work by past Competition winners
has gone on to be produced by theatres in New York, Chicago,
London, San Francisco and beyond. The Alliance continuously brings Atlanta the finest talent and finest art—proving once again that the Alliance is where great theatre lives. The Alliance Theatre is a division of the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia, which also houses the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences. |
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