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Die Zauberflöte
Die Zauberflöte was the final opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed before his death in 1791, and...
Jack and the Beanstalk
Taking place in medieval England, the musical makes some wacky additions to the classic childhood st...
Les Misérables - School Edition
One of the world’s most iconic and longest-running musicals, made accessible for students, Les Misér...
Le Nozze di Figaro
Le Nozze di Figaro is a fantastic farce, continuing the story of the characters from Il barbiere di...
Otello
Based on the famous play by Shakespeare, Verdi’s Otello follows the story of the happy couple, Otell...
The Winter's Tale
At the opening of The Winter’s Tale, the Sicilian King Leontes and his beloved, pregnant wife, Hermi...
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Bus Stop
In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a small roadside diner. A...
Cyrano de Bergerac
Meticulously researched and poetically written, Cyrano de Bergerac is Edmond Rostand’s retelling of...
Flower Drum Song
When Mei-Li’s father is murdered, she flees communist China on the boat to San Francisco. Alone and...
Forever Plaid
Forever Plaid is a lighthearted jukebox musical that celebrates the golden age of close-harmony “guy...
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a hilarious, poignant, thought-provoking work by Pulitzer-prize w...
Madama Butterfly
This tragic tale revolves around the young Japanese geisha, Cio-Cio San. She is to be married to Ben...
