DOWNTOWN’S
COMMUNITY
THEATRE
CMT
Upcoming Shows
RAGTIME
7:30 p.m. April 29, 30, May 4, 5, 6, 7, and 2 p.m. May 1
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Directed by Chad Brinkman
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)
*Based on the novel, Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing and anything is possible. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion, and belief in the promise of the future. Together, they confront history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America.
FALSETTOS
7: 30 p.m. June. 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 and 2 p.m. June 12.
Book by William Finn and James Lapine
Music by William Finn
Lyrics by William Finn
Directed by Amanda Marasch
Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals
A seamless pairing of March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, two acclaimed Off-Broadway musicals written nearly a decade apart, revolves around the life of a charming, intelligent, neurotic gay man name Marvin, his wife, his lover, his about-to-be-Bar-Mitzvahed son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbians next door. It’s a hilarious and achingly poignant look at the infinite possibilities that make up a modern family… and a beautiful reminder that in this game we call life, love can tell a million stories.
