BACK WITH THE BEST
A Season of Tony Award-Winning Musicals in Concert
2021/2022 Season
Producers Catherine Carpenter-Cox and Christopher J. Deaton are thrilled to welcome audiences and artists back to Dallas’ historic Majestic Theatre for Lyric Stage’s 2021/2022 season BACK WITH THE BEST: A Season of Tony Award-Winning Musicals in Concert. This 28th Season kicks off in October 2021 with a Pops Concert of Broadway’s most beloved music, and, in the new year, features three Tony Award-Winning Musicals in Concert all with the Lyric Stage Orchestra live on stage: RAGTIME, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, and CABARET.
Why “in Concert”?
After our nearly two-year hiatus, and as all theaters continue to navigate through reopening, it was and is our desire to get as many artists back to work as possible, as well as to (safely) produce high quality productions of great shows, for which Lyric Stage has become well-known. By producing “in Concert” for our 28th Season, it not only allows us to do those things, but also puts the storytelling and the performances of our artists at the forefront, which we believe to be the most important part of any of our productions.
What does “in Concert” mean ?
Lyric Stage has been producing fully-staged musicals with live orchestras “in Concert” since our 5th Season in 1997/98. These staged concerts have always been produced with the full cast and the full orchestra for each show, with all of the music, dialogue, staging, and choreography performed just as it would be in the traditional sense. The only real difference with our “in Concert” productions is that there are not traditional sets or scenery, and, depending on the show, there might not be full or traditional costuming.
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POPS
OCTOBER 29-31, 2022
Majestic Theatre | Dallas, TX
This jam packed, 100-minute concert celebrates Lyric Stage’s 28 years of developing & preserving the musical by featuring 100 years of music from 28 of Broadway’s most beloved shows, all live and on stage at the 100 year old Majestic Theatre!
THE BEST OF BROADWAY boasts performances by local favorites Keron Jackson, Amy Stevenson, Feleceia Benton Wilson, Mary Gilbreath-Grim, Markus Lloyd, Catherine Carpenter-Cox, Christopher J. Deaton, and rising artists Sadat Hossain and Jéssica Webba. The 17-piece orchestra will be led by Bruce Greer, who will also serve as the production’s Music Director, Pianist and Orchestrator. The evening will also preview music from RAGTIME, FORUM, and CABARET!
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RAGTIME
FEBRUARY 17-20, 2022
Majestic Theatre | Dallas, TX
Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, and based on E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel, RAGTIME, confronts history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America. With music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally, the original Broadway production of RAGTIME was nominated for 13 Tony Awards® in 1998, winning 4, including Best Score, Book, and Orchestrations.
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FORUM
MAY 12-15, 2022
Majestic Theatre | Dallas, TX
Set in Ancient Rome, FORUM, is a nonstop, musical laugh-fest that combines the 2000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. With music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Burt Shrevelove and Larry Gelbart, the original Broadway production of FORUM was nominated for 8 Tony Awards® in 1963, winning 6, including Best Musical and Best Author (Musical), and, in 1966, was made into a successful film starring Zero Mostel.
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CABARET
JUNE 09-12, 2022
Majestic Theatre | Dallas, TX
Set in Berlin as the 1920's draw to a close, and based on John Van Druten's 1951 play I Am a Camera and Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin, CABARET, focuses on the hedonistic nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub, while exploring the dark and tumultuous life in Germany as the Third Reich ascends to power. With music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff, the original Broadway production of CABARET was nominated for 11 Tony Awards® in 1967, winning 8, including Best Musical and Best Score, with its original cast recording also winning a Grammy. The 1972 film adaptation directed by Bob Fosse, which starred Liza Minelli and Joel Grey, won 8 Academy Awards.
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SCHMIDT & JONES AWARDS
MAY 16, 2022 | 7:30pm
Majestic Theatre | Dallas, TX
Established in 2010, and named after composer Harvey Schmidt and lyricist Tom Jones — native Texans and creators of THE FANTASTICKS, the longest running show in the history of the American theatre — THE SCHMIDT AND JONES AWARDS honor excellence in high school musical theatre in Dallas-Fort Worth.
The judging panel, adjudicating, and awards are organized and led by the Director of the Schmidt And Jones Awards, Amy Stevenson, who is well-known in Dallas-Forth Worth as both an artist and educator. At the end of the year, Lyric Stage produces an awards ceremony at the historic Majestic Theatre, which features performances by nominated schools, productions, and performers, as well as local, professional theatre artists.