The Paddy Awards This Saturday at Brookfield Theatre

A Very Paddy’s Evening

Saturday, November 4 at 8PM
Doors open at 7PM

Join us as we celebrate the best of cast, crew & volunteers
from our 2022 and 2023 Seasons
Awards • Special Presentations • Musical Numbers • Food and Fun!

This event is FREE but please reserve your tickets to attend

TICKETS

See you at the Paddys!
Opening December 1 - Fun Home

"Fun Home"
book & lyrics by Lisa Kron
music by Jeanine Tesori
Based on the Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel

directed by Bennett Cognato & Rob Bassett
musical director Sarah Fay
dramaturg & producer Sarah Denn
Alison - Janice Gabriel
Medium Alison - Hannah Rapaglia
Small Alison - Harriet Luongo
Bruce - Tony Bosco-Schmidt
Helen - Denise Milmerstadt
Joan - Erin Walsh
Roy/Peter/Mark/Bobby - Mason Sacco
Christian - Jack Hoyt
John - Sawyer Delaney
THE SHOW:
2015 Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home is the coming-of-age story of lesbian author Alison Bechdel. It traces her life from her youth to her years at Oberlin College and finally to the present where Alison is writing her autobiography in graphic novel format. Alison reflects on her past, particularly her relationship with her father, Bruce, a closeted gay man and owner of the family business - Bechdel Funeral Home (known as “fun” home to Alison and her brothers). As she retraces her father’s self-loathing and how it consumes him, Alison recognizes her own experience of discovering and ultimately embracing her identity. As Fun Home progresses, Alison is drawn deeper into her memories, desperate but unable to reverse her father’s self-destruction. An unforgettable groundbreaking musical, Fun Home explores the haunting pull of memory and the power it has to alternately destroy or shape our identity. —StageAgent

SHOW DATES: Dec. 1-16 on Fri. & Sat. at 8 PM, Sun. at 2 PM
NEW! High school student tickets are just $15.00 for this show!
Group rates also available.

TICKETS
Fun Home content warning: suicide, sexuality,
parental guidance suggested for young viewers

Brookfield Theatre's 2023 Season is made possible with the support of the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Arts; Support has also been provided to Brookield Theatre from CT Humanities (CTH), with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature; Along with the generous donations of our many supporters and subscribers.

2024—our 67th Season!

Brookfield Theatre is proud to announce its 67th Season of Shows!
Join us in 2024—Subscriptions ON SALE NOW!

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Special events will be added throughout the year

February 9 - –24, 2024
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Based on The Comic Strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

Book, Music & Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Original Direction for this version of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown by Michael Mayer, Originally Produced in New York by Arthur Whitelaw and Gene Persson

Directed by Sharon Suchecki
Musical Director Sarah Fox
Choreographer Faith Fernandes

With charm, wit, and heart, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, has relevance across the spectrum for all people and at any stage in life. Musical numbers include “My Blanket and Me,” “The Kite,” “The Baseball Game,” “Little Known Facts,” “Suppertime,” and “Happiness.”
Auditions Dec. 10 & 11 at 7PM

April 5-–27
Shakespeare in Hollywood
by Ken Ludwig

Directed by Jane Farnol

From the author of Moon Over Buffalo and Lend Me A Tenor, Ken Ludwig’s Shakespeare In Hollywood is a celebration of stage and screen! It’s 1934, and Shakespeare’s most famous fairies, Oberon and Puck, have magically materialized on the Warner Bros. Hollywood set of Max Reinhardt’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Instantly smitten by the glitz and glamour of show biz, the two are ushered onto the silver screen to play (who else?) themselves. With a little help from a feisty flower, blonde bombshells, movie moguls, and arrogant “asses” are tossed into loopy love triangles, with raucous results. The mischievous magic of moviedom sparkles in this hilarious comic romp.
Tentative audition dates February 18 & 19

June 28–-July 20
The Producers
A Mel Brooks Musical

Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan
Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Original direction and choreograhpy by Susan Stroman
By special arrangement with StudioCanal

Directed by Craig David Rosen
Musical Director Sarah Fay

Winner of 12 Tony Awards! A down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, bilking their backers (all “little old ladies”) out of millions. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive “Springtime for Hitler”), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different people who become friends. With a truly hysterical book co-written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (Annie) and music & lyrics by Mr. Brooks, The Producers skewers Broadway traditions and proudly proclaims itself an “equal opportunity offender!”
Tentative audition dates April 14 & 15

September 13–-28
The Spitfire Grill
Music and Book by James Valcq
Lyrics and Book by Fred Alley
Based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff

Director/Musical Director Steven Olivieri

A feisty parolee follows her dreams, based on a page from an old travel book, to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill. The Grill is for sale, but there are no takers for the only eatery in the depressed town, so newcomer Percy convinces Hannah to raffle it off. Entry fees are one hundred dollars and the best essay on why you want the Grill wins. Soon, mail arrives by the wheelbarrow and things really start cookin’ at the Spitfire Grill.
Tentative audition dates July 7 & 8

Nov 8–-23
Calendar Girls
By Tim Firth
Based on the Miramax motion picture by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth

Directed by Terry Sagedy

When Annie’s husband John dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow Women’s Institute members to pose nude with them for an “alternative” calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women’s charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie’s friendship is put to the test under the strain of their new found fame.
Tentative audition dates Aug. 25 & 26

PLUS - SPECIAL EVENTS!
including the Brookfield Film Festival on March 22-24, 2024

Show offerings & dates are subject to change. Parents of young ­children are encouraged to contact us for viewer guidance.

It’s Time To Pave!

The Brookfield Theatre driveway needs repair—the project includes
improving access and finalizing repairs to pavement in front of the shed area which will allow us to open it up for use again!

Any donation will help make an impact. We are well on our way to full funding!

2023 Season Calendar
Don't miss a show—mark your calendars!

Saturday, Nov. 4: The Paddys!

November 10-12: Spotlight Fall Show "Broadway Rocks The 80s!"

2312-fh-wDec. 1-16: "Fun Home" book & lyrics by Lisa Kron, music by Jeanine Tesori, based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, directed by Bennett Cognato and Rob Bassett—tickets:
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Join us in 2024!

Please see our web site or show programs for more information,
or email us at BrookfieldTheatreCT@gmail.com

Show titles and dates subject to change.

Brookfield Theatre’s 2023 Season
is made possible with the support of the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Arts;

Support has also been provided to Brookield Theatre from CT Humanities (CTH), with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature;

Along with the generous donations of our many supporters and subscribers.

Please see our web site or show programs for more information,
or email us at BrookfieldTheatreCT@gmail.com