Reiner Reading Series – the final season


The Reiner Staged Reading Series, for its eighth and final season, presents lesser known works by some of the greatest musical theatre writers, along with an enduring musical comedy classic and the return of a masterwork in its full-sized glory.

Each reading is rehearsed in only 25 hours with limited staging and choreography and actors carrying their scripts on stage throughout the evening. It’s a truly magical way to see and hear some shows you might never get to experience again. If you’ve been to a Reiner Staged Reading before we encourage you to subscribe to our farewell season.

If you’ve never been before, what are you waiting for? There are still five glorious chances left!

All 5 Readings for only $140

Call 562.856.1999 x.4 for season tickets.

 

The Best Seats
All readings are general admission with early entrance for subscribers.

Pipe Dream
7pm, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017
Beverly O’Neill Theater
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein musicalized the denizens of John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row in this rarely performed R&H flop from 1955. Marine biologist, Doc falls for the new girl in town, Suzy, after some convincing by Fauna, the Madame of the Bear Flag “Café.”
Individual tickets start at $27

Once Upon a Mattress
7pm, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017
Beverly O’Neill Theater
The original Broadway run of this hilarious comedy based on the tale of the Princess and the Pea shot Carol Burnett to stardom virtually overnight. When a kingdom is searching for just the right match for Mama’s boy Prince Dauntless, who better to pass the test than Winnifred, a self-admittedly shy, moat-swimming, lute-playing, barbell-wielding Princess from the far off swamps?
Individual tickets start at $27

Louisiana Purchase
7pm, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018
Beverly O’Neill Theater
In this completely mythical, totally fictional, 1940s Irving Berlin romp, absolutely not satirizing Governor Huey S. Long, an honest US Senator is diverted in his attempts to investigate corruption in the Louisiana Purchase Company.
Individual tickets start at $27

Do Re Mi
7pm, Sunday, June 3, 2018
Beverly O’Neill Theater
Phil Silvers, Nancy Walker and Nancy Dussault originally starred in this spoof of the jukebox industry. Schemer Hubie Cram figures out how to make a pile of dough out of just a quarter and convinces some of the biggest crooks to go legitimate in this musical that features the classic tune, “Make Someone Happy.”
Individual tickets start at $27

The Most Happy Fella
7pm, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018
Carpenter Performing Arts Center
Frank Loesser’s musical masterpiece that features “Standing on the Corner,” “Big D” and “Somebody Somewhere” returns for one night only as the Reiner Staged Reading Series finale. Now the full orchestration will grace the stage in this glorious and heart-warming tale of a vintner in Napa Valley and the woman who comes to love him.
Individual tickets start at $40

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