2024-25 Musical Theatre Season

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Oct. 4-6, Oct. 10-12, 2024

Xanadu - Square ‘Xanadu’

Directed by Matthew Hougland
Music Direction by Yu-Mei Chang
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar
Book by Douglas Carter Beane

Showtimes:
Oct. 4, Oct. 10-12 | 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 5-6 | 3 p.m.

Wartburg Theatre

“Xanadu” follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time — the first roller disco! (Hey, it’s 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds.


 

April 25-27, May 1-3, 2025

Head Over Heels - square ‘Head over heels’

Directed by Bree Beelow
Music Direction by Matthew Hougland
Adaptation by James Magruder
Music and Lyrics by The Go-Go’s

Showtimes:
April 25-26, May 1-3 | 7:30 p.m.
April 27 | 3 p.m.

Wartburg Theatre

“Head Over Heels” is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” “Avenue Q,” and “Spring Awakening.” This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band the Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” and “Mad About You.” A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, “Head Over Heels” follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction — only to discover the key to their realm’s survival lies within each of their own hearts.