Missouri University of Science and Technology, Leach Theatre

Leach Theatre
103 Castleman Hall
400 W. 10th St.
Rolla, MO 65409-1550
Office (573)341-6964
Tickets (573)341-4219
leach@mst.edu

Campus Performing Arts Series 2009-2010 Season

Of Mice and Men

September 30 2009 7:30 pm

$35 Adult $25 Youth

America’s longest-running Equity theatre is proudly revitalizing its touring tradition beginning in the fall of 2009 with John Steinbeck’s masterpiece Of Mice and Men.

A unique friendship...
a shared dream...
and a choice one should never have to make.

As all too often happens,
“the best laid schemes o’ mice and men”
go awry in John Steinbeck’s timeless masterpiece.

Sponsored in part by:
Bob and Susan Hooper

Additional funding provided by:

Cypress String Quartet

October 14 2009 7:30 pm

$30 Adult $20 Youth

Sponsored by:
Public Radio KMST

Additional funding provided by:

They’ve captivated audiences around the world with their virtuoso performances. Now the critically acclaimed Cypress String Quartet fuses tradition with technology in Inspired by America , a spirited multimedia collaboration with best selling author Jacob Needleman and Emmy Award winning film producer Michael Schwarz. Supported by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, and combining live music, original film and spoken word, Inspired by America creates an evocative, thought provoking portrait of the American spirit.

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I Love A Piano

October 30 2009 7:30 pm

$35 Adult $25 Youth

Sponsored in part by:
Vince and Sally Carpenter
and
Public Radio KMST

Additional funding provided by:

I Love a Piano is an enchanting musical journey spanning seven decades of American history as seen through the perceptive and hopeful eyes of Irving Berlin.

Using 64 of Berlin’s enduring and popular favorites, I Love a Piano captures the spirit of America from the Ragtime rhythms of the early 20th century through the swinging sophistication of the 1920s and ’30s, from the sentimental songs that inspired a nation during two World Wars to the optimism of the 1950s. Timeless classics such as “White Christmas,” “God Bless America,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz” and “There’s No Business like Show Business” do more than define the music of a generation: they define the music of our country.

"Irving Berlin has no place in American music. He is American Music!" —Jerome Kern

Franc D'Ambrosio's Hollywood

November 15 2009 2:00 pm

$35 Adult $25 Youth

Franc D’Ambrosio grew up in the Bronx, New York, in a family of bakers. He is best known for his role in The Phantom of the Opera, for which he earned the title, “The World’s Longest Running Phantom”, after playing the role over 3000 times, including the national tour and the San Francisco run for over 5 years.

For the past three years D'Ambrosio has been on the road with his one-man show, "Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway" in which D'Ambrosio artfully wove together stories of his childhood in the Bronx with great songs from Broadway shows.

Now, there's a new show -- "Franc D'Ambrosio's Hollywood" -- that will continue the story. "We're visiting the Bronx again," he says, but with great movie songs to add another dimension or two to the story of a guy who grew up over a bakery in a big Italian family.

This performance will also feature the winners of the "Call for Christine / Raoul" competition. The final round of the competition will be part of the Master Class that will be held at Castleman Hall November 14th 2009. For more information about preliminary auditions please keep watching this site!

Sponsored in part by:
PCRMC Medical Group
and
Andrew Garrett Inc.

Additional funding provided by:

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Some seats may become available on November 30th.

Contact the box office (573)341-4219 on or after

November 30th to inquire about ticket availability.

Chicago Festival Ballet- Nutcracker

December 5 2009 7:30 pm

$35 Adult $25 Youth

Sponsored in part by:

Public Radio KMST

Additional funding provided by:

Since 1990, Chicago Festival Ballet has been performing and touring its wonderful, full-length production of Tchaikovsky’s "The Nutcracker," choreographed by artistic director and founder, Kenneth von Heidecke. The company has taken “The Nutcracker” on tour to theatres in Ontario, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Missouri, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota, Ohio, Kentucky, and Kansas, and as far afield as the Jackie Gleason Theatre of the Performing Arts in Miami Beach, Florida. Closer to home, the company presents annual performances to sell-out audiences at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, at the Rialto Theatre in Joliet, and at Harris Theatre for Music and Dance in Chicago.

Mr. Von Heidecke’s delightful and elegant production of "The Nutcracker" involves more than 16 professional dancers and will also incorporate many young local dancers

Auditions for local children to perform on stage with the Chicago Festival Ballet will be held at Leach Theatre on Friday, Sept. 18 at 4:00 p.m. for ages 8-11 and 4:30 p.m. for ages 12 and up.

For more information please contact Emily Brickler 573-341-6985 or emilyb@mst.edu

Jesus Christ Superstar

February 4 2010 7:00 pm

$40 Adult $35 Youth

ESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, the

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, the first masterpiece from the legendary writing team of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, exploded onto the scene in 1971 changing the world of musical theatre forever. With a score of amazing songs - “I Don’t Know How to Love Him”, “Hosanna”, “Everything’s Alright”, “What’s the Buzz”, “Superstar”, and “Heaven on Their Mind”, this original groundbreaking production starring Ted Neeley in the title role is as relevant and timeless as ever.

first masterpiece from the legendary writing team of Tim