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Dåmn Yankees: St. Francis De Sales High School is producing a show that very few people have had a chance to see. We invited Ben and Ward over to tell us all about St. Francis theatre, and their show.

Dåmn Yankees: April 22-24

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Based on the novel, The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop, Dåmn Yankees the Broadway mega-hit and winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, hits it out of the park! The winning score by Adler and Ross and a devilish book by George Abbot have made this sporty musical comedy a true American classic.

Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd, trades his soul to the Devil, also known as Mr. Applegate, for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. As young baseball sensation, Joe Hardy, he transforms the hapless Washington Senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of the life that he's left behind. Joe ultimately outsmarts Applegate, returns to his former self and shepherds the Senators to the World Series.

Light, fast-paced and devilishly clever, Dåmn Yankees is a homerun hit, featuring all-American subject matter and an irreverent sense of humor. 

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A show that will continue to bring awareness, educate the audience members, and benefit AIDS Resource Center, Equitas Health-Toledo: Jaymes talks to Stage Door about Stone Production's upcoming show 

In 1980s New York, a writer and his friends join forces to expose the truth about the emerging AIDs crisis to both the government and the gay community. During the early 1980s, Jewish-American writer and gay activist Ned Weeks struggles to pull together an organization focused on raising awareness about the fact that an unidentified disease is killing off an oddly specific group of people: gay men largely in New York City. Dr. Emma Brookner, a physician and survivor of polio, as a consequence of which she is using a wheelchair, is the most experienced with this strange new outbreak and bemoans the lack of medical knowledge on the illness, encouraging the abstinence of gay men for their own safety, since it is unknown yet even how the disease is spread. Ned, a patient and friend of Brookner, calls upon his lawyer brother, Ben, to help fund his crisis organization; however, Ben's attitude toward his brother is to give merely passive support, ultimately exposing his apparent homophobia. For the first time in his life, meanwhile, Ned falls in love, beginning a relationship with New York Times writer Felix Turner. 

The Normal Heart: Stone Productions

A searing drama about public and private indifference to the AIDS plague in the 1980's and one man's lonely fight to awaken the world to the crisis. Produced to acclaim in New York, London and Los Angeles, The Normal Heart follows Ned Weeks, a gay activist enraged at the indifference of public officials and the gay community.

AIDS Resource Center, Equitas Health-Toledo

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The BGSU Department of Theatre & Film: Katie and Dakota, with the BGSU Musical Theatre department, came in to talk about their experience in the program, and to talk about their upcoming show Pippin.

Pippin: Bowling Green State University, April 7-10

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The protagonist Pippin and his father Charlemagne are characters derived from two real-life individuals of the early Middle Ages, though the plot is fictional and presents no historical accuracy regarding either. Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in the extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that happen every day. Awards: The 1973 nominated for 11 Tony Awards and won 4; the 2013 circus-themed revival was nominated for 10 Tony awards and won 4. It also received multiple drama desk and Drama League Awards both in 1973 and 2013 plus other awards.

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The Limelighters: Oregon City Schools is building a $1.5 Million Dollar Performance Studio, that will help prepare students for a career in the performing arts. Thom and Macy came on to explain what exactly is happening out in Oregon Ohio. Oh, and they're doing Big Fish!

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Big Fish the Musical

BIG FISH tells the story of Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest…and then some! Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him—most of all, his devoted wife Sandra. But their son Will, about to have a child of his own, doesn’t think there’s any truth to the extravagant tales of his father meeting witches, kissing mermaids or joining the circus. When Edward’s health begins to decline, Will must decide whether to accept his father’s wild stories as truth or risk losing what he is searching for. Overflowing with heart and humor, BIG FISH is an endearing, heart-touching musical that reminds us why we love going to the theatre—for an experience that’s richer, funnier and bigger than life itself.

Reserved seating tickets are available at claylimelighters.org.  Adults $12, Seniors and Students $10.  Only General Admission tickets will be available at the door.

Chicago: Cutting Edge Theatre Company. It's been over a decade since a local theatre company performed Chicago, and we were lucky to sit down with one of the stars of the show, Cait Michelle, and Director Stephanie Dennehy

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Cutting Edge Theatre Company's goal is to bring the highest level of non-equity semi-professional theatre to the Greater Toledo Area. We will encourage and educate the community into seeing new visual art through plays and musicals. With thought provoking theatre we will create an intimate experience that expands the minds and hearts of both theatregoers and artists. CETC will also offer engaging, personal, and intense classes to help train local talent for the transition into professional theatre.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: We had Matthew and Rebecca in to tell us about the exciting direction Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School Theatre is heading 

Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat: March 4-6

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Disney's The Little Mermaid: If you missed opening night of Oregon Community Theatre’s  performance, you also missed the Stage Door Podcast guys hanging out in the lobby. They were steaming LIVE from opening night.

They talked to the stars of show, grabbed some behind the scenes interviews, and spoke to people in attendance. The cast of The Little Mermaid had such an amazing Opening Night - We just can’t contain our excitement 🧜🏻‍♀️

You have one more weekend to see this amazing cast!

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Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World."

Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.

The Addams Family Musical: Anthony Wayne High School - February 24-26

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