Wicked the Musical in Birmingham Appearing June 22 through July 3rd at The BJCC in Birmingham. Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. Wicked looks at what happened in the Land of Oz... but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another girl, born with emerald-green skin-smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships... until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.” WICKED has been hailed by The New York Times as “the defining musical of the decade.” Time Magazine cheers, “if every musical had the brain, the heart, and the courage of WICKED, Broadway really would be a magical place.” For tickets and info visit bjcc.org
Cloverdale Playhouse Presents Strip Talk on the Boulevard The Playhouse presents an exciting new work in its very first production! Beginning June 16-19 and June 23-26. This witty, brazen comedy focuses on a first day of friendship. Marty, a high school English teacher, meets Sally, a high school dropout managing a drugstore on Hollywood Boulevard. Marty is lured in to Sally’s off-kilter world, sharing the woeful story of her former marriage, when they are interrupted by the entrance of Morgan, a musician (who calls himself “Raw Sex”) and Sally’s “word dealer” who charges her by the word for help with her crossword puzzle habit. A battle of the sexes ensues, embellished by wild word play and a reenactment of the “real” version of the Adam and Eve story. These free spirits in the drugstore help Marty understand that honest friendship can exist in the unlikeliest places. CAST: Sally - Sarah Adkins, Marty- Sarah Worley, Morgan “Raw Sex” - Johnny Veres and Jeremy - Zach Vines. Recommended for ages 14 and above. For tickets and info visit cloverdaleplayhouse.org
The Mulligan Brothers and Roman Street in Concert
The Mulligan Brothers and Roman Street will perform live at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre on Friday, June 17th at 8:00 p.m. For more information, visit mpaconline.org. Also visit romanstreet.com and mulliganbrothers.com
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