| 2009-2010 SEASON PREVIEW |
Jefferson City, Missouri
DRIVING MISS DAISY - The place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil
rights upheaval in the United States. Having recently demolished another car, Daisy Wertham,
a rich, crusty and sharp-tongued widow of 72, is informed by her businessman son, Boolie,
that henceforth she must rely on the services of a chauffeur. The person he hires for the job
is a thoughtful, unemployed black man, Hoke, whom Miss Daisy immediately regards with
disdain and who, in turn, is not favorably impressed with his employer’s patronizing tone
and, he believes, her latent prejudice. But, in a series of absorbing, revealing scenes, spanning
25 years and filled with warm humor and glinting insights, the two, despite their mutual
differences, grow ever closer to and more dependent on each other, until, eventually, they
become almost a couple. Slowly and steadily the dignified, good-natured Hoke breaks down
the stern defenses of the ornery old lady, as she teaches him to read and write and , in a
gesture of good will and shared concern invites him to join her at a banquet in honor of
Martin Luther King, Jr. — which her son declines to attend because it might be bad for
business. As the play ends Hoke has a final visit with Miss Daisy, now 97 and confined to a
nursing home, and while it is evident that a vestige of her fierce independence and sense of
position still remain, it is also movingly clear that both of them have come to realize that they
have more in common than they ever believed possible—and times and circumstances would
ever allow them to publicly admit.
rights upheaval in the United States. Having recently demolished another car, Daisy Wertham,
a rich, crusty and sharp-tongued widow of 72, is informed by her businessman son, Boolie,
that henceforth she must rely on the services of a chauffeur. The person he hires for the job
is a thoughtful, unemployed black man, Hoke, whom Miss Daisy immediately regards with
disdain and who, in turn, is not favorably impressed with his employer’s patronizing tone
and, he believes, her latent prejudice. But, in a series of absorbing, revealing scenes, spanning
25 years and filled with warm humor and glinting insights, the two, despite their mutual
differences, grow ever closer to and more dependent on each other, until, eventually, they
become almost a couple. Slowly and steadily the dignified, good-natured Hoke breaks down
the stern defenses of the ornery old lady, as she teaches him to read and write and , in a
gesture of good will and shared concern invites him to join her at a banquet in honor of
Martin Luther King, Jr. — which her son declines to attend because it might be bad for
business. As the play ends Hoke has a final visit with Miss Daisy, now 97 and confined to a
nursing home, and while it is evident that a vestige of her fierce independence and sense of
position still remain, it is also movingly clear that both of them have come to realize that they
have more in common than they ever believed possible—and times and circumstances would
ever allow them to publicly admit.
DEARLY BELOVED by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten is a story of a
completely dysfunctional but loveable Texas family in the throes of another series of life-
changing events.
The Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, are throwing a wedding. Frankie has
almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo’s antebellum-
inspired wedding, and the rumor mill in their small town of Fayro, Texas, is working
overtime. No surprise there, the Futrelle Sisters have never been strangers to gossip. After
all, they did survive the scandalous breakup of their almost-famous gospel singing trio, The
Sermonettes. But Twink’s desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of 15½ years down the
aisle, Frankie’s ongoing conversations with their dead mother, and Honey Raye’s tendency to
race to the altar at every opportunity have kept tongues wagging for years.
In spite of her own marital problems, Frankie has held steadfastly to the hope that she can
pull off one “final Futrelle occasion” with elegance and style with the help of the
cantankerous wedding coordinator, Miss Geneva, who runs the local floral shop/bus depot.
But on the day of the nuptials, Frankie’s hope begins to dim when she discovers Twink’s
alternative solution to an expensive catered wedding dinner is a potluck supper sponsored by
Clovis Sanford’s House of Meat.
When the prodigal Honey Raye arrives at the church in skintight gold lamé, consumed by hot
flashes and a steely determination to right old family wrongs, Frankie’s hope is shaken. It is
lost completely when word reaches the church that Tina Jo and her fiancé have fled Fayro
and eloped.
The sisters ultimately pull together to find ways to keep the unsuspecting guests in the pews
while a highway patrolman races off to track down the runaway bride and groom. As a last
resort, and to the delight of the citizenry of Fayro, Texas, The Sermonettes reunite and sing
again.
completely dysfunctional but loveable Texas family in the throes of another series of life-
changing events.
The Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, are throwing a wedding. Frankie has
almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo’s antebellum-
inspired wedding, and the rumor mill in their small town of Fayro, Texas, is working
overtime. No surprise there, the Futrelle Sisters have never been strangers to gossip. After
all, they did survive the scandalous breakup of their almost-famous gospel singing trio, The
Sermonettes. But Twink’s desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of 15½ years down the
aisle, Frankie’s ongoing conversations with their dead mother, and Honey Raye’s tendency to
race to the altar at every opportunity have kept tongues wagging for years.
In spite of her own marital problems, Frankie has held steadfastly to the hope that she can
pull off one “final Futrelle occasion” with elegance and style with the help of the
cantankerous wedding coordinator, Miss Geneva, who runs the local floral shop/bus depot.
But on the day of the nuptials, Frankie’s hope begins to dim when she discovers Twink’s
alternative solution to an expensive catered wedding dinner is a potluck supper sponsored by
Clovis Sanford’s House of Meat.
When the prodigal Honey Raye arrives at the church in skintight gold lamé, consumed by hot
flashes and a steely determination to right old family wrongs, Frankie’s hope is shaken. It is
lost completely when word reaches the church that Tina Jo and her fiancé have fled Fayro
and eloped.
The sisters ultimately pull together to find ways to keep the unsuspecting guests in the pews
while a highway patrolman races off to track down the runaway bride and groom. As a last
resort, and to the delight of the citizenry of Fayro, Texas, The Sermonettes reunite and sing
again.
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Did you see
Dearly Departed
last year then
you'll love Dearly
Beloved also
written by Jones,
Hope and Wooten.
Dearly Departed
last year then
you'll love Dearly
Beloved also
written by Jones,
Hope and Wooten.
| 2009-2010 Season -- additional shows and Dates will be announced late August or early September, 2009 |
There’s never been a better time to experience CHICAGO, Broadway’s razzle-
dazzle smash. This triumphant hit musical is the recipient of six Tony Awards®, two
Olivier Awards, a Grammy® and thousands of standing ovations. A sensational tale
of sin, corruption and all that jazz, it’s no surprise that CHICAGO has wowed
audiences from Mexico City to Moscow, from Sao Paulo to South Africa.
If you’re looking for your first Broadway musical, CHICAGO has everything you
could want: knockout dancing, an edge-of-your-seat story and one showstopper
after another. If you loved the Academy Award®-winning film, nothing beats the live
show, and if you are already intimately acquainted with the musical, experience that
sizzle again. CHICAGO always delivers.
dazzle smash. This triumphant hit musical is the recipient of six Tony Awards®, two
Olivier Awards, a Grammy® and thousands of standing ovations. A sensational tale
of sin, corruption and all that jazz, it’s no surprise that CHICAGO has wowed
audiences from Mexico City to Moscow, from Sao Paulo to South Africa.
If you’re looking for your first Broadway musical, CHICAGO has everything you
could want: knockout dancing, an edge-of-your-seat story and one showstopper
after another. If you loved the Academy Award®-winning film, nothing beats the live
show, and if you are already intimately acquainted with the musical, experience that
sizzle again. CHICAGO always delivers.