Minneapolis Musical Theatre and Hennepin Theatre Trust Unveil 2013-14 Season at the New Century Theatre

Lineup Includes Twin Cities Debuts of Carrie The Musical, Five Course Love
and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Subscription Packages for These Shows Are On Sale Now

MINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Musical Theatre and Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that MMTs 2013-14 season will feature Twin Cities debuts of Carrie The Musical, Five Course Love and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at the Trusts New Century Theatre. Carrie The Musical, based on Stephen Kings bestselling novel, runs October 4-27, 2013. Five Course Love, a quintet of humorous and witty vignettes about true love, plays January 24-February 16, 2014. The comedic rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson will run June 6-29, 2014. This trio of shows will be directed by Steven Meerdink, Minneapolis Musical Theatres artistic director. Subscription packages are on sale now for $66 and are available online at www.hennepintheatretrust.org/mmt, by calling 612.455.9501 or in person at the New Century Theatre Box Office (ground floor of City Center in downtown Minneapolis). Individual tickets will go on sale at a later date.

October 4-27, 2013 Carrie The Musical
Based on Stephen Kings bestselling novel, Carrie The Musical tells the tale of Carrie White, a misfit bullied at school by the popular crowd and at the mercy of her loving, but cruelly over-protective mother. But Carrie's just discovered she's got a special power, and if pushed too far, she's not afraid to use it. The show originally opened on Broadway in 1988 and the authors have joined with director Stafford Arima and Marymount Manhattan College to produce this newly reworked and gripping version. Time Magazine says, The show has guts. This score does what a musical score should do: it moves the show along, illuminates the characters and deepens the emotions. Carrie The Musical has real weight and emotional conviction. Set today in the small town of Chamberlain, Maine, it features a book by Lawrence D. Cohen (screenwriter of the classic 1976 film directed by Brian DePalma and starring Sissy Spacek), music by Academy Award-winner Michael Gore (Fame, Terms of Endearment) and lyrics by Academy Award-winner Dean Pitchford (Fame, Footloose.)

January 24 February 16, 2014 Five Course Love

Showcasing three actors playing fifteen different characters in five different restaurants, Five Course Love explores the hunt for one true love. The evening begins at Deans Old-Fashioned All-American Down-Home Bar-B-Que Texas Eats, where a blind date goes charbroiled wrong. Next, at the Trattoria Pericolo, a mob wife has a secret rendezvous behind her husbands back. At De Schlupfwinkel Speiseplatz, a waiter, a dominatrix and her kept man discover at the same hilarious moment that they are all dating each other.

In Ernestos Cantina, a hill bandit and his rival battle for the hand of the beautiful Rosalinda. And at the Star-Lite Diner, a waitress pines for her true love and gets a little help from Cupid in making her dreams come true. Five Course Love is artfully silly and genuinely funnyhilarious and imaginative, says The Associated Press. It ran off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre in 2005 and features a book, music and lyrics by Gregg Coffin.

June 6-29, 2014 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson audaciously redefines Americas seventh president, the populist who invented the Democratic party and doubled the size of our nation, with a raucous blend of outrageous comedy, anarchic theatricality and an infectious rock score. Andrew Jackson was Americas first political maverickA.J. kicked British butt, shafted the Indians and smacked down the Spaniards all in the name of these United States. Who cares if he didnt have permission? An exhilarating and white-knuckled look at one of our nations founding rock stars, this wildly entertaining musical re-creates and re-invents the life of Old Hickory, from his humble beginnings on the Tennessee frontier to his days as Commander in Chief. It also asks the question, Is wanting to have a beer with someone reason enough to elect him? What if hes really, really hot? With a book by Alex Timbers and music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson opened on Broadway in 2010 and was nominated for two Tony Awards. The New York Times calls it The most entertaining and most perceptive political theatre of the season. Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson manages to be a goofy delight and a perversely affecting comment on the American temperament at the same time.

This will be the second season in the partnership between Minneapolis Musical Theatre and Hennepin Theatre Trust following productions of Reefer Madness and Sunset Boulevard in February and June 2013. This Trust and MMT partnership builds on the strengths of both organizations by combining resources in artistic exploration, audience development, community outreach and downtown revival to locally showcase new or rarely seen musical works.

TICKET INFORMATION

Subscription packages for Carrie The Musical, Five Course Love and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson are $66. They are on sale now by calling 612.455.9501, online through www.hennepintheatretrust.org/mmt or in person (no service fees) at the New Century Theatre Box Office (615 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 55403, ground floor of City Center). Individual tickets will go on sale at a later date. All prices include applicable facility fees. Additional service charges may apply. Groups of 10 or more should call 612.455.9525. Please note: Tickets are not being sold at the State Theatre Box Office.

Sarah Johnson | Communications Manager
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Sarah.Johnson@HennepinTheatreTrust.org
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Hennepin Theatre Trust, owner of the historic Orpheum, State, Pantages and New Century Theatres, is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to arts-inspired community cultural development.