Located on Mallory Square, the Waterfront Playhouse will usher in the season with a revival of “The Rocky Horror Show.” Starring Christopher Peterson, Jillian Todd, Jack D’Emilio, Carolyn Cooper, Talitha Jones, Ray West, Riley Vogel, John Swann, Mathias Maloff and John McDonald, performance dates are Oct. 18-27 at 8 p.m.
Then it’s the musical “Little Shop of Horrors.” Jordan Thomas Burnett, who appeared last season in “Escape to Margaritaville,” stars as Seymore, with Jones as Audrey, Maloff as Mushnik, Mariah Woessner and Fritzie Estimond and Damaria Quick as the urchins. Bruce Moore will return to Key West in the role of the Dentist. D’Emilio will play the derelict and Richard Quint will voice Audrey II with Zach Franchini as the plant manipulator. Showtimes are Nov. 29 and 30, Dec. 1, 2, 5-9, 12-16 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.
On Jan. 4-6, Joe Posa returns to the Waterfront in his one-man show, “Joan Rivers.”
Then rain gear will be available for the “rain zone” when the hit musical “Singin’ In The Rain” opens. Filled with every memorable moment from the film and a downpour of unforgettable songs, the show will hit the Waterfront stage in January, and yes – it will rain. The cast includes Burnett as Don Lockwood, Vogel as Cosmo Brown, Todd as Kathy Selden, Jones as Lina Lamont, Kathy Russ as Dora Bailey, McDonald as R.F. Simpson, Maloff as Rod, and Dominic Paolillo, Franchini, West, Swann, Cooper, Cassidy Timms, Woessner, Kelly Tucker and Barbara Mundy in the ensemble. “Singin’ In The Rain” plays January 24-27, 30 and 31, along with Feb. 1-3, 6-10, 13-17 at 8 p.m. and on Feb. 3 at 2 p.m.
Ken Ludwig’s new adaptation of the Agatha Christie thriller, “Murder on the Orient Express,” will preview on March 13. A snowdrift stops a luxurious train in its tracks. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, and the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer. David Black plays Poirot. Paolillo plays Monsieur Bouc. Morgan Fraga Pierson plays Mary. West plays Hector MacQueen. Karl Stahl plays Michel. Mundy plays Princess Dragomiroff. Jessica Miano Kruel plays Greta Ohlsson. Timms plays Countess Andrenyl. Glenda Donovan plays Helen Hubbard and Maloff plays Colonel Arbuthnot/Ratchett. “Murder on the Orient Express” plays at 8 p.m. March 13-16, 19-23, 26,-30, April 2-6 and at 2 p.m. on March 23.
A staged reading of Tennessee Williams’ “Ten Blocks on the Camino Real” will play for one performance at 8 p.m. on March 17. The ever popular “Trunk Material” will play at 8 p.m. March 31.
Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers” will complete the season. Playing at 8 p.m. April 24-27 and 30. And then May 1-4, 7-11 and at 2 p.m. on May 4. This Pulitzer prize-winning comedy features Russ as Grandma Kurnitz, Cooper as Bella, Maloff as Louie, and Kruel as Gert.
Individual tickets and membership information are at waterfrontplayhouse.org.
