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2008-2009 Season Announced!!! *
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY - Area Premiere
Book, Music and Lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman
Note: This production contains adult themes and language.
Inspired by Jay McInerney’s groundbreaking 1984 novel, this contemporary rock musical chronicles the life of a yuppie New Yorker who seems to have it all: a successful model for a wife, a job at a prestigious magazine and plenty of wild friends. Then the lights of the city begin to dim as he struggles with the reality of divorce, his mother’s death and a drug addiction. Ultimately, he escapes the downward spiral and learns valuable lessons about family, loss, love ... and hope.
“Goodman’s music is exhilarating: it convincingly evokes the sound of 1980s rock without resorting to parody.” – TalkinBroadway
 THE SECRET GARDEN
Music by Lucy Simon
Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Based on the cherished book from 1909, this moving musical tells the story of a young girl who must move to England to live with her uncle after the death of her parents in India. Along the way she brings back to life, not only a garden, but also those who surround her. This beautiful show teaches us that through adverse situations, we often find hope and life renewed. Atmospheric and haunting, “The Secret Garden” will transport audiences to another time and place.
“A splendid, intelligent musical ... it’s all you can hope for in theatre.” —U.S.A. Today
 ZANNA DON’T! - Area Premiere
Music by Tim Acito
Book and Lyrics by Tim Acito and Alexander Dinelaris
This hip musical fairy tale takes place in a topsy-turvy world where homosexuality is the norm and heterosexuals must battle anti-straight prejudice. Set in a high school, the plot revolves around a teenage ‘matchmaker’ and the scandal that erupts when a boy and girl dare fall in love. The show delivers a humorous and hopeful message of tolerance through an infectious pop-inspired score, hearty dollops of humor, and, of course, a dab of magic!
“A chirpy new Off Broadway musical... with a pop score that aims to be nothing but catchy and a message that says nothing but that people should love each other...” – New York Times
* Note: 2008-2009 shows subject to licensing approval.
2007-2008 Season Brochure
Recognition for MMT Productions
Audiences and critics alike are expressing their appreciation for the work of the Minneapolis Musical Theatre. Our unique mission - creating community involvement in musical theatre through works never before, or very rarely, seen in the Twin Cities - provides new and exciting opportunities, and we are thrilled to have received the following recognition:
2008 - MMT's area premiere of "Jerry Springer - The Opera" honored as BEST COMEDY by City Pages "Best of the Twin Cities".
2007 - MMT's area premiere of "Zombie Prom" named Outstanding Musical of the Year (smaller theaters) by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Edward Williams, Jr. honored with both an Ivey Award and Lavender Magazine Best Actor in a Musical Award for his performance as Molina in MMT's "Kiss of the Spider Woman".
2006 - MMT's Kevin Hansen and Steven Meerdink named by Lavender Magazine as Best Actors in a Musical for "La Cage aux Folles".
2005 - MMT's "The Who's Tommy" named one of three Outstanding Musicals of the Year (smaller theaters) by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
2004 - MMT's area premiere of "Bat Boy: the musical" named Outstanding Musical of the Year (smaller theaters) by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
2001 - MMT's area premiere of "When Pigs Fly" honored as one of the 'Top 10 Productions of the Year' by St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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