2022-2023 Season – McKeesport Little Theater

Disney’s musical Newsies, written by Harvey Ferstein, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Jack Feldman.

Based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, this new Disney musical tells the story of Jack Kelly, a rebellious newsboy and his ragtag team of newsboys making a meager living selling newspapers on the city streets. But when the prices of “papes” are hiked and the newsies are hung out to dry, there is nothing left to do but “open the gates and seize the day!”

Led by charismatic Jack and independent, young newspaper reporter Katherine Plummer, the Newsies form a union and organize a strike against the greedy publisher of the New York World. Can a group of idealistic newsboys win against a foe as powerful as acclaimed publisher Joseph Pulitzer?

Newsies is an ebullient and entertaining musical capturing the strength that young people have when they unite against injustice. With a funny, poignant book by Harvey Feirstein and stunning music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman — including the show-stopping Seize the Day, power ballad “Santa Fe” and lovely new songs like Katherine’s “Watch What Happens — Newsies is a classic with the power to inspire.

September 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 2022

The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O’Brien.

A humorous tribute to the sci-fi and horror B Movies of the 1930’s to early 1960’s with an irresistible rock’n’roll score, the musical tells the story of Brad Majors and his fiancée, Janet Weiss — a wholesome, well-behaved, utterly normal young couple in love — who innocently set out to visit an old professor. Unfortunately for them, a thunderstorm and a flat tire force them to seek help at the castle of Dr. Frank ’N’ Furter, an alien, transvestite scientist with a manic genius and insatiable libido. Brad, Janet, and Frank’ N’ Furter’s cohorts are swept up into the scientist’s latest experiment.

The night’s misadventures will cause Brad and Janet to question everything they’ve known about themselves, each other, love, and lust. A loving homage to the classic B sci-fi film and horror genres with, The Rocky Horror Show is a hilarious, wild ride that no audience will soon forget.

Party packets will be available at the theater.

***This show is not suitable for younger audiences. No one under 16 will be admitted. 16 and 17 year olds must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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Friday, October 28, 2022 @ 7:30

Two performances on Saturday, October 29, 2022

6:00 PM and 10:00 PM

December 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 2022

A musical perfect for the whole family, presented by the MLT juniors.

Frozen, Jr. is based on the Disney animated film, Frozen

Music and lyrics are by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez

When Queen Elsa accidentally sets off an eternal winter in the town of Arendelle, her younger sister Anna (along with her friends Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven) goes off on a thrilling adventure to find her sister and save the kingdom. Facing an unsuspected villain, unpredictable ice powers, and something new waiting round every corner, Anna must fight alongside her friends to bring back summer. Frozen reveals how true love can come in many forms, and that the bond between sisters is something truly special.

This show is sure to please audiences of all ages. Bring your family and friends for a theatrical experience like no other, and let yourself go!

Deathtrap is a dark comedy/thriller written by Ira Levin.

Comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway smash. Sidney’s plan, devised with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student for co-credit. Or is it? DEATHTRAP provides twists and turns of devilish cleverness, and offers hilariously sudden shocks in such abundance that audiences will be spellbound until the very last moment.

Rated PG.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students

March 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 2023

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 2023

Dearly Departed is a comedy by David Burtrell and Jessie Jones

In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpins’ other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion: Firstborn Ray-Bud drinks himself silly as the funeral bills mount; Junior, the younger son, is juggling financial ruin, a pack of no-neck monster kids, and a wife who suspects him of infidelity in the family car; their spinster sister, Delightful, copes with death as she does life, by devouring junk food; and all the neighbors add more than two cents. As the situation becomes fraught with mishap, Ray-Bud says to his long-suffering wife, “When I die, don’t tell nobody. Just bury me in the backyard and tell everybody I left you.” Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral.

Rated PG 13

Bring your family and friends to see Dearly Departed and spend a few hours relaxing and laughing!

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students

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