It’s your last chance to see some shows on stage at seaside theaters to the north of Lowell and Fitchburg.
At Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth, N.H., “Grease” plays through Sunday afternoon. Experience the electrifying 1950s with the timeless musical about two high school sweethearts navigating the trials of love, friendship and leather jackets.
Get ready to sing along to iconic hits like “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightnin’” and “You’re the One That I Want” as you join the T-Birds and Pink Ladies at Rydell High.
Filled with high-energy dance numbers and unforgettable characters, it is a feel-good show that will have you hand-jiving in your seat. Don’t miss the last chance to see this beloved classic before it closes — it’s the one that you want.
Visit https://tinyurl.com/3pf2jaab for tickets and information.
Or, for another last-chance winner, “City of Angels” continues through Saturday afternoon, Aug. 22, at the Ogunquit Playhouse in southern Maine. It is a Hollywood story with a jazz score. Here’s what the press release says: “‘City of Angels’ is the Tony Award-winning musical comedy that is witty, glamorous, and brimming with a sensational jazz score; it’s one of the most inventive shows in the history of Broadway musicals.
“It tells the story of Stine, a New York novelist lured to 1940s Hollywood to adapt his hard-boiled detective novels for the silver screen. As Stine navigates the hollow promises of fame, the pressure to compromise his art, and the sultry distractions of Tinseltown, his fictional world begins to bleed into reality. The show brilliantly weaves between two parallel storylines: the colorful reality of Hollywood and the gritty black-and-white film noir world of Stine’s imagination. His fictional private detective, Stone, navigates a world of shadows, femmes fatales, and dangerous secrets, while Stine’s own life grows increasingly complicated off the page. It’s a show about storytelling, identity, and the price of selling out, told with wit, style, and one of Broadway’s most celebrated jazz scores. Cy Coleman’s jazz score is one of the defining achievements of the Broadway stage. Unlike the pop- driven musicals or classic Broadway compositions many audiences know, City of Angels draws deeply from the world of 1940s jazz and big-band swing. It is rich, atmospheric, and perfectly matched to its noir setting. David Zippel’s lyrics are dry, sophisticated, and razor- sharp. The songs don’t just entertain, they illuminate the double lives of every character on stage, performing in both the real world and the fictional one simultaneously. For fans of jazz musicals, classic comedy musicals, or anyone who appreciates something different from the standard juke box musical, it is richly rewarding.”
For tickets and info, visit https://tinyurl.com/yw534rxx.
IN THE WINGS OZ AT OGUNQUIT — The Youth Theatre program at Ogunquit Playhouse presents “Wizard of Oz junior edition” on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-16, and on Tuesday, Aug.18, at 10 a.m. Visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org for tickets and info.
Nancye Tuttle’s email is [email protected].
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