WATCHING YOU by Joe Symon
It’s 2015, and Ben Gold is an exasperated piano bar performer, taking requests from drunk patrons. As a last resort, he begins live-streaming his life, making friends and enemies along the way. As Ben falls deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole of the Internet, Ben finds himself sacrificing everything that was once important to him. With each livestream, Ben spirals downwards, paying a lofty price for putting himself on the Internet ... where his choices will follow him for the rest of his life.
King of Pangaea
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Martin Storrow, Developed with Aubrey Swander
Life is a river. Grief is an island. King of Pangaea is a musical exploration of grief, hope, and the power of imagination.
Throughout his childhood, Christopher Crow’s mother used to tell him colorful stories about an island called Pangaea. When she passes away unexpectedly, Christopher - now in college - decides that the only way he’ll find closure is to travel to Pangaea himself...if he can remember the way. Part memoir, part fantasy, KING OF PANGAEA travels the rich, complicated, and sometimes beautiful world of loss - weaving together elements of realism, humor, and whimsy. The show examines what it means to revisit our childhood worlds again as we grow older, and what it takes to become king or queen of one’s own heart.
The Black Dahlia: A New Musical
Book and Lyrics by Powers and Moore
Music by Jennifer Lin
Seventy-five years ago, the body of a young woman was found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. It's likely that you know what the papers called her. It's less likely that you know her name. And it's certain that what you know about her stems from decades of misinformation woven into misinformation, further clouded by reductive misogyny. But Elizabeth Short -- the Black Dahlia -- was a living, breathing person before all of this. This new musical explores the mosaic of fragments that made up the whole of Elizabeth, whose life mattered, regardless of its brevity.
American Whore Story - Respect the Hustle
Emmy-nominated actress Naomi Grossman made a name for herself as Pepper on American Horror Story, the first crossover character in the show’s history to be featured in two separate seasons. But don’t let her television fame fool you - Naomi is no stranger to the stage. The third in a trilogy chronicling Naomi’s evolution, American Whore Story depicts her history of hustling, starting with her escapades as a lewd little first-grader. Naomi gives it to us straight (with a slight gay detour), taking us on a transformative trip to Burning Man, an acid trip to a 60s Rat Pack rager, and along her own triumphant trip from Red Bull Girl-slash-Spanish teacher to #1 on IMDb.
American Whore Story
Emmy-nominated actress Naomi Grossman made a name for herself as Pepper on American Horror Story, the first crossover character in the show’s history to be featured in two separate seasons. But don’t let her television fame fool you - Naomi is no stranger to the stage.
The third in a trilogy chronicling Naomi’s evolution, American Whore Story depicts her history of hustling, starting with her escapades as a lewd little first-grader. Naomi gives it to us straight (with a slight gay detour), taking us on a transformative trip to Burning Man, an acid trip to a 60s Rat Pack rager, and along her own triumphant trip from Red Bull Girl-slash-Spanish teacher to #1 on IMDb.
Good Man
Book, music & lyrics by David Goldsmith
It’s 1998, and American Democracy is under attack, from the inside. The FBI is a criminal enterprise: illegal wiretapping, obstructing justice, and trampling the US Constitution. On the front lines is celebrated Las Vegas criminal defense (mob) attorney OSCAR GOODMAN. A new American musical in two acts.
With Great Power
Book, Music and Lyrics by Fletcher Crossman
WITH GREAT POWER explores the early career of Stan Lee, the charismatic creative spirit behind Marvel Comics, and the defining moment in which he discovers for himself what it means to be a hero.
MAMMA MIA!
Opens October 15th. 8 Performances Only!
You can dance, you can jive, and you'll have the time of your life when 5-Star stages this massively popular musical for the first time. The impossible-to-resist hits of the Swedish pop group ABBA power this sunny, funny show about a young woman's search for her birth father. Whether you grew up bopping to the beat of hits like "Dancing Queen," "Take a Chance On Me," and "Money, Money, Money," or you discovered ABBA on the big screen, 5-Star's production will lift you higher than a pair of bedazzled platform boots.