Bye Bye Birdie is one of the most loved musicals of the stage and centers around Conrad Birdie and the obstacles that occur when his agent, Albert Peterson, along with Albert’s love interest and assistant, Rosie Alvarez, stage a publicity stunt to air on The Ed Sullivan Show. The plan is for Conrad to give “One Last Kiss” to a lucky teenage girl before he leaves for the army. What unfolds thereafter is a comedic conclusion that is bound to leave a “happy face” on all in the audience. Bye Bye Birdie is the tops in imagination and good old fashioned fun.
"Once On This Island tells the story of Ti- Moune, the poor peasant girl sent on a journeyby the Gods to test the strength of love against the power of death. The age-old story of star-crossed lovers gets a shot of Calypso rhythm and Caribbean heat in this bittersweet musical romance. Once on This Island uses soaring melodies and sultry dances to tell the story of an orphan living among the island’s poor peasants and praying for a future that seems impossible. But when divine intervention puts Ti Moune face to face with her true love, a young aristocrat, she begins a journey to find herself and reclaim her heart. A musical for the innocence in us all.
We are proud to bring this epic new musical by the award-winning team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens to
our stage. Ragtime intertwines three stories that poignantly illustrate history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty; freedom and prejudice; hope and despair; love and hate. The musical score is just as diverse as the Melting Pot of America which it seeks to recreate. It draws upon the musical styles of the day - the haunting sounds of traditional Jewish folk music to accompany the yearning lyrics of the immigrants; the outrageousness of Vaudeville to capture the spectacle of Evelyn Nesbit & Houdini; and jazz to invoke the spirit of Harlem."
Nunsense is “habit-forming”!! And returning by popular demand are the little nuns of Hoboken. The 5 surviving nuns are staging a variety show. The rest of the sisterhood having succumbed to botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia, Child of God. The remaining “little Hobo’s” parade their talents at a variety show staged to raise funds so the last four of the dearly departed can be buried. KED is proud to bring the nuns back for their reunion of this musical comedy classic.
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon, they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis. With one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre.
