The 2019-20 Carnegie Theatre Season will be filled with twists and turns sure to please audiences of all ages as it transports patrons from a punk rock show to the troubled mind of a brilliant mathematician, back to biblical times, and finally to the London nightclub scene in the 1960s.
The season will open in August with Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT, a rock opera featuring songs from Green Day’s 2004 album of the same name. In November, audience members will go back to school for PROOF, the Tony Award-winning play that explores the line between brilliance and madness. Joseph and his coat of many colors will come to the stage for JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT in January for The Carnegie’s annual family-friendly musical. Closing out the season in March will be END OF THE RAINBOW, the savagely funny drama about Judy Garland’s trip down the comeback trail.
The Carnegie’s 2019-20 Theatre Series
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Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT
Music by Green Day
Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer
Playing August 10-25
This two-time Tony Award-winning musical, based on the Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album of the same name, is a high-energy rock opera not to be missed. Three disaffected young men, living in suburbia, have dreams of a different life in the city. They embark on their big move, only to find their friendships breaking down over family responsibilities, military enlistment, and the allure of drug abuse. Each young man must make peace with the circumstances of his life to find his way back home and to the friends he left behind.
AMERICAN IDIOT is a non-stop rock concert of Green Day favorites, including “Holiday,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” and “Time of Your Life.”
Eight Performances:
Saturday, August 10, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 11, 3pm
Friday, August 16, 7:30pm ● Saturday, August 17, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 18, 3pm
Friday, August 23, 7:30pm ● Saturday, August 24, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 25, 3pm
Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Production includes adult themes and language. Not appropriate for children under 13.
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PROOF
By David Auburn
Playing November 2-17
Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a math professor at The University of Chicago. Following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s, who hopes to find valuable work in the notebooks he left behind. In the ensuing struggles, a mysterious notebook surfaces to draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness – or genius – will she inherit?
Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play, PROOF is a compelling drama with elements of mystery, romance, and old-fashioned storytelling. It was made into a major motion picture in 2005 starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Eight Performances:
Saturday, November 2, 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 3, 3pm
● Friday, November 8, 7:30pm ● Saturday, November 9, 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 10, 3pm
Friday, November 15, 7:30pm ● Saturday, November 16, 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 17, 3pm
PROOF is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Production includes adult themes and language. Not appropriate for children under 13.
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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Playing Weekends January 11 – 26, 2020
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Sha la la Joseph you’re doing fine! You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time! One of the most enduring shows of all time, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers, and the coat of many colors.
Featuring a beloved Andrew Lloyd Webber score, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT offers fast-paced, back-to-back musical numbers sure to delight the whole family. “Any Dream Will Do,” “One More Angel in Heaven,” and “Go, Go Joseph,” are just a few of the favorites you’ll enjoy in this inspiring, upbeat tale for the ages.
Ten Performances:
Saturday, January 11, 7:30pm ● Sunday, January 12, 3pm
Friday, January 17, 7:30pm ● Saturday, January 18, 2pm & 7:30pm ● Sunday, January 19, 3pm
Friday, January 24, 7:30pm ● Saturday, January 25, 2pm & 7:30pm ● Sunday, January 26, 3pm
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is presented by arrangement with The Musical Company.
This is a family-friendly production, appropriate for all ages.
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END OF THE RAINBOW
By Peter Quilter
Playing March 21 – April 5, 2020
The year is 1968 and Judy Garland is set firmly on the comeback trail. The failed marriages, the suicide attempts, and the addictions are all behind her. At forty-six and with new flame Mickey Deans at her side, she seems determined to carry it off and recapture her magic. But lasting happiness always eludes some people, and there was never any answer to the question with which Judy ended every show: “If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh why, can’t I?”
END OF THE RAINBOW is a savagely funny drama featuring a glorious ensemble of Judy Garland hits such as “Get Happy,” “The Man that Got Away,” and, of course, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
Eight Performances:
Saturday, March 21, 7:30pm ● Sunday, March 22, 3pm
Friday, March 27, 7:30pm ● Saturday, March 28, 7:30pm ● Sunday, March 29, 3pm
Friday, April 3, 7:30pm ● Saturday, April 4, 7:30pm ● Sunday, April 5, 3pm
End of the Rainbow is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC
Production includes adult themes and language. Not appropriate for children under 13.
Ticketing
Subscriptions for the 2019-20 Theatre Season are $106, $102 for Carnegie Members, and are currently on sale. Also available are Pick 3 Subscriptions starting at $83, $76 for Carnegie Members. Single tickets go on sale Friday, March 29, at noon. Tickets may be purchased through The Carnegie Box Office at (859) 957-1940, open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5 pm, or online at www.thecarnegie.com.
