2012 MAINSTAGE SEASON

Yo, Vikings!
Yo, Vikings! A New Musical
Performs March 2-11, 2012
Directed by Skyler Gray
Choreographed by Josh Montgomery
Vocal Coached by Laurie King
Music by Sam Willmott, Book and Lyrics by Marcus Stevens

CMT is delighted to bring the Workshop Production of this brand new musical to the Central Valley straight from New York. Based on Judith Byron Schachner’s award-winning book of the same name and the true story that inspired it, “Yo, Vikings!” is the mini-saga of Emma Katz, a spunky and passionate little girl with a limitless imagination. After being assigned Erik the Red for her World Discovery Day report, she begins to channel her inner Viking, setting off on a fantastic adventure of self-discovery. Be the first on the West Coast to catch this exciting new musical for the whole family! Rated G

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Sleeping Beauty: Kids
Performs July 13-22, 2012
Music and Lyrics by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and George Bruns and Tom Adair and Winston Hibler and Ted Sears and Sammy Fain and Jack Lawrence
Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan Louiselle
Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by Marcy Heisler

It's princess Aurora's sixteenth birthday, and Flora, Fauna and Merryweather must use their fairy magic to save her from the spell of evil sorceress Maleficent! This classic fairytale, told Disney-style. Songs from the beloved film, including "Once Upon ad Dream," accompany fun new songs in this 30-minute musical like "Maleficent!" and "A Little Magic Now" to bring a fresh telling of the story to a new generation of kids and families. Fresno Premiere! Rated G

Jekyll & Hyde
Performs August 3-11, 2012
Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse & Music by Frank Wildhorn

A true musical theatre phenomenon, "Jekyll & Hyde" attracted legions of loyal fans even before the show began its smash-hit Broadway run. An evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil, "Jekyll & Hyde" is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father's mental illness lies in the separation of Man's evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashes his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19th century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde. This musical masterpiece is composed by Frank Wildhorn (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Civil War, & Frankenstein) with book and lyrics by Oscar-winner Leslie Bricusse (Victor/Victoria, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and Stop the World, I Want to Get Off). Fresno Premiere! Rated PG

You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Performs August 17-25, 2012
Based on The Comic Strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner, Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer, & Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown tells the story of an average day in the life of the famous comic strip child hero, Charlie Brown. The audience is introduced to the whole Peanuts gang: Patty, Shroeder, Linus, Lucy and Snoopy. As the play progresses, the relationships of the Peanuts characters to one another are further expanded and new discoveries about these iconic characters are made. Lucy is infatuated with Schroeder and takes great pleasure in tormenting Charlie Brown. Linus loves his blanket. Snoopy lives in his rich imagination. Charlie Brown is in love with a mysterious little, redheaded girl. This production is based on the Award-Winning 1997 Broadway Revival, which featured additional dialogue by Tony-Award Winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening and Thoroughly Modern Millie) and music by Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party and The Addams Family). This blockhead musical is sure to warm your heart and help you find the “Happiness” in an ordinary day! Rated G

White Christmas the Musical
Performs December 7-16, 2012
Directed by Elizabeth Fiester
Choreographed by Kaye Migaki
Vocal Coached by Rebecca Sarkisian
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin & Book by David Ives and Paul Blake

The classic Christmas movie comes to life! This production will feature both our younger performers and adult performers to bring the Holiday Spirit to you! After leaving the Army after W.W.II, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis team up to become a top song-and-dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters (Betty and Judy) who also have a song-and-dance act. When Betty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow, only to find their former commander, General Waverly, is the lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups ensue as the performers try to help the General. Featuring a score by Academy Award-Winner Irving Berlin, White Christmas boasts such hits as “White Christmas,” “Blue Skies,” and “I Love a Piano,” and is sure to be a Holiday treat for the whole family! Fresno Premiere! Rated G

The Underground @ CMT 2012 Season:

1st Annual Fresno Playwright’s Festival
July 27 & 28
Submissions due June 1.

The Annual Fresno Playwright's Festival creates a development center for new plays and musicals to be explored and realized in a nurturing environment. Also allows our Central Valley audiences to see works in development that may become the next big thing! Submissions of new plays and musicals to be entered into the festival are due by June 1st, 2012.

Spring Awakening
June 28-July 7, 2012
Directed by Skyler Gray
Vocal Coached by Terry Lewis
Choreographed by Jessica Hambright
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind, Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater & Music by Duncan Sheik,

Winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, Spring Awakening celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that you will never forget. Adapted from Frank Wedekind's 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, it has been hailed as the "Best Musical of the Year" by the New York Times, New York Post, Star Ledger, Journal News, New York Observer, and USA Today. The Underground is elated to bring you this Fresno Premiere! For mature audiences.