Book and lyrics by: Alan Jay Lerner; Music by: Frederick Loewe; Original production directed and staged by Moss Hart; based on The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Directed by: Stephen Nachamie on the Mainstage
This irresistible musical takes you inside the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Arthur's dream of creating a utopian kingdom is complicated by love for his new Queen, Guinevere, and friendship with his favorite knight, Lancelot. This ravishing story of passion, chivalry, and betrayal has a gorgeous score that includes "If Ever I Would Leave You," "What Do the Simple Folk Do?," and, of course, "Camelot."
Celebrate Olney
Monday December 7th
Olney Ballet Theatre's
Tne Nutcracker
Date(s): December 11 - 26
The Nutcracker Ballet is based on the classic story "The Nutcracker and the King of Mice" by E.T.A. Hoffman. With original choreography by Miss Mary Day, founder, The Washington Ballet, and music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky it is directed by Patricia Berrend.
In the story, young Clara receives her favorite Christmastoy, a Nutcracker, from her grandfather, Drosselmeyer. It magically comes alive and whisks her away after it defeats the evil Mouse King in an epic battlewith marching toy soldiers and human sized mice. Join Clara and her family at their Christmas party with a growing, flying tree and dancing dolls and her journey through the dancing snow forest into the enchanted Kingdom of the Sweets full of spectacular that entertain Clara and our audience.
Olney Theatre Center is a non-profit 501 (c )(3) organization. All programs are made possible by support from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County; the Maryland State Department of Education; and the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts.
