2009 - 2010 Season
Disney's Mulan, Junior (Kidzu Production)
October 23-25, 2009 | Hernando Performing Arts CenterTravel back to the legendary, story-telling days of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of Disney’s Mulan. The Huns have invaded, and it is up to the misfit Mulan and her mischievous sidekick Mushu to save the Emperor! Mulan Junior is a heart warming celebration of culture, honor and a fighting spirit. The score includes favorites like “Reflection,” “Honor to Us All” and “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” as well as new songs that will make you want to dance!
Mulan will be performed at the Hernando Performing Arts Center October 23 and 24 at 7:00pm and October 25 at 2:00pm. Tickets are $10 Adults and $5 Students and Senior Citizens and can be purchased at the door.
Charlotte's Web
April 23-25, 2010 | Southaven Performing Arts Center This exciting, new musical version of Charlotte's Web brings a new
dimension to E.B. White's beloved classic. With music and lyrics by
Charles Strouse (Annie, 'Bye, 'Bye Birdie) and book by Joseph Robinette
(national award-winning children's playwright), everyone will thrill to
a musical score which includes "Eating," Wilbur the pig's humorous yet
poignant song about growing up; "Who Says We Can't Be Friends," an
enchanting duet between Wilbur and his new-found companion Charlotte;
"Welcome to the Zuckerman Barn," featuring all the story's
unforgettable animals in a hand-clapping, toe-tapping hoe-down; and
"Summer," a haunting, nostalgic chorus number which evokes a time and
place from everyone's childhood.
Charlotte's Web will be performed at the Southaven Performing Arts
Center, located at 2101 Colonial Hills Drive, Southaven, MS 38671 April
23rd and 24th at 7:00 p.m., and April 24th and 25th at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets are $10 Adults and $5 Students and Senior Citizens and can be
purchased at the door.
Bye Bye Birdie
July 15-18, 2010 | Hernando Performing Arts Center Conrad Birdie is the biggest rock & roll star of the 60's ever
to be drafted into the army. None-too-successful songwriter Albert
Peterson hatches a plot with Rosie, his secretary (and long-suffering
girlfriend), to get Birdie to sing one of Albert's songs on the Ed
Sullivan show. The pop star would then symbolically kiss goodbye a
young lady chosen at random from the country's womanhood, this being
his last appearance before being drafted. Kim MacAfee of Sweet Apple,
Ohio, is chosen to receive the kiss. This excites the town's teen-age
girls, but Hugo, her boyfriend, is not very happy. Complicated to start
with, things get more tricky as everyone, including Albert's clinging
mother, descends on the small town. Even Albert's chemical inventions
come in useful.
Bye Bye Birdie will be performed at the Hernando Performing Arts
Center July 15th, 16th, and 17th at 7:00 pm, and July 17th and 18th at
2:00pm. Tickets are $10
Adults and $5 Students and Senior Citizens, and they can be purchased
at the
door.
Disney's My Son Pinocchio, Geppetto's Musical Tale
November 12-14, 2010 | Hernando Performing Arts Center |
The classic tale of an aging toymaker and his puppet, Pinocchio, takes on timely issues. Grammy Award-winner and master melodist Stephen Schwartz adds a compelling score of original songs to the beloved classics "When You Wish Upon a Star" and "I’ve Got No Strings." Join the Blue Fairy, Stromboli and a lively cast of characters as Geppetto journeys beyond the Toy Shop to discover what makes the "perfect child." This family-friendly musical is appropriate for all audiences and is a magical mix of heartwarming fairytale and action-packed adventure. Audiences will love following Pinocchio's journey from an awkward wooden puppet to a real, live boy and will be charmed by Geppetto's transformation from demanding creator to a real, live father.
My Son Pinocchio will be performed at the Hernando Performing Arts Center November 12th and 13th at 7:00pm, and November 13th and 14th at 2:00pm. Tickets are $10 Adults and $5 Students and Senior Citizens, and they can be purchased at the door.