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The Full Monty (YSM 2009)

25-28th Nov 2009 at Grand Opera House
In these tough times how far would you go? Six men with nothing to lose...except their pants.
York Stage Musicals return with their stunning UK Premiere production of THE FULL MONTY. Don’t miss this fantastic show adapted from  the award-winning  film starring Mark Addy & Robert Carlisle. Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy... View Production

Oliver! The Musical

Sept 7-12th 2009 at Grand Opera House
Oliver! is one of the most beloved British musicals, vividly bringing to life Dickens’ timeless characters with its ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more. The sensational score is full of Lionel Bart’s irresistible songs including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You've Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I'd... View Production

The History Boys

28th April to 2nd May at Joseph Rowntree
Written by Alan Bennett

HISTORY. IT'S JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

'smart, funny, fresh & original'

An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd... View Production

Company

24-28th February 2009 at Joseph Rowntree

Set firmly in, and often about, New York, COMPANY follows five married, once married, or soon to be married couples and their mutual friend, Robert, a 35 year old bachelor who has been unable to connect in a long-term relationship. The relationships are presented in a series of... View Production

The Wiz

20-22nd November 2008 at Grand Opera House
Ease on down the Yellow Brick Road this November with York Stage Youth.
The Wizard of Oz goes retro in this funky retelling of the famous story.
Ruby slippers, Wicked Witches, Flying Monkeys, Sexy Poppies, Street-Wise Munchkins and Wizard Spells abound in the grooviest musical ever.

With music by Charlie... View Production

The Who's TOMMY

Tuesday 9 - Saturday 13 September 2008 at Grand Opera House
The Who's spectacular rock opera comes to York for the first time! Come with us on the amazing journey...PINBALL WIZARD I'M FREE SENSATION...meet Cousin Kevin, Uncle Ernie, Sally Simpson, The Acid Queen, TOMMY aged 6, TOMMY aged 12, TOMMY aged 20...ever since I was a young boy I played the... View Production

Saturday Night Sunday Morning The Concert

Wednesday 4 - Saturday 7 June 2008 at Joseph Rowntree
A new concert featuring songs from 35 different musicals, including Hairspray, Blood Brothers, Avenue Q, Legally Blonde, Bat Boy, Tell Me On A Sunday, Sweet Charity, The Secret Garden, Parade, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown & Wild Party.
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Sweeney Todd

Feb 5 - 9 2008 at Joseph Rowntree
This thrilling operatic musical, a dark and absorbing tale of love, murder and obsession set in the harsh underworld of Victorian London will be our fi rst show for 2008. Having spent 15 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit, Todd returns to London to seek revenge. He... View Production

Brassed Off

MON 22 - SAT 27 OCT 2007 at Joseph Rowntree
Don’t let the b******s get you down! Grimley, South Yorkshire has been mining coal for over 100 years, but as the mine faces closure so does the much loved and much needed Grimley Colliery Band. Life for the miners and band members looks bleak. Band leader Danny urges them to... View Production

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

5-9 June 2007 at Joseph Rowntree
The tightly scripted piece follows the travails of J. Pierrepont Finch, a young man weaselling his way up the corporate ladder through flattery and perfect timing. The show has pace, comedy and some wonderful music, ‘The Company Way’, ‘A secretary is not a toy’, ‘Brotherhood of Man’ and the hit... View Production

We Will Rock You

10th-15th Sept 2007 at Grand Opera House
Queen, the legendary band fronted by the dynamic Freddie Mercury before his death in 1991, have been making music together since the 70s and have now joined forces with writer Ben Elton to bring their unique sound to theatreland. The action takes place in a futuristic world where rock music... View Production

South Pacific

2-10th Feb 2007 at Joseph Rowntree
Adapted from two short stories by James Michener, South Pacific chronicles two love affairs. The first involves Lt. Joe Cable and a young Polynesian girl.
The second revolves around Nellie Forbush, a Navy nurse from Little Rock, and Emile de Becque, a French planter with whom she falls in love one... View Production

Stepping Out

Oct 25-28th 2006 at Joseph Rowntree
9 women, 1 man - tap dancing has never been so much fun...
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West Side Story

Sep 13-16th 2006 at Grand Opera House
West Side Story is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
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Jekyll & Hyde

May 30th - Jun 3rd 2006 at Joseph Rowntree
Jekyll & Hyde is a Broadway musical based on the novel, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The original stage conception was by Steve Cuden and View Production

Night Of A Thousand Stars

Feb4-5th 2006 at Joseph Rowntree
A concert
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HONK! 2005

Sep 15-17th 2005 at Grand Opera House
Honk! is a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling
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The Full Monty (Shipton Theatre Company)

July 2005 at Rowntree Theatre
The Full Monty is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally and score by David Yazbek.
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Little Shop Of Horrors (Rowntree Youth)

June 2005 at Rowntree Theatre
Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood.
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Chess (Shipton Theatre Company)

March 2005 at Rowntree Theatre
Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA.
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I Love Music

Jan 2005 at Rowntree Theatre
A musical revew celebrating the last 50 years of number 1 singels.  
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Return To The Forbidden Planet

Sept 13th 2004 at Joseph Rowntree
Return to the Forbidden Planet is a Jukebox musical by director Bob Carlton based on Shakespeare's The Tempest and the 1950s science fiction film
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Fame

Jun 15-19th 2004 at Joseph Rowntree
Fame – The Musical (based on the 1980 movie by Alan Parker) conceived and
developed by David De Silva is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez
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Pippin

Mar 9-13th 2004 at Joseph Rowntree
Pippin is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
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Bring On Tomorrow

March 2004 at Rowntree Theatre
Musical review.
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Snoopy

Jan 2004 at Rowntree Theatre

42nd Street

Sep 2003 at Rowntree Theatre
42nd Street is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production won the Tony Award for Best Musical and became a long-running hit, and the show was produced in London in 1984 (winning the... View Production

Singing In The Rain

June 2003 at Rowntree Theatre
Singin' in the Rain is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown.
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The Wiz (2003) Shipton Theatre Company

Mar 2003 at Rowntree Theatre
This production of The Wiz was performed as Shipton Theatre Company and was performed again in the Grand Opera House York as York Stage Musicals in 2008.
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Christmas Starts Here

Dec 2002 at Rowntree Theatre
A musical review
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Annie Get Your Gun

Sep 2002 at Rowntree Theatre
Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy Fields.
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Assassins (Rowntree Youth)

June 2002 at Rowntree Theatre
Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses the premise of a murderous carnival game to produce a revue-style portrayal... View Production

HONK! (2002) Shipton Theatre Company

March 2002 at Rowntree Theatre
Performed by Shipton Theatre Company first in 2002 and then in 2005 by York Stage Musicals at the Grand Opera House YORK.
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Gypsy (Rowntree Youth)

Jan 2002 at Rowntree Theatre
Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. It is usually referred to as simply Gypsy. Gypsy is based on the 1957... View Production

Guys & Dolls (Rowntree Youth)

June 2001 at Rowntree Theatre
Guys and Dolls is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah... View Production

Bye Bye Birdie (Shipton Theatre Company)

March 2001 at Rowntree Theatre
Bye Bye Birdie is a stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. Originally titled Let's Go Steady, the satire on American society is set in 1958. The story was inspired by the phenomenon of popular singer Elvis Presley and his... View Production

Pickwick (Rowntree Youth)

Jan 2001 at Rowntree Theatre
Pickwick was a musical, based on Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers, which opened on July 4, 1963.
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Sugar (Some Like It Hot)

Sep 2000 at Rowntree Theatre
Sugar is a 1972 Broadway musical based on the screenplay for the film Some Like it Hot, which was written by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond and based on a story by Robert Thoeren. The script was written by Peter Stone, the music was by Jule Styne, and the lyrics... View Production