The season-at-a-glance follows:
Les Misérables
March 29, 2014-June 8
Book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell
"Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, Les Misérables travels through three turbulent decades of 19th-century France. Convict Jean Valjean is on the run, hunted relentlessly by the policeman Javert for breaking his parole. Valjean must leave his past behind and keep his vow to raise the young orphan Cosette. With revolution in the air and Javert closing in, Valjean has no choice but to fight for his life and sacrifice everything to protect the people he loves."
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
June 19-Aug. 17
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Music and lyrics by William Finn
Directed and choreographed by Scott Calcagno
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the uproarious story of six overachieving and quirky adolescents pitted against each other in the spelling challenge of a lifetime. Throughout the funny and poignant experience, the youngsters are forced to learn that winning isn't everything and losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser." The Game's Afoot
Aug. 28-Oct. 19
Written by Ken Ludwig
Directed by William Osetek
"It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his lavish Connecticut castle for a holiday weekend of revelry. When one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in the isolated house quickly turn dangerous. It is up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears in this witty, suspenseful caper."
Camelot
Oct. 30-Jan. 4, 2015
Book by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Freferick Loewe
Directed and choreographed by Alan Souza
"Adapted from T.H. White's novel 'The Once and Future King,' the legendary characters King Arthur, Queen Guenevere, Sir Lancelot and Merlyn come alive in this exciting tale of love and chivalry. The classic production features a lush, romantic score including 'If Ever I Would Leave You,' 'Camelot,' 'How to Handle a Woman' and 'Follow Me.'"
West Side Story
Jan. 15-March 15
Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell
"A modern retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, West Side Story tells the tale of Tony and Maria, two star-crossed young lovers caught in a turf war between rival gangs."
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