Bipolar mothers and green ogres may not be your idea of a night at the theater, but PlayhouseSquare's 2011 KeyBank Broadway Series will present Next to Normal and Shrek: The Musical alongside fan favorite Jersey Boys and proven classics Les Miserables, South Pacific and West Side Story. Here's a quick look at this year's lineup.
| The Show | On Broadway Since | The Setting | No. of Deaths | Musical Numbers | Song That'll Get Stuck In Your Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South PacificFeb. 1-13 |
1949 | A South Pacific island during WWII | 1 | 12 | "Some Enchanted Evening" |
Shrek: The MusicalMarch 1-13 |
2008 | A faraway land that's not quite you average fairy-tale setting | 0 | 18 | "I'm a Believer" |
Les MiserablesApril 5-17 |
1987 | Early 19th century France | 4, plus a street fight in which rebels are killed | 24 | "I Dreamed a Dream" |
West Side StoryMay 3-15 |
1957 | Mid-1950s Manhattan | 3 | 11 | "Tonight" |
Next to NormalJune 7-19 |
2009 | An anonymous suburban neighborhood | 0, but (spoiler alert) one charcter is dead | 34 | "I'm Alive" |
Jersey BoysJune 22-July 17 |
2005 | Newark, N.J. | 0 | 19 | "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" |
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