Moonlight Stage Productions
The Moonlight Amphitheatre is an open air venue, celebrating their 32nd Summer Season. Come celebrate and watch talented actors inhabit the world of the stage; share a picnic on the grass and family gatherings under the stars; hear glorious music on a soft summer evening while introducing your children to the wonders of live theater.
The Moonlight Amphitheatre has been the summer site of critically acclaimed regional theatre produced by Moonlight Stage Productions. Its manicured lawns overlook lush Brengle Terrace Park making the amphitheatre an ideal setting for concerts, weddings, community and corporate gatherings, and receptions.
The Amphitheatre offers concessions, picnic area’s, a large tented patio, restrooms, fully compliant ADA access, and plenty of onsite parking.
In the Winter, shows are moved to the Avo Playhouse in Vista. The Avo features a 382 seat auditorium, an elevated stage, a concession bar, and large restrooms in the lobby.
The 2012 Summer Season at Moonlight Amphitheatre includes:
Legally Blonde | June 27 – July 14
Based on the hit movie, Legally Blonde The Musical takes the stage in a smart pink bow of fun! Elle Woods is the college sweetheart and homecoming queen who doesn’t take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend Warner dumps her for someone ‘serious,’ Elle puts down the credit cards, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. In its first year on Broadway, Legally Blonde The Musical earned seven 2007 Tony Award nominations, ten 2007 Drama Desk Award nominations, and a 2007 Outer Critics Circle Award. The Moonlight production marks the musical’s Southern California Regional Premiere. Rated PG.
Fiddler on the Roof | July 25 – August 11
Relive a glorious tradition as Moonlight presents the Tony Award-winning musical set in 1905 in a small Jewish village in Russia telling the story of dairyman Tevye and his attempts to preserve his family’s traditions in a changing world. Fiddler was one of the first Broadway musicals to depict serious issues ranging from persecution, poverty, to holding on to one’s beliefs. The musical has been lauded by critics again and again winning the hearts of audiences around the world. Filled with a rousing, heart-warming score that includes “Tradition,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” “If I Were a Rich Man” and “Sunrise, Sunset,” Fiddler on the Roof premiered on Broadway in 1964 garnering nine Tony Awards. The 1971 movie version went on to earn Academy Awards and subsequent Broadway revivals in 1991 and 2004 earned the musical even more Tony Awards. David Ellenstein, the critically acclaimed Artistic Director of North Coast Repertory Theatre, has been signed on to play Tevye, the dairyman, in the production.
Anything Goes | August 22 – September 8
Set sail on the S.S. American and get ready for a voyage of shipboard shenanigans, fabulous Cole Porter music, and dazzling tap dance numbers. On board ship are a gangster on the run posing as a minister, a nightclub singer and her four dancing “Angels,” a society Miss who is engaged to a stuffy Englishman along with her ex-boyfriend who stows on board to try and win her back. A series of comical mistaken identities ensues as the passengers and crew sing and dance their way across the Atlantic to such fantastic tunes as “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top,” “It’s De-lovely,” and “Blow Gabriel, Blow” among others. Anything Goes is one of musical theatre’s most endearing pieces and was first presented on Broadway in 1934. It has gone on to become a musical theatre staple and is enjoying a Broadway revival. Moonlight is one of the few theatres outside of New York to be given the rights to present the show.
Sweeney Todd | September 19 – October 6
Stephen Sondheim’s ground-breaking musical experience is laced with brilliant wit and dark humor. Centering on Sweeney Todd’s return to London after fifteen years of false imprisonment, the musical boldly displays his savage quest for justice and retribution. Aided and abetted by the pie-shop owner, Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney sets out to avenge the wrong doings done to him and his family. Set in the 19th century, the Tony Award-winning musical bowed on Broadway in 1979 and is generally regarded as Sondheim’s most beautiful and ingeniously crafted score. This thrilling and heart-pounding show has enjoyed a recent Broadway revival and a retelling in the Tim Burton film version. Sweeney Todd is recommended for mature audiences.
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It’s 1960s Baltimore and change is in the air! Loveable plus-sized heroine Tracy Turnblad is a girl with big hair, a big heart, and a big passion for dance. When she wins a spot on “The Corny Collins Show,” she’s transformed overnight from outsider to teen celebrity. Will she be able to vanquish her nemesis, integrate the television show, and find true love without denting her ‘do? Based on a hit cult movie, HAIRSPRAY bursts with original rock and roll songs and big dance numbers. Enjoy such hits tunes from the show including Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now, Good Morning, Baltimore, You Can’t Stop the Beat and Welcome to the ‘60s. You won’t want to miss this recent Broadway hit that captured eight Tony Awards and inspired a hit major motion picture. “If life were everything it should be, it would be more like Hairspray. It’s irresistible!” – New York Times.
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