I am a HUGE fan of the Florence Little Theater. I don’t know how many of you realize how amazing it is that we have this vibrant theater and theatrical community. There are many towns the same size as Florence that can not pull off a full season of plays. I was thrilled beyond all belief to receive an email from Frankie Sullivan soliciting my help for the Theater. Honestly? I can not carry a tune in a bucket and I can not dance, so I am happy that there is SOME way that I can assist (other than NOT auditioning for a play).
The good thing is that YOU can also help. How? It is SO EASY! ALL you have to do is answer the following question.
What shows would you like to see Florence Little Theater produce in upcoming seasons?
Answer below, converse in the comments. I will compile the responses for the Theater to review. (Come on now, we don’t want to be embarrassed with one or two answers… we need REAL conversation.) To sweeten the deal, I will choose one of you to get a $10.00 gift certificate to a local retailer. (Local Retailers feel free to step up 
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High School Musical 2
Sleeping Beauty
Hairspray
anything geared to tweens/teens
Not sure what shows have been done already but how about Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, The Little Mermaid, Shrek, All that Jazz, Annie
I think any Disney musical would be really cool, whether it’s something like High School Musical or something based off of an animated movie. That way, it would attract adults and a lot of kids as well
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Boeing-Boeing, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Over My Dead Body, The Dinner Party, Dearly Beloved, Christmas Belles, Honeybees, Lil Abner
Beehive, not Honeybees
I’ve always wanted to do West Side Story! Also… Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Chicago, and Mamma Mia!
The Pirates of Penzance!
I agree with Whitney…West Side Story, Chicago, Mamma Mia, and I will add Hairspray and Legally Blonde, The Musical!
Since I am relatively new to the area, I don’t know what has already been done. We have been to a couple of productions and are impressed with the quality! We would love to see Guys & Dolls, Anne of Green Gables, Little Shop of Horrors, Little Women, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bye Bye Birdie.
I would absolutely die of delight if they The Phantom of the Opera. Also, I think they’ve already done Beauty and the Beast, but I wish they would do it again because I didn’t get to see it!
We had the privilege of seeing Peter Pan earlier this year at the theater, and they did a wonderful job!
By the way, does anyone have a schedule for the new season for the theater? The schedule on the website is still last season.
The Producers September 11 -19, 2009, The Glass Menagerie October 30 – November 7, 2009, The Fantasticks January 15 – 23, 2009. Call FLT at 843-662-3731 for the remaining list of shows.
I love reading all the suggestions. Guys & Dolls is the closing musical for this season…the end of April! Little Shop of Horrors was done a few years back and Bye Bye Birdie has also been a FLT performance. Not sure how long ago but Whitney Meade played Kim so she would know.
Oh gosh… Birdie was my sophomore year of high school, so that was April of 2002. That was such a fun show!!!
I would like to see Time Flies or Oedipus Rex both are great plays.
or Back up and Push: The Confessions of a Reformed Cynic
Les Miserables, Big River (again), Phantom
I would love to see Grease, Mamma Mia or Lefally Blonde.
I would love to see Grease, Mamma Mia or Legally Blonde.
Something for kids – Disney shows, etc.
Little Shop of Horrors!!
I would love to see Grease, Mamma Mia!, or any Arthur Miller play…Our Town would be great.
The Chaperone…with Lloyd Willcox as the chaperone. (Can’t I choose the actors?)
Les Mis and Mamma Mia
Hollywood Arms, Inspecting Carol, Crimes of the Heart, Seafarer, Secret Garden, What Didn’t Happen, Great American Trailer PArk Musical, Proof
Crazy 4 You, She Loves Me, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat, A Day In Hollywood A Night in The Ukraine, My Favorite Year.. I could keep going.
Wicked
Much Ado About Nothing
Let them expand to 6 plays again and do some serious classics, Greek based or Shakespeare.
WICKED would be absolutely amazing!!!!!!! Also Alice in Wonderland, Jersey Boys, and SWEENEY TODD!!
Ragtime, Ragtime, Ragtime.
Anything by Andrew Lloyd Weber! I espically want to see Joseph and the Techincolor dream coat
Annie Get Your Gun, West Side Story, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat,
I think the that FLT should do:
Alice in Wonderland
High School Musical
Pirates of the Carribean
The Princess and the Frog
I hope that helps!
I would enjoy How to Eat like a Child, Phantom, Cats, Chiciago, Annie, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolored —-anything by Andrew Lloyd Weber.