Current Season - At Illusion Theatre

Area Premiere
November 6 - 22, 2009

 

Music and Lyrics - David Nehls
Book - Betsy Kelso

 

Armadillo Acres is Florida's most exclusive mobile home community.  But when a stripper on the run comes between an agoraphobic housewife and her tollbooth collector husband, the hurricane of laughter begins to brew.  Complete with a trashy Greek chorus of trailer park divas, this campy, caustic musical fable is rife with adultery, sleaze and murderous ex-boyfriends.  An infectious score, cheeky script, and some of the most roof-raising, girl-group singing since the Pointer Sisters all add up to a fabulous and fun night out!

"South Park meets Desperate Housewives in this big-hearted new musical comedy." - NY Sun

April 9 - 25, 2010 (updated performance dates)

Music and Lyrics - Roger Miller
Book - William Hauptman
Based on Mark Twain's 1884 classic novel

Come along on the adventure of a lifetime!  Join Huck Finn and the runaway slave Jim on a musical trip down the Mississippi River in Mark Twain's classic tale.  Their adventures are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming.  Propelled by Roger Miller's award winning score, Big River brings to life all your favorite characters, including a rascally pair of river drifters, a grieving heiress and - of course - Tom Sawyer.  The winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana!

"A rousing, high spirited show that sets your hands to clapping, your feet to stomping and your heart to rise within you!" - WCBS-TV

June 11 - 27, 2010 (updated performance dates)

Music and Lyrics - Jerry Herman
Book - Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Based on the novel and play, 'Auntie Mame' by Patrick Dennis

Leave it to MMT to put a surprising twist on this classic musical.  MMT co-founder Kevin Hansen assumes the title role in Mame!  Mame's wild, adventurous spirit is inside everyone who lives for the moment and believes that 'life is a banquet!'  In the height of the roaring 20's, ten-year-old Patrick is sent to live with his larger-than-life Auntie Mame, where he's exposed to her wealthy friends and free-wheeling lifestyle.  Both Mame and Patrick's lives are turned upside down as they struggle to form a family through wild, turbulent times and still live life to its fullest. 

"In an era of global uncertainty and angst, Jerry Herman's joyful classics seem like tonics for the soul." - Backstage West