THE COLOR PURPLE *
July 15 - August 3, 2008
The Fox Theatre

Oprah Winfrey Presents THE COLOR PURPLE, a soul-stirring musical based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the Oscar-nominated film by Steven Spielberg.

It is the unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman named Celie, who triumphs over tremendous odds to find joy in life, and her true inner beauty. Nominated for eleven Tony® Awards, THE COLOR PURPLE is a landmark theatrical event.

With a joyous GRAMMY®-nominated score featuring jazz, gospel and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is capturing the hearts of young and old, and uniting audiences in a celebration of love.

“A SOARING, EPIC TALE. It made a JOYFUL noise in my heart." — Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine


Group Minimum: 20+

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Les Misérables*
September 19-28, 2008
The Fox Theatre

We proudly announce the return of the powerful and passionate Les Misérables in a brand new Theater of the Stars production!

The story begins in France in 1815. Jean Valjean, released on parole after 19 years on the chain gang, finds that the yellow ticket-of-leave he must, by law, display condemns him to be an outcast.

Only the saintly Bishop of Digne treats him kindly and Valjean, embittered by years of hardship, repays him by stealing his silver. Valjean is caught and brought back by police, and is astonished when the Bishop lies to the police to save him. Valjean decides to start his life anew.

This epic tale of love, loss, triumph and redemption includes memorable songs such as “One Day More,” and “Do You Hear The People Sing?”

Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables won 8 Tony Awards, a Grammy, and on Oct 6, 2006 it became the world’s longest running musical.

Written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg with Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. Adapted for the stage by Cameron Mackintosh


Group Minimum: 15+

WICKED*
October 8 – November 2, 2008
The Fox Theatre

Back by “Popular” Demand. The New York Times calls WICKED “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster,” and when it first played Atlanta in May, 2006, it broke box office records and sold out
in record time.

Winner of 15 major awards, including a Grammy® and three
Tony Awards®, WICKED is sure to create more box office
magic when it returns to Atlanta. Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of
Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular.

How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for “the most completely satisfying new musical in a long time” (USA Today).

Weekday Matinees October 9 and 30 at discounted rates!!

Group Minimum: 20+

DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2*
November 7-16, 2008
The Fox Theatre

What time is it? Summer time! School’s out and the Wildcats are back for an all new adventure. Join Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan and the rest of the East High gang as they dive into the enchanted world of Lava Springs Country Club and put their talent to the ultimate test!

Theater of the Stars is proud to follow-up the astonishing success of our production of Disney’s High School Musical
last January with the Professional Premiere of the highly anticipated sequel – Disney’s High School Musical 2.


Group Minimum: 15+

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’*
November 18 – 23, 2008
The Fox Theatre

30th Anniversary Tour of the 1978 Tony Award®-winning
Best Musical AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ starring 2003 American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis, 2003 American Idol contestant and star of Rent on Broadway.   

The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of
1930’s Harlem is showcased in this rollicking, swinging,
finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway’s most well-crafted shows of all time – sometimes sassy, sometimes sultry, with moments of heartwarming beauty.  Ain’t Misbehavin’ is simply unforgettable!


Group Minimum: 15+

CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY*
Dec. 30 - Jan. 4, 2009
Cobb Energy Centre

Direct from Broadway, CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY
is an all-new adventure that takes audiences soaring into
a magical forest through the air and on stage. It’s an exhilarating journey the entire family can experience together.

Group Minimum: 15+

HAIRSPRAY*
JANUARY 13 - 18, 2009
Cobb Energy Centre

It's 1962, and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire - to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star, but she must use her newfound power to vanquish the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin and integrate a TV network - all without denting her 'do!

Group Minimum: 15+

Don't miss HAIRSPRAY,
Broadway’s musical-comedy phenomenon that inspired a
major motion picture and won
eight 2003 Tony Awards,
including Best Musical.

As The New York Times says,
“If life were everything it should be,
it would be more like HAIRSPRAY.

It’s irresistible!”

TARZAN*
January 16 - 25, 2009
The Fox Theatre

Theater of the Stars will produce the regional theater premiere of this new musical based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes and he smash-hit 1999 Disney animated film.

A shipwreck and the treacherous jungle leave an infant boy orphaned on the shores of West Africa.  Taken in and raised
by a tribe of gorillas, the young boy strives for acceptance by his ape father while grappling with his uniqueness.  When a human expedition enters gorilla territory, Tarzan, now a man, encounters strangers like himself for the first time.  Can two worlds become one family?

Tarzan features music and lyrics by pop icon Phil Collins, including “You’ll Be In My Heart,” and book by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang.


Group Minimum: 15+

STOMP*
January 27-February 1, 2009
The Fox Theatre


STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique and appeals to audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews, and has appeared on numerous national television shows.

The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. As USA Today says, “STOMP finds beautiful noises in the strangest places.”

STOMP. See what all the noise is about.

(Prices TBA)


Group Minimum: 15+

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A CHORUS LINE*
March 3 – 8, 2009
The Fox Theatre


In an empty theatre, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. For 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime.

It’s what they’ve worked for — with every drop of sweat, every hour of training, every day of their lives. It’s the one opportunity to do what they’ve always dreamed — to have the chance to dance.  

This is A Chorus Line, the musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put it all on the line.  Winner of nine Tony Awards®, including “Best Musical” and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, this singular sensation is the longest-running American Broadway musical ever.  

Now A Chorus Line returns.  Come meet the new generation of Broadway’s best. “A Chorus Line is back, and it’s thrilling!” - John Lahr, The New Yorker.

Group Minimum: 15+

MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT *
March 17 – 22, 2009
Cobb Energy Centre


THE SECOND COMING OF BROADWAY’S #1 MUSICAL COMEDY SMASH! The funnies show on earth is back
to taunt Atlanta for a second time!

Winner of the 2005 Tony Award® for Best Musical, Monty Payton’s SPAMALOT, the musical comedy sensation lovingly ripped off from the film classic “Monty Python and The Holy Grail” now returns to spread laughter and cheer throughout the kingdom.

Group Minimum: 15+

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HAPPY DAYS*
March 31 – April 5, 2009
The Fox Theatre


Goodbye gray skies, hello blue! Happy days are here again with Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph and the unforgettable “king of cool” Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli.

Based on the hit Paramount Pictures’ television series, HAPPY DAYS – A New Musical reintroduces one of America’s best loved families, the Cunninghams, and the days of 1959 Milwaukee complete with varsity sweaters, hula hoops, and jukebox sock-hoppin’.  

The famed drive-in malt shop and number one hang-out, Arnold’s, is in danger of demolition, so the gang teams up to save it with a dance contest and tv-worthy wrestling match. This perfectly family-friendly musical will have you rockin’ and rollin’ all week long!

Group Minimum: 15+

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang*
April 21 – 26, 2009
The Fox Theatre


You’ll believe a car can fly!  

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is everything you could want in
a musical – and more.  Sensational sets, stunning special effects, an irresistible story, and an unforgettable Sherman Brothers score, including memorable classics like “Truly Scrumptious”, “Hushabye Mountain”, and of course, the Oscar-nominated title song, all add up to a Broadway blockbuster the whole family will love.


Group Minimum: 15+

JERSEY BOYS*
May 27 – June 21, 2009
The Fox Theatre


“Too good to be true!” raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi.

This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one
of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30!

JERSEY BOYS, winner of the 2006 Grammy Award® for
Best Musical Show Album, features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take
My Eyes Off You.”

“It will run for centuries!” proclaims Time Magazine.


Group Minimum: 15+