KINKY BOOTS
September 25–October 13
In partnership with:
Directed by Lena Mucchetti
Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Based on the 2005 British film written by
Geoff Deane and Tim Firth
From Grammy® Award–winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper and four-time Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein comes Kinky Boots. This uplifting, exhilarating musical celebrates the power of true acceptance with a joy that will “raise you up!” Kinky Boots features a sensational score, knockout dancing, and a story with a huge heart. Winner of six Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, this show is filled with glitter, glam, and a whole lot of sole!
New Light Theatre is committed to bringing light to the darkness of the world by using each production to raise awareness and support for organizations that deepen our empathy and connection with one another. In accordance with this mission and in partnership with Delaware Theatre Company, Kinky Boots partners with the United Way Pride Council, an organization working to make Delaware a safer space for LGBTQ+ individuals to live, work and play. To find out more about UWPC, click here.
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
October 23–November 10
Directed by Matt Silva
Book by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donah
“Ice cream.” “Water fights.” “Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV.” In Every Brilliant Thing, a handwritten list of the small joys that make life worth living becomes immersive storytelling. This intimate experience—with the audience seated right on our stage with the solo performer—is moving, insightful, and hilarious. Every Brilliant Thing provides a life-affirming jolt of humanism, reminding us that hope comes from life’s smallest miracles.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS-IN THE 302
December 4-22
Oh, there’s no place like DTC for the holidays, “for no matter how far away you roam,” you can always return to your home away from home! Step inside a winter wonderland with us and celebrate the holiday season with friends, old and new, in the 302. White Christmas meets The Ed Sullivan Show in this dazzling and heartwarming cavalcade of song, dance, and cheer, featuring a variety of talent from our very own First State, plus special appearances by beloved local celebrities. It’s glitz! It’s glam! It’s holiday cheer at its finest! You’ll be merry and bright all through the night!
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
February 19–March 9
Directed by Matt Silva
Written by Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom
Based on the book by Mitch Albom
Tuesdays with Morrie is the powerful and uplifting play about professor Morrie Schwartz and his former student Mitch Albom, who reunite 16 years after college for one final lesson: The Meaning of Life. Based on the best-selling memoir of all-time, Tuesdays with Morrie is tender yet profound, recounting the two men reuniting as Morrie faces his own mortality. What starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a beautiful lesson in humanity, compassion, and friendship.
WORLD PREMIERE!
STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY
April 16–May 4
Book by Phaedra Michelle Scott and Alan Govenar
Based on the book Stompin at the Savoy: The Story of Norma Miller
Collected and Edited by Alan Govenar, Published by Candlewick Press
Ida Moore has big dreams of becoming a dancer at the Savoy Ballroom in 1930s Harlem, the only dance floor in America where Blacks and Whites could mix. Her skill sharpens when she joins the Lindy Hoppers swing dance team and experiences the world. Ida learns life on the dance floor is far simpler than reality as she is pulled in multiple directions between family, dance, and love in this coming-of-age tale. Inspired by the story of dance legend Norma Miller, Stompin’ at the Savoy brings the Swing Era to life on stage, energized by the beat of the street, jump roping, and the intensity of the Lindy Hop, featuring new arrangements of iconic songs by Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb, Benny Goodman, and other Big Band hits.
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