Productions | 2012-2013 : The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre

2012-2013 Season

Take a look back at the productions from our 84th season. There were 14 total productions offered between September 2012 and May 2013 including a special event. To view production details simply click on the show logo.


12-13 Productions

September 28 - October 14

College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods doesn't take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School! Based on the hit movie of the same name...




12-13 Productions

October 12 - October 27

It's often said that laughter is the best medicine, and nowhere is that prescription more accurate than in this rib-tickling, all new adaptation of the classic hypochondriac. The wealthy Argan is housebound with every disease in the book. Lurking around are any number of quacks that are only too happy to (mis)treat him....




12-13 Productions

October 26 - November 3

Join us as we travel back in time, celebrating the world- class entertainers who helped to put Las Vegas on the map. During the 1950's and 1960's the biggest names in show business played the showrooms at the Sahara, The Frontier and The Desert Inn...




12-13 Productions

November 9 - November 17

In the tradition of Narnia and Harry Potter, this highly theatrical adaptation of the children's classic is a celebration of the art of story-telling and the power of imagination. On a dark and stormy night, the eccentric Mrs. Whatsit arrives at the home of Meg Murry, a tomboy who doesn't fit in at her New England high school...




12-13 Productions

November 23 - December 9

Christmas is right around the corner and the little sisters of Hoboken are thrilled to be taping their first "TV Special" in the Cable Access Studio built by Reverend Mother in the convent basement. Joining our lovable nuns for the holiday broadcast are Father Virgil, and four of Mount Saint Helen's most talented students...




12-13 Production

December 15 - December 19

Filled with gentle humor and lots of audience participation, this very special event is sure to be a holiday treat for children of all ages. Written by Deborah Ann Percy and Arnold Johnston, the story takes place in the home of the Moore family on Christmas Eve, 1822...




12-13 Productions

January 18 - February 10

This haunting, heartfelt musical brings touchingly to life both the delightfully eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Once among the brightest names in the pre-Camelot social register, these two women become East Hampton's most notorious recluses, living in a dilapidated 28 room mansion...




12-13 Productions

February 1 - February 16

The world's greatest detective has seemingly reached the end of his remarkable career when a case presents itself that is too tempting to ignore: The King of Bohemia is about to be blackmailed with a notorious photograph, and the woman at the heart of this crime is none other than the famous opera singer, Irene Adler...




12-13 Productions

March 8 - March 14

Stanley Lambchop is your ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill ten-year-old with a normal mom and dad, normal little brother and a normal life. That's just the problem for Stanley, his life is too normal. He wants to travel the world, do something amazing, and see something no one's ever seen before...




12-13 Productions

April 5 - April 20

The third installment in Neil Simon's award-winning semi-autobiographical trilogy takes us back to the Jerome home in Brooklyn, New York. It's 1949; the war has ended and Eugene and his older brother Stanley are determined to break into show business as professional comedy writers...




12-13 Productions

April 19 - May 4

Sarah and James, a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent have been together for years and share a passion for documenting the realities of war. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference...




2012-2013 How to Succeed in Business production

May 3 - May 19

From the award-winning authors of Guys and Dolls comes one of the most delightful musicals of all time. Set in the same era in which the television show Mad Men takes place, How to Succeed..., shines a satirical light on big business and all it holds sacred...




12-13 Productions

May 10 - May 14

If you've ever had a houseguest that wore out his welcome, you know exactly how the Stanley family feels when one of their dinner guests, the irascible Sheridan Whiteside, slips on their doorstep and breaks his hip. During his six week convalescence, the unfriendly curmudgeon monopolizes the living room, runs up phone bills, and plays host to ex-convicts...




12-13 Productions

May 17 - May 25

Enter Sherwood Forrest with Robin Hood, the legendary hero! As our story unfolds, Robin has stolen gold from the greedy Prince John and given it to the poor. Wielding bows and arrows, Robin and his merry men join forces to stand up for what's right...