With RSP Favorites ... Tev Ditter (Jekyll & Hyde, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret), Andrea St. Clair (All Shook Up, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers), Kyle Young (All Shook Up, Oklahoma), Scott Woodard (Sweeny Todd and Guys & Dolls), Karen Day (Jekyll & Hyde, Steel Magnolias, Into the Woods) and of course the brilliant RSP Resident Orchestra!!

Get your tickets now for the 3rd blockbuster show in Runaway Stage’s 2008 Broadway Series. May 2 - 25, 2008, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm

Thoroughly Modern Millie is a high-spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston. Taking place in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It's a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Thoroughly Modern Millie includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, this show is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment.

For tickets, please visit us online at www.runawaystage.com or call the box office at 916)207-1226.

Adapted by Lillian Baxter
Music and Lyrics by Ray Fisher

Performances: Saturdays, May 10, 17 & 24, 2008 at 12noon and 2pm at the 24th Street Theatre

Tickets are now available for Sleeping Beauty, The Musical, the latest offering from the award winning Storybook Children’s Theatre. Don't miss this wonderful telling of the classic fairytale complete with silly fairies, a dashing prince, the King, and Queen, the Evil Fairy and some wonderful music and audience participation as only the Storybook Children’s Theatre can do.

At Princess Astoria's christening, the King's aide makes a huge blunder by forgetting to invite one of the kingdom's fairies to the event. The fairy, Zorilla, takes offense and curses the princess to prick her finger on a spindle and die on her 18th birthday. One of the other fairies alters the curse so that Astoria will fall asleep until she is awakened by her true love. Eventually, the prince awakens her with a kiss and they all live happily ever after.

So, gather the family together and join us for this very special show! Get your tickets today, at www.runawaystage.com or call (916) 207-1226. All tickets are only $5 and this is a show the whole family will enjoy.

WILD PARTY -JANUARY 2009

**Sacramento Premiere**

Runaway Stage Productions is very excited to present the Sacramento Premiere of Andrew Lippa's highly successful production of THE WILD PARTY. Taking place in the roaring 1920s, `Wild Party' concerns a blowout party in one wild evening in the Manhattan apartment shared by two vaudeville performers, Queenie and Burrs. To spice up their already rocky relationship, they decide to throw the party of the decade. Their colorful and eccentric mix of guests help to “Raise the Roof” and take us back to a tumultuous time of obsession, self-fulfillment and greed.

An award-winning score by Andrew Lippa provides excitement and drive for this tale of passions out of control. Capturing the sound of a bygone era with a nod to the present one, he makes us realize that moral decadence is not only limited to our past. "The Wild Party conveys a sense of the decadent side of New York of the 1920s better than anything I can recall since F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.”
~Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times Theater Critic

ALTAR BOYZ - MARCH 2009

**Sacramento Premiere**

Altar Boyz, the critically-acclaimed winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical! Hailed as "high-octane entertainment", Altar Boyz tells the holy inspiring story of 5 small-town boys - Matthew, Mark, Luke and Juan and joined by their Jewish member Abraham - trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time. Their pious pop act includes hits like Girl You Make Me Wanna Wait and Jesus Called Me On My Cell Phone. With angelic voices, sinfully spectacular dancing and a touching story, Altar Boyz is destined to rock the masses of all denominations!

EVITA - MAY 2009

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's final collaboration, based on the life story of Argentine Eva Peron, containing perhaps their strongest score ever. “Evita is an exciting full scale modern opera!” Based on Mary Main's biography The Woman with the Whip, it explores the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón. It begins with her early life, touches on her acting career and then it takes the viewer through her rise to power. Historically significant, it describes the1945 protests and rallies, Perón's rise to the office of President, and her eventual rise to Spiritual Leader of the Nation. With alluring music including Oh, What a Circus, and Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Evita is astonishingly potent.

SWEET CHARITY - JULY 2009

Sweet Charity is a tender, poignant and consistently funny look at the adventures, or rather the misadventures, in the ways of love encountered by the gullible and guileless lady known as Charity Hope Valentine. Charity is a dance hostess who always gives her heart and her dreams to the wrong man. With timeless favorites such as “Hey, Big Spender” and “If My Friends Could See Me Now”, Sweet Charity is sure to please!

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - SEPTEMBER 2009

In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, “Fiddler On The Roof” has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. Its universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS - NOVEMBER 2009

**Sacramento Community Premiere**

Get ready to discover a delightful new show that's as fresh and rare as newly fallen snow! The classic holiday tradition WHITE CHRISTMAS has come to the stage at last. Brimming with such Berlin hits as “Blue Skies,” “How Deep is the Ocean?” and of course the unforgettable title song, Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS tells the story of two showbiz buddies putting on a show in a magical Vermont inn, and finding their perfect mates in the bargain. Full of dancing, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written, Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS promises to be a merry and bright theatrical experience for the whole family!

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We are seeking all types of treasures including but not limited to: furniture, housewares, sporting/exercise equipment, books, cd/tapes, DVDs/VHS, office equipment, gift items, pictures/artwork, knickknacks, decorations, games, toys, collectibles, clothing, electronics (please no computer monitors), and ?????

Donations will be accepted Monday, May 26th at the Studio from 4:00-8:00pm, Tuesday 5:30-9:00, Wednesday 7:00-9:00, Thursday 5:30-9:00, Friday 5:30-9:00. Donation receipts will be available. Remember, Runaway Stage is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization and your donation may be tax deductible (please consult with your tax advisor).

In addition to donated items, we are also seeking energetic volunteers to help sort and price items beforehand and sell, sell, sell, on the day of the sale! For more information or if you wish to donate items and/or your time, please contact the Treasure Hunt Chair, Shaleen Schmutzer-Smith at shaleenesq@yahoo.com or leave her a message at (916) 207-1226.

Runaway Stage Productions Announces Auditions for the Broadway Stage production of Nunsense

Audition Dates: May 4 & 5, 2008 7:00 PM
Production Dates: July 11 – August 3, 2008
Nunsense begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium, which is currently set up for the eighth grade production of “Grease.” Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a streetwise nun from Brooklyn named Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head.

Auditions will be held at the 24th Street Theater, 2791 24th Street, Sacramento

For further information and audition criteria please visit www.runawaystage.com or call (916)207-1226.

A tale of love, honesty and a magical Genie.
Audition information:
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: 2424 Castro Way (The Studio), Sacramento (around the corner from the theater)
Production Dates: Saturdays, July 19, 26 & August 2, 2008, 12:00 pm & 2 pm

Aladdin is a street-urchin living on his charm and wits in the City of Jali Abib, a place of mystery and enchantment. Here, also lives the beautiful Princess Yasmine. The Princess has never set foot outside the palace and is doomed by law to marry against her will. Princess Yasmine, runs away and accidentally meets Aladdin in the marketplace, where he saves her from arrest. But he can't save himself and soon he is taken away by order of the evil Mufeed, the Grand Vizier and advisor to Yasmine's father the Sultan.

Aladdin is thrown in jail and becomes caught up in Mufeed's plot to rule the land. It turns out that Aladdin is the only person who can enter the cave of wonders and retrieve a magical lamp. Aladdin becomes trapped in the cave and accidentally discovers the Genie of the lamp. Aladdin befriends the Genie and uses his wishes to become a prince in order to marry the Princess Yasmine. Mufeed steals the lamp from Aladdin and tries to take over the kingdom. Aladdin must rely on his wits to trick Mufeed and save his friends.

Cast of Characters (There are no children’s parts in this production)

Aladdin

Princess Yasmine

The Sultan

Mufeed, the Grand Vizer

Genie

Peddler Woman

Royal Guard #1

Foreign Prince / Royal Guard #2