This Season At Plays In The Park

Our shows play every night of the week at 8:30, except for Sundays.

Plays-in-the-Park is conveniently located one block south of the Menlo Park Mall off of Route 1, in Edison, N.J. The turn off is called Grandview Avenue. At the top of the short hill make your first right on to Pine Drive and the Park Rangers will guide you to a parking spot.


THE PRODUCERS
Tue, June 24-Sat, July 5
No perf on Friday, July 4
No Sundays   8:30 pm

Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly “boffo” hit, winning a record twelve Tony® Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night.

The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby bilking their backers (all “little old ladies”) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the glorious  “Springtime For Hitler”), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends.


BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Wed, July 16 - Sat, July 26
No Sundays   8:30 pm

Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s modern classic, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Based on the Academy Award winning animated feature, the stage version of Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST includes all of the wonderful songs from the film, written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, (the team responsible for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS), plus new songs written especially for the Broadway version by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice (ALADDIN, AIDA).

You will be transported to a lovely French provincial town where the beautiful Belle lives with her father – a dotty inventor. When her father doesn’t return from a trip to the local fair, Belle rushes off to find him. To her dismay, she discovers he is being held captive in an old castle by a horrible beast. She trades her freedom for his and the “tale as old as time” begins.

How Belle tames the unfortunate Beast and his ultimate transformation into a handsome prince continues to enthrall. Filled with spectacular costumes and sets, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST offers family theatre at its best.


SMOKEY JOE"S CAFE
Wed, Aug 6 - Sat, Aug 16th
No Sundays   8:30 pm

Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock 'n' roll and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized '50's setting, the classic themes of love won, lost and imagined blend with hilarious set-pieces and slice-of-life emotions. Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE isn't just great pop music - it's compelling musical theatre. Featuring such hits as ON BROADWAY, LOVE POTION #9, STAND BY ME, POISON IVY, HOUND DOG and JAILHOUSE ROCK.


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Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Friday, December 26th - opening night at 7
Saturday, December 27th - matinee at 2 p.m.
and evening at 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 28th - matinee at 2 p.m.

Joseph 2008 marks the 14th anniversary
of this holiday tradition.

 
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