![]() ![]() “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”: Murray directs this original stage musical that was later made into the cult classic film. ![]() BOOM!”: Before the late Jonathan Larson wrote “Rent,” he penned this autobiographical rock musical about a struggling theater composer in 1990 battling anxiety over not making his mark in the world before he turns 30. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”: Making its West Coast premiere, this electro-pop opera by Dave Malloy was adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel “War and Peace.” Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. ![]() In this story, Billie sings her most famous songs and reflects on her loves and losses. Set in a small Philadelphia bar in 1959, Holiday is performing what will be the last concert before she died from heart failure at age 44. “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”: Being produced in association with Ebony Repertory Theatre, this one-act musical by Lanie Robertson will star San Diego’s Karole Foreman as blues legend Billie Holiday. Cygnet’s adaptation, which Murray wrote and directs, incorporates holiday carols with an original score, puppetry, live sound effects and spooky special effects. “A Christmas Carol”: Cygnet artistic chief Murray returns in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge for the company’s long-running, music-filled version of Charles Dickens’ holiday novella. ![]()
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