Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Porthouse Theatre, 蹤獲扦s outdoor summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, invites you to take a chance this summer, beginning on June 18, 2027. In its 59th season, Porthouse Theatre will present Footloose, Children of Eden in Concert and Guys and Dolls.
F棗棗喧梭棗棗莽梗 opens June 18 and runs through July 3. The preview performance will take place on June 18. When Ren McCormack moves from Chicago to the small town of Bomont, he discovers a community where dancing has been outlawed. Determined to challenge the ruleand the fear behind itRen inspires a new generation to find its voice and helps an entire town rediscover the importance of joy. Footloose is an irresistible celebration of music, movement and the courage to stand up for what you believe.
F棗棗喧梭棗棗莽梗 is adapted for the stage by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford. With music by Tom Snow, lyrics by Dean Pitchford and additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman. Porthouse Theatres production of F棗棗喧梭棗棗莽梗 will be directed by Porthouse Theatres Producing Artistic Director Terri Kent, with music direction by Jennifer Korecki and choreographed by Jenn Black.
Children of Eden in Concert opens July 9 and runs through July 17. A preview performance will take place on July 7. A sweeping and deeply moving musical, Children of Eden is about one of the most universal and complicated relationships we share: the bond between parents and their children. Explore the challenge of loving one another, even when our choices divide us.
Children of Eden In Concert is based on a concept by Charles Lisanby with the book by John Caird, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin and Martin Erskine. Porthouse Theatres production of Children of Eden In Concert will be directed by Kathleen Faubel and music direction by Tim Culver with conductor/accompanist Rocci Teare.
The 2027 Porthouse season will close with Guys and Dolls, running July 23 through Aug. 7. A preview performance will take place on July 23. Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that theyve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result.
Guys and Dolls is based on The Idyll of Sarah Brown and characters by Damon Runyon. The book is by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. Porthouse Theatres production of Guys and Dolls is directed by Terri Kent, with music direction by Jennifer Korecki and choreographed by Jenn Black.
"Porthouse Theatre subscribers can renew subscriptions through April 9, 2027. Renewals must be purchased over the phone, via mail or in person at the Porthouse Theatre Box Office. New subscriptions, single and group tickets will be on sale beginning April 19, 2027. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Porthouse Theatre Box Office, online at www.kent.edu/porthouse/tickets or by phone at 330-672-3884. The box office is located in the Roe Green Center lobby of the Center for the Performing Arts at 1325 Theatre Drive, in Kent, Ohio. The box office is open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Monday-Friday.
For more information about 蹤獲扦s Porthouse Theatre, visit www.kent.edu/porthouse.
