Walnut Street Theatre Company
Mainstage Production History
2007-08
2006-07
2005-06
- FINIAN'S RAINBOW Music by Burton Lane, Book by E.Y. Harburg & Fred Saidy, Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, Book by Linda Woolverton
- LOST IN YONKERS by Neil Simon
- TRYING by Joanna McClelland Glass ***
- GODSPELL Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, Conceived & Originally Directed by John-Michael Tebelak, Music and New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
2004-05
- ANNIE WARBUCKS Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin
- CATS Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Based on T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"
- BROADWAY BOUND by Neil Simon
- THE CONSTANT WIFE by W. Somerset Maugham
- WEST SIDE STORY Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
2003-04
- LA VIE EN BLEU Music by Pascal Stive, Original Book and Lyrics by Jean Michel Beriat & Raymond Jeannot, English Book by Bruce Lumpkin and Bill Van Horn, English Lyrics by Elaine Rowan **
- ANNIE Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin
- BILOXI BLUES by Neil Simon
- THE PHILADELPHIA STORY by Philip Barry
- HELLO, DOLLY Book by Michael Stewart, Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
2002-03
- SHE LOVES ME Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Based on a play by Miklos Laszlo
- THE SOUND OF MUSIC Music by Richard Rogers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, Suggested by "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers"
- BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS by Neil Simon
- THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE by Harley Granville-Barker
- EVITA Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2001-02
- CAMILA, A New Musical Book, Music and Lyrics by Lori McKelvey *
- MY FAIR LADY Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe, Adapted from George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion"
- ART by Yasmina Reza, Translated by Christopher Hampton ***
- GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens, Adapted for the stage by Mark Clements*
- DAMN YANKEES Book by George Abbott and Douglas Wallop, Words and Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
2000-01
- RAGS Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
- THE SUNSHINE BOYS by Neil Simon
- GASLIGHT by Patrick Hamilton
- A CHORUS LINE Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, Music by Marvin Hamlish, Lyrics by Edward Kleban
1999-2000
- BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY by Alan Janes, from an original idea by Laurie Mansfield with additional material by Rob Bettinson ***
- PHANTOM Book by Arthur Kopit, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
- THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO by Alfred Uhry ***
- THE HEIRESS by Ruth and Augustus Goetz
- LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, Book by Harvey Fierstein
1998-99
- TRIUMPH OF LOVE Book by James Magruder, Music by Jeffrey Stock, Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead ***
- ANYTHING GOES Music/Lyrics by Cole Porter, Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton, H. Lindsay & R. Crouse
- HOTEL SUITE by Neil Simon *
- Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN
- GRAND HOTEL Book by Luther Davis, Songs by R. Wright/G. Forrest, Additional Music/Lyrics by Maury Yeston
1997-98
- THE GOODBYE GIRL Book by Neil Simon, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by David Zippel ***
- CRAZY FOR YOU Book by Ken Ludwig, Music/Lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin
- MOON OVER BUFFALO by Ken Ludwig ***
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee, Adapted by Christopher Sergel
- BLOOD BROTHERS by Willy Russell ***
1996-97
- PAPER MOON Book by Martin Casella, Music by Larry Grossman, Lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh ***
- CAMELOT by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
- LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR by Neil Simon
- THE RIVALS by Richard Sheridan
- 1776 Book by Peter Stone, Music/Lyrics by Sherman Edwards
1995-96
- BLOOD MONEY by The Heather Brothers **
- THE WIZARD OF OZ Book by L. Frank Baum, Music/Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg & Harold Arlen
- PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME! by Brian Friel
- SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER by Oliver Goldsmith
- CABARET Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb
1994-95
- COUNT DRACULA by Ted Tiller ***
- MAME Book by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee, Music/Lyrics by Jerry Herman
- ITALIAN FUNERALS AND OTHER FESTIVE OCCASIONS * by John Miranda
- CONVERSATIONS WITH MY FATHER by Herb Gardner ***
- LUST by The Heather Brothers**
1993-94
- JAKE'S WOMEN by Neil Simon ***
- ME AND MY GIRL Book/Lyrics by L. Arthur Rose & Douglas Furber, Music by Noel Gay
- THE VORTEX by Noel Coward ***
- CYRANO DE BERGERAC by Edmond Rostand
- PAGEANT Book/Lyrics by Bill Russell & Frank Kelly, Music by Albert Evans ***
1992-93
- LEND ME A TENOR by Ken Ludwig ***
- INTO THE WOODS Book by James Lapine, Music/Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- THE OLD DEVILS by Robin Hawdon **
- HENCEFORWARD by Alan Ayckbourn ***
- GROUCHO—A LIFE IN REVUE by Arthur Marx & Robert Fisher ***
1991-92
- SHIRLEY VALENTINE by Willy Russel ***
- JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber
- THE LION IN WINTER by James Goldman
- RUMORS by Neil Simon ***
- ANOTHER KIND OF HERO Book/Lyrics by Lezley Steele, Music by E.A. Alexander *
1990-91
- FAMILY AFFAIR by Alexander Ostrovsky **
- BIG RIVER Book by William Hauptman, Music/Lyrics by Roger Miller ***
- THE SHOW-OFF by George Kelly
- STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling ***
- HOW IT WAS DONE IN ODESSA Book/Lyrics by Erik Haagensen, Music by Alexander Zhurbin **
1989-90
- HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES by Alan Ayckbourn ***
- JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT by Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber
- SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SPECKLED BAND by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- SLY FOX by Larry Gelbart
- THE HIRED MAN by Melvyn Bragg & Howard Goodall **
1988-89
- SOCIAL SECURITY by Andrew Bergman ***
- GUYS AND DOLLS Book by Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling, Music/Lyrics by Frank Loesser
- WHEN WE ARE MARRIED by J.B. Priestley ***
- TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
- FAME: THE MUSICAL Book by Jose Fernandez, Music by Steven, Lyrics by Lee Adams ***
1987-88
- NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn ***
- FUNNY GIRL by Isabel Lennart, Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Bob Merrill
- CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Tennessee Williams
- DUSKY SALLY by Granville Burgess *
- MIKE Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Mitch Leigh Margoshes, Lyrics by Jacques Levy *
1986-87
- PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE by Neil Simon
- A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music/Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- THE BIG KNIFE by Clifford Odets
- DUMAS by John MacNicholas
- TINTYPES by Mary Kyte ***
1985-86
- ISN'T IT ROMANTIC? by Wendy Wasserstein ***
- GYPSY Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- THE LITTLE FOXES by Lillian Hellman
- TOMFOOLERY by Tom Lehrer ***
- AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare
1984-85
- CHEKHOV IN YALTA by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow ***
- THE MUSIC MAN by Meredith Willson
- ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST by Lillian Hellman
- QUARTERMAINE'S TERMS by Simon Gray ***
- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
1983-84
- A FLEA IN HER EAR by Georges Feydeau
- OLIVER! by Lionel Bart
- MORNING'S AT SEVEN by Paul Osborn
- A PERFECT GENTLEMAN by Herbert Appleman *
- THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare
* World premiere; ** American premiere; *** Philadelphia premiere
