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Fountain Hills Theater is proud to announce the world premier of a new musical, The Man Who Would Be King, based on the story by Rudyard Kipling and adapted by Peter J. Hill, with original music by Reynaldo Saenz and lyrics by Peter J. Hill and Rudyard Kipling. (You won’t see Lizz on stage this time, but she will be in the “pit” playing guitar and 2nd percussion!) This tale follows two rogue British officers who set off on a journey for adventure and end up the kings of a Pakistani province called Kafiristan. The story explores themes of courage, lust and redemption. It was made into a movie in 1975, starring Michael Caine and Sean Connery.

The Man Who Would Be King will play May 13 -29, 2011. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 2PM. A reception will be held on Opening Night for all those attending that evening, featuring free appetizers, wine and soft drinks. Individual tickets are $25.00 for Adults and $20.00 for children 17 and under. Seniors receive a $5.00 discount on all Thursday performances. Group rates and student rush discounts are available.

All performances are at Fountain Hills Theater on its Mainstage at 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. (The Corner of Saguaro and Rand). Tickets are available through the Theater Box Office at (480) 837-9661 x3. Box Office Hours are 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday. Visit the Fountain Hills Theater website at www.fhct.org.

June 20, 1:50 PMGilbert Theater ExaminerJoseph Gordon

Many people cringe at the very thought of community theater. They are perceived as unprofessional venues meant for actor wannabes and their families. This is so far from the truth. Community theater is the bedrock, the foundation of our theater community. This is where budding talents are trained and encouraged and where individual performer’s dreams are nurtured and fulfilled. Certainly, these not-for-profit venues cannot compete with their larger, professional cousins and must be viewed with a different standard of criticism but the need for them should never be in question. Read the rest of this entry »

Chris Fidler will be performing the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill and Elizabeth Reeves Fidler will be performing as Maid #1/Cockney Flower Girl in My Fair Lady at Fountain Hills Community Theater.

Henry Higgins made a bet that if he could get Eliza Doolittle, a poor girl who sells flowers, to speak the English language properly, she would fit into the higher class. She messes up on her first trip to the Ascot races (although she does catch the attention of Freddy), and when she goes to the Embassy Ball, she does so well that a speech professor proclaims her to be a Hungarian princess. Read the rest of this entry »