2017 Season
“Hooray For Hollywood”
All five 2017 Main Stage Productions were Clinton Area Showboat Theatre Premieres!
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - JUNE 8 - 18
Disney's 1992 Movie Musical comes to life onstage June 8th to 18th at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre. The Broadway production ran for a smash 1005 performances and won Tony Awards for Best Original Score Choreography. The Clinton Showboat is excited to be one of the first theatre companies in the country to get the rights to perform this incredibly high energy musical.
Rated G (appropriate for all audiences)
DIAL M FOR MURDER - JUNE 22 - JULY 1
The 1954 Alfred Hitchock thriller starred Grace Kelly and is considered one of the scariest films of all time. Written by Fredrick Knott (Wait Until Dark) this stage play will chill you to the bones.
Rated PG (Dark & Scary Situaitons)
FOOTLOOSE, The Musical - JULY 6 - 23
The 1984 Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow movie became so iconic and identifiable with the 1980's some consider it the Grease of that generation. Featuring hit 80s songs from the movie including Let's Hear it for the Boy, Almost Paradise, Holding Out for a Hero and Footloose this stage adaptation will be fun for the whole family. Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to "cut loose" with a show for the ages.
Rated PG (Some teenage drinking)
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, The Musical - JULY 27 - AUGUST 6
The 1995 film starring Clint Eastwood and Merryl Streep is based on a book of the same title by Robert James Waller. Winner of two Tony Awards for Best Score (Music) and Orchestrations this new Musical Adaptation is sure to be as romantic as the story you remember. Set in our own backyard, Bridges will be the most talked about show of the 2017 Season.
Rated PG-13+ (Adult Situations, Language & Sexuality)
THE 39 STEPS, A Thrilling Comedy - AUGUST 10 - 19
When Alfred Hitchock's Thriller was adapted to the stage it was turned into a mad-capped screwball comedy where four actors play over 100 roles. One of the most popular comedies produced at theatres around the country this hilarious over-the-top production will leave you laughing until it hurts.
Rated PG (some minor adult situations)
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - JUNE 8 - 18
Disney's 1992 Movie Musical comes to life onstage June 8th to 18th at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre. The Broadway production ran for a smash 1005 performances and won Tony Awards for Best Original Score Choreography. The Clinton Showboat is excited to be one of the first theatre companies in the country to get the rights to perform this incredibly high energy musical.
Rated G (appropriate for all audiences)
DIAL M FOR MURDER - JUNE 22 - JULY 1
The 1954 Alfred Hitchock thriller starred Grace Kelly and is considered one of the scariest films of all time. Written by Fredrick Knott (Wait Until Dark) this stage play will chill you to the bones.
Rated PG (Dark & Scary Situaitons)
FOOTLOOSE, The Musical - JULY 6 - 23
The 1984 Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow movie became so iconic and identifiable with the 1980's some consider it the Grease of that generation. Featuring hit 80s songs from the movie including Let's Hear it for the Boy, Almost Paradise, Holding Out for a Hero and Footloose this stage adaptation will be fun for the whole family. Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to "cut loose" with a show for the ages.
Rated PG (Some teenage drinking)
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, The Musical - JULY 27 - AUGUST 6
The 1995 film starring Clint Eastwood and Merryl Streep is based on a book of the same title by Robert James Waller. Winner of two Tony Awards for Best Score (Music) and Orchestrations this new Musical Adaptation is sure to be as romantic as the story you remember. Set in our own backyard, Bridges will be the most talked about show of the 2017 Season.
Rated PG-13+ (Adult Situations, Language & Sexuality)
THE 39 STEPS, A Thrilling Comedy - AUGUST 10 - 19
When Alfred Hitchock's Thriller was adapted to the stage it was turned into a mad-capped screwball comedy where four actors play over 100 roles. One of the most popular comedies produced at theatres around the country this hilarious over-the-top production will leave you laughing until it hurts.
Rated PG (some minor adult situations)