Return to the Forbidden Planet
By Bob Carlton
Directed by Carl Jordan
DATES:
June 20, 21, 22, at 8:00pm
June 23 at 3:00pm
June 27, 28, 29, at 8:00pm
June 30 at 3:00 pm
Caldwell Theatre,
700 Miller Avenue at Camino Alto
Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley
$25 adults
$20 students and seniors
$12 under 12
Purchase tickets:
http://www.marinonstage.org/forbidden-planet.html
or call 415-226-9353 or at the door or
www.curtaintheatre.org
Curtain Theatre Launches into Its 12th Season with “Return to the Forbidden
Planet” Jukebox Musical
Bay Area Talent to Rock Audiences with Musical Based on The Tempest and 1950’s Sci Fi Film
MILL VALLEY, Calif. – Space, Shakespeare and Rock ‘n’ Roll collide in the Bay Area premiere of the
jukebox musical, Return to the Forbidden Planet, performed by The Curtain Theatre of Mill Valley, now
in its 13th season. Based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest and the 1950’s sci fi film Forbidden Planet, the
musical features classic rock and roll hits from the 1950s and 1960s that tell the story of Captain
Tempest, who is drawn to the planet D’Illyria during a routine flight where he meets mad scientist Dr.
Prospero and his daughter Miranda, now a young woman who has never seen a human being other than
her father. Captain Tempest’s ship cook falls in love with Miranda, Miranda falls in love with the
captain, a robot speaks of a mysterious mind-altering formula and thus is laid the groundwork for
romance, spurned advances and a bevvy of song and dance numbers such as Gary Puckett’s “Young Girl
(Get Out of My Life)”, the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” and The Byrds’ “Mr. Spaceman.”
Return to the Forbidden Planet includes a cast of 14 and stars Phillip Percy Williams as Captain Tempest
and Maura Tang as Miranda, Steve Beecroft as Cookie, Paul Abbott as Prospero and Nicole Frydman as
Gloria. Directed by Carl Jordan with choreography by Curtain Theatre veteran Steve Beecroft, the
musical is slated for June 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, and 29 at 8:00pm and afternoon performances June 23 and
30 at 3:00pm in the Dan Caldwell Theatre at Tamalpais High School and makes use of the video
projection wall in the new 20,000-square-foot multi-use theatre. The live four-piece band will peform
more than 25 rock and roll songs.
“I first saw “Return to the Forbidden Planet” in London the 1990’s” said choreographer, Steve Beecroft.
“I have wanted to bring it to our audiences here ever since. We have a team of talented actors and
musicians from all over the Bay Area and we look forward to high energy fun performances of this
Olivier award-winning musical with songs that will get the audience dancing in the aisles.”
2013 Season to Feature Two Plays
Return to the Forbidden Planet is the first of two performances slated for the 2013 Curtain Theatre
season and is the first to take place indoors at the Dan Caldwell Theatre. In August and September, the
comic fairytale masterpiece, King Stag, directed by Doyle Ott, will return the company to its familiar
surroundings and free performances in Old Mill Park behind the Mill Valley Public Library.
The Dan Caldwell Theatre is located at 700 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, at Tamalpais High School. Tickets
for Return to the Forbidden Planet are available for $25 for adults, $20 for students and seniors and $12
for audience members under 12: http://www.marinonstage.org/forbidden-planet.html
Company Overview
Dedicated to providing Shakespeare to audiences of all ages, The Curtain Theatre is a non-profit
organization based in Mill Valley, California. Since summer 2000 it has produced free Shakespeare plays
in Old Mill Park. www.curtaintheatre.org. Tickets are available at
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Contact: Michele Delattre 510-655-0810 / info@curtaintheatre.org
“Return to the Forbidden Planet” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.