I definitely have to check this out when I'm at the Blogher conference in July (and tramping in my old stomping grounds in Palo Alto!).

It's the American Musical Theater San Jose, and they have an impressive season schedule. It's a really aggressive schedule of some of today's best-known musicals. This is what they did in 2004/2005:

CHICAGO
January 11 to 23, 2005

A CHORUS LINE
February 22 to March 6, 2005

LORD OF THE DANCE
March 15 to 20, 2005

TAPESTRY: THE MUSIC OF CAROLE KING
April 12 to April 24, 2005

CATS
May 17 to 22, 2005

MOVIN' OUT
June 14 to 26, 2005

THE PRODUCERS
July 6 to July 25, 2004

RENT
September 21 to 26, 2004

PETER PAN
October 26 to November 7, 2004

I can live without Lord of the Dance, but gosh, Tapestry: The Music of Carole King sounds really cool. From the site:

The Ultimate Theatrical Tribute to the Music of a Generation!

Our production of TAPESTRY: THE MUSIC OF CAROLE KING will be a high energy, dazzling show starring incredible singers and musicians in a two-hour theatrical tribute featuring some of the greatest songs of all time, including I Feel The Earth Move, You've Got a Friend, Natural Woman, Up on the Roof and Locomotion. Carole King's album Tapestry was one of the best selling albums of all time and stayed on the charts for over five years at its release and continues to top charts around the world to this day. You will be astounded at the list of songs Carole King wrote that were performed by some of the top artists from the past four decades including The Shirelles, James Taylor, and even The Beatles. Whether you are a die-hard fan of American Idol or whether you still have a weathered copy of the Carole King LP, Tapestry, you are going to love this show!

And this is what's lined up for 2005:

THE WIZARD OF OZ
September 13 to 25, 2005

LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL
October 11 to 23, 2005

WEST SIDE STORY
November 1 to 13, 2005

THE LION KING
January 20 to February 26, 2006

GYPSY
March 28 to April 9, 2006

HAIRSPRAY
June 6 to 18, 2006

I'd love to see how they produce this work...

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