CANYON THEATRE GUILD PRESENTS
THE 2022-23 SEASON
JUL - AUG 2022
OLIVER!
Bringing Charles Dickens' beloved novel to life, Lionel Bart's Oliver! takes audiences on a wild, musical adventure through Victorian England. Join young, orphaned Oliver Twist as he navigates the London's underworld of theft and violence, searching for a home, a family, and - most importantly - for love.
SEP - OCT 2022
SOUTHERN FRIED FUNERAL
Dewey Frye is dead and the rest of his family is left to pick up the pieces -- that is if they don't kill each other first. Not only does matriarch Dorothy have to contend with sudden widowhood, but she's also faced with church-committee harpy Ozella Meeks sticking her nose in the family business, Dewey's snake-in-the-grass brother making a grab for her house, and two grown daughters reliving their childhood rivalry. Funerals bring out the worst, the best, and the funniest in people, and the Fryes are no exception. A big-hearted comedy about family -- Southern-style.
SEP - OCT 2022
BEAU JEST
A Jewish woman is fed up with her interfering mother disapproving of her boyfriend and trying to match- make her with other men. She pretends to break up with him, then makes up a perfect new relationship with a man who meets her parents' expectations - but when they insist on meeting him, she has to hire an actor to play the part.
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NOV - DEC 2022
WHITE CHRISTMAS
Ring in the Holiday season with this Christmas classic! Based on the hit film, White Christmas features two World War II vets who have become partners in a song-and-dance act after the war. Looking for love, they follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters to a gig at a Vermont lodge, which happens to be owned by their former army commander General Waverly.
JAN - FEB 2023
BEEHIVE: THE 1960s MUSICAL
Beehive: The 1960’s Musical is a celebration of the powerful female voices of the 1960s. This musical review will transport audiences with timeless hits such as “My Boyfriend’s Back”, “Son of a Preacher Man”, and “You Don’t Own Me”. The story is told through the lense of six women as they sing their way through 40 of the most iconic songs of this impactful decade. Featuring the music of Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Janis Joplin, this toe-tapping, non-stop musical will have audiences dancing in their seats!
MAR - APR 2023
DISNEY'S NEWSIES!
Jack Kelly and his ragtag team of newsboys make a meager living selling newspapers on the city streets. But when the prices of “papes” are hiked and the newsies are hung out to dry, there is nothing left to do but “open the gates and seize the day!” Can a group of idealistic newsboys win against a foe as powerful as acclaimed publisher Joseph Pulitzer? Inspired by the true story of the 1899 Newsboys Strike, Newsies is an ebullient, joyful, and entertaining musical capturing the strength that young people have when they join together and stand up against injustice.
MAY - JUNE 2023
COMEDY OF TENORS
One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends, and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong? It’s 1930s Paris and the stage is set for the concert of the century – as long as producer Henry Saunders can keep Italian superstar Tito Merelli and his hot-blooded wife, Maira, from causing runaway chaos. Prepare for an uproarious ride, full of mistaken identities, bedroom hijinks, and madcap delight.
MAY - JUNE 2023
GUACAMOLE QUEENS
In this deliciously funny Southern comedy, the Verdeen cousins of Sweetgum, Texas — Gaynelle, Peaches, and Jimmie Wyvette — are up against the clock as they frantically attempt to produce the ultimate high school reunion before the old building is demolished.
VARIOUS DATES
KNIGHTS OF IMPROV
& COMEDY
The Knights are back for another season of laughs and off-the-cuff antics in these select performances throughout the year. CTG’s very own resident improv group!