25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE January 8-31, 2010 Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. This Tony Award winning musical features a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time. Recommended for theatregoers 14 and over.

ALTAR BOYZ March 5-28, 2010 Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm Winner of the 2005 Outer Critics Award for BEST OFF BROADWAY MUSICAL, ALTAR BOYZ is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising, musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy-band on the last night of their national "Raise the Praise" tour. The Boyz are five all-singing, all-dancing heartthrobs from Ohio: Mathew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham. With their tight harmonies and spectacular choreography, the ALTAR BOYZ will delight Runaway Stage Production's audiences ass they perform their signature hits such as "Rhythm In Me", "The Calling", and "I Believe", the Boyz question their loyalty to each other and ask whether or not faith is really holding them together. They finally deliver a message of unity, that "there is no star as bright as its constellation, no harmony in a single voice." Recommended for theatregoers 14 and over.

CINDERELLA April 30-May 23, 2010 Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less sucessful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true, and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits! This Enchanted Edition is based on the 1997 teleplay. Recommended for theatregoers 4 and over.

CURTAINS July 9-August 1, 2010 Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm CURTAINS is a musical send-up of backstage murder mystery plots, set in 1959 Boston, Massachusetts and follows the fallout when the supremely untalented star of Robbin' Hood of the Old West is murdered during her opening night curtain call. Can a police detective who moonlights as a musical theater fan save the show, solve the case, and maybe even find love before the show reopens, without getting killed himself? From the award winning team that brought us Chicago and Cabaret, this Tony Award Winner is the final collaboration of John Kandar and the late Fred Ebb. Recommended for theatregoers 12 and over.

RENT September 3-26, 2010 Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Rent tells the story of a group of friends struggling with love, drugs and AIDS. Among the group are the narrator - nerdy filmmaker Mark; his former lover, Maureen; Maureen's public interest lawyer lesbian lover Joanne; Mark's roommate HIV+ former drug addict, Roger; Roger's lover the HIV+ drug addicted exotic dancer, Mimi; their former roommate HIV+ computer genius Tom Collins; Collins' HIV+ drag queen street musician lover Angel; and Benjamin Coffin III a former member of the group who, after marrying a wealthy woman, has since become their landlord and the opposite of the group's Bohemian values. The second act is filled with tragedy as Angel dies and couples break up. But at the very end, when Mimi is about to die, Roger is able to sing one song that brings her back to life and leaves the audience with a sense of hope.

THE WIZ October 29 - November 21, 2010 Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm The Wiz, the 1974 rock and soul musical based on the beloved L. Frank Baum story about Dorothy and her adventures in Oz, won seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography.