2007 - 2008 New Horizons Series!

Teachers, help us decide which shows will be a part of our New Horizons Educational Series for the 2007 - 2008 Season! Just vote for the three shows that you find most interesting, helpful, or exciting. We want to have the shows that will serve you best. Thank you for your input!

What shows would you like to see in our New Horizons Educational Series for the 2007-2008 Season?
	Old Yeller
	If You Give a Pig a Party
	The Velveteen Rabbit
	Grimm's Fairy Tales
	Madeline
	Thomas and the Library Lady
	Frankly Ben - The Benjamin Franklin Story
	The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
	Fish Face
	The Adventures of Frog and Toad
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We'll look forward to seeing you at the shows! And don't forget to get your tickets now for Mad Science: Newton's Revenge on March 26th and Discover Theatre: Disney's Jungle Book and Cinderella. Call the Box Office at 254-752-9797 for information or tickets. See you then!

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

What a show! Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat played to a full house last night! Woo hoo! It's the largest audience we've seen for a Broadway show in years. We are so glad that you are all enjoying our Season.



The singers, dancers, and actors were all spectacular. I know there were a good many of you who couldn't get a ticket. All I can say at this point is that you'd better call earlier next time! Especially as we get ready for RENT!

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie...

The Omaha Theatre Company was here today and they gave a terrific performance of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie..." I know many people wanted tickets who weren't able to get them. This one was a very popular show!

Isn't that set cute?

In fact, the show was so popular that we're strongly considering booking "If You Give a Pig a Party" for next year and having it stay for two days. We'd also ask them to do a Friday evening performance so that families could come together. What do you all think of that idea?

A Trip to Bountiful

The Waco Hippodrome hosted one of the finest living actresses in the A.D. Players' production of "A Trip to Bountiful." Jeanette Clift George was spellbinding. I hope you were among those who got to see the show. We'll do our best to see them back again soon.

Jim Brickman

What a show! If you were lucky enough to have a ticket then I need say no more. Jim Brickman and his guests gave a marvelous show that we'll not soon forget. Believe me, I'll try very hard to get him back soon.



We're definitely making it a goal to bring more quality live music like this to Waco. We hope to keep seeing you at the shows!

Hippodrome Holiday Book Fair!

We're having a fundraiser! As many of you know, the cost of tickets alone isn't enough to cover all of the expenses of putting on the shows that we do at the Hippodrome. This makes periodic fundraisers necessary. We've got a great one for you on Friday and Saturday, November 23rd and 24th. The best part for you is that it doesn't actually cost you any money! Just go to Barnes and Noble, do your holiday shopping as usual, and present a copy of the voucher on the right with your purchase. Barnes and Noble will give us a percentage of each sale that has a voucher with it! To get the voucher, just click on it and print it out. Please spread the word to your friends and family. This is a great and easy way for you to support the arts in Waco. There will also be other activities there such as a ticket drawing for the upcoming Michael Martin Murphey Cowboy Christmas show, reading stories for children, gift wrapping, and more. We'll see you there!

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

There was so much going on in Waco last night that some of you missed The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Compare notes with your friends who went and you'll be kicking yourselves for not making it. The show was great! It's one of the funniest shows we've ever had at the Hippodrome. Everyone had a blast and they may have even learned something. (Aside from the fact that Shakespeare's tragic heroines do not all wear really bad wigs and vomit all over everything before they die.)

I wish we had some good production photos, but not yet. Here's a shot of the cast though:

Man of La Mancha

Man of la Mancha was one of the most gorgeous productions I've ever seen. I saw the show on Broadway for its 2003 Revival, and this production was every bit as good. If you saw it, you were indeed lucky! The best seats in the house are getting harder to come by. If you don't have tickets for our upcoming shows yet, now would be the time to get them!



This production was sponsored by Central National Bank. They are another of our beloved sponsors who have been with us for quite some time. It's as simple as this: we couldn't do the shows without them. Let the great folks at CNB know that you appreciate their support for the arts. They do so much in our community to make this a better place to live.

Panera fed the crew again, and it was well-received as usual. If you haven't gone out there yet for some great food, don't wait any more! It's too good!



This show was a technical feat to set up! Take a look at these pictures from setup:





Again, it was such a beautiful show. I hope you got to see it. We'll see you again soon for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).

Charlotte's Web

We just had two packed out performances of Charlotte's Web! The kids loved every second of it. And who can blame them with as gorgeous of a production as it was? TheatreWorks U.S.A. presented the show. Take a look for yourselves:



Panera Bread provided breakfast and lunch, and as usual, praises were heaped upon their delicious food. See what happy actors we have:



Be sure to join us for Man of La Mancha next!

Camelot

Our Broadway Season is officially open! We saw the best attendance for a Broadway show that we've seen in years at Camelot last night. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the show and we are already taking many calls from people trying to get tickets to whatever we've got coming up! Get them quickly, folks!

Here are a few pictures of them loading in the set and focusing the lights. It was a pretty big technical show!





Our sponsors for the show are American Bank and Don & MaryAnn Parks. They have been long time supporters of the theatre, and we wouldn't be able to do our shows without their support. Please express your appreciation to them.

Also supporting our work again is Panera Bread! They again provided food for the crew. The crew loved it! See below:



Next, get ready for Charlotte's Web and Man of La Mancha!