Berkeley Playhouse Presents Lucky Duck April 26, 2012

April 26th, 7pm, April 27th, 7pm, April 28th, 2pm & 7pm, April 29th, 12pm & 5pm, May 3rd, 7pm, May 5th, 7pm, May 6th, 12pm, May 10th, 7pm, May 11th, 7pm, May 12th, 2pm & 7pm

A tale for all ages, Lucky Duck is a hip, stylish riff on the classic Ugly Duckling story featuring a zany cast of familiar fairytale/glamorous-pop-icon characters, with a hot pop score filled with R&B, gospel and Broadway-style showstoppers by Henry Krieger and Bill Russell, (the creators of Dreamgirls and Side Show)!

Embrace your inner-swan and follow odd duck Serena on a madcap adventure as she flees her awkward rustic barnyard life in search of bigger dreams. Along the way she meets Prince Drake (a spoiled and petulant prince), Galinda (the most fashionable Goose in the city), and Wolf, a talent agent and reformed meat eater (or is he?). With their help and a high-fashion make-over, the new supermodel swan enters a national singing contest with her eye set on the prize and a date with the prince. But soon she discovers that beauty is only feather deep - you need to find your own true voice to succeed.

With a stellar cast directed by Kimberly Dooley (Seussical, the Musical, Once On This Island, Pippin), Lucky Duck is exactly the kind of musical Bay Area audiences love: smart, sophisticated, and full of social commentary (at laugh a minute delivery), all set to a respectable musical score.

Book by BILL RUSSELL and JEFFREY HATCHER. Music by HENRY KRIEGER. Lyrics by BILL RUSSELL. Orchestrations by Harold Wheeler.

SHOW TIMES:
Thursdays 7pm, Saturdays 2pm and 7pm, Sundays 12pm and 5pm - plus Friday, April 27 & May 11 @ 7pm.

**Join the cast for Meet n' Greet after Saturday and Sunday matinees!**

TICKETS:
Adults $35 / Senior $33 / Youth $25 / Tot $17 plus $1.50 per ticket Theatre Improvement Fee

Official Website: http://www.berkeleyplayhouse.org