Old Globe's 2015-16 Season to Feature New David Ives Play, Michael John LaChiusa Musical, Constellations & More
The Old Globe’s 2015-16 will feature multiple world premieres and a recent Broadway favorite. The San Diego venue’s lineup begins on September 16 with the dance musical In Your Arms and will also include David Ives’ The Metromaniacs, the new musical Rain by Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson and Nick Payne’s Constellations.
In Your Arms, directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, will feature music by Tony winner Stephen Flaherty. The revue will showcase ten dance vignettes accompanied by pieces by Douglas Carter Beane, Christopher Durang, Carrie Fisher, Terrence McNally and more.
Following In Your Arms is Full Gallop, based on the life of fashion honcho Diana Vreeland, which will begin on September 26. Oscar and Tony winner Mercedes Ruehl will star in the one-woman show, which is written by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson.
On January 30, 2016, the Old Globe will premiere Ives’ The Metromaniacs, directed by Michael Kahn. The comedy calls upon the tropes of a classic French farce—complete with mistaken identity, plot twists and poetry.
The season will also feature the premiere of Anna Ziegler’s The Last Match set inside the minds of two tennis players, as well as Rain (set to begin on March 24, 2016), a new musical by LaChiusa and Pearson. Directed by Barry Edelstein, the tuner is based on a short story by Somerset Maugham and follows a group of American travels in a South Pacific boarding house.
Molly Smith, who helmed Camp David at Arena Stage in 2014, will direct the play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright again, beginning May 12, 2016. Next, on May 28, the Old Globe will present Kimber Lee’s tokyo fish story.
The season will also include the annual presentation of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, as well as Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It as part of the new Globe for All program and the partnership for University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program.