2011 Previous Shows

A triumph at every level and as socially relevant today, this Tony Award winning musical sets the ageless tragedy, Romeo & Juliet, against New York City gang warfare. The melodic Stephen Sondheim/ Leonard Bernstein score weaves a haunting spell of realism and fantasy with glorious songs like “Maria”, “Somewhere” and “Tonight”. Add electrifying dance numbers with original choreography by Jerome Robbins and you have a timeless show for all generations.

‘S Wonderful: The New Gershwin musical, is an all singing, all dancing musical revue, featuring over 42 songs by the beloved Gershwin Brothers, including, “Someone to Watch Over Me”, “I’ve Got Rhythm”, “Embraceable You”, “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off”, “Our Love is Here to Stay” and more. The melodies flow through five mini-musicals inspired by stories of young love, beginning in 1920s New York City, moving to Paris in the 1930s, Hollywood in the ‘40s, New Orleans in the 1950s and ending in the present day. ‘S Wonderful takes you on a nostalgic ride that has been called “a gem for Gershwin lovers, young and old”.

The Broadway sensation, based on the hilarious MGM movie and nominated for 7 Tony awards, is a new musical comedy that one reviewer praised as, “ridiculously enjoyable from start to finish”. This spirited musical tells the charming story of Elle Woods, a carefree California girl who also happens to have a 4.0. To win back the man of her dreams, she enrolls at Harvard Law School and she discovers along the way that she may have more to offer the world than just her looks and an empty ring finger. Get set for a fabulous time at the theater, full of comedy and pep, that one NY Times reviewer deemed a “high-energy hymn to the glories of girlishness… that insists that a girl can be a powder puff and a power broker at the same time”!

Gateway has snagged the Long Island professional premier of the uproarious hit, Spamalot. If you’re a Monty Python fan, get ready. If you have no idea who or what the Knights Who Say Ni are, this musical is still for you. Spamalot, which is based on from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, was an instant success on Broadway, winning three Tony awards, including Best Musical. Dueling shenanigans, killer rabbits, tap dancing knights and their ladies fair, spoof and poke fun at everything, from chivalry to the musical theater form itself. As one reviewer put it, “One could say…brilliant.”

“And now, Mr. DeMille, I am ready for my close-up!” Winner of 7 Tony Awards, Sunset Boulevard, is a haunting musical depicting the glamour of 1949 Hollywood, when a silent screen legend, living alone in her decaying mansion, entertains a young screenwriter bringing the promise of renewed stardom. With such stunning songs as “With One Look”, “As If We Never Said Goodbye” and “Perfect Year”, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic tragedy is a mesmerizing tale of revenge. “This time I’m staying, I’m staying for good; I’ll be back where I was born to be. With one look, I’ll be me!”

“Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd. His Skin was Pale and his eye was odd. He shaved the faces of Gentlemen, who never thereafter were heard of again…, did Sweeney… the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” This Tony award winning musical thriller is honing in on Bellport with a remarkable, suspenseful and pulsating live production. The renowned score of beautiful melodies and haunting lyrics evoke a story with romance, shivers, excitement and even humor; audiences find themselves laughing hysterically one moment and gasping in surprise the next. Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece is sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising – a musical that is on most every musical theater aficionado’s list as one of the best ever written.

Holiday Season

MOOSELTOE is a whimsical fable about a young moose and his dream. Based on a popular storybook, Mooseltoe Moose and his animal friends come to life in this charming, colorful and magical live stage production, featuring the voices of Al Roker, John Cullum, Christopher Plummer and Carole Shelly.

The Gateway is proud to debut international troupe Cirque Le Masque’s newest extravaganza – NOEL. This never-before seen balance of theatrical wizardry, comic audience interactions and holiday cheer will set your yuletide spirit ablaze. Every conceivable emotion will be on display as spellbinding aerialists, contortionists, strong men, gymnasts, and jugglers perform their truly human art.

A FORBIDDEN BROADWAY CHRISTMAS brings Gerard Alessandrini’s Tony Award-winning spoofs to the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Celebrate the season with the Forbidden company, as they help familiar holiday, pop and Broadway personalities reach new heights — or is that lows? — by lampooning them through song, dance and irreverent parody. After witnessing these follies, the holidays will never be the same again!

Ring in the New Year with music royalty at HOLIDAY HOP, featuring festive hits and timeless classics by Motown legends The Cornell Gunter Coasters, The Marvelettes and The Platters. These landmark artists debuted in the 1950s and 1960s and still remain popular today thanks to their trademark songs “Charlie Brown,” “The Great Pretender,” “Only You (And You Alone),” “Please, Mr. Postman” and “Yakety Yak.” While each group still maintains a distinct style, these musical pioneers meld sweet harmonies, slick choreography and raucous comedy into an act that has earned them the title of ‘longest running musical show in Las Vegas.’