In the Historic 1927 Downtown Arabian Theatre -- 5th Avenue -- Laurel,
Mississippi
 
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47 Years of Shows at LLT
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FIRST YEARS OF PERFORMANCES AT WISNER BUILDING, MASON & WATKINS HIGH SCHOOL | Year | Show | Director | Board President | Special Notes |
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1961 1962 1962 1962 1963 |
Born Yesterday *Dial M For Murder *The Curious Savage *The Man Who Came To Dinner *The Philadelphia Story |
Elton Bateman ??? ??? ??? ??? |
Marda Burton Marda Burton Marda Burton Marda Burton Marda Burton |
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| -TV ACTOR /LAUREL NATIVE TOM LESTER (EB IN 'GREEN ACRES') IN CAST | |||||
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1963 1963 1964 1964 1964 |
*See How They Run You Can't Take It With You *Everybody Loves Opal The Women *All The Way Home |
??? ??? Jim Gibbon Ruth Tomlinson Rufus Smith |
Marda Burton Lowell Tew Lowell Tew Lowell Tew Billy Lightsey |
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| -MOVIE/BROADWAY ACTOR RUFUS SMITH ('ANNIE GET YOUR GUN' WITH ETHEL MERMAN) DIRECTS | |||||
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1965 1965 1965 1966 1966 1966 1967 1967 |
*The Heiress The Solid Gold Cadillac Take Her, She's Mine Our Town Never Too Late A Thousand Clowns The Country Girl Barefoot In The Park |
??? Bob Cade Lowell Tew Ruth Tomlinson Page Harris Talmadge Harper Marda Burton Dennis Bailey |
Billy Lightsey Billy Lightsey Connie Farrell Connie Farrell Connie Farrell Clayton Corley Clayton Corley Clayton Corley |
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LLT LEASES OUR FIRST THEATRE SPACE, THE OLD ARMORY BUILDING ON MAGNOLIA STREET | Year | Show | Director | Board President | Special Notes |
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1967 1968 1968 1969 1969 1969 1969 1970 1970 1970 |
*The Odd Couple The Willow & I The Desk Set The Glass Menagerie Mary, Mary The Apple Tree Don't Drink The Water Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Luv The Fantasticks |
Dennis Bailey Page Harris Lowell Tew Page Harris Lowell Tew Dana Seefeld Dana Seefeld Dana Seefeld Lowell Tew Mike Howard |
Betty Whitt Betty Whitt Betty Whitt Ruth Tomlinson Ruth Tomlinson Ruth Tomlinson Lowell Tew Lowell Tew Lowell Tew Lowell Tew |
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| -CABARET SINGER-BROADWAY ACTOR ('CLEAVAGE')/LAUREL NATIVE TOM ELIAS IN CAST | |||||
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1970 1970 1971 1971 1971 1971 1972 1972 1972 1972 1973 1973 1973 1973 1974 1974 1974 1974 1975 1975 1975 1975 1976 1976 |
Auntie Mame The Subject Was Roses Spoon River Anthology Cactus Flower Plaza Suite The Rainmaker Charley's Aunt Tonight Is Gershwin *Forty Carats Any Wednesday Butterflies Are Free Follies '73 Last Of The Red Hot Lovers *The Bad Seed Blithe Spirit Dames At Sea *I Do, I Do *My Three Angels *Finishing Touches Little Foxes *Man Of LaMancha *Harvey *Seven Year Itch Evening Of One Acts |
Lowell Tew Don Toner Ruth Tomlinson David Godbold Lowell Tew Mike Howard Dana Seefeld Bob Mesrobian Lowell Tew Page Harris Ruth Tomlinson Mike Howard Billy Lightsey Jimmy Cox Ruth Tomlinson Mike Howard Jimmy Cox Lowell Tew Joe Myers Mike Howard Talmadge Harper Ruth Tomlinson Ginger Everitt John Sumrall/Bill Clinton |
Patti McLaughlin Patti McLaughlin Patti McLaughlin Patti McLaughlin Tucker Buchanan Tucker Buchanan Tucker Buchanan Tucker Buchanan Molly Newton Molly Newton Molly Newton Molly Newton Rosemay Bouchillon Rosemay Bouchillon Rosemay Bouchillon Rosemay Bouchillon Bill Clinton Bill Clinton Bill Clinton Bill Clinton Don O'Brien Don O'Brien Don O'Brien Don O'Brien |
10th Season Begins
50th Production |
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URBAN RENEWAL CLAIMS OUR BUILDING, ONE YEAR OF SHOWS AT VARIOUS CITY SCHOOLS | |||||
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1976 1976 1977 1977 |
Once Upon A Mattress *Diary Of Anne Frank The Lion In Winter No Sex Please, We're Brittish |
Jimmy Cox Liz Chesser Don Frutiger Richard Piazza |
John Sumrall John Sumrall John Sumrall John Sumrall |
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LLT PURCHASES OUR FIRST BUILDING, THE HISTORIC 1927 DOWNTOWN ARABIAN THEATRE | Year | Show | Director | Board President | Special Notes |
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1977 1977 1978 1978 1978 1978 1978 1979 1979 1979 1980 1980 1980 1980 1981 1981 1981 |
Our Town Guys & Dolls A Streetcar Named Desire 6 Rms Riv Vu Damn Yankees Under Papa's Picture Count Dracula Night Must Fall Teahouse Of The August Moon How The Other Half Loves Witness For the Prosecution Come Blow Your Horn The Sound Of Music The Mousetrap The Crucible Heaven Can Wait The Wizard Of Oz |
Ruth Tomlinson Bob Mesrobian Don Frutiger Richard Piazza Bob Mesrobian Gina Robertson John Sumrall Wess Hughes Lowell Tew Wess Hughes Bob Lowe John Sumrall Wess Hughes John Sumrall Bob Lowe Missy McCraw Wess Hughes |
J. Larry Walters J. Larry Walters J. Larry Walters J. Larry Walters Liz Chesser Liz Chesser Liz Chesser Liz Chesser Mary Anne Sumrall Mary Anne Sumrall Mary Anne Sumrall Mary Anne Sumrall John McRae John McRae John McRae John McRae Wess Hughes |
20th Season Begins |
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1981 1981 1982 1982 |
Showboat Bus Stop Vanities Alice In Wonderland |
Wess Hughes Bob Lowe Billie Graham Wess Hughes |
Wess Hughes Wess Hughes Wess Hughes Wess Hughes |
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1982 1982 1982 1983 |
1776 Mame Arsenic And Old Lace You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown |
Linda Nash/Wess Hughes Wess Hughes Darlene Purcell/David Jones Wess Hughes |
Wess Hughes Wess Hughes Wess Hughes Wess Hughes |
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1983 1983 1983 1983 1983 1984 1984 1984 1984 1985 1985 1985 |
Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write? To Kill A Mockingbird A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Oklahoma Same Time, Next Year Deathtrap Grease The Music Man On Golden Pond Crimes Of The Heart *Cheaper By The Dozen Ain't Misbehavin' |
John Maxwell Missy McCraw Linda Nash/Wess Hughes Wess Hughes Bob Lowe David Jones/Darlene Purcell Linda Nash/Wess Hughes Nancy Godsey Don Frutiger Anita Boyd Brenda Carey Wess Hughes |
Wess Hughes Wess Hughes Wess Hughes L.H. Walker L.H. Walker L.H. Walker L.H. Walker Edward Boone Edward Boone Edward Boone Edward Boone Edward Boone |
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HURRICANE JUAN DAMAGES THE ARABIAN AND SEASON PERFORMED AT GARDINER JUNIOR HIGH | |||||
| 1985 1985 1986 |
The Fantasticks Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Harvey |
Marlyn Blake Don Frutiger Liz Chesser/Betty Whitt |
Herb Knotts Herb Knotts Herb Knotts |
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| 1986 | *Born Yesterday | David Godbold | Herb Knotts | ||
HURRICANE REPAIRS COMPLETED AND WE MOVE BACK TO THE ARABIAN | Year | Show | Director | Board President | Special Notes |
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1986 1987 1987 1987 1987 1988 1988 1988 1988 1989 1989 1989 1989 1990 1990 1990 1990 1991 1991 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992 1992 1993 1993 1993 1993 1994 1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 |
God's Favorite Private Lives *The King & I Broadway: Music Of Our Life *Rehearsal For Murder Brighton Beach Memoirs *Send Me No Flowers Oliver Love, Sex And The I.R.S. Inherit The Wind A Salute To Irving Berlin Broadway Bound The Foreigner The Nerd Evening With Gershwin & Porter South Pacific Driving Miss Daisy The Heiress Girls Of The Garden Club Annie Ordinary People You Can't Take It With You Barefoot In The Park Big River Steel Magnolias Mister Roberts Rumors West Side Story I Hate Hamlet *The Boys Next Door Chapter Two My Fair Lady Romeo & Juliet Noises Off Love Letters Joseph & Technicolor Dreamcoat |
Dwight Pitts Don Frutiger Nancy Godsey Brenda Carey Don Frutiger Betty Whitt/Liz Chesser Don Frutiger Suzanne Heflin Betty Whitt/Liz Chesser Lisa Thames Missy McCraw Betty Whitt/Liz Chesser Don Frutiger David Godbold Stevie Bateman Peter Infanger Brenda Carey Betty Whitt/Liz Chesser Linda Walton Wess Hughes Kelly Sanner Shana Riles John Parker Wess Hughes Katie Samora Larry Johnson Michael Garner Richard Green Kelly Sanner Michael Garner John Sumrall Greg Smith Jack Hampton Michael Garner Linda Walton Wess Hughes |
Dwight Pitts Dwight Pitts Dwight Pitts Bill Mullins Bill Mullins Bill Mullins Bill Mullins Tommy Thames Tommy Thames Tommy Thames Tommy Thames Scotty Sumrall Scotty Sumrall Scotty Sumrall Scotty Sumrall Lisa Thames Lisa Thames Lisa Thames Lisa Thames Stan Riles Stan Riles Stan Riles Stan Riles Edward Schneider Edward Schneider Edward Schneider Edward Schneider Linda Walton Linda Walton Linda Walton Linda Walton Linda Walton Linda Walton Linda Walton Linda Walton Shana Riles |
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| -TV ACTRESS/LAUREL NATIVE MARY ELIZABETH ELLIS ('ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA') IN CAST | |||||
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1995 1996 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 |
Twelve Angry Men The Odd Couple-Female Wess & Friends Class Of '70 Something A Christmas Carol Cactus Flower Broadway-The Last 30 Years Pageant The Musical Best Christmas Pageant Ever Bedside Manners The Rainmaker Little Shop of Horrors Times Square Angel Miss Firecracker Contest Cotton Patch Gospel SideShow Nutcracker & The Mouse King Dearly Departed Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds Dreamgirls Little Women The Second Time Around Murder In Green Meadows Always...Patsy Cline Das Barbecu Nunsense Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940 Gypsy Always...Patsy Cline Arabian Nights Lost In Yonkers Red, White & Blue Revue Chicago Five Women Wearing Same Dress You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown A Chorus Line Nutcracker The Musical Steel Magnolias Our Town School House Rock Jr. Annie Wess & Friends-Show Must Go On Best Little Whorehouse In Texas Biloxi Blues 101 Dalmations Jr. 42nd Street The Trip To Bountiful Honk! Sweet Charity The Secret Garden |
Lisa Thames Michael Garner Wess Hughes Wess Hughes April Lightsey/Chan Geddie David Godbold Cherie Boone Wess Hughes April Lightsey/Chan Geddie Michael Garner Lisa Thames Wess Hughes Richard Hodges Michael Garner David Godbold Wess Hughes April Lightsey/Chan Geddie Michael Garner Catherine/Steven Nowicki Wess Hughes April Lightsey/Chan Geddie Michael Garner Linda Walton Wess Hughes Greg Smith Michael Garner Jennifer Coghlan Wess Hughes Wess Hughes April Lightsey/Chan Geddie Michael Garner Catherine Nowicki Wess Hughes Michael Garner Jeanenne Pacific Wess Hughes Jeanenne Pacific Michael Garner Cynthia Welborn Juna Broome Juna Broome Wess Hughes Michael Garner Cynthia Welborn Juna Broome Wess Hughes Michael Garner Juna Broome Ricardo Robinson Amanda Hall |
Shana Riles Shana Riles Shana Riles Missy McCraw Missy McCraw Missy McCraw Missy McCraw Kelle Burgess Kelle Burgess Kelle Burgess Kelle Burgess George Jackson George Jackson George Jackson George Jackson Suzanne Heflin Suzanne Heflin Suzanne Heflin Suzanne Heflin Dave Martindale Dave Martindale Dave Martindale Dave Martindale Dave Martindale Dave Martindale Dave Martindale Dave Martindale Edith Parker Edith Parker Edith Parker Edith Parker Edith Parker Sara Bartran Sara Bartran Sara Bartran Gerald Wansley Gerald Wansley Gerald Wansley Gerald Wansley Gerald Wansley Gerald Wansley Gerald Wansley Gerald Wansley Gerald Wansley Juna Broome Juna Broome Juna Broome Juna Broome Juna Broome Juna Broome |
150th Production 40th Season Begins 175th Production |
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2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 |
Disney's AristoCats Peter Pan Harvey Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Always...Patsy Cline Disney's Jungle Book |
Juna Broome Juna Broome Cynthia Welborn Amanda Hall Wess Hughes Juna Broome |
Lacy Hinton Lacy Hinton Lacy Hinton Lacy Hinton Lacy Hinton Amanda Robertson |
47th Season Begins |
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