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Hofstra Pride: the official newsletter of Hofstra University

It’s a Musical Summer for Hofstra USA Productions

Hello Muddah, hello Faddah! The Allan Sherman hit musical! Outer critics circle award nomination for outstanding Off-broadway musical.
Hofstra USA Productions is pleased to present a summer season of musicals, featuring Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!, Grease and Amadeus.

For tickets and more information on any of these shows, please call the Box Office at (516) 463-6644.

June 8 to 18: Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! performed by the cast of the National Touring company and directed by Rob Krausz, the show’s co-creator. This Allan Sherman hit musical received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical.  The show follows the misadventures of a young boy at summer camp, complete with alligators in the lake, missing campers and food poisoning.

Performances are Thursday, June 8 and 15 at 8 p.m.; Friday, June 9 and 16 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, June 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Performances are at Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Avenue, South Campus.

Tickets are $25; $23 for senior citizens; and $15 for matriculated non-Hofstra students with ID. Members of the Hofstra community may purchase up to two tickets for $10 each upon presentation of a current HofstraCard.

July 14 to 30: Grease the fabulous ’50s musical! Grease takes a satirical look at the dress, manners, morals and music of teenagers at the beginning of the rock ’n’ roll era. With musical hits such as “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightning” and “Beauty School Dropout,” the show revolves primarily around the relationship between greaser Danny Zuko and the virtuous Sandy Dumbrowski.

Performances are Friday, July 14, 21 and 28 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, July 15, 22 and 29 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, July 16, 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Performances are at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus.

Tickets are $30; $28 for senior citizens; and $15 for matriculated non-Hofstra students with ID. Members of the Hofstra community may purchase up to two tickets for $10 each upon presentation of a current HofstraCard.

August 11 to 27: Amadeus by Peter Shaffer, directed by Ed Dennehy. Produced in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Amadeus tells the story of Mozart and court composer Antonio Salieri who, overcome with jealousy at hearing the “voice of God” come from “an obscene child,” sets out to destroy his rival.

Performances are Friday, August 11, 18 and 25 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, August 12, 19 and 26 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, August 13, 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. Performances are at Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Avenue, South Campus.

Tickets are $25; $23 for senior citizens; and $15 for matriculated non-Hofstra students with ID. Members of the Hofstra community may purchase up to two tickets for $10 each upon presentation of a current HofstraCard.

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