| 1985 |
April |
24 |
Premiered at the
Village
Gate. It ran for 79 shows. The original cast included John Herrera, Amanda
McBroom, George Ball, Ron Orbach & Ann Kerry. |
|
May |
23 |
Lies and Legends:
The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin opened on this day in Toronto at the
Bluma Appel Theatre. The production was put on by the Centre Stage
Company. At ran through June 22. The cast included: Kevin Hicks, Vince
Metcalfe, Diane Stapley, Moira Walley, and Alec Willows. |
| 1986 |
|
|
Harry Chapin: Lies
and Legends opened in Chicago at the Apollo Theater. |
| 1988 |
July |
29 |
Harry
Chapin: Lies and Legends at the Pasadena
Playhouse. The final show was September 11. |
| 1991 |
March |
|
This
performance at the Lyceum Space in San Diego, CA was reviewed in the LA
times. |
|
|
|
Lies
and Legends: The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin was performed by Macon
State College Impromptu Players in Macon, GA.
|
| 1992 |
|
|
Lies and Legends: The Musical
Stories of Harry Chapin appeared at the Blackfriars Theatre in Rochester,
NY. More>
|
| 1995 |
September |
20-30 |
Lies
and Legends: The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin was performed by Appleseed
Productions in Syracuse, NY. Show times were 22-23, 28-30.
|
| 1997 |
June |
26 |
Lies
and Legends was performed in Belvidere, IL featuring Dan Holmes from June
26 to 28. Source:
posting on the Harry Chapin message board at the Harry Chapin Fan
Pages
|
|
August |
|
Harry Chapin: Lies
and Legends was performed at the South
Bend (IN) Civic Theater.
|
| 2000 |
Spring |
|
This
performance was in Florida at the Encore
Room Theatre. |
|
February |
29 |
Harry Chapin's
America played at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, FL. Bill
Hirschman reviewed the play for the Sun-Sentinel.
Also, Jackie Potts reviewed the play the Miami
New Times. The show ran through May 21st. The show received 5
nominations local Carbonell
awards. Amy
Carol Webb's web site has more reviews of this production. |
|
May |
19 |
Lies
and Legend: The Music of Harry Chapin by The Lost Nation Theater Company
and the Montpelier High School Masque at the Montpelier City Hall Arts Center
times. The show ran May 19-28. |
|
July |
27 |
Lies and Legend: The Music
of Harry Chapin at the Rubicon
Theatre in Ventura, CA. LA
Times has more information about times. Rob Stevens of Showmag.com
gave this performance a great review. The show ran through August 27th. |
|
August |
4 |
Lies and Legend: The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin at the Belfry
Theatre in Victoria, BC. Robert Mitchell of CBC
gave this a great review. Source: messages on eGroups |
|
|
18 |
Lies and Legend: The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin at the Warner
Theater at the Studio Theater in Torrington, CT. Performances dates: August
18-20,25-26 |
|
September |
20 |
Lies and Legend: The Music
of Harry Chapin at the Act II
Playhouse in Ambler ,PA. This show ran through October 16. Philadelphia
Weekly gave this play an excellent review. |
|
November |
3 |
Lies and Legend: The Musical
Stories of Harry Chapin at the Studio at Theater Rhinoceros in San
Francisco, CA. Richard Dodds of Theater.com
previewed this show. The show ran through November 19th. |
| 2001 |
January |
14 |
Harry Chapin's America: Lies &
Legends is playing at the Swift
Creek Mill Theater in Colonial Heights, VA through March
25th. Performances were on Sunday and Tuesday nights. |
|
|
30 |
"Harry Chapin and
Friends" included the music Harry Chapin and his contemporaries.
It was presented at the Cabaret
Club of the Florida Studio Theatre
in Sarasota, FL. The musical revue ran through March 24.
|
|
March |
9 |
Harry Chapin's America: Lies &
Legends played at the Swift
Creek Mill Playhouse in Colonial Heights, VA (just outside
Richmond) through March
25th. Performances were Sunday and Tuesday nights. The Swift Creek Mill Playhouse is a
Dinner Theatre housed in an historic grist mill. They converted the mill into a theatre over 30 years ago. |
|
June |
28 |
8pm. Harry Chapin's America: Lies &
Legends played at the Terrific New
Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama through July 28. Performances: Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. |
Lies and Legends is
a musical developed after Harry's death. This play is still produced
in theaters across the United States. This play when performed today is
also known as
"Harry Chapin's America: Lies and Legends".