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Cranford Dramatic Club (CDC) Community Theatre is pleased to announce the theatre’s 2012-13 season opening this fall with Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show on October 19, 2012.

With nearly 40 years of history and multiple productions worldwide, “Rocky Horror” has been delighting audiences since it's 1973 West End premier. In 1975 “Rocky Horror” was adapted to film starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick receiving rave reviews. As a special treat to enthusiasts, there will be a midnight performance on October 27, 2012 and a Halloween performance on October 31, 2012.

Also this fall, CDC Theatre will be bringing back it's Children's Production with “Disney's Camp Rock: The Musical” on December 7, 2012. Based on the 2008 Disney Channel movies, it tells the story of Mitchie, her friends and a summer at Camp Rock. With rival Camp Star across the lake, and the survival of Camp Rock at stake, Mitchie gets her fellow Camp Rockers into shape for a showdown.

For 2013, William Gibson's “The Miracle Worker”, will open on February 8, 2013. Based on Helen Keller's autobiography, The Story Of My Life, it follows Annie Sullivan’s struggle to teach Helen language through the her fingers. Helen Keller's story touches the entire world, advocating and improving the lives of the blind.

Finally, the music of Meredith Willson will close out CDC Theatre's season with “The Music Man” on May 3, 2013. Winner of 5 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “Music Man” has been adapted to films and had numerous stage revivals. Once described by critic Brooks Atkinson as “American as apple pie and a Fourth of July oration ... The Music Man is a marvelous show, rooted in wholesome and comic tradition."

Tickets to all performances are on sale now online at www.cdctheatre.org, or by stopping by the Box Office at 78 Winans Avenue, Cranford, during a performance.

The 2012-13 Season is made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts through grants administered by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.

CDC Theatre is a non-profit, all volunteer, community theatre offering award-winning plays and musicals since 1919. One of the longest continuously producing theatre groups in New Jersey, it reaches out to all audiences, offering senior rates, family oriented theatre, and provisions for those needing assistance.

Calendar Listings

2012

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show

Fridays: October 19, 26 & November 2 @ 8:00 PM

Saturdays: October 20, 27 & November 3 @ 8:00 PM

Special Midnight Performance: Saturday, October 27 @ 12:00 AM

Special Halloween Performance: Wednesday, October 31 @ 8:00 PM

$25

The Cranford Dramtic Club's production of Disney's Camp Rock: The Musical

Friday, December 7 @ 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 8 @ 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM & 7:30PM

Sunday, December 9 @ 1:30 PM & 4:30 PM

$12

2013

The Miracle Worker By William Gibson

Fridays: February 8, 15 & 22 @ 8:00 PM

Saturdays: February 9, 16 & 23 @ 8:00 PM

Sunday: February 17 @ 2PM

$20

Meredith Willson's The Music Man

Fridays: May 3, 10 & 17 @ 8:00 PM

Saturdays: May 4, 11 & 18 @ 8:00 PM

Sunday: May 12 @ 2:00 PM

$25