- There's only us, there's only this, forget regrets or life is yours to miss. No other road, no other way, no day but today... No other path, no other way, no day but today.
Rent

- My father will smile, as he walks me down the aile. My mother starts to cry but I can't see 'cuz Link and I are french kissing!... listen... I can hear the bells!
Hairspray

- Madam, Gaston, can't you just see it? Madam, Gaston, his little wife. No sir, not me, I guarantee it! I want much more than this provincial life... I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, I want it more than I can tell. And for once it might be grand, to have someone understand, I want so much more than they've got here.
Beauty and the Beast

2008-09 Productions:
CAPITOL STEPS
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
SPELLING BEE
THE COLOR PURPLE
ANNIE
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN
SPAMALOT

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THE LONGEST RUNNING SHOW IN BROADWAY HISTORY!
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL

Directed by Harold Prince Returning to the
INB Performing Arts Center
in Spokane!

OCTOBER 8-25, 2008
Tickets On Sale Friday May 16th, 2008!

With worldwide grosses estimated at over $5 billion, The Phantom of the Opera is the most successful entertainment venture of the twentieth century, surpassing such blockbuster films as Titanic, Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park and Star Wars. The winner of seven Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, The Phantom of the Opera has been seen by over 80 million people in 124 cities in 25 countries. Worldwide, the show consistently plays to larger audiences and in longer engagements than any other musical in history. On January 9, 2006, The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway history surpassing Cats’ record-holding run of 7,485 performances. The show celebrated an unprecedented milestone on January 26, 2008 when it reached its twentieth anniversary on Broadway.

Based on the classic novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. He falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine, and devotes himself to creating a new star by nurturing her extraordinary talents and by employing all of the devious methods at his command.

The Phantom of the Opera had its world premiere on October 9, 1986 at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London, winning every major British theatre award including the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards. The New York production opened on January 26, 1988 with a then-record advance of $18 million. The musical went on to sweep the 1988 Tony Awards, winning seven, including Best Musical. The Phantom of the Opera also won seven Drama Desk Awards and three Outer Critics Circle Awards. The original London cast recording was the first in British musical history to enter the charts at number one. It has since gone both gold and platinum in Britain and the United States, selling over 25 million copies.

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
October 8 – 26th, 2008 – three week engagement
With some of the most lavish sets, costumes and special effects ever to have been created for the stage, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” directed by Harold Prince, traces the tragic love story of a beautiful opera singer and a young composer shamed by his physical appearance into a shadowy existence beneath the majestic Paris Opera House. Adapted from Gaston Leroux’s classic novel of mystery and suspense, this award-winning musical has woven its magical spell over standing room audiences in more than 100 cities worldwide and is now the longest running show in Broadway history.

THE COLOR PURPLE
December 10 – 14, 2008
Oprah Winfrey Presents THE COLOR PURPLE, a soul-stirring musical based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the Oscar-nominated film by Steven Spielberg. It is the unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman named Celie, who triumphs over tremendous odds to find joy in life, and her true inner beauty. Nominated for eleven Tony® Awards, THE COLOR PURPLE is a landmark theatrical event. With a joyous GRAMMY®-nominated score featuring jazz, gospel and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is capturing the hearts of young and old, and uniting audiences in a celebration of love.

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, starring 2003 American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard
March 19 – 22, 2009
The 30th Anniversary Tour of the 1978 Tony Award-winning Best Musical AIN’T MISBEH

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