The Grinch Who Stole Christmas at the Hippodrome Theatre

Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot…But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. Well, thanks to a sweet and clever new musical by Mel Harris (music) and Timothy Mason (book and lyrics), … Read more

Some Like It Hot at the Hippodrome Theatre

In 1959, screen impressario Billy Wilder, the legendary writer/director/producer, on a roll with some of the most successful and brilliant films every on his resume, including classics like Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Stalag 17, Sabrina, and his magnus opus Sunset Boulevard, released the manic drag comedy Some Like It Hot, a comic masterpiece (based … Read more

Shucked at the Hippodrome Theatre

Corn is one of the modern world’s most versatile products since it was discovered about 9,000 years ago in Southern Mexico. Not only is it a staple of human consumption, it is also critical in its uses as livestock feed, a cooking agent for thickening (corn starch), frying (corn oil), or sweetening (corn syrup) other … Read more

Peter Pan at the Hippodrome Theatre

Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, where there was no streaming TV, or on-demand, or DVDs or even VHS tapes, a generation of children grew up watching Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard in an annually rerun taped-for-TV event preserving their Tony-Award winning performances in Peter Pan. Their children experienced it … Read more