Osceola Arts takes trip to ‘Joisey’ for 2024-25 season
Osceola Arts in Kissimmee’s 2024-25 season will bring a production of big Broadway hit “Jersey Boys,” a musical telling of the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons using the group’s hits.
Dolly Parton’s music also gets a chance to shine as Osceola Arts stages “9 to 5,” and the season features a couple of lesser-known titles as well — including a modern, feminist take on super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes and a musical about a charismatic con man.
The theater will continue to offer audio-described performances for visually impaired theatergoers, as well as American Sign Language-interpreted performances.
Season tickets and tickets to individual shows are available to new subscribers beginning May 1. The theater is at 2411 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee, just a block off Florida’s Turnpike. For more information, go to osceolaarts.org.
Now here’s a chronological look at the 64th theatrical season at Osceola Arts. “Jersey Boys”: Sept. 13-29. The Tony Award-winning musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tracks the legendary band’s rise to fame and the personal and professional challenges members faced along the way. The hit songs include “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man” and “December 1963 (Oh, What a Night).”
“A 1940s Radio Christmas — A Christmas Carol”: Dec. 6-22. This version of Charles Dickens’ classic yuletide tale of the ghostly redemption of miser Ebenezer Scrooge is presented in the style of a 1940s live radio broadcast, adding another dollop of nostalgia to the holiday favorite.
“9 To 5”: Feb. 28-March 16, 2025. Based on the hit comedy movie, the stage adaptation of “9 to 5” features a score by Dolly Parton, including the hit title song. The story? Three female co-workers concoct an outrageous plot to even the score with their sexist boss in this comic look at workplace friendship, ambition — and revenge.
“Ms. Holmes And Ms. Watson — Apt 2b”: May 30-June 15, 2025. The world’s most famous detecting duo are given a modern and feminist makeover as they solve mysteries from their New York City apartment. Kate Hamill describes her fastpaced and irreverent dark comedy as “cheerfully desecrating the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”
“Catch Me If You Can”: July 18-Aug. 3, 2025. Based on the true story of con artist Frank Abagnale Jr., this musical comedy follows the effort to apprehend the crook. Frank masquerades as a pilot, doctor and lawyer, all while being pursued by a dogged FBI agent determined to bring him to justice. Five-time Tony winner Terrance McNally (“Ragtime,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” “Master Class”) and frequent collaborators Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, who won Tonys for “Hairspray,” wrote the story, music and lyrics.