2020-2021 Season Announcement

Rick MacKenzie • March 14, 2020

Drury Lane Theatrical Productions Inc.

2020 / 2021 Season Announcement

BURLINGTON, ON – Celebrating its 47th Season as Burlington’s premiere musical theatre company, Drury
Lane Theatrical Productions, is thrilled to announce its 2020 / 2021 season, a vibrant blend of
contemporary and classic musicals incorporated with its 41st Annual Music Hall variety production.

This season of four brilliant musicals includes:
Little Shop of Horror s – Book & lyrics by Howard Ashman and Music by Alan Menken. *
Aladdin – The traditional pantomime favourite just in time for Christmas.
Music Hall -The 41st annual music hall featuring some of the greatest highlights and a few cameos.*
Spring Musical – The Countdown is on to announcing our spring musical.*
 * Subscription Series includes Little Shop Horrors, 41st Annual Music Hall and The Spring Musical.

In Drury Lane’s upcoming season Little Shop of Horrors, 41st Music Hall and The Spring Musical evening
performances begin at 8 PM and matinees start at 2 PM. The Christmas pantomime, Aladdin evening
performances will begin at 7 PM and matinees will be scheduled for 2 PM.

Subscription renewal and new subscription sales go live March 1st, 2020, with renewal subscriptions
receiving preferential seat selection until April 30th. Individual ticket sales are scheduled to be on sale
May 1st. Gold Club Series go on sale March 1st also. (Request Rack Card for details).

Message from the Drury Lane Board of Directors:

As Drury Lane enters its 47 th year as Burlington’s premiere musical theatre company, Little Shop of Horrors offers music composed by Alan Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown that includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, “Skid Row (Downtown)”, “Somewhere That’s Green”, and “Suddenly, Seymour”. The musical premiered Off-Off-Broadway in 1982 before moving to the Orpheum Theatre  Off-Broadway , where it had a five-year run. Add our signature 41 st Music Hall and a family classic musical, Spring 2021 Musical (licensed to Drury Lane with an advertising restriction until Nov 23 rd , 2020) rounding out the season and you can imagine a sense of comedy rock combined with a wonderfully endearing musical having a strangely gentle charm. Our Christmas pantomime, Aladdin an Aspects of Dance production in collaboration with Drury Lane brings families back to a tradition that forges childhood theatre memories for a lifetime. Enjoy!

  • Gold Club is a VIP Experience hosted the second Saturday in each run for the Fall, Winter and Spring productions.

DRURY LANE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS INC. – 2020 / 2021 Season Announcement
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 On Monday, September 1, 2025, Drury Lane lost another strong member. Heather passed away after a long 2-year battle of cancer. Heather not only leaves behind a loving mother, husband and family of 6 children with 7 grandchildren, but also her theatrical family. She leaves behind hundreds of friends from Mississauga Players, Theatre Etobicoke, TAPCT (The Absolute Port Credit Troupers), NOMADS and Drury Lane. Heather’s physical and emotional love was shared with hundreds of people over the years and Drury Lane was blessed with this love over the past 8 years. This was shown when she won the award for best production of 2024-25. This was because she brought together a team of individuals who loved being together and made a production where everyone wanted to be there. That love and leadership will be hard to create again. She will not only be missed by her personal family, but also her theatrical family. We have not only lost a great person, but we have lost a valuable friend. She will be a part of all our lives forever. A Celebration of Life will take place on Monday, October 13, 2025, at the Polish Banquet Hall, 2316 Fairview Street, Burlington, On L7R 2E4. Time: 11:00 am until 4:00 pm. Please come and share in this celebration - we look forward to seeing you. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up for donations to support Pets and their families – email any donations to HeatherMemorial2025@gmail.com .
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Looking to get involved with Drury Lane but not sure that you can make the commitment for an entire rehearsal process or show run? Maybe you just want to learn more about some of the behind the scenes aspects of the theatre. Our technical teams and stage crew are looking for volunteers to register for a mailing list when work is available. Whether you are willing to help paint, build, or focus some lights we would love to have you on the list of people we can reach out to. No experience necessary, just a willingness to be a part of the fun! Visit our link at https://forms.gle/4nmzReB9te3s6acs5 to sign up or email our Technical Director at katherine.stolz@drurylane.ca with questions.
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