OGUNQUIT — The Ogunquit Playhouse will produce five musicals for its upcoming season, including an all-new production of the song and dance celebration, “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” the U.S. premiere of the hilarious new musical, “Grumpy Old Men,” a beautiful new production of the classic,”Oklahoma!,” and the first regional production of the sumptuous new musical, “An American in Paris.”

Closing out the season will be a surprise smash musical sensation that will run for an unprecedented eight weeks, from Sept. 5 through Oct. 28, which will be announced in March.

Season ticket subscription packages are on sale now. Prices start at $247 for a five-show package and $147 for a three-show package. Gift certificates and flex passes are also on sale online and through the box office. Individual tickets are on sale exclusively for Ogunquit Playhouse members beginning Tuesday, Feb. 20. Individual tickets sales begin Monday, Feb. 26, with prices starting at $52.

‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’

The season will kick off with an all-new production of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” on stage May 16 to June 9. The Ogunquit Playhouse is will collaborate with the show’s original production team on an all-new incarnation of the record breaking Broadway hit, which heads to New York City following its Ogunquit run.

The Grammy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated smash made history as Broadway’s longest running musical revue and celebrates the best songs of the legendary songwriting duo, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Their generation-defining songs climbed the Billboard charts and provided hit after hit for icons like Elvis Presley, Ben E. King, the Coasters and the Drifters. With themes of love won, lost and imagined, their songs touched global audiences with wit and slice-of-life emotions.

Audiences will be treated to more than more than 30 show-stopping tunes, including classics like “On Broadway,” “Yakety Yak,” “Charlie Brown,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog,” “Love Potion No. 9,” “Spanish Harlem” and “Stand by Me.”

The show will be directed and choreographed by Emmy Award-winner and Tony Award-nominee Josh Bergasse, whose credits include Broadway’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “On the Town,” Fox’s “So You think You Can Dance” and NBC’s “Smash.”

‘Oklahoma!’

The classic “Oklahoma!” will be on stage June 13 to July 7, celebrating its 75th anniversary since opening on Broadway. This groundbreaking musical was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first collaboration, having set standards for musical theatre that are still being followed.

The original designs and choreography from Cameron Mackintosh’s London and Broadway revival of “Oklahoma!,” which made Hugh Jackman a star, will be featured in this lavish production. The high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys living in Western Indian Territory at the turn of the 20th century provide the colorful setting for Curly, the confident cowboy, and Laurey, the beautiful, head-strong farm girl, to play out their love story. 

This lively musical features the timeless classics, “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top,” “I Cain’t Say No,” “People Will Say We’re in Love” and, of course, “Oklahoma!”

‘An American in Paris — A New Musical’

One of the most captivating musicals ever to be adapted for the stage, “An American in Paris — A New Musical” is inspired by the Academy Award-winning film and featuring the music of George and Ira Gershwin hits the stage July 11 to Aug. 4.

The Ogunquit Playhouse is the first regional theatre to produce this new musical, which won four Tony Awards in 2015. Hoping to start a new life, World War II veteran Jerry Mulligan chooses newly-liberated Paris as the place to make a name for himself as a painter. But Jerry’s life becomes complicated when he meets Lise, a young Parisian shop girl with her own secret — and realizes he is not her only suitor.

The musical includes the Gershwin songs, “I Got Rhythm,” “Liza,” “’S Wonderful,” “But Not for Me,” “Stairway to Paradise” and orchestral music, including “Concerto in F,” “2nd Prelude,” “2nd Rhapsody,” “The Cuban Overture” and “An American In Paris.”

‘Grumpy Old Men: The Musical’

The Ogunquit Playhouse will produce the U.S. premiere of the new musical-comedy, “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical,” on stage Aug. 8 to Sept. 1, and just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the classic 1993 Warner Brothers film starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret.

This hilarious new show was penned by Dan Remmes, with music by Neil Berg and lyrics by Nick Meglin. Two aging neighbors, Max and John, have been feuding for more than 50 years until the beautiful and charming Ariel moves in across the street — raising the rivalry to new heights. 

Follow the Ogunquit Playhouse on Twitter @OgunquitPH and on Facebook, facebook.com/OgunquitPlayhouse, for behind-the-scenes information, photos and fun throughout the season. For a complete list of show times, pricing and more information about the season, visit ogunquitplayhouse.org.

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