The Robber Bridegroom October 11, 2011

A rare revival of the funny, rowdy, sexy Tony Award-nominated musical The Robber Bridegroom, based on the 1942 Eudora Welty novella. It’s a comic adult Southern fairy tale about a charming gentleman bandit, the rich plantation owner’s daughter he loves, the wicked, sex-starved stepmother who wants her dead, and an evil thief who carries his brother’s head around in a trunk - all set to an infectious Broadway/bluegrass score. Book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman. Oct 11-Nov 6; International City Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, 300 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802; $29-$55; (562) 436-4610; www.ictlongbeach.org