
“ seemed like it checked all of the boxes.” “When dealing with the New Year show, you want to have a known show - but, more importantly, you want to pick a show that makes for a fun and festive evening,” Smith said. Kennedy has led the helm numerous times for Opera House over more than three decades. Opera House stalwart Ray Kennedy will direct the classic “Funny Girl,” which happens to be getting its own revival on Broadway in 2022. The season picks up where 2020 left off, and includes six shows with many cast members in place and tickets already sold for productions that were supposed to be staged a year ago - “Annie,” “Newsies,” and “Funny Girl” among them. “We will be working with Thalian Hall and have our eye on guidance and models from other companies to follow,” Smith added. As well, Opera House will return to its home base on the main stage of Thalian Hall, which seats 500 ticket holders.

While Opera House enforced capacity limits during its ease back into operations, there isn’t indication (yet) that will be the case during the new season.
