Shorter University's fall musical opens Nov. 11

November 11, 2010 - Shorter University’s fall musical, Curtains, will run Nov. 11-14 and Nov. 18-21 in the university’s Callaway Theatre. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

This musical who-done-it is written by Rupert Holmes with the music and lyrics by Kander and Ebb. Based on the original book and concept by Peter Stone , the musical is a send-up of backstage murder mystery plots, set in 1959 Boston, Mass., and follows the fallout when a star is murdered during her opening night curtain call. It is up to a police detective, who moonlights as a musical theater fan, to save the show, solve the case, and maybe even find love before the show reopens, without getting killed himself.

Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. To order tickets, call the Shorter University box office at 706-233-7288 or boxoffice@shorter.edu.


Founded in 1873, Shorter University is a Christian college committed to excellence in education. Since 2003, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Shorter among the South’s best baccalaureate colleges, and the Princeton Review annually includes Shorter on its lists of best value and best Southeastern colleges. The university offers traditional bachelor’s degrees in 48 major areas as well as undergraduate degree programs for working adults, the Master of Business Administration, the Master of Education and the Master of Arts in Leadership. General education and calculus courses are offered in an online format, and Shorter recently launched online programs that lead toward the Associate of Science, the Bachelor of Business Administration, and the Master of Accountancy degrees. For more information, visit www.shorter.edu.

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