Kentucky’s Official Outdoor Musical Celebrates 52 Years!

Breathtaking costumes, lively dance & the timeless music of America’s 1st great composer.

Nestled in My Old Kentucky Home State Park, where music fills the night air, go back in time to the 1850’s. Experience the sights and sounds of an era when America’s first great composer wrote timeless classics like “Oh! Susanna,” “Camptown Races,” “Beautiful Dreamer” and “My Old Kentucky Home.”

We invite you and your family for an evening to remember outdoors on the grounds of the beautiful My Old Kentucky Home State Park, in our beautiful amphitheatre.

2010 Season : June 12th - August 13th
Select Dates ; 8:30 p.m.
Saturday Indoor Matinees; June 19-Aug. 7; 2:00 p.m. (subject to change)
Senior and group rates available.

 

Book by Tina Landau
Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Additional Lyrics by Tina Landau

Synopsis

In 1925, while chasing a dream of fame and fortune by turning a Kentucky cave into a tourist attraction, Floyd Collins himself became the attraction when he got trapped 200 feet underground. Alone but for sporadic contact with the outside world, Floyd fought for his sanity and ultimately his life as the rescue effort above exploded into the first genuine media circus. Reporters and gawkers from across the country descended on the property, fueling the hysteria and manipulating the nation into holding its collective breath. This haunting musical - one of the most acclaimed in recent years - tells the transcendent tale of a true American dreamer.

June 24, 26, 29
July 1,3
8:30PM EST

Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie
Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford
Music by Tom Snow
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Additional Music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman

Synopsis

One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn't prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town's youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend's rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren's reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin' rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score (the soundtrack album reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 15 million copies!) and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, FOOTLOOSE celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.

Tues., Thurs. & Saturdays
July 8 - Aug. 12
8:30PM EST

Location
107 E Stephen Foster Ave
Bardstown, KY 40004-1511
Visit our Website Stepenfoster.com