Young Players Second Stage Production of SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS on stage at the Royal Theatre at 111 South Market Street in Benton, Ar JANUARY 7-17, 2016.Thursday January 7, 2016 – 7pm,Friday January 8, 2016 – 7pm,Saturday January 9, 2016 – 7pm,Sunday January 10, 2016 – 2pm,Thursday January 14, 2016 – 7pm,Friday January 15, 2016 – 7pm,Saturday January 16, 2016 – 7pm,Sunday January 17, 2016 – 2pm. General Admission - $12.00,Seniors 60+ - $10.00,Students - $5.00,Tickets available for purchase at theroyalplayers.ticketleap.com or reservations can be made by calling 501-315-LIVE (5483).
*Based on the 1954 Stanley Donen film of the same name which is, itself, an adaption of the short story "The Sobbin' Women," by Stephen Vincent Benét, based on the Ancient Roman legend of The Rape of the Sabine Women. The show flopped both on Broadway and in London, however, in its revised version have experienced wild success regionally in the United States and abroad. The Songs "One Man", "Love Never Goes Away", "The Townsfolk's Lament", " A Woman Ought To Know Her Place", "We Gotta Make It Through The Winter", "Spring Dance", and "Glad That You Were Born" were written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn for the musical. The songs "Bless Your Beautiful Hide", "Wonderful Wonderful Day", "Goin' Courtin'", and "Sobbin' Women" are from the 1954 film and written by Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer.