'On the Twentieth Century' Presented by St. Agnes and Strake Jesuit

The actors and singers of St. Agnes and Strake Jesuit are coming together once again for "On the Twentieth Century," the annual spring musical. 

"On the Twentieth Century" is a musical with book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; music by Cy Coleman. Based on the 1930s film and play of the same name, the musical is part operetta and part screwball comedy. The story involves the relationship between Lily, a temperamental actress and Oscar, a bankrupt theatre producer, on a luxury train traveling from Chicago to New York in the 1920s, Oscar tries to cajole the glamorous Hollywood star into playing the lead in his new, but not-yet-written drama, and perhaps to rekindle their romance.

Led by Performing Arts Chair Art Buckley, Theatre Arts Director Jewell Handy '88, Music Director Jeremy Wood, and Dance Director Julie Chilton, our outstanding cast and crew is comprised of both St. Agnes and Strake Jesuit students.