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The Sting

First Preview: Mar 8, 2018
Opening Date: Mar 29, 2018
Closing Date: Apr 29, 2018
Running Time: 02:30
The Sting

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Playing @
Paper Mill Playhouse
22 Brookside Drive, Milburn , NJ 07041
Chicago. 1936. Get ready to enter a smoke-filled world of cons and capers, where nothing is what it seems and no one is who they appear to be.

Based on the 1973 Academy Award-winning film, The Sting tells the tale of a pair of con men, small-town grifter Johnny Hooker (Peter Benson) and big-time hustler Henry Gondorff, (Harry Connick, Jr.) who plot to bring down the city’s most corrupt racketeer (Tom Hewitt).

The Tony Award-winning creative team includes director John Rando (On the Town), choreographer Warren Carlyle (Hello, Dolly!), bookwriter Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone), and an original score by composer/lyricist team Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis (Urinetown).

The Sting takes you back to an era when the blues reigns, the stakes are high, and the dice are always loaded.
RegionalMusicalRegionalFamily
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 10

Performance Schedule

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY @ 7:30 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SUNDAY @ 7 PM
THURSDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 1:30 PM


Music
  • Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis

Lyrics
  • Greg Kotis

Book
  • Bob Martin

Director
  • John Rando

Choreographer
  • Warren Carlyle

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Full-price tickets:

$30.00 - $137.00

Lottery & Rush

$23 - tickets over the phone or in person at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office. (facility and phone fees may apply) 

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Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Assistive listening devices are available for patrons who are hard of hearing to assist with amplification and clarity of the performance. Headsets and devices, cleaned between each performance, may be obtained at the access services window of the box office in the lower lobby. A name and phone number are required to check out the devices. A limited number of devices are compatible with T-coil hearing aids, and looped T-coil mats are installed at our box office.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevator access is available to the upper lobby, lower gallery, and upper gallery levels. The men’s restroom and the entrance to the orchestra level of the auditorium are located at the upper lobby level. An additional concessions bar and the donor lounge are located at the lower gallery level. The upper gallery level includes additional restrooms and the entrance to the mezzanine level of the auditorium.
  • Entrance

    The lower lobby is wheelchair accessible through the front entrance of the theater only. The lower lobby includes the box office & access services window, women’s restroom, and main concessions bar.
  • Folding Armrests

    Seats in the orchestra are designated as transfer seats for patrons in wheelchairs, where the outer armrest is removable to allow patrons to transfer. Visit https://papermill.org/access-for-all/ for seat locations.
  • Parking

    Designated accessible parking spaces are located in Parking Lot A and E. Lot A is situated at the rear of the building and accessible to the front entrance via our brick courtyard to the side of the building and contains 6 designated accessible spots. Lot E is next to the courtyard at the front entrance of the building and contains 8 designated accessible spots.
  • Restroom

    Gender diversity is welcome at Paper Mill Playhouse. Please use the restroom that best aligns with your personal gender identity or expression. The women’s restroom is located in the lower lobby, directly to the right of the box office. The men’s restroom is located in the upper lobby, to the left and around the corner from the entrance to the orchestra. A single-use, accessible bathroom is located directly next to the elevator at the upper lobby level, across from the gift shop.
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Visual Assistance

    A limited quantity of Braille and large-print programs are available for each Mainstage performance. Programs may be obtained from the access services window of the box office. Audio description for patrons who are blind or have low vision is available for each Mainstage production. Headsets and devices, cleaned between each performance, may be obtained at the access services window of the box office in the lower lobby. A name and phone number are required to check out the devices.
  • Water Fountain

    Near men's restroom on orchestra level. Wheelchair accessible.
  • Wheelchair Info

    There are no steps required to reach any row in the orchestra level. Free-standing chairs are located in the last row of the left- and right-side sections that are designated for patrons in wheelchairs or with other mobility disabilities and their companions. Patrons who transfer from their wheelchairs or mobility devices will be able to have their chair or device stored with house management for the duration of the performance; ushers will be available to assist patrons in retrieving.

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