WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Thalian Association's next theatre season may have you thinking of Dolly Parton, Olivia Newton-John, Natalie Wood, Helen Keller, and Daniel Radcliffe (probably best known as Harry Potter). They all helped make the shows the community theatre group plans to perform next famous.

Thalian Association has announced its 2012-2013 season, and it's full of fan favorites. 

The season opens on September 27 with the musical 9 to 5.  It's based on the movie starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and deals with female empowerment in the workplace. The musical features an original score by Dolly Parton.

In December, the group will perform Miracle on 34th Street, another musical based on a beloved film starring Maureen O'Hara and Natalie Wood. The musical is written by Meredith Wilson who also wrote The Music Man.

The next show opens at the end of January. It's the Wilmington premiere of Xanadu, which is inspired by the cult classic movie starring Olivia Newton-John. It follows a Greek muse who descends from Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach in 1980.

The Tony Award winner The Miracle Worker opens in March and follows the inspirational and emotional life of Helen Keller, who was deaf, blind and mute.

Thalian Association will end its season with How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying in May. Daniel Radcliffe recently starred in the Broadway revival of the show, which is a witty satire of corporate America.

All shows will be performed at Thalian Hall in downtown Wilmington. Season passes are available by clicking here.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A floating movie set that was used in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise will be docked in Wilmington and available for tours this weekend.

The tall ship HMS Bounty will arrive at Wilmington’s downtown Riverfront Park, near the corner of North Water and Princess streets, on Thursday, May 17 at 9 a.m., according to the Wilmington Harbor Enhancement Trust. The Wilmington Fire Department’s fireboat Atlantic VI is expected to meet the ship at the Memorial Bridge and escort it to the dock.

The HMS Bounty will be open to the public for tours from Friday through Sunday, starting at 11 a.m. and ending at 6 p.m. daily. The tours will cost $10 for adults, $5 for children over 7, and will be free for children 7 and under. Souvenirs will be available for purchase.

The 180-foot long replica of the famous 18th century ship was built in the early 1960s as a movie set for Mutiny on the Bounty, featuring Marlon Brando. It has also been used for filming in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.