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Fall
Season From Broadway Across America - Boston
To Welcome Motown & Monsters, Lions & Cats,
A Fiddler Farewell & A Look At The Heights
Broadway Across America – Boston
has announced that its 2009-2010 Broadway season will include eleven productions
at The Colonial Theatre and The Boston Opera House.
Headlining
the season at The Boston Opera House is 8-time Tony Award winner “In
The Heights,” the acclaimed new musical about chasing your
dreams and finding your true home. Other productions making their way
to Boston are the highly anticipated production of “The
New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein;” “Fiddler On The
Roof,” starring legendary performer Chaim Topol
in his farewell performance as Tevye; audience favorite “Grease;”
and the return of the Tony Award-winning “Disney’s
The Lion King.”
The historic Colonial Theatre will play host to the Tony
Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play “August: Osage County”
starring Academy Award winner (and Lynn native) Estelle Parsons
as well as the new touring production of “Dreamgirls”
direct from the world famous Apollo Theatre. Back by popular demand will
be “Avenue Q” with its eclectic cast of people
and puppets, and the phenomenally successful “Mamma Mia!.”
Mannheim Steamroller will celebrate the spirit of the
holiday season with a mix of classical and modern-day music.
The season was unveiled at The Colonial Theater before a
gathering of several hundred people -- among them, group sales leaders,
arts and business executives, city officials, sponsors and media. Highlights
from the multimedia presentation hosted by Drew Murphy, President
of Broadway Across America – Boston included a special
pre-recorded message from Mel Brooks, a musical performance
by Sophia Stephens who sang “Shadowlands”
from “The Lion King,” a trio from the cast
of “Fiddler” who provided a preview of the
show with “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and a
special guest appearance from Jeffrey Seller, producer
of both “In The Heights” and “Avenue Q,” who spoke
about the magical allure “Heights” has over its audiences.
Murphy commented, “The upcoming season will captivate
and energize New England audiences with Tony Award-winning new productions,
Broadway smash hits, film classics on stage and theater legends. Bostonians
can look ahead to a big theater season beginning this fall that has something
for all age groups.” He also announced that for the seventh consecutive
year, Lexus will continue as the official name in title
sponsor of the Broadway Across America - Boston Series.
Other sponsors and partners for the 2009-2010 season include
Tufts Health Plan, JetBlue Airways, Fleming’s
Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, the Columbus
Hospitality Group (which owns the restaurants Mistral,
Teatro, Sorellina, Mooo...., and L'Andana as well as the hotels
XV Beacon, The Inn @ St. Botolph, and First Choice
Bed and Breakfast. Media sponsor for the season will be WCVB
TV / thebostonchannel.com.
The season, in order, includes:
“Fiddler
On The Roof”
November 3 – 15, 2009
Boston Opera House
This Tony Award-winning musical has captured the hearts of people all
over the world. Boston audiences will have an opportunity to see Chaim
Topol, star of the motion picture, in a farewell performance. Based on
the stories of Sholom Aleichem, this timeless classic is filled with a
rousing, heartwarming score that includes “Tradition,” “Matchmaker,
Matchmaker,” “If I Were A Rich Man” and “Sunrise,
Sunset,”
“Avenue Q”
2004 Tony Award winner for Best Musical
November 17 – 22, 2009
The Colonial Theatre
Broadway’s smash-hit 2004 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Best
Score and Best Book returns to Boston full of heart and comedy. “Avenue
Q” is all about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny
bank account. Called “one of the funniest shows you’re ever
likely to see” by Entertainment Weekly, “Avenue Q”
features a cast of humans and puppets who tell their story in a smart,
risqué and always entertaining way. (Recommended for ages 13 and
up. “Avenue Q” has not been authorized or approved by The
Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which have no responsibility for
its content.)
Mannheim
Steamroller
December 5, 2009
The Colonial Theatre
Mannheim Steamroller brings their tour to Boston for an early start on
the holidays. Created by Chip Davis, Mannheim Steamroller’s signature
sound is where classical and modern-day rock, acoustic and electronic
music meet. The “18th century rock band” has become one of
the most popular and best-selling musical groups of the last 30 years.
“Mamma Mia!”
December 15 – 27, 2009
The Colonial Theatre
The ultimate feel-good show has audiences coming back again and again
to relive the magic. This popular musical combines ABBA’s greatest
hits, including “Dancing Queen,” “S.O.S.,” “Super
Trouper,” “Take A Chance on Me” and “The Winner
Takes It All,” with a fanciful tale of love and friendship.
“In
The Heights”
2008 Tony® Award winner for Best Musical
January 12 – 24, 2010
Boston Opera House
Winner of four 2008 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda's
“In The Heights” is the phenomenally successful new show about
chasing your dreams. With vibrant music and dancing, this gripping tale
of hope and self-discovery is an exhilarating journey into a pulsating
Manhattan community where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and
sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm
of three generations of music. Experience the next chapter of the classic
American story that shows you what it takes to make a living, what it
costs to have a dream, and what it means to find a home.
“Dreamgirls”
February 2 – 14, 2010
The Colonial Theatre
Direct from the world famous Apollo Theater in New York City, this is
brand new production full of onstage joy and backstage drama. “Dreamgirls”
tells the rags-to-riches story of a 1960s Motown girl group, and the triumphs
and tribulations that come with fame and fortune. With music by Academy
Award nominee Henry Krieger and book and lyrics by Tony and Grammy-Award
winner Tom Eyen, “Dreamgirls” features the unforgettable hits:
“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” and “One
Night Only,” among others. Broadway director and choreographer Robert
Longbottom (“Bye Bye Birdie”) and co-choreographer Shane Sparks
(“So You Think You Can Dance”), along with some of Broadway’s
top designers, have re-envisioned this Tony and Academy Award-winning
musical to make it sparkle anew.
“Disney’s
The Lion King”
February 16 – March 21, 2010
Boston Opera House
In its eagerly awaited return to the Opera House, “The Lion King”
combines a electrifying score by Elton John and Tim Rice (including “Can
You Feel The Love Tonight” and “Circle of Life.”)’
with the spectacle of animals brought to life by award-winning director
Julie Taymor. This Tony Award-winning sensation was described by Newsweek
as “a landmark event in entertainment.”
“Cats”
April 13 – 18, 2010
The Colonial Theatre
What began as a simple musical about cats (after Andrew Lloyd Webber picked
up a book of T. S. Eliot poems in an airport bookshop) has become one
of the longest running shows in Broadway’s history. Winner of seven
Tony Awards including Best Musical, “Cats” features 20 of
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most memorable melodies, including the iconic
“Memory.” Now and forever, right?
“The
New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein”
April 20 – May 2, 2010
Boston Opera House
The classic Mel Brooks movie is ALIVE and headed to Boston! Audiences
can look forward to all their favorite moments from the classic 1974 film,
plus brand-new show-stopping numbers for the stage, including “Transylvania
Mania,” “He Vas My Boyfriend” and “Together Again.”
This wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend follows
bright young Dr. Frankenstein (...ummm, Fronkensteen) as he attempts to
create a monster -- but not without scary and musical complications. And
yes, "Puttin On The Ritz" is still a showstopper. The brains
behind the laughter is three time Tony winner Mel Brooks, who, as we all
know, was the genius behind “The Producers.”
“August:
Osage County”
Tony and Pulitzer Prize Winner
May 4 – 16, 2010
The Colonial Theatre
Direct from Broadway, “August: Osage County” stars Academy
Award winner Estelle Parsons (left) as Violet Weston, a pill-popping,
deeply unsettled woman caught in the grip of addiction. When Violet’s
alcoholic husband mysteriously disappears, her extended clan reunites
at their rural Oklahoma homestead for a big, juicy family showdown that’s
as funny as it is shocking. Originally produced by the renowned Steppenwolf
Theatre Company in Chicago, “August: Osage County” has been
described as “riveting, extraordinary, and incredibly funny.”
As well, TIME magazine named “August: Osage County”
the “#1 Show of the Year!”
“Grease”
2008 Tony Award nominee for Best Revival of a Musical
June 1 – 13, 2010
Boston Opera House
“The one that you want” is back! This new production comes
to The Opera House direct from Broadway with its tale of of poodle skirts,
drive-ins, and T-birds. “Bad boy” Danny and “the girl
next door” Sandy fall in love all over again to the rhythms of “Summer
Nights,” “Greased Lightnin’” and “We Go
Together” as well as additional songs from the hit movie including,
“Hopelessly Devoted to You” and “You’re the One
That I Want.” So throw your mittens around your kittens and Hand
Jive on over to the Opera House.
Season tickets are available now. Individual tickets will go on sale
at a date to be announced. For information, visit www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com/Boston.
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OnStage Boston
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