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Popular Broadway & Off Broadway Productions
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (2 hours) Musical
Six young people on the edge of puberty strive to become adults in this funny, tender, sardonic musical by the composer of Falsettos. These outsiders use competition to define themselves, apart from their crazy families, while their struggle to escape childhood is overseen by grown-ups who never completely succeeded in escaping it themselves.
A CHORUS LINE (TBA) Musical
In the fall of 1975, a new musical about the hopes and dreams of Broadway dancers opened in New York. It won rave reviews, nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and then went on to become the longest-running American musical ever.
In the fall of 2006, A Chorus Line will reclaim its place in the heart of Broadway. For a new generation, it's a chance to experience the quintessential Broadway musical on Broadway. For others, it's an opportunity to reconnect with a cherished friend.
AVENUE Q (2 hours 15 minutes) Musical
The singing puppets on Avenue Q and their human neighbors tackle life’s most vexing issues - including love, sex, money, race and the many uses of the internet. A smart and captivating new musical - FOR GROWN-UPS! (not suitable for children)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2 hours 30 minutes) Musical
The classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial French town, and the Beast, who is really a good prince trapped in a spell placed by an evil enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. Time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. A score to sing with, costumes to dazzle and musical numbers to bring down the house.
CHICAGO (2 hours 30 minutes) Musical
The story of Roxie Hart - a down and out chorus girl who grabs fame and fortune by murdering her gangster lover.
DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! (TBA) - Musical
The classic holiday story beloved by generation after generation, Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, will be making its Broadway debut this holiday season in musical form! This holiday favorite springs to life through the work of two-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien (Hairspray, Henry IV, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. And for the first time in Broadway history, the production will be offering 12 performances a week, providing families with even more opportunities to catch The Grinch! Schedule highlights include eight performances on the weekends and an 11am Thursday matinee for schools. [Limited seasonal run]
HAIRSPRAY (2 hours 45 minutes) Musical
A musical comedy smash with big girls, big hair, and even bigger laughs.
HIGH FIDELITY (TBA) Musical
High Fidelity is a contemporary musical that follows the adventures of Rob, a record store owner who knows almost everything there is to know about pop music, but almost nothing about how to hang onto a girl. Follow Rob's romantic misadventures as he sorts through his desert-island all-time top-five break-ups and struggles to figure out the difference between real life and pop music.
JERSEY BOYS (2 hours 30 minutes) Musical
The musical about the rise and fall of Jersey natives, The Four Seasons. The story follows a groups of blue collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who become the biggest do-wop sensation of all time, writing their own songs, inventing their own sounds and selling 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.
LES MISERABLES (TBA) Musical
The action begins in 1815 as Jean Valjean, a man condemned to 19 years of hard labor for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family, finds only hatred and suspicion when he is released on parole. Meeting one man who believes in him, Valjean breaks his parole to begin a new life. The story truly begins as Jean Valjean crosses the landscape of early 19th century France, always pursued by the righteous police inspector Javert. From his adoption and love of the orphan Cosette, to the darkly funny plots of the thieving Thenardiers, from the soaring revolutionary fire of the student rebels who fight on the barricade in the streets of Paris to the final confrontation between Jean Valjean and Javert, the story of Les Miserables is one of love, courage and redemption.
MAMMA MIA! (2 hours 30 minutes) Musical
A musical with a disco beat, Mamma Mia! features the music of Swedish singing group ABBA. The setting is a Greek Island where 20 year old Sophie is due to be married. Her mom, Donna (who happens to be a former singing star) is there. But Sophie’s father is not present because she is not sure who he is. So, Sophie researches mom’s diary and sees them. Donna is a bit non-plussed to be visited by the gathering of old flames.
MARY POPPINS (TBA) Musical
Based on P.L. Travers' cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins - currently one of London's biggest sensations - features the Sherman brothers' original Academy Award-winning songs, and Oliver Award-winning director Richard Eyre leads a dream team of vision and stagecraft, bringing to life the story of the Banks family and their magical nanny.
Mary Poppins marks the first collaboration between Disney, producer of the acclaimed The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Tarzan®, and Cameron Mackintosh, legendary producer of the record-breaking The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Les Miserables. The result is a new musical so extraordinarily enchanting that you'll have just one word for it: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!"
RENT (2 hours 40 minutes) Musical
The 1996 Pulitzer Prize winning musical, based on Puccini’s "LaBoheme" is set in New York’s East Village and deals with love, survival and hope in the age of AIDS.
SPAMALOT (2 hours) Musical
The musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
TARZAN (2 hours 30 minutes) Musical
A shipwreck leaves an infant orphaned on the West African shore. The helpless baby is taken under the protection of a gorilla tribe and becomes part of their family. When he eventually encounters his first human-Jane Porter, a curious young explorer-both their worlds are transformed forever.
THE COLOR PURPLE (2 hours 30 minutes) Musical
Based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this soul stirring new musical is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a women, who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. With a moving book an score featuring gospel, jazz, ragtime and the blues, this is ultimately a story of hope, a testament to the power of love and a celebration of life.
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (1 Hour 45 Minutes) Musical
It all begins when a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love.
A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, The Drowsy Chaperone is a new Broadway musical that boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained. If you've ever sat in a darkened theatre and thought, "Dear Lord in heaven, please let it be good," this is the show for you.
THE LION KING (2 hours 45 minutes) Musical
Music and lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice. THE LION KING tells the story of the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2 hours 30 minutes) Musical
Take an unforgettable trip to the Paris Opera House, circa 1881. Based on the classic novel, the musical tells the story of the hideously deformed Phantom who lurks beneath the stage. With the compelling music of Andrew Lloyd Weber, the Phantom will lure you to his secret world. Magnificent stage sets, costumes and a romantic story will keep you spellbound.
THE PRODUCERS (2 hours 45 minutes) Musical
Based on Mel Brooks’ film, this musical comedy hit is the biggest Tony winner ever.
WICKED (2 hours 45 minutes) Musical
Tells the story of two girls in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years.
BLUE MAN GROUP: TUBES (1 hour 30 minutes)
An adventure in performance art - Time Magazine describes it as "a potpourri of physical stunts, visual gags, art commentary, audience participation and all-out sensory assault."
DRUMSTRUCK (1 hour 30 minutes)
If you can’t beat’em join’em! At the world’s first interactive drum theatre experience, there is a two-foot-tall drum on every seat - and the entire audience gets the chance to join in with the cast of 11 South and West African drummers in this exhilarating experience of exuberant African drumming.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY (1 hour 50 minutes) Musical
The latest rendition of this musical parody of Broadway shows once again lampoons the Great White Way in a hilarious fashion…skits that skewer every show from AVENUE Q to WICKED.
I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (2 hours 10 minutes) Musical
A musical about coupledom and all of its trials and tribulations.
STOMP (1 hour 30 minutes)
Eight percussionists use everyday items - garbage cans, hubcaps, brooms, match boxes and more - to create a world of pulsating sound.