"— pay a visit to the ideally intimate Mercury Theater Chicago."" The Addams Family (musical) The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and the book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. The show is based upon ""The Addams Family"" characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre. Although numerous film and television adaptations of Addams' cartoons exist, the musical is the first stage show based on the characters. ""The Addams Family"" is also the first show produced by"
"Broadway production opened at the Nederlander Theatre on April 11, 2010. The Broadway production closed on June 12, 2011 after 489 performances and 34 previews, and then re-opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages. ""Million Dollar Quartet"" then opened in the West End at the Noël Coward Theatre on February 28, 2011, with previews from February 8. The Broadway play was nominated for three Tony Awards in 2010: Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical for Escott and Mutrux, and Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Levi Kreis. Kreis won, marking the show’s sole Tony win. Million Dollar Quartet ""Million"
"the Nederlander Theatre on March 7, 2017 before officially opening on April 6. Additional featured cast includes Dossett and Sills, reprising their roles from the Chicago production. The producers announced that the production would close on November 5, 2017, after 236 regular performances, because of the need for LuPone to have hip replacement surgery. The Broadway production received 4 Tony Award nominations. Both Christine Ebersole and Patti LuPone were nominated for Best Actress in a Musical, David Korins for Best Scenic Design of a Musical and Catherine Zuber for Best Costume Design of a Musical. In 1935 Manhattan, several society"
"held in New York on December 10, 2010. The musical premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, New Jersey), in September 2011 with Jeff Calhoun as director. ""Disney representatives stated that the production was not eyeing a Broadway berth, but is being explored as a property for licensing by professional and amateur groups."" However, due to enthusiastic reviews, the show opened on Broadway on March 29, 2012, at the Nederlander Theatre with an open-ended run. The show was nominated for eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, winning Best Choreography and Best Original Score. ""Newsies"" gave its final Broadway performance on"
"10, 2006. Its cast included Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, Skylar Astin and John Gallagher Jr. while its creative team comprised director Michael Mayer and choreographer Bill T. Jones. The original Broadway production won eight Tony Awards, including Tonys for Best Musical, Direction, Book, Score and Featured Actor. The production also garnered four Drama Desk Awards, while its original cast album received a Grammy Award. In addition, the show was revived in 2015 on Broadway and garnered three Tony Award nominations, among other honors. The success of the Broadway production has spawned several other productions worldwide, including various US productions, a"
"on Broadway on November 8, 2007 to mixed reviews. The Broadway production closed on January 4, 2009 after 30 previews and 484 performances. A U.S. tour started on September 29, 2009 in Providence, Rhode Island. A revised version of the show opened in London's West End at the Garrick Theatre on 10 October 2017 (after a tryout at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle) to positive reviews. After the success of his 2001 musical, ""The Producers"", based on Brooks' earlier film of the same name, Brooks decided to create a musical based on another of his successful films. Brooks and Meehan (the"
"a one-act version of the stage musical (based on the adaptation) was made available on August 10, 2018 for licensing. Disney Theatrical Productions' ""Newsies"" debuted in cinemas on February 19, 2017. The show began previews in New York City on March 9, 1994 and officially opened at the Palace Theatre on April 18, 1994. The musical was the first Broadway adaptation by Disney, based on the 1991 animated film by Linda Woolverton and with music and lyrics by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Several new songs were written for the Broadway musical, including ""Home"", a ballad sung by"
"people during its first year, according to ""The Best of Broadway"", and averaged over $1.0 million in weekly grosses at the box office, according to ""Variety"" Magazine. ""Wicked"" was named ""Musical of the Decade"" in 2009 by ""Entertainment Weekly"" and termed ""the defining musical of the decade"" by ""The New York Times"". The San Francisco production of Wicked closed on September 5, 2010. Dromard performed as part of the ensemble (swing) in the original cast of ""Mary Poppins"" on Broadway, which premiered at the New Amsterdam Theatre. It started previews on October 14, 2006, and officially opened on November 16,"
"on October 25, 1940 and closed on March 8, 1941 after 156 performances. The musical is based on the story ""Little Joe"" by Lynn Root. Musicals Tonight! presented a staged concert of the musical at the 14th Street YMHA, New York City in October 2003. The musical was presented in a staged concert by Encores! in February 2016, starring Chuck Cooper, Norm Lewis, and LaChanze. Source: Internet Broadway Database ACT 1: ACT 2: The original Broadway characters and cast: The musical was very well received. Gerald Bordman wrote ""Wisely, everyone involved in the show rejected the easy excesses and crassness"
"The musical opened in Chicago on 18 March 2010 in previews, officially on 11 April, at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre for an extended run. This is the start of the North American multi-city tour. According to producer Eric Fellner, however, the musical ""will be here until such time as Chicago says 'go away'. ... We can only do one production at once,"" and other North American cities will have to wait until the Chicago production runs its course. Emily Skinner plays Mrs. Wilkinson, and the cast featured Tommy Batchelor, Giuseppe Bausilio, Cesar Corrales and J.P."
"generally favorable press. The New York City premiere opened at New World Stages on April 6, 2009. ""The New York Times"" called the production ""exuberantly silly"", while ""New York Post"" called it ""hilariously funny"". The show opening night cast included Sara Chase, Nick Cordero, Demond Green, Matthew Saldivar and Nancy Opel. Erin Leigh Peck and Nicholas Rodriguez are the original understudies. The musical closed on January 2, 2010 after over 300 performances, in which the production left for a tour across the United States. Time–Life and the cast recorded and released the Original Cast Recording on April 6 in the"
"to Broadway at the St. James Theatre, and opened in April 2010. The show received mixed to positive reviews from critics, but received a rave review from ""The New York Times"". The show features all of the songs from the album ""American Idiot"", including B-sides, as well as songs from Green Day's follow-up album, ""21st Century Breakdown"". Armstrong appeared in the Broadway production as St. Jimmy multiple times. With his return in 2011, the show grossed over $1 million. ""American Idiot"" won two Tony Awards: Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Christine Jones and Best Lighting Design of a"
"due to weak ticket sales for ""Brighton Beach Memoirs"" the show closed November 1, 2009 and the planned production of ""Broadway Bound"" was canceled. The musical ""Million Dollar Quartet"" made its Broadway debut at the theatre April 11, 2010 and played through June 12, 2011. Following MDQ, ""Newsies"" opened for a limited engagement, which was subsequently converted to an open run. ""Newsies"" closed August 24, 2014, and began touring in October. A musical, ""Honeymoon in Vegas"" began previews November 18, 2014, with its official opening on January 15, 2015. ""Amazing Grace,"" played from the summer through the fall of 2015."
"for Best New Musical. The musical is currently being revived on Broadway in a production that opened on December 3, 2017 after being in previews since November 9, 2017 at the Circle in the Square Theatre. ""Once on This Island"" was originally staged at Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons, running from May 6, 1990 through May 27, 1990. The Broadway production opened on October 18, 1990 at the Booth Theatre and closed on December 1, 1991, after 469 performances and 19 previews. With direction and choreography by Graciela Daniele, the musical featured LaChanze as Ti Moune, Jerry Dixon as Daniel, Andrea Frierson"
"on April 26, 2010 by siblings Sutton Foster and Hunter Foster, with winners announced on May 17. Seven nominations each were received by the musical ""Memphis"" and the revival of ""The Royal Family"", the most of any production. ""The Scottsboro Boys"" was nominated for six awards, including Best Off-Broadway musical. Shows receiving five nominations were ""The Addams Family"", ""Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson"", ""The Orphans' Home Cycle"", and ""Promises, Promises"". ""Finian's Rainbow"", ""La Cage aux Folles"", ""Lend Me A Tenor"", and ""Sondheim on Sondheim"" each received four nominations. The Outstanding New Broadway Musical award was won by ""Memphis"", which won a"
"theater. The ""Pee-wee Herman Stage Show: The Return"" opened on January 12, 2010 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles for a limited four-week schedule. The show moved to Broadway in New York at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on November 11, 2010. Much like the original stage show, the new production revolves around Pee-wee's desire to fly. It boasts 11 actors, 20 puppets and marks the show's first production since 1982. The show has employed many of the same set artists and the musical composer from Pee-wee's original stage show as well as some of the original cast members, including Lynne"
"well as several new characters, including handyman Sergio, firefighter Phineas and a dancing-mute Bear. The revival production was produced by Scott Sanders, directed by Alex Timbers, with scenic design by David Korins and Gary Panter and original music by Jay Cotton. After several previews that began October 26, 2010, the production opened on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on November 11, 2010, playing a limited engagement through January 2, 2011. The Broadway production was produced by Scott Sanders Productions, Adam S. Gordon, Allan S. Gordon, Élan V. McAllister, Roy Miller, Carol R. Fineman, Scott Zeilinger Productions/Radio Mouse Entertainment and"
"it was one of the most expensive musicals to open on Broadway, at an estimated $25 million, and despite generally good reviews, it failed to recoup its initial investment. The show was then extremely modified for the national tour. A national tour of North America began previews at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, on July 13, 2010, with opening night on July 25. Rob Ashford is the co-director, as the Broadway creative team revised changes. The production marked the debut of an all-new Dragon, voiced off-stage by a single vocalist, with four puppeteers controlling the movements of the new"
"is loosely based on the 2002 film, Green Goblin is basically in his comic book form instead of his movie form. A Broadway musical titled """" opened at the Foxwoods Theatre in New York on June 14, 2011. The show is directed by Julie Taymor and features music by Bono and The Edge. The production stars Reeve Carney, Jennifer Damiano, T.V. Carpio and Patrick Page. The much-in-the-news troubled musical, is the most expensive piece of live theatre to date, and features high-flying action sequences and stunts. It holds the record for the most preview performances, with 182 before its opening."
"musical opened at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, starting July 31, 2010 and officially August 6 through September 25, with Susan Stroman as director and choreographer. The musical began previews on Broadway on October 7, 2010, at the Lyceum Theatre, and officially opened on October 31, 2010, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman. The Set Design was by Beowulf Boritt; Costume Design, Toni-Leslie James; Lighting Design, Ken Billington; Sound Design, Peter Hylenski; Orchestrations, Larry Hochman; Musical Arrangements, Glen Kelly; Music Direction and Vocal Arrangements, David Loud; Conducting, Paul Masse. This production closed on December 12, 2010, after 29 previews and"
"ten-year development process, the original one man show was adapted into a new musical with a book by Chazz Palminteri, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Glenn Slater, and premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse (Milburn, New Jersey) on February 4, 2016, before opening on Broadway December 1 later that year. The musical is co-directed by Robert De Niro, who directed the original film, and Jerry Zaks, who directed the one man show on Broadway in 2007. The show also features choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Tommy Mottola serves as the production's leading producer. The production includes sets by Beowulf"
"try-out at The National Theatre in Washington, D.C. The musical subsequently opened on Broadway on March 30, 2014. The musical garnered a Tony Award nomination and Outer Critics Circle nomination for Best Original Score for Kitt and Yorkey, as well as a nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress for Menzel. In 2014, Yorkey's collaborative work, with Sting and co-librettist John Logan, ""The Last Ship"" opened on Broadway. The musical is loosely based on Sting's album ""The Soul Cages"" (1990). It opened on September 29, 2014. Yorkey and Logan were nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for their"
"Zachary Bryant, Jacob Caltrider, Rocky DeHaro, Eric Dowdy, Tom Doyle, Juston Harlin, Tony Houck, Trevor Peringer, Sven Salumaa, John Whitley and Tom Zohar. That production won L.A. Stage Scene Awards for Best Musical (intimate theatre) and Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Igor Goldin). ""Yank!"" began preview performances at the Off-Broadway York Theatre on February 16, 2010 and opened on February 24. Originally slated to run through March 21, strong tickets sales led producers to extend the show through April 4. Steggert, Hernandez, Denman and Anderson all returned for this production and were joined in the cast by Andrew Durand, Zak"
"on January 2, 2011. The Broadway production received eleven Tony Award nominations, including one for Best Musical, the most of any production that season, along with the revival of ""La Cage aux Folles"". For both productions, Kuti's music has been arranged and performed by the Brooklyn-based Antibalas and featuring the tenor saxophone soloist Stuart D. Bogie. The London production, staged at the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre, began previews on November 6, 2010, with an opening night on November 16. It ran in repertoire with other National Theatre productions, and was simulcast internationally in 2011 as part of National Theatre Live."
"and Ray Meagher as Bob. The West End production closed on 31 December 2011. The musical opened on 12 October 2010 at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto as a Pre-Broadway tryout. The musical featured all of the Broadway cast with a new production team. It received largely positive reviews and strong ticket sales. The musical played for 12 weeks, a month longer than originally planned, closing on 2 January 2011. Several modifications were made to the production. ""Priscilla"" premiered on Broadway on 20 March 2011 at the Palace Theatre with previews beginning 28 February 2011. Before opening on"
"out of the production, along with original composer Laurence O'Keefe. The show premiered to scathingly poor reviews from both amateur and professional critics, who found the show drenched in insipid humour and lacking in cohesion. After its try-out run in Chicago during November 2009-January 2010 at the Chicago Theatre, the show moved to the Beacon Theater in New York, originally scheduled for additional performances for March to April 2010. The show's opening was delayed as it underwent a huge revision process, delaying the show's opening in New York from February 5 up to February 29, and was subsequently delayed twice"
"and closed January 3, 2010, running for a total of 441 performances. It starred Brian d'Arcy James in the title role, Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona, Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad, Daniel Breaker as Donkey, and John Tartaglia as Pinocchio. The Broadway production was recorded and released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital media. A North American Tour opened July 25, 2010, in Chicago. A London production opened in the West End on June 7, 2011. The musical received many Tony Award nominations and won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Costume Design. It received five Laurence Olivier Award nominations including"
"New York, New York. 2001–2002 — musical ""Nord Ost"" 2003–2004 — musical ""12 chairs"" 2005–2006 — musical CATS 2006 — ice-skating show ""Peter Pan on Ice"" 2006 — ice-skating show ""Fantasy"" 2006–2008 — musical MAMMA MIA! 2006 — ice-skating show ""Bugs Bunny on ice"" 2008 — ice-skating show ""Love story"" 2008–2010 — Disney musical ""Beauty and the Beast"" 2008–2009 — ice-skating show ""Peter Pan on ice"" 2009–2010 — arena musical on ice ""Nutcracker"" 2010–2011 — musical ZORRO 2010 — arena musical on ice ""Snow Queen"" 2011–2012 — musical The Sound of Music 2011 — arena musical on ice ""Sleeping Beauty"""
"at the Town Hall in New York City. For example, in June 2003 she appeared in ""Broadway By the Year 1925""; in March 2013 she was in ""The Broadway Musicals of 1961""; and in February 2015, she performed in ""The Broadway Musicals of 1916-1940"". She was in the American premiere at Carnegie Hall of """" (with Harvey Keitel) in 2008. Skinner played the role of ""Mrs. Wilkinson"" in ""Billy Elliot"" in Chicago, starting in March 2010, and then went on to play the same role in the Broadway production in October 2010, until it closed two years later. She reprised"
"the score on October 2, 2009, and sung by the entire company at the end of the performance. The Broadway production of the show received a total of twelve Drama Desk Award and eight Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical and acting awards for d'Arcy James, Foster and Sieber. At the Tony Awards, the entire cast performed a section of ""Freak Flag"" for the opening number medley; later on, d'Arcy James, Foster and Breaker introduced Sieber and company, who performed ""What's Up Duloc?"". The Broadway production closed on January 3, 2010, after 441 performances and 37 previews. At the time,"
"2010 and officially opened on April 29, 2010. (It was a last-minute replacement for The Roundabout Theatre Company's planned production of Terrance McNally's ""Lips Together, Teeth Apart"", which was canceled when Megan Mullally withdrew after differences with director Joe Mantello.) Following a limited engagement of 85 performances the show closed on July 11, 2010. The original cast reprised their performances in the Broadway production, Lynch returned as choreographer, and Mayer returned as director despite being caught up in rehearsals for the production of Green Day's ""American Idiot"", which he also directed. During its run, Scott was nominated for the 2010"
"by an eight-week engagement in Los Angeles. The show opened on Broadway on October 20, 1954 at the Winter Garden Theatre for a planned limited run of 152 performances. The busy 1954 Broadway season also included ""The Boy Friend"", ""Fanny"", ""Silk Stockings"" and ""Damn Yankees"". While still in tryouts, a deal was made for ""Peter Pan"" to be broadcast on the NBC anthology series ""Producers' Showcase"" on March 7, 1955, which ensured that it was a financial success despite the limited run. The revised score and Tony Award-winning performances by Martin and Cyril Ritchard made the musical a critical success,"
"by Tony Award Winner Susan Stroman at Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre. The show ran from Feb - April 18. It will be playing a follow up production at The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota July 31 - September 25. The show has received 9 Drama Desk Nominations including Best New Musical, 6 Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best New Musical and is the winner of two Lucille Lortel Awards including Outstanding New Musical and Outstanding Choreography. The show opened on Broadway October 31, 2010 after beginning previews on the 6th of that month. It closed December 12, 2010. He played the"