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Upcoming & Outgoing on Broadway

showbus — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:31:24 +0000

Million Dollar Quartet Announces Opening Dates
We’ve told you previously here about the upcoming Broadway show, Million Dollar Quartet. The fifties musical is based on the famous 1956 recording session that brought together four of rock ‘n’ roll’s all time greatest artists, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. The show recreates that legendary session, bringing to the Broadway stage such early rock mega-hits as Blue Suede Shoes, Great Balls of Fire, I Walk The Line, Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Folsom Prison Blues and many more.

Now producers have firmed up dates for the show, announcing that previews will begin on March 13th, with opening night set for April 11th at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre. You can be sure that ShowBus will have tickets as soon as they are available.

Valerie Harper Coming to Broadway
Television’s Emmy award winning Rhoda is headed to the stage in 2010. Valerie Harper will star as force-of-nature celebrity Tallulah Bankhead in the new comedy Looped. Harper will play Bankhead near the end of her career when she is called in to loop a line of dialogue for what would ultimately be her last movie.

Previews for Looped will begin on February 19th with opening night scheduled for March 14th at the Lyceum Theatre.

Godspell Broadway Bound – Again
The plan was for the revival of Godspell to make its way to Broadway in September of 2008. That plan fell through, but producer Ken Davenport now says that the musical is back on track for a return to The Great White Way during the 2010-2011 season. This will be the first Godspell revival since its original Broadway debut more than 30 years ago. That production played more than 500 performances and won critical acclaim. We’ll keep you posted as firmer dates become available for Godspell.

Show Closings
Despite record holiday season box office numbers for Broadway in general, a number of shows have recently closed or are set to close as the new year begins. Already dark are A Steady Rain, Hamlet and The Royal Family. Closing on January 3rd are Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts and Shrek The Musical. Burn The Floor, which had previously announced an extension to February 14th has now returned to its original closing date of January 10th. And finally, January 24th will mark the closing of Bye Bye Birdie which was panned by critics.

And that’s today’s ShowBus Buzz. Check back soon for our next blog update.

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New Stars, New Shows…

showbus — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:29:59 +0000

Jerry Springer on Broadway?
You read it right! Controversial TV talk show host Jerry Springer is coming to Broadway on August 18th to play the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago. Springer played the same role earlier this summer in the London productions of the show. But tomorrow night he makes his debut in The Big Apple! This is strictly a limited engagement for the notorious TV talker, running only through September 6th, with nights off on August 24th and 31st. Chicago, now featuring Jerry Springer, makes its home at Broadway’s Ambassador Theatre.

La Cage aux Folles
It’s official. The latest revival of La Cage aux Folles is coming to Broadway’s Shubert Theatre next Spring. The original production debuted back in 1983 when it was the recipient of 6 Tony Awards, including one for Best Musical. The show briefly returned to Broadway in 2004, but it closed after fewer than 8 months, the result of mixed reviews. This latest incarnation has been playing at the West End’s Playhouse Theatre since October of 2008. But watch for it to make its move to the Shubert on April 18, 2010.

New Shows!
We’ve been busy the last week or so adding several new Broadway productions to the list of shows that we’ll be traveling to this Fall. Most of these will begin previews in the next month, including:

Bye Bye Birdie (previews begin 9/10)
Hamlet (previews begin 9/12)
Superior Donuts (previews begin 9/16)
Memphis: A New Musical (previews begin 9/23)
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (previews begin2/25/10)

One new show that’s already playing on The Great White Way is a dazzling new musical called Burn The Floor. Watch this video clip to see the captivating intensity of this production that’s playing now at the Longacre Theatre:
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So Long Avenue Q
After marking it’s sixth anniversary just last month, Avenue Q has announced that it will close its doors at Broadway’s Golden Theatre on Sunday, September 13th. On that day, it will have played more than 2500 regular performances and grossed more than $117,000,000.

And that’s today’s ShowBus Buzz. Be sure to check back soon for our next Broadway update.

The ShowBus Team
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New Shows, New Stars

showbus — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:46:00 +0000

Superior Donuts
There’s a new production on the horizon from the playwright who brought us August: Osage County. Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts is scheduled to begin previews on Broadway on October 1st. As of this writing, no theatre has yet been named. The story, which takes place in Chicago, revolves around the unlikely friendship between a withdrawn ex-hippie donut-shop owner and his brash, bright-eyed young African-American employee. Casting for Superior Donuts has yet to be announced, but you can be sure you’ll read about it here when the roles are cast.

The Addams Family

Nathan Lane & Bebe Neuwirth

How’s this for a pairing? Broadway stars Nathan Lane and newlywed Bebe Neuwirth are set to play the leading roles of Gomez and Morticia when the new musical version of The Addams Family begins previews next March. Both Lane and Neuwirth are two-time Tony Award winners, Lane for his roles in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum and The Producers, Neuwirth for her performances in Sweet Charity and Chicago. At this writing, no theatre has been announced for The Addams Family.

The Little Mermaid
There’s a new prince and a new princess coming to Disney’s production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway. Chelsea Morgan Stock will take over the role of Ariel from Sierra Boggess on June 2nd, while Drew Seeley assumes the role of Prince Eric from Sean Palmer on June 9th. The Little Mermaid is on now at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

And that’s today’s buzz from Broadway. Join us later this week for our next blog update.

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