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Addams Family To Close New Years Eve

showbus — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:06:13 +0000

Producers have announced that The Addams Family will play its final show this New Years Eve at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. When the curtain closes for the last time, the production will have put on more than 750 performances.

Brooke Shields, who joined the cast in June of this year, will stay with the show through closing night. She is joined by Roger Rees, who plays Gomez, Brad Oscar, who portrays Uncle Fester, along with Rachel Potter, Jackie Hoffman and Zachary James who play Wednesday, Grandma and Lurch respectively.

The Addams Family features an original story. It’s every parent’s nightmare. Your little girl has suddenly become a young woman, and what’s worse, has fallen deliriously in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. Yes, Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has a “normal” boyfriend, and for parents Gomez and Morticia, it’s a shocking development that turns the Addams house upside down when they are forced to host a dinner for the young man and his parents.

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Brooke Shields Extends In The Addams Family

showbus — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:51:13 +0000

She was originally set to exit on October 30th. But now Brooke Shields will stay on as Morticia in The Addams Family through the end of the year, making her final appearance on New Year’s Eve.

Shields joined the show in June of this year, replacing Bebe Neuwirth who originated the Morticia role when The Addams Family opened in 2010. Shields is no stranger to The Great White Way. Her career has included appearances in Chicago, Cabaret, Grease and Wonderful Town. Of course she’s also well known for her long screen career, including memorable roles in films like Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love, and in TV’s Suddenly Susan.

This Broadway adaptation of The Addams Family features an original story. It’s every parent’s nightmare. Your little girl has suddenly become a young woman, and what’s worse, has fallen deliriously in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. Yes, Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has a “normal” boyfriend, and for parents Gomez and Morticia, it’s a shocking development that turns the Addams house upside down when they are forced to host a dinner for the young man and his parents.

If you’d like to see Brooke Shields and The Addams Family with us, it’s as simple as clicking here. We’d love to have you join us!

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Brooke Shields Prepares for The Addams Family

showbus — Fri, 20 May 2011 12:20:45 +0000

In just a little over 5 weeks from now on June 28th, Brooke Shields will take over Bebe Neuwirth’s role of Morticia in The Addams Family. And as you can see from this picture, she’s made quite a convincing transformation!

Broadway’s incarnation of The Addams Family features an original story. It’s every parent’s nightmare. Your little girl has suddenly become a young woman, and what’s worse, has fallen deliriously in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. Yes, Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has a “normal” boyfriend, and for parents Gomez and Morticia, it’s a shocking development that turns the Addams house upside down when they are forced to host a dinner for the young man and his parents.

This is not Shields’ first gig on The Great White Way. She has made appearances in Chicago, Cabaret, Grease and Wonderful Town. Of course she’s also well known for her long screen career, including memorable roles in films like Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love, and in TV’s Suddenly Susan.

To see Brooke Shields in The Addams Family with us, simply click here to book a date after June 28th.

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Brooke Shields Coming To The Addams Family

showbus — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:14:20 +0000

Word out of Broadway today is that Brooke Shields will be joining the cast of The Addams Family on June 28th. Shields will take over the role of Morticia after current star Bebe Neuwirth departs on June 26th.

Shields is no stranger to The Great White Way. Her career has included appearances in Chicago, Cabaret, Grease and Wonderful Town. Of course she’s also well known for her long screen career, including memorable roles in films like Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love, and in TV’s Suddenly Susan.

Based on the iconic characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, and rekindling the flame of the old 1960s TV show, The Addams Family features an original story. It’s every parent’s nightmare. Your little girl has suddenly become a young woman, and what’s worse, has fallen deliriously in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. Yes, Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has a “normal” boyfriend, and for parents Gomez and Morticia, it’s a shocking development that turns the Addams house upside down when they are forced to host a dinner for the young man and his parents.

To see Brooke Shields in The Addams Family, simply click here to book a date after June 28th.

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Big Holiday Weekend On Broadway

showbus — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:43:39 +0000

Holiday weekends are always a big time on Broadway, and Thanksgiving 2010 was no exception. Three shows set new box office records at their respective theatres last week. Perennial favorites Wicked and The Lion King were both in the $2,000,000 range at the Gershwin and Minksoff theatres. And holiday newcomer Elf set a record at the Al Hirschfeld at nearly a million and a half. The Addams Family and Jersey Boys rounded out the top five for the biggest box office takes.

A couple of other holiday bright lights were Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice at the Broadhurst, and the debut of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark at the recently re-named Foxwoods Theatre.

Losers included Elling, starring Brendan Fraser. The show closed just one week after opening night, the result of disappointing attendance and mixed reviews. Colin Quinn: Long Story Short and A Free Man of Color also played to houses that were less than half full.

If you’d like to brighten your holiday season with a trip to The Great White Way this year, simply click any show name above to book your tour with us.

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Spotlight On The Addams Family

showbus — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:12:58 +0000

We’re getting a lot of positive feedback from people who join us to see Broadway’s The Addams Family, starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. And it turns out it’s not just our travelers who like this zany musical. Last week it was in the top five highest grossing shows on Broadway again – despite the fact that it’s been playing now for more than 7 months. People still love this show!

Here’s a video clip from this hilarious musical comedy:

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Last Week’s Best On Broadway

showbus — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:19:11 +0000

It was a busy week on Broadway last week and we thought we’d share with you the shows that were the most popular among theatre enthusiasts. There were no real surprises on the list of shows taking in the most money, though The Addams Family, starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, is a new entry to that list. Here’s a look at the most popular shows for the week ending April 18th by gross receipts:

Wicked
The Lion King
The Addams Family
Billy Elliot
Jersey Boys

Rating the shows on the percentage of theatre seats filled last week, Wicked, Billy Elliot and The Lion King were all at 97% or better. Rounding out the top five on this list were Denzel Washington in Fences and the Broadway play Red.

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The Addams Family Comes To Broadway

showbus — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:59:18 +0000

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember The Addams Family television show in the mid 1960s, starring John Astin and Carolyn Jones. Now that same macabre crew has come to Broadway with Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth in the starring roles of Gomez and Morticia.

The new Broadway adaptation of The Addams Family features an original story. It’s every parent’s nightmare. Your little girl has suddenly become a young woman, and what’s worse, has fallen deliriously in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. Yes, Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has a “normal” boyfriend, and for parents Gomez and Morticia, it’s a shocking development that turns the Addams house upside down when they are forced to host a dinner for the young man and his parents.

Previews for The Addams Family are on now at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, with opening night set for April 8th. And naturally, we’ve got your tickets! To see the show with us, simply click here.

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The ShowBus Buzz

showbus — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:25:28 +0000

Finian’s Rainbow
The St. James Theatre will be home to this Fall’s Broadway revival of Finian’s Rainbow. Set in the mythical southern state of Missitucky, Finian’s Rainbow pits a charming Irish dreamer and his headstrong daughter against the host of complications that await them in their newly adopted land: a bigoted southern Senator, a credit crisis, a pesky leprechaun and, of course, a complicated love affair that gives birth to some of the most witty, charming and heartfelt songs ever written for the stage.

Here’s a little video preview of what you can expect in this widely anticipated revival:
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Watch for previews of Finian’s Rainbow to begin on October 8th with opening night at the St. James Theatre on October 29th.

The Addams Family
Last May we told you about the upcoming Broadway production of The Addams Family starring Broadway veterans Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. At that time, we couldn’t tell you exactly when the show would open, or where it would open. Today we’re happy to say that those details have now been firmed up.

Watch for The Addams Family to begin previews at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on March 4th with an April 8th opening to follow.

The Addams Family features a book by the Jersey Boys team of Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Choreography is by Sergio Trujillo, known for his work in Next to Normal and Jersey Boys.

9 To 5 Closing
It’s a premature Broadway curtain call for 9 To 5: The Musical as the show prepares to go dark after its final performance at the Marquis Theatre on September 6th. Inspired by the 1980s film of the same name, 9 To 5 will have lasted only 24 previews and 148 performances when it closes its doors Labor Day weekend. The good news is that there’s still time to see the show! If you’d like to catch it with us before it’s gone, simply click here.

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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.

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