SPECTACULAR SIX - SHOW SEASON ANNOUNCED FOR
THE 2000 - 2001 HOUSTON BROADWAY SERIES
SEASON PACKAGES ON SALE NOW!
HOUSTON, TX - The Houston Broadway Series, presented by the Society for the Performing Arts proudly opens the
curtain on a star studded, six - show season. Filled with accolades and award - winning productions, the 2000 - 2001
Millennium Season opens with the 1999 Tony Award - Winning Best Musical Revival ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, starring
Marilu Henner, followed by the nine time Tony Award - Winning FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, starring Theodore
Bikel.....THE CIVIL WAR, the 1999 Tony Award Nominee for Best Musical starring Larry Gatlin.....The Tony Nominated
Musical THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS starring Ann - Margret.....an all new, lavish production of
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA.....plus the runaway hit SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER.
Season packages are on sale now. For additional information, or to subscribe to the Houston Broadway Series, please call
the Houston Broadway Series Season Ticket Office at 713-622-SHOW (7469).
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April 25 - 30, 2000
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October 24 - 29, 2000
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ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
Starring Marilu Henner
December 19 - 24, 2000
JONES HALL
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, winner of the 1999 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival will star Marilu Henner as
Sharpshooter Annie Oakley in this rip roaring, award winning musical on December 19 - 24, 2000 at the Jones Hall.
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN features some of the best songs ever written for the Broadway stage, by legendary composer
Irving Berlin, including: “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “I Got the Sun in the Morning,” “Doin’ What Comes
Natur’lly,” “You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun,” “They Say It’s Wonderful” and “Anything You Can Do.”
Stage, screen and television actress Marilu Henner who stars as Annie Oakley returned to the Broadway stage with rave
reviews as “Chicago’s Roxie Hart.” Previous Broadway credits include: “Social Security,” “Pal Joey,” “Over Here” and
“Grease.” She can be seen in the motion picture “Man On The Moon” starring Jim Carrey and has starred in 13 other feature
films including “L.A. Story” with Steve Martin, “Noises Off” with Michael Caine, “Blood Brothers” with Richard Gere, two
top - rated TV series - “Taxi” and “Evening Shade.” Marilu is a best - selling author with five titles to her credit.
This hoop - hollerin’ musical adventure is directed by Graciela Daniele with choreography by Graciela Daniele and Jeff
Calhoun; costumes by William Ivey Long; sets by Tony Walton; a revised script by Peter Stone and musical supervision by
John McDaniel.
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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Starring Theodore Bikel
January 23 - 28, 2001
JONES HALL
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, a celebration of life, love, family and, of course, tradition will play Jones Hall January 23 - 28,
2001. Starring Theodore Bikel, (the consummate Teyve) this ageless musical leaves audiences singing, dancing and full of
wonder at the strength and beauty of the human spirit. Featuring the enduring classics “Sunrise Sunset,” “Tradition,” “If I Were
a Rich Man,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” “To Life,” and many more. During its lifetime FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has
accumulated enough Tony Awards, Oscars, New York Drama Critics’ Awards and accolades to attract over 100 million
theatre and film enthusiasts.
Based on the stories of Russian - born Sholom Aleichem, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF unfolds in Anatevka, an impoverished
village in Czarist Russia, minutes before the Revolution. The story focuses on Tevye and his five daughters. The story’s lesson
speaks to the world and its generations to come. Sholom Aleichem once characterized his own work as “laughter through
tears.” That is exactly the essence of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.” Perhaps that is the essence of life.
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THE CIVIL WAR
Starring Larry Gatlin
April 10 - 15, 2001
JONES HALL
THE CIVIL WAR, Frank Wildhorn’s most ambitious composition to date, starring country legend and Grammy Award
winner, Larry Gatlin, will play Jones Hall April 10 - 15, 2001.
THE CIVIL WAR, a sweeping musical of love and life, inspired by the passion and turmoil of the men and women who
defined a nation, was first staged at the Alley Theatre in 1997. It played on Broadway in the spring of 1999 to enthusiastic
popular response, and received three Tony Award nominations. In addition, two popular recordings, “The Civil War - The
Complete Work” and “The Civil War - The Nashville Sessions,” were released by Atlantic Records in 1998.
Frank Wildhorn is the popular American Broadway composer of the wildly successful Jekyll & Hyde and The Scarlet
Pimpernel, and the Creative Director of Atlantic Theatre / Atlantic Records. In 1999, he became the first American composer
in twenty - two years to have three shows running simultaneously on Broadway.
Gatlin’s talent has brought him many rewards, including international fame, a Grammy, a truckload of Number One songs, a
starring role on Broadway, two films and treks around the world entertaining military personnel via USO tours. Larry starred
in the Tony Award Winning Musical The Will Rogers Follies followed by the national road tour of Follies. In 1994 he
launched Alive and Well in Bristol, PA, a musical he had written and scored and in 1998 he premiered his second musical,
Texas Flyer, in Bristol, followed by another successful engagement in Houston. In 1998 his autobiography “All The Gold in
California” was in bookstores around the nation.
Directed by Stephen Rayne, THE CIVIL WAR’s creative collaboration also includes: musical staging by Peter Pucci (The
Joffrey Ballet’s Billboards, Pilobolus Dance Company); scenic design by Douglas W. Schmidt (original Broadway
productions of Grease, They’re Playing our Song, and the upcoming firm version of The Fantasticks); lighting design by
Howell Binkley (Kiss of the Spider Woman); costume design by Christine Hanak (NETworks’ current touring production of
Show Boat); projections by Wendall K. Harrington (The Who’s Tommy, Ragtime); and orchestrations by Kim Scharnberg
(Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel).
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DAME EDNA
The Royal Tour
June 5 - 10, 2001
JONES HALL
Houston: She’s wild. She’s wicked. She’s wonderful. She’s Australian superstar and international entertainment phenomenon Dame Edna.
This fabulous star of stage, television and screen has dazzled audiences the world over with her unique brand of interactive humor.
Much to the delight of her numerous fans, the Houston Broadway Series brings this special engagement of Dame Edna: The Royal Tour for
its Houston premiere at Jones Hall from June 5 - 10, 2001.
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ANN - MARGRET
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS
Starring Ann - Margret
June 19 - 24, 2001
JONES HALL
The voluptuous Ann - Margret stars in Broadway’s sexiest musical, THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, at
Jones Hall, June 19 - 24, 2001.
The rousing musical tale of Miss Mona’s Chicken Ranch brothel in Gilbert Texas (for more than a century) is an exuberant,
naughty riot full of hilarious scenes and musical numbers as nosey TV reporter “Watchdog” discovers the Chicken Ranch and
demands its closing.
The glamorous and versatile Ann-Margret makes her musical comedy stage debut as Miss Mona in THE BEST LITTLE
WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS. She is one of America’s most honored stars with two Academy Award nominations for Mike
Nichol’s Carnal Knowledge and Tommy; six Emmy nominations, including Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story, The
Two Mrs. Grenvilles and A Streetcar Named Desire; five Golden Globe awards and three “Female Star of the Year” awards
from the United Motion Pictures Association. Among her many other credits are the films Bye, Bye, Birdie, Viva Las Vegas,
Grumpy Old Men and Any Given Sunday and the TV films Scarlett, Showtime’s The Happy Face Murders and NBC’s mini
- series The Tenth Kingdom.
Ann - Margret Live On Stage
Winner of two Tony awards and seven nominations, THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, written by Texans
Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and originally choreographed by Tommy Tune, features brilliantly inventory showmanship
and an exhilarating score by Carol Hall who is writing brand new music exclusively for Ann - Margret.
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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
CINDERELLA
July 24 - 29, 2001
THE WORTHAM CENTER
Starring Eartha Kitt as The Fairy Godmother,
Deborah Gibson as Cinderella, and Paolo Montalban as The Prince
The prince is giving a ball and everyone is invited to join the all new stage production of CINDERELLA at Jones Hall, July 10
- 15, 2001. The magic of this enchanting fairy tale comes to life in a spectacular stage fantasy filled with timeless characters,
irresistible romance and the unforgettable songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein - all brought together with the kind of dazzling
stagecraft that will leave audiences happily ever after.
Originally presented on television in 1957, starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA was the most
widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful
in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams - come true. A second remake in 1997 renewed the
show’s timeless magic once again. Adapted for the stage with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of
children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits.
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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
July 31 - August 5, 2001
THE WORTHAM CENTER
Based on the tremendously successful 1977 movie of the same name, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, the musical, is a
runaway Broadway hit! SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER opens at The Wortham Center on July 24th and runs through August 5th, 2001.
The soundtrack from the movie is one of the largest selling movie soundtracks ever. With eight #1 hits from the Bee Gees and
other artists, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER was the film that launched the disco craze of the ‘70s. With such songs as Night
Fever, Disco Inferno, Stayin’ Alive, More Than a Woman, Tragedy, How Deep is Your Love and Nights on Broadway,
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER remains as fresh today as it was in 1977. In addition, the Bee Gees have contributed two new
songs exclusively for the stage version.
John Travolta, star of the movie SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER with Marilu Henner, star of this season's Broadway Hit ANNIE GET YOUR
GUN
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is all about the thrill and release of dance. Arlene Phillips, the renowned choreographer makes
her Broadway debut as director and choreographer with SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. She has choreographed feature
films, television, music videos, commercials, concert arenas and for the stage and has been nominated for an Emmy, a Tony,
an Olivier and an MTV award. In SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER the story is the star, dance, its reason for being.
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is the story of Tony Manero, a 20 year old guy with a dead - end job, a desire to escape the
confines of his family and find himself a larger stage on which he might shine and break free.
The New York Times says of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, the musical: “If you fancy disco dancing on stage, and you
want to end up dancing in the aisles, this is the musical for you.”
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A renewal order form has been mailed to current Houston Broadway Series Season Ticket holders, which will
allow them a priority opportunity to renew their current seat locations for each show on the series before May 26,
2000. In addition, new orders are also being taken by mail, phone 713-622-SHOW (7469) and fax 713-621-2938.
Seat locations will be confirmed once the current Season renewal deadline has passed.
Season tickets are available at this time. On sale dates for individual shows will be announced in the coming
months. Houston Broadway Series Season Ticket holders are assured the best seats at the best prices, guaranted
same seat locations for each show, ticket exchange privileges, lost ticket insurance and priority ticket offerings on
“special engagements.” Season ticket prices for the six - show 2000 - 2001 Houston Broadway Series range from
$182.78 - $339.26 depending upon performance time, date and seat location.
For more information or to purchase season packages, please call the Houston Broadway Series Ticket Office at
713-622-SHOW (7469), Monday to Friday between the hours of 10:00am - 5:00pm or subscribe anytime day or
night by using our state of the art Subscription Hotline. This new interactive phone system is accessible 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week and is courtesy of Lucent Technologies, the Official Communications Technology sponsor of
the Broadway Series. The 2000 - 2001 Houston Broadway Series is presented by The Society for the Performing
Arts.
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