BROADWAY IN HOUSTON
2003 - 2004 SEASON SCHEDULE

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The 2003 - 2004 Broadway in Houston Season raises the curtain on a sensational Six - Show package, which includes the THE GRADUATE Starring Jerry Hall, Broadway's Hit Musical Comedy THE FULL MONTY, the New Mel Brooks' Musical THE PRODUCERS, Broadway's Tony Award-winning Musical Phenomenon URINETOWN, the 2001 Tony Award Best Musical Revival 42nd STREET, and a true Broadway Classic OKLAHOMA!

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All shows at the HOBBY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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Broadway In Houston 2003 - 2004 Opening Performance

THE GRADUATE

Now, Broadway's smash-hit comedy is here. THE GRADUATE stars Supermodel and Mick Jagger's ex-wife, the sexy Jerry Hall, who is Texas born and bred. The Hollywood film starred Dustin Hoffman as college graduate Benjamin Braddock. This hilarious coming-of-age story about an innocent college grad who is seduced by an older woman, Mrs. Robinson, and then falls in love with her daughter, Elaine, has been called "a sensational triumph, rich, full and funny!"

For mature audiences. Contains Nudity.

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THE FULL MONTY
November 4 - 16, 2003

Broadway's Hit Musical Comedy

THE FULL MONTY is Broadway's smash hit musical about six good buddies whose desperate plan to get their lives back together requires them to triumph over their fears, their nerves and their clothes.
Nominated for 10 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, THE FULL MONTY features a new book by Tony Award® winner Terrence McNally, music and lyrics by pop composer David Yazbek, and direction by Jack O'Brien.

USA Today proclaims THE FULL MONTY "one of the most entertaining and exhilarating productions you'll ever see!" For a truly original musical comedy, you've gotta go for THE FULL MONTY!
USA TODAY SAYS THE FULL MONTY IS ... "One of the most entertaining and exhilarating productions you're likely to see."

PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FULL MONTY!

"I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS SHOW. I HAD A PERMANENT SMILE ON MY FACE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PERFORMANCE! I SAW IT IN NY AND I AM GOING TO SEE IT AGAIN WHEN THE SHOW COMES TO MIAMI! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SEEING THE FULL MONTY!" - Steve

"I loved it! I saw the commercial on TV one night, otherwise I probably never would have gone. I went alone and loved it so much I took my sister-in-law to the San Diego show a month later. Now she loves it! The cast both times were amazing and entertaining and I can't wait to see them again!" - Maria

"Saw it on Broadway - Wonderful, Wonderful - can't wait to see it in Houston in 2004!" -Quentin

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THE PRODUCERS

The New Mel Brooks Musical

February 3 - 22, 2004

"It is, to put it simply, the real thing: a big Broadway book musical that is so ecstatically drunk on its powers to entertain that it leaves you delirious."
-- Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"The funniest, most fearlessly irreverent thing I have ever seen on a Broadway stage."
-- Elysa Gardner, USA Today

Everything you've heard is true! "Mel Brooks has put the comedy back into musical comedy. The Producers is the funniest, most fearlessly irreverent thing ever seen on stage!" (USA Today). And now you can experience the biggest Tony Award® winner in Broadway history when it comes to your town! Directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award® winner Susan Stroman (Crazy For You, Contact, The Music Man). The New York Times raves " The Producers is a blissful spectacle that will leave you delirious!"

THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical!

"I laughed until I hurt. This Production is the funniest thing I have ever seen. I often forgot that it was not Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. THEY ARE TERRIFIC. "

"We had such a good time at this production. In this time of uncertainty and discord, it was great to laugh. My husband & I enjoyed everything from the music to the actors (leads and supporting cast) to the atmosphere. Thanks for a well needed fun night out." - Leslie

"Best show I've ever seen. Absolutely, positively hilarious. I could see it again and again."

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It's simply the story of two kids who fall in love in a city in the middle of a water shortage…

A terrible draught has crippled the Gotham-like town where all the toilets are owned by a corrupt corporation. The citizenry must use public, pay-for-use amenities - a privilege which is expensive, draining and dangerous - THIS is the setting for
URINETOWN: The Musical. A tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution in a time when water is worth its very weight in gold , URINETOWN has been hailed by The New York Times as "Extraordinary, hilarious and entirely original…simply the most galvanizing theatre experience in town."

Fresh, witty and endlessly entertaining - URINETOWN is exactly what you've been waiting for! Don't miss the 2002 Tony Triple Crown winner - Best Music and Lyrics, Best Book and Best Direction!!!

PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT URINETOWN!

"Urinetown was a surprisingly uplifting and hilarious play. I'd recommend it to all playgoers."

BROADWAY RAZZLE-DAZZLE AT ITS BEST!" Jeffrey Lyons, WNBC-TV
"AN ABSOLUTE KNOCKOUT! 42ND STREET is back - from grand effect to minute detail,
executed with savvy and sensitivity. As I write this the songs are
buzzing in my head, and my feet have to be restrained from tapping." John Simon, New York Magazine

42nd STREET is back, in a great big, smiling, sparkling, tapping, back-flippin, production that earned the 2001 Tony Award® for Best Musical Revival.

42ND STREET tells the timeless, inspiring tale of adorable Peggy Sawyer's rise from chorine to Broadway star.

And those songs! "Lullaby of Broadway," "We're in the Money," "You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me," "Dames," "I Only Have Eyes For You," and the spectacular title number, danced down a flight of steps that lights up as brightly as the faces of the cast.

PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT 42ND STREET!

"Saw 42nd Street last night at the Benedum Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA. It was wonderful! My husband and I enjoyed it! The tap dancing was great! Didn't know so many people could still do that art and so well! The energy level was unbelievable and all the main characters were bright and shone like stars. The black cat was a hit with all who sat around us. What an "actor." The costumes were fantastic and this will be a favorite of mine for years to come. We need more theatre like this! BRAVO to all in the company."

"Absolutely wonderful. Can't get the music out of my mind."

"42nd Street was one of the best shows I have seen in a long time. The dancing was incredible. I say after the show was over with I was dancing in the lobby. The woman who I saw that night understudying the part of Peggy Sawyer was Cara Copper she was fantastic and the rest of the cast was incredible. The costumes were dazzling. "

"I thoroughly enjoyed 42nd Street. The dancing was awesome. Made me wish I could come back as a dancer in my next life."

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Broadway in Houston 2003 - 2004 Season Tickets on Sale Now!
Season tickets are on sale now for the spectacular 2003 - 2004 Broadway in Houston Season.
Click on www.broadwayacrossamerica.com to purchase tickets.

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Houston's newest series will be the talk of the town by giving you the chance to spend an evening with some of the most celebrated personalities today.

LIZ SMITH, "The Grand Dame of Dish"
September 3, 2003 - 7:30pm
Tickets on Sale Date: 08/03/03

JOHN WATERS, MARC SHAIMAN, SCOTT WITTMAN
"The Creative Minds Behind HAIRSPRAY"
November 17, 2003 - 7:30pm
Tickets on Sale Date: 08/03/03

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