SPRING AWAKENING
Broadway Across America
www.broadwayacrossamerica.com
2008 - 2009 SEASON
HOUSTON
BROADWAY SHOWS
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January 6 -
18, 2009
Hobby Center -
Sarofim Hall
800 Bagby Street, Houston TX 77002-2525
Hobby Center Box Office: 713-635-4000 or
call Ticketmaster: 713-629-3700
Duration: 2 Hours and 15 minutes.
AGE APPROPRIATENESS: Mature, nudity, strong language, sexual situations
Winner of 8 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL! Broadway's most talked
about new musical is now the biggest Tony Award Winner in years. SPRING
AWAKENING is the groundbreaking fusion of morality, sexuality and rock & roll
that has awakened Broadway like no other musical in years. SPRING
AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a
power, a poignancy and a passion you will never forget. We agree with the
New York Times "Broadway may never be the same again!"
"HAUNTING AND ELECTRIFYING! This brave new musical has a shivery sensual allure unmatched by anything in the theatre right now" - Charles Isherwood, The New York Times.
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A BRONX TALE
February 3 - February 8, 2009
Hobby Center -
Sarofim Hall
800 Bagby Street, Houston TX 77002-2525
Hobby Center Box Office: 713-635-4000 or
call Ticketmaster: 713-629-3700
Duration: 90 minutes.
AGE APPROPRIATENESS: Teens & Up
Chazz Palminteri brings 18 characters to vivid life in this
gripping tale of a rough childhood on the Bronx streets. A BRONX TALE was first
mounted Off-Broadway in 1989 and helped establish Palminteri as a writer and
actor with a distinct voice. After starring in a feature film adaptation
alongside Robert DeNiro, Palminteri brings his original one-man play to a city
near you with direction by fourtime Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks.
A Note from Chazz: A BRONX TALE is a fictionalized story based on a true
incident. When I was a young boy growing up in the Bronx, I witnessed a man
shoot another man right in front of me while I was sitting on my stoop. At that
time, I thought they were fighting over the parking space in front of my
building. I never did find out what they were fighting over, but it doesn't
matter now anyway. That incident was how A BRONX TALE began.
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February 24 - March 7, 2009
Hobby Center -
Sarofim Hall
800 Bagby Street, Houston TX 77002-2525
Hobby Center Box Office: 713-635-4000 or
call Ticketmaster: 713-629-3700
Duration: 2 hours & 45 minutes
AGE APPROPRIATENESS: All Ages
You’ll believe a car can fly! CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG is everything you could
want in a musical – and more. Sensational sets, stunning special effects, an
irresistible story, and an unforgettable Sherman Brothers score, including
memorable classics like “Truly Scrumptious”, “Hushabye Mountain”, and, of
course, the Oscar®-nominated title song, all add up to a Broadway blockbuster
the whole family will love.
The enthralling adventure of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the magical car that sails
the seas and flies through the air, has been a family favorite since the
original motion picture captivated the world’s imagination in 1968. Chitty's
eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts, and his children, Jemima and Jeremy, join
the truly scrumptious Truly Scrumptious and kooky Grandpa Potts in outwitting
the dastardly Baron and Baroness of Vulgaria in their attempt to steal the
flying car for themselves.
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THE WIZARD OF OZ
April 7 - 19, 2009
Hobby Center - Sarofim Hall
800 Bagby Street, Houston TX 77002-2525
Hobby Center Box Office: 713-635-4000 or
call Ticketmaster: 713-629-3700
AGE APPROPRIATENESS: All Ages
There truly is no place like home as the wonderful WIZARD OF OZ twists its
way to a city near you! The entire family will be captivated as they travel down
the Yellow Brick Road and beyond with Dorothy, Toto and their friends in this
lavish production featuring breathtaking special effects, dazzling choreography
and classic songs.
A spectacular celebration of the iconic 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland, THE
WIZARD OF OZ will blow you away from the moment the tornado touches down and
transports you to a dazzling art deco Oz, complete with munchkins and flying
monkeys. Don’t miss this chance to travel Over the Rainbow and experience THE
WIZARD OF OZ on stage
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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
May 26 - June 7, 2009
Hobby Center -
Sarofim Hall
800 Bagby Street, Houston TX 77002-2525
Hobby Center Box Office: 713-635-4000 or
call Ticketmaster: 713-629-3700
Duration: 2 hours & 50 minutes
AGE APPROPRIATENESS: Family
Tevye, humble milkman, harried husband and devoted father to five
marriageable daughters, invites us into his little village of Anatevka. Here,
there is a tradition for everything – how to eat, how to wear clothes, how to
pray, how to marry...all of which are happily imparted by our earthy philosopher
as he draws us into FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. It is a remarkable journey traveling
through secret love, forbidden betrothal, weddings, devotion and forgiveness,
tempered by rejection, oppression and imminent revolution. And, emerging through
it all, we find the humor, strength and perseverance of Tevye and his people,
reminding us of life’s never-ending circle.
Never has any other musical so magically woven music, dance, poignancy and
laughter into such an electrifying and unforgettable experience. Based on the
stories of Sholom Aleichem, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has been lauded by critics again
and again, and won the hearts of people all around the world. Filled with a
rousing, heartwarming score, which includes “Tradition,” “Matchmaker,
Matchmaker,” “If I Were A Rich Man” and “Sunrise, Sunset,” FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
is a timeless classic. Relive a glorious tradition of the musical theatre with
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
July 8 - August 2, 2009
Hobby Center -
Sarofim Hall
800 Bagby Street, Houston TX 77002-2525
Hobby Center Box Office: 713-635-4000 or
call Ticketmaster: 713-629-3700
Duration: 2 hours & 27 minutes
AGE APPROPRIATENESS: All Ages
With some of the most lavish sets, costumes and special effects ever to have been created for the stage, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA directed by Harold Prince traces the tragic love story of a beautiful opera singer and a young composer shamed by his physical appearance into a shadowy existence beneath the majestic Paris Opera House. Adapted from Gaston Leroux’s classic novel of mystery and suspense, this award-winning musical has woven its magical spell over standing room audiences in more than 100 cities worldwide and is now the longest-running show in Broadway history.
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