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BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA - HOUSTON: 2009 SEASON Cadillac Broadway Across America Houston welcomes the new year with the Tony Award winning musical SPRING AWAKENING presented from January 6-18, 2009. Winner of 8 Tony Awards Broadway's most talked about new musical is now the biggest Tony Award Winner in years. Next is Chazz Palminteri's A BRONX TALE which will be shown from February 3-8, 2009. The enthralling adventure of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG will make you believe a car can fly! And a spectacular celebration of the iconic 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland THE WIZARD OF OZ will be shown in April, 2009. Never has any other musical so magically woven music, dance, poignancy and laughter than on FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will mystify you with some of the most lavish sets, costumes and special effects ever to have been created for the stage. Broadway Across America musicals are held at the Hobby Center Sarofim Hall at 800 Bagby Street, Houston Texas, USA. |
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WINNER OF 8 TONY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL! 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 NY Times "Broadway may never be the same again!" Contains mature subject matter, nudity, strong language and sexual situations. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times describes SPRING AWAKENING as "Haunting and electrifying! This brave new musical has a shivery sensual allure unmatched by anything in the theatre right now." SPRING AWAKENING is presented by Cadillac's Broadway Across America - Houston from January 6 - 18, 2009 at the Hobby Center Sarofim Hall. Click into Houston Theatre's Broadway section BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA - HOUSTON which features an archive of Broadway shows in Houston, Texas from 1998 to 2008. 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 and kooky Grandpa Potts in outwitting the dastardly Baron and Baroness of Vulgaria in their attempt to steal the flying car for themselves. 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 the Broadway blockbuster the whole family will love.
JERSEY BOYS is part of the 2007 - 2008 Cadillac Broadway Across America - Houston Series, presented by the Society for the Performing Arts and Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. JERSEY BOYS is the story of FRANKIE VALLI and THE FOUR SEASONS: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty. JERSEY BOYS premiered at La Jolla Playhouse, October 17, 2004, where the musical played a record-breaking run prior to the Broadway production. JERSEY BOYS opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005 and continues to set new weekly box office records, remaining among the five top grossing shows in New York. Directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, JERSEY BOYS won four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical. JERSEY BOYS is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
Broadway Across America Houston: 2007 - 2008 Season CADILLAC BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA HOUSTON 2007 - 2008 SEASON'S Opening Performance is AVENUE Q presented from October 23 - November 4, 2007. Broadway's smash-hit 2004 Tony Award winner for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE, and BEST BOOK. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. JERSEY BOYS, presented from January 16 - February 9, 2008 is the new musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers THE FOUR SEASONS: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty! JERSEY BOYS features their hit songs SHERRY, BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY, RAG DOLL, OH WHAT A NIGHT and CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU. And direct from a record-breaking run in London's West End, THE RAT PACK - LIVE AT THE SANDS brilliantly recreates the ultimate meeting of three legendary performers. In 1960, while filming the casino robbery caper Ocean's Eleven in Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra got together a group of his closest buddies for impromptu concerts at the Sands Hotel. THE RAT PACK is shown from March 11 - 23, 2008 at the Hobby Center Sarofim Hall. Then we go to the year 1985 and you're invited to THE WEDDING SINGER, scheduled from May 6 - 18, 2008. Every night is a totally rad reception for Robert Hart and friends, until he's left at the altar. Based on the hit film, the Tony Award nominated THE WEDDING SINGER takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer sporting a mullet might be the coolest guy in the room. Check out BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA HOUSTON 2007 - 2008 SEASON to find out about these upcoming shows including SWEENEY TODD, MAMMA MIA and more!!!
I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS.... Well dream no more Houston....your WHITE CHRISTMAS is here for real! Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is proud to produce the classic holiday story and brand new musical WHITE CHRISTMAS. The all-time number one pop song and most-recorded tune in history WHITE CHRISTMAS inspired first a beloved classic film, and now a brand new, splashy family musical.....as rare as Texas snow. WHITE CHRISTMAS is presented through December 21, 2008 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Houston Texas, USA.
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS 2008 - 2009 SEASON Theatre Under the Stars' President and CEO John C. Breckenridge announces TUTS' 2008 - 2009 Season from September 2008 to June 2009 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. "I am pleased to announce TUTS' 2008-2009 season offers audiences sensational Broadway musicals for the entire family including four Houston Premieres and two Broadway classics," said Breckenridge. The Season includes: Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Legally Blonde the Musical, the Broadway classic Les Miserables, Happy Days - A New Musical and CABARET. TUTS combines powerful dramas, delightful comedies and smash-hit new Broadway musicals with beloved classics from the stage and silver screen.
2008 Interview with FRANK YOUNG, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of TUTS
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE tells the story of a modern day musical theater addict known simply as "Man In Chair". To chase his blues away he drops the needle on his favorite LP - the 1928 musical comedy, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE . From the crackle of his hi-fi, the musical magically bursts to life onstage telling the tale of a pampered Broadway starlet who wants to give up show business to get married, her producer who sets out to sabotage the nuptials, her chaperone, the debonair groom, the dizzy chorine, the Latin lover and a pair of gangsters who double as pastry chefs. Man in Chair's love of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE speaks to anyone who has ever been transported by the theater. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE will be shown at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby at Walker in Houston Texas from May 20th - June 1st, 2008. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Single tickets for THE DROWSY CHAPERONE are available to the public by phone 713-558-8887 or outside the Houston area at 888-558-3882 or in person at the Theatre Under The Stars Box Office or on-line at www.tuts.com WELL, HELLO DOLLY!!! It's so nice to have you back where you belong! THEATRE UNDER THE STARS proudly presents the grand dame musical, HELLO DOLLY! starring Leslie Uggams. With a book by the multi-Tony-award-winning team Michael Stewart (42nd Street and Bye Bye Birdie) and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman (Mame, La Cage Aux Folles), HELLO DOLLY! features unforgettable songs including "Before The Parade Passes By," "It Only Takes A Moment," and "HELLO DOLLY!" Featuring a lush score and winner of ten Tony Awards, HELLO DOLLY!! will come to life on stage combining the glamour from the film, elaborate costumes, and show-stopping dance numbers. HELLO DOLLY! was shown at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS 2007 - 2008 40th Anniversary SEASON
THE 2007 - 2008 TOMMY TUNE AWARDS... On March 24, 2008 John C. Breckenridge, President and CEO of Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) announced the nominations for TUTS' Sixth Annual Tommy Tune Awards. Developed by TUTS, the Tommy Tune Awards honors musical theatre excellence at the high school level. The awards ceremony was held on Tuesday April 22, 2008 7:30 p. m. at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS 2008 Gala Celebration
TUTS' FOREVER YOUNG GALA April 27, 2007 Theatre Under The Stars' FOREVER YOUNG GALA raises more than $1 million towards TUTS Education and Outreach programs, during its star-studded event held at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Friday April 27, 2007.
Chaired by Leticia and Steve Trauber
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS'
FOREVER YOUNG GALA
the evening of April 27, 2007 featured a tribute to TUTS Founder / Producing
Artistic Director
FRANK M. YOUNG
which included Honorary Chairs President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush awarding
Young with the American Musical Theatre Award (AMTA) and performances by
Broadway and TV stars Debbie Reynolds, Robert Goulet and Austin Miller, among
others.
THE ALLEY THEATRE'S 2008 - 2009 SEASON Rock N' Roll by Tom Stoppard, Aaron Sorkin's The Farnsworth Invention, Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl and Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius highlight Alley Theatre's upcoming season. Also featured are George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession and Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's hilarious romp The Man Who Came To Dinner. Season subscriptions are as low as $105 and may be purchased at www.alleytheatre.org, by phone at 713-220-5700, or in person at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Ave. Houston Texas.
A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas The Alley Theatre presents its dazzling version of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL - A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS, adapted and originally directed by Michael Wilson, former Alley Theatre Associate Director and Artistic Director of Hartford Stage Company. A CHRISTMAS CAROL - A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS instills a powerful message about redemption and the spirit of the holiday season. Directed by Alley Associate Director James Black A CHRISTMAS CAROL - A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS runs through Sunday December 28, 2008.
The Alley Theatre Presents a New Biomedical Thriller SECRET ORDER by Bob Clyman and directed by Charles Towers. Fueled by pharmaceutical money, personal ambition and media frenzy, the plot of Bob Clyman's provocative SECRET ORDER will have special appeal for anyone with a secret love of science. A brilliant young research biologist working in an obscure university lab discovers a possible cure for cancer. When the dynamic director of New York's leading cancer institute becomes his mentor and champion, he is set on a path of acclaim and prestige that could lead directly to the Nobel Prize. But the halls of science twist and turn in surprising ways, and the young Doctor is suddenly thrust into the high-stakes world of medicine, money and power. SECRET ORDER is showing from October 24th, 2008 through November 23nd, 2008 at the Alley Theatre's Neuhaus Stage at 615 Texas Avenue in Houston, Texas.
Houston Ballet's 2005 Production of THE NUTCRACKER 'Tis the season for magic, for family, for fun. THE HOUSTON BALLET and Artistic Director Stanton Welch rings in the holiday season with THE NUTCRACKER. It's snowing, it's glowing, the beauty is showing. Throughout the Christmas season, THE HOUSTON BALLET will bring Texas its most joyous holiday gift, the breathtaking production THE NUTCRACKER. With dancing dolls, flying cooks, giant rats and living snowflakes THE NUTCRACKER is a dazzling spectacle of holiday glitter. It wouldn't be the holidays without THE NUTCRACKER. Now showing through December 28, 2008 THE NUTCRACKER has something to delight everyone in your family. For tickets and general information call ph. 713-227-2787 or toll free at 1-800-828-2787 or click on www.HoustonBallet.org
HOUSTON BALLET'S 2007 - 2008 SEASON THE HOUSTON BALLET'S Artistic Director Stanton Welch invites you to be a part of one of the most memorable seasons in recent history. "THE HOUSTON BALLET 2007 - 2008 SEASON will be punctuated by three very popular story ballets. We'll open with THE MERRY WIDOW featuring new designs by an Italian-born woman, Roberta Guidi di Bagno. My own CINDERELLA offers a contemporary take on a familiar tale, with lavish costumes and sets by Kristian Fredrikson. And finally, we'll present the beautiful and enduring classic LA SYLPHIDE with the help of producer Johnny Eliasen, one of the world's foremost experts on the Bournonville style." THE HOUSTON BALLET 2007 - 2008 SEASON will also have three world premieres on the schedule including a new work that Stanton Welch will choreograph as a tribute to New York in the 1940s, set to the irresistible music of George Gershwin. THE HOUSTON BALLET will reprise some beloved works including George Balanchine's signature SERENADE and one of Mr. Welch's personal favorites, William Forsythe's powerful IN THE MIDDLE, SOMEWHAT ELEVATED. For tickets and general information, call 713-227-2787 or click to www.houstonballet.org.
Interview with a Living Doll AMY FOTE performing as SWANILDA in Houston Ballet's COPPELIA Listen Up Kiddies! Forget Cinderella Barbie and Lara Croft the Tomb Raider. If you want to have a hard body like AMY FOTE you're going to have to start eating your vegetables every day. Check Out the INTERVIEW WITH AMY FOTE. She stars as SWANILDA in HOUSTON BALLET'S Production of COPPELIA. HOUSTON BALLET and Artistic Director Stanton Welch presents COPPELIA from June 7th through the 17th, 2007 at the Brown Theater of the Wortham Theater Center. Considered the great comedy of classical ballet, COPPELIA tells the story of a doll so enchantingly lifelike that she mesmerizes an entire village, captures the heart of a young swain named Franz, and inspires the eccentric toymaker Dr. Coppelius to attempt to transform her into a living, breathing human being. HOUSTON BALLET'S Production of COPPELIA features breathtaking scenery by Tony Award winner Desmond Heeley, including a picturesque German village and a magical toy workshop whose treasures include a goat, a ballerina and a wizard. For tickets and general information, call 713-227-2787 or click to www.houstonballet.org.
Check out THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE Section of HoustonTheatre.com featuring
Children's Theatres in the Houston Area. Also featured is Travis High School's Production of
GODSPELL presented January, 2008 with
Interviews with the Cast and Director of GODSPELL. Also
included is
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN Presented February, 2007 with Interviews with the Cast and Director of
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN. Visit one of Houston Theatre's CHILDREN'S THEATRES and Get Swept Away with Magic, Music and Enchanting Stories of Love and Forgiveness. Interview with
CINDERELLA with Director and Playwright Laura Weinberg Williams. CINDERELLA
was Presented at THE COMPANY ONSTAGE November, 2001.
THE ART GUYS' NOTHING TO IT - An Evening of
Itty Bitty Witty Ditties
THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE Presents the 2007 SEASON. JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE Directed by THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE'S Artistic Director EILEEN J. MORRIS and written by the Great American Playwright AUGUST WILSON is presented thru April 8th, 2007. THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE is located at 3535 Main Street, Houston, Texas. Please call phone 713-520-0055 for Tickets and Information. INTERVIEW WITH EILEEN J. MORRIS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE AND DIRECTOR OF JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE. THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE Presents the 2004 - 2005 SEASON. THAT SERIOUS HE - MAN BALL by Alonzo D. Lamont, Jr. is presented thru October 17, 2004. THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE is located at 3535 Main Street, Houston, Texas. SEPTEMBER 2000 INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE MS. ARGENTINA JAMES who says that "We are the Crowning Jewel for the City, Located in Downtown Houston and we want to share it with the World." THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE'S 2000 - 2001 SEASON including the 1999 Interview with Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Charles Fuller. THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE is located at 3535 Main Street, Houston, Texas. Please call phone 713-520-0055 for Tickets and Information.
THE HOUSTON GRAND OPERA CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND HELL ON EARTH Announces their 2006 - 2007 SEASON General Director Anthony Freud on the THE HOUSTON GRAND OPERA'S 2006-2007 SEASON'S new productions: “The musical and theatrical range of the season’s new productions will, I am sure, delight and stimulate our audiences,” says Freud. “The very different fairy-tale world of Hansel and Gretel will be created with specially devised puppets by one of the world’s most inventive puppet artists, Basil Twist. La Cenerentola will be fanciful new production by a team that pairs great theatrical flair with technical know-how, a refreshingly human re-telling of the classic fairy tale. The stunning Zandra Rhodes designs for Aïda evoke a magical dream of Egypt in which Verdi’s unforgettable score will thrill and captivate.” Interview with International Rising Star MARIUSZ KWIECIEN Starring as the Supernova Lover DON GIOVANNI by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE HOUSTON GRAND OPERA revives its acclaimed Francesca Zambello production of GOUNOD'S French masterpiece FAUST with a stellar cast, led by one of America’s most gifted tenors, William Burden (The Coronation of Poppea, 2006) as the man who sells his soul to the devil for a second chance at youth. Burden’s FAUST , hailed as “superb…beautiful French, with fine line and glowing tone,” (Philadelphia’s City Paper), is lured into eternal damnation by Mephistopheles, sung by the incomparable American bass Samuel Ramey (Boris Godunov, 2005) in one of the roles that has made him world famous. Georgian soprano Tamar Iveri makes her house debut as Marguerite, the naïve young woman who falls for FAUST . Her devoted brother Valentin is sung by American baritone Earle Patriarco (The Barber of Seville, 2004). FAUST is presented at the HOUSTON GRAND OPERA's Wortham Theater Center in Downtown Houston, Texas from January 20th - February 3rd, 2007.
 Premier Houston Social and Musical Event in 2004: MUSICAL BRIDGES: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST POLISH SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA held Friday, October 22nd, 2004. With the honorable presence of former President of Poland MR. LECH WALESA, and music by the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra under the musical direction of conductor Mariusz Smolij and guest pianist Adam Golka, the Polish National Alliance (Chicago) and the Polish American Congress - Texas Division and the Houston Polish community celebrated THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF PANNA MARIA, TEXAS the birthplace of American Polonia at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas. Another Polish celebration held March, 2004 was Przechadzki - O Krakowie at the University of St. Thomas Jones Hall. Check out The HoustonTheatre.com Parties Section where you will find the best musical parties in Houston, including the HOUSTON GRAND OPERA BALL 2001, The Hottest Rock N' Roll Party for THE SUMMER OF 2000 at the Grand Opening of the Hard Rock Cafe at Bayou Place in Downtown Houston, and CHRISTMAS BANQUET 2000, A festive evening of Holiday Fun featuring an interview with A.D. Players Founder and Artistic Director Jeannette Clift George at the Copperfield Baptist Church.
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