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23-Mar-09 2:00 PM CST It's A Spoonful of Magic: Broadway Across America 2009/10 Season AnnouncementPress Contact: Meridyth Garcia, PR Director
meridyth.garcia@broadwayacrossamerica.com, (713) 693-2612 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IT’S A SPOONFUL OF MAGIC! CADILLAC BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA-HOUSTON ANNOUNCES ITS 2009-2010 SEASON
HOUSTON, TX…Broadway is flying over the rooftops this season to Houston with all the hottest shows! Cadillac Broadway Across America – Houston is thrilled to announce its 2009-2010 season extending from October 2009 to July 2010 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. In its 2009-2010 Season, Cadillac Broadway Across America – Houston will unveil some of Broadway’s most recent Tony Award-winning new musicals combined with Broadway smash hits. This season promises to be an extraordinary one, with a variety of offerings practically perfect for everyone including four Houston premieres, one Broadway classic, and a return blockbuster. "With a rosey-cheeked nanny; a group of dancers who put their hearts on the line; a gripping tale of hope and self-discovery; Mel Brooks monsterous new musical; world-class athletes redefine the risks of flight; and finally the triumphant return of the witches of Oz, this seasons line-up looks to be the most exciting yet," said Sheri Johnson, Cadillac Broadway Across America – Houston Vice President, Southwest Region. Cadillac Broadway Across America – Houston is presented by Society for the Performing Arts and the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. MARY POPPINS Houston Premiere October 22-November 8, 2009
THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY STARS Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee are coming to Houston for one of the national tour’s first stops! Beginning in October of 2009, the world’s most famous nanny will arrive at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Combining the best of the original stories by P. L. Travers and the beloved Walt Disney film, the Tony® Award-winning MARY POPPINS is everything you’d hope for in a Broadway musical—and more. Produced by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, the show includes such wonderful songs as Chim Chim Cher-ee, A Spoonful of Sugar, Let’s Go Fly a Kite and, of course, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. The NY Daily News hails MARY POPPINS as "a roof-raising, toe-tapping, high-flying extravaganza!" Let your imagination take flight at this perfectly magical musical!
A CHORUS LINE Broadway Classic January 5-17, 2010
In an empty theatre, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. For 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It's what they've worked for - with every drop of sweat, every hour of training, every day of their lives. It's the one opportunity to do what they've always dreamed -- to have the chance to dance. This is A Chorus Line, the musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put it all on the line. Winner of nine Tony Awards®, including "Best Musical" and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, this singular sensation is the longest-running American Broadway musical ever. Now A Chorus Line returns. Come meet the new generation of Broadway’s best. "A Chorus Line is back, and it’s thrilling!" - John Lahr, The New Yorker. www.AChorusLine.com
CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION Houston Premiere February 23 - March 7, 2010
From the creators of the groundbreaking BROADWAY HIT Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy comes an all new journey of nighttime dreamers whose imaginations are ignited within a landscape of towering buildings and infinite possibilities. Created and Directed by Neil Goldberg, Cirque Dreams Illumination has been hailed as "Dazzling!...a reason to stand up and cheer" by the New York Daily News. Audiences of all ages will marvel and experience a journey of city dwellers who reinvent everyday objects, balance beyond belief, delicately dangle from wires, leap tall buildings and redefine the risks of flight in an array of astounding occurrences that transform the ordinary into extraordinary. An international cast of world-class acrobats, athletes, musicians and one of a kind artists populate this imaginative, colorful metropolis and breathe life into over 100 inventive costumes, an original musical score, and magical sights that transform the landscape of a city into thrills and disbelief.
IN THE HEIGHTS Houston Premiere April 6-18, 2010
IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL and the Grammy Award for Best Show Album, is a sensational new show about chasing your dreams and finding your true home. With an amazing cast, incredible Tony Award-winning dancing and a thrilling Tony Award-winning score, IN THE HEIGHTS is an exhilarating journey into a vibrant Manhattan community - a place where the coffee is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. Experience the next chapter of the classic American story at the most joyous, exciting and award-winning new musical on Broadway. Find out what it takes to make a living, what it costs to have a dream, and what it means to be home…IN THE HEIGHTS.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Houston Premiere May 25-June 6, 2010
The classic Mel Brooks movie is ALIVE...and it's headed here! You'll have a monstrously good time at this spectacular new production, winner of the 2008 Outer Critics Circle Award and the Broadway.com Audience Award for BEST MUSICAL! Don't miss the sensational cast delivering all your favorite moments from the classic film, plus brand-new show-stopping numbers for the stage, including "Transylvania Mania," "He Vas My Boyfriend" and "Puttin' on the Ritz."
RETURN SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT WICKED June 30-July 25, 2010 Back by "Popular" Demand. The New York Times calls WICKED "Broadway’s biggest blockbuster," and when it played Houston in 2005 and 2007, it broke house records and sold out in record time. Winner of 20 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED is "the most spectacular production this city has seen in ages" (Houston Chronicle). Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for "the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time" (USA Today). To purchase season tickets, or more information, contact these authorized outlets: Season Ticket Hotline 713-622-SHOW (7469) or online at www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. Groups of 20 or more, call 888-451-5986 or e-mail Houston.groups@broadwayacrossamerica.com.Join our social community! For up-to-the-minute news including videos, news articles, photos, and more visit, Broadway Across America-Houston on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.com/baahouston. Broadway Across America: Owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman), Broadway Across America presents first-class touring Broadway musicals and plays, family productions and other live events throughout a network of 43 North American cities. Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse live theatre for productions on Broadway, across America and throughout the world. Broadway Across America most recently produced Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS on Broadway, while current and upcoming productions include WEST SIDE STORY, BLITHE SPIRIT, MINSKY’S, and the DeafWest production of PIPPIN. Broadway tours include DORA THE EXPLORER, FROST/NIXON, SPAMALOT, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. For more information or to purchase tickets through an authorized agent go to BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. For more information on the productions offered by Broadway Across America – Houston Visit www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com
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