Bway Under the Stars to Celebrate Hal Prince, June 26 2006/06/06

Bway Under the Stars to Celebrate Hal Prince, June 26

Tuesday, June 6, 2006; Posted: 01:06 PM - by BWW News Desk

"Broadway Under the Stars" will kick-off the outdoor concert season with a free evening of all-star entertainment featuring songs from the productions of legendary director and producer Harold Prince. Produced by NYC & Company and The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. and presented by Target, the fifth annual Broadway Under the Stars will take place on Monday, June 26 at 8pm on the Great Lawn in Central Park. A fireworks finale will follow the performance.

The recipient of 21 Tony Awards � the most ever by one person -- and a 1994 Kennedy Center Honoree, Prince directed the premiere productions of A Little Night Music, Cabaret, Evita, Follies, Pacific Overtures, Parade, Sweeney Todd, The Phantom of the Opera and the acclaimed revivals of Candide and Show Boat. His productions include Damn Yankees, The Pajama Game, West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof. Although he will not be able to attend the Tony Awards on June 11th due to his schedule, he is this year's recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Tony.

This year, "Broadway Under the Stars" will be directed by Tony nominated director and choreographer Jeff Calhoun (Annie Get Your Gun, Big River, Grease!) and Choreographer Chase Brock (Shenandoah, Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C.). Music Director Phil Reno (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Producers) will once again lead the live orchestra.

"We are thrilled and proud to be presenting songs from the productions of the legendary director and producer Harold Prince at this year's 'Broadway Under the Stars,'" said The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. President Jed Bernstein. "It is more than fitting that such great songs should be presented in one of the greatest of all New York venues�the Great Lawn of Central Park."

"Broadway Under the Stars" is made possible by generous support from Title Sponsor Target, Official Sponsors, The New York Times and Time Warner, with additional support from Music Performance Fund, Tony Randall Theatrical Fund and exclusive telecast sponsor, WCBS, which will televise a one-hour special of "Broadway Under the Stars" on Saturday, July 15, 2006 at 7pm.

Find out more about "Broadway Under Stars" by visiting BroadwayUnderTheStars.com or calling 212-484-1222. Information is also available at NYC & Company's Official Visitor Information Center at 810 Seventh Avenue and 53rd Street, downtown at City Hall Park at the intersection of Park Row and Broadway, and in Chinatown at the triangle of Canal, Walker and Baxter Streets.

The public can enter the park from West 81st Street at Central Park West or E. 79th Street at Fifth Avenue.