Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Announces Broadway Series Miami 2010 - 2011

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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County

BROADWAY IN MIAMI 2010-2011

5^TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

featuring

Five Tony® Award-Winning Miami Premieres

DREAMGIRLS

The Tony ® Award Winning Hit Direct from the World Famous Apollo Theater

NETworks presents Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Tony ® Award Winning Enchanting Holiday Family Favorite

JERSEY BOYS

2006 Tony ® Award Winning Best Musical

IN THE HEIGHTS

2008 Tony ® Award Winning Best Musical

HAIR

2009 Tony® Award Winning Best Musical Revival  

SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE NOW 

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced its 5^th Anniversary Broadway in Miami 2010-2011/Broadway Across America season with a line-up of five Tony® Award-winning Miami premiere engagements.  The 5^th Anniversary season kicks off October 2010 at the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House with an all-new production of DREAMGIRLS direct from New York's Apollo Theater; followed by a December limited holiday engagement: NETworks presents Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST- the enchanting, romantic musical for all generations; March brings in two of Broadway's biggest blockbusters and Best Musical Tony® winners: JERSEY BOYS, the story of rock 'n roll Hall of Famers, The Four Seasons, followed by the Latino hit musical IN THE HEIGHTS.  June closes the season with HAIR, the 2009 Tony® Award winner for Best Musical Revival. 

"Our Fifth Anniversary Broadway Season celebrates artistic programming tailor-made for the city of Miami," said M. John Richard, President and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center.  "Our goal is always to use a thoughtful, community-based approach in programming world-class performing arts at the Center, and this selection of Broadway hits offers a diverse sampling of shows for our multi-cultural, multi-generational South Florida audience." 

Season ticket prices for the five-show musical package range from $127 to $487.  Current Subscribers may renew their season tickets beginning March 22, 2010 by visiting the Adrienne Arsht Center box office, located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, calling the Season Ticket Holder Hotline toll-free at (800) 939-8587 or the box office at (305) 949-6722. Season renewals are also available online at www.arshtcenter.org.  Please have your account number, renewal invoice and credit card available.  Renewal period ends May 1, 2010. 

To become a season ticket holder, visit www.arshtcenter.org, www.broadwayacrossamerica.com, or call the Season Ticket Holder Hotline toll-free at (800) 939-8587.  

Priority group seating for 15 or more people may be arranged by calling the Adrienne Arsht Center at (786) 468-2326. 

The Broadway in Miami 2010-2011 five-show subscription series at the Adrienne Arsht Center - Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House is as follows: 

DREAMGIRLS

October 19 - 24, 2010

Direct from Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater in New York City, comes the sensational new stage production of DREAMGIRLS.  Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, DREAMGIRLS tells the story of an up-and-coming 1960"s singing girl group and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune, resounding with hits including: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," "One Night Only," and "Listen."  Broadway director and choreographer Robert Longbottom (Bye Bye Birdie 2009 Broadway revival) and co-choreographer Shane Sparks (TV's "So You Think You Can Dance"), along with Broadway's top designers re-envision this Tony® and Academy® Award-winning musical so it sparkles like never before.  

NETworks presents Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

December 28, 2010 - January 2, 2011

Lush, romantic and enchanting, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the Broadway musical for all generations, is coming to Miami for a special limited holiday engagement. Based on the Academy® Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping  spectacle has won the hearts of more than 35 million people worldwide.  A classic musical love story filled with unforgettable characters, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST features lavish sets and costumes, dazzling production numbers including the rollicking "Be Our Guest" with dozens of dancing teacups, and the beloved title song.    

JERSEY BOYS

March 2-20, 2011

 "Too good to be true!" raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony® Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons.  This is the astounding 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 30!  JERSEY BOYS, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album and the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, features the hit songs "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," "Oh What A Night," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."  The creative team comprises two-time Tony® Award-winning director Des McAnuff, book writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, composer Bob Gaudio, lyricist Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.  "It will run for centuries!" proclaims Time Magazine.  

IN THE HEIGHTS March 29 - April 3 

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Winner of four 2008 Tony® Awards including Best Musical, IN THE HEIGHTS is a new show about chasing your dreams and finding your true home. With 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 as the most joyous, exciting and award-winning new musical on Broadway comes to Miami.  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.  

HAIR

May 31 - June 5, 2011

The Public Theater's new production of HAIR, the 2009 Tony® Award winning Best Musical Revival, is the most electric celebration on Broadway. This exuberant musical about a group of young Americans searching for peace and love in a turbulent time has struck a resonant chord with audiences young and old.  Featuring songs including "Aquarius," "Let the Sun Shine In," "Good Morning, Starshine" and "Easy To Be Hard." Its relevance is UNDENIABLE. Its energy is UNBRIDLED. Its truth is UNWAVERING. It's HAIR, and IT'S TIME.  "Diane Paulus's thrilling, emotionally rich production delivers intense, unadulterated joy!" raves The New York Times.

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