Crazy for You 1993 - Articles Page 16

Ages: 6+
Opened: March 3, 1993
Closing: February 24, 1996

Crazy for You - 1993 - West End History , Info & More

Prince Edward Theatre
(Leicester Square/Tottenham Court Road) Old Compton Street London

Inspired by material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan

CRAZY FOR YOU™ is the story of Bobby Child, a well-to-do 1930's playboy, who's dream in life is to dance. And despite the serious efforts of his mother and soon-to-be-ex-fiancee, Bobby achieves his dream! Memorable Gershwin tunes include I Can't Be Bothered Now, Bidin' My Time, I Got Rhythm, Naughty Baby, They Can't Take That Away from Me, But Not for Me, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Embraceable You and Someone to Watch Over Me. It's a high energy comedy which includes mistaken identity, plot twists, fabulous dance numbers and classic Gershwin music.

Crazy for You - 1993 - West End Cast

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Marcus Center For The Performing Arts Presents YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 11/2-11/7
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2010


The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will begin performances in Milwaukee on November 2 and run through November 7.

Marcus Center For The Performing Arts Presents YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 11/2-11/7
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2010


The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will begin performances in Milwaukee on November 2 and run through November 7.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre Presents MY QUEER YOUTH
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 18, 2010


The Laurie Beechman Theatre is very pleased to announce a special encore production of Phil Geoffrey Bond's My Queer Youth, directed by Tony Award-winner, Michele Pawk.

November-December Programs Announced for the Museum of Jewish Heritage
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 29, 2010


The November-December public programming schedule at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust has been announced.

A FOX ON THE FAIRWAY Next for Signature Theatre's '10-'11 Season; Chess Closes 9/26
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2010


Eric Schaeffer, Artistic Director of the Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, today announced the company's 2010-2011 season of four musicals and three plays, with the innovative company producing three world premieres and one regional premiere.

Marcus Center For The Performing Arts Presents YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 11/2-11/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 16, 2010


The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will begin performances in Milwaukee on November 2 and run through November 7.

New Season, New Director Set For Kingsborough Performing Arts Center
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 8, 2010


Kingsborough Performing Arts Center's 2010-2011 season of Music, Dance, Theatre, Literature, and Family shows is now on sale and with a new season brings a new executive director and a new vision for Kingsborough's oceanfront performing arts center.

Marcus Center For The Performing Arts Presents YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 11/2-11/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 26, 2010


The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will begin performances in Milwaukee on November 2 and run through November 7.

Lifeline Theatre and Live Bait Theater Co-Produce the Fillet of Solo Festival, 7/29-8/21
by Abigail Arnold - Jul 29, 2010


Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and former Live Bait Theater Artistic Director Sharon Evans announce a joint revival, the 14th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, running July 29-August 21 at multiple Chicago venues. Performances run Thursday - Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for all performances and may be purchased online at lifelinetheatre.com or by calling the Lifeline Theatre Box Office, 773.761.4477.

Brancati, Martin, & Pitre Set For LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE in Toronto, 7/21 - 9/4
by BWW News Desk - Jul 16, 2010


Paula Brancati, Lauren Collins, Wendy Crewson, Cynthia Dale, Andrea Martin, and Louise Pitre are officially set to be the first cast of the Toronto production of LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE. As in the initial New York staging of the play by Nora and Delia Ephron, the production will feature a company of six that rotates in four-week cycles. The next cast will be announced in the next upcoming weeks.

Lifeline Theatre and Live Bait Theater to Co-Produce the Returns of the Fillet of Solo Festival, 7/29-8/21
by Abigail Arnold - Jul 15, 2010


Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and former Live Bait Theater Artistic Director Sharon Evans announce a joint revival, the 14th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, running July 29-August 21 at multiple Chicago venues. Performances run Thursday - Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for all performances and may be purchased online at lifelinetheatre.com or by calling the Lifeline Theatre Box Office, 773.761.4477.

BWW Reviews: Broadway by the Year: 1990-2010
by Jena Tesse Fox - Jun 23, 2010


If you had to choose just one song to represent an entire Broadway year, what would you pick?

Gordon's SYCAMORE TREES at Signature Closes 6/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2010


Previews will begin today at Virginia's Signature Theatre for the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees written by Ricky Ian Gordon, the award-winning composer of the opera The Grapes of Wrath and the musicals Dream True and My Life with Albertine. A starry Broadway cast portrays Gordon's own family story - complete with a tough Bronx-born father and former 'Borscht Belt' singer/comedian mother - in a tale of two generations' struggles and triumphs in the decades from World War II through the 1990s.

Signature Theatre's SYCAMORE TREES With Marc Kudisch Closes 6/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2010


Signature Theatre, the current recipient of the Tony Award® for Regional Theatre, presents the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees by Ricky Ian Gordon, composer of the acclaimed opera The Grapes of Wrath and the OBIE Award-winning Orpheus and Euridice, as well as the musicals My Life with Albertine and Dream True.

Brancati, Martin, & Pitre Set For LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE in Toronto, 7/21 - 9/4
by Mary Hanrahan - Jun 9, 2010


Paula Brancati, Lauren Collins, Wendy Crewson, Cynthia Dale, Andrea Martin, and Louise Pitre are officially set to be the first cast of the Toronto production of LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE. As in the initial New York staging of the play by Nora and Delia Ephron, the production will feature a company of six that rotates in four-week cycles. The next cast will be announced in the next upcoming weeks.

Actor Gregory Harrison Talks About La Jolla's Surf Report
by Don Grigware - Jun 1, 2010


Actor Gregory Harrison will star @ La Jolla Playhouse in June in the world premiere of Surf Report. His association with Catalina Productions in Los Angeles for so many years put him at the top of his craft as a stage actor and theatrical producer. He revolutionized the theatre scene here and was rewarded over and over for those successes. Of course, he is recognized most for TV's Trapper John M.D. and the countless MOWs and Cable films he has done over the past thirty years. This ageless man, still an avid surfer, is now preparing to take on his dream role @ La Jolla.

Kudisch, Kuhn, et al Appear in Gordon's SYCAMORE TREES at Signature 5/18-6/13
by Abigail Arnold - May 18, 2010


Previews will begin today at Virginia's Signature Theatre for the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees written by Ricky Ian Gordon, the award-winning composer of the opera The Grapes of Wrath and the musicals Dream True and My Life with Albertine. A starry Broadway cast portrays Gordon's own family story - complete with a tough Bronx-born father and former 'Borscht Belt' singer/comedian mother - in a tale of two generations' struggles and triumphs in the decades from World War II through the 1990s.

Signature Theatre Presents SYCAMORE TREES With Marc Kudisch & More, Opens 5/18
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2010


Signature Theatre, the current recipient of the Tony Award® for Regional Theatre, presents the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees by Ricky Ian Gordon, composer of the acclaimed opera The Grapes of Wrath and the OBIE Award-winning Orpheus and Euridice, as well as the musicals My Life with Albertine and Dream True.

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Ends Run at Boston Opera House, 5/2
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2010


The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will end its limited engagement on May 2.

Whidbey Island Center Presents THE KENTUCKY CYCLE- PART TWO Thru 4/24
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2010


Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, is proud to present The Kentucky Cycle: Part One and Part Two at WICA, 565 Camano Avenue, Apr 09 - 24, 2010.

BWW Interviews: Spotlight on AN ILIAD’s Hans Altwies
by Jay Irwin - Apr 19, 2010


I met up with Hans in between his Matinee and Evening shows of "An Iliad" on Saturday. In the short time since he arrived here in 1993 to go to school at Cornish College of the Arts (where he graduated in 1996) this 39 year old from Detroit, Michigan has become one of the hot tickets in the Seattle theater scene. But beyond that, he's also a really great guy.

Mel Brooks Dishes On YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, His Creative Process, and More
by Samantha Jacobsen - Apr 19, 2010


The Boston Globe recently talked to Tony Award-winner Mel Brooks about directing, his legendary career and his unique creatives process. Brooks' musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is set to play at the Boston Opera House beginning this Tuesday for a two-week engagement.

Whidbey Island Center Presents THE KENTUCKY CYCLE- PART TWO Thru 4/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 14, 2010


Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, is proud to present The Kentucky Cycle: Part One and Part Two at WICA, 565 Camano Avenue, Apr 09 - 24, 2010.

Waldo and T'ain't No Sin Present 'A Ragtime and Jazz Party Queens Theatre in the Park,' 4/10
by Jeff Dennhardt - Apr 10, 2010


Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents T'ain't No Sin, A Ragtime and Jazz Party on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8pm in the Claire Shulman Playhouse Main Stage Theatre at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY.

Queens Theatre in the Park Presents 'T'ain't No Sin, A Ragtime and Jazz Party', 4/10
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2010


Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents T'ain't No Sin, A Ragtime and Jazz Party on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8pm in the Claire Shulman Playhouse Main Stage Theatre at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are $33 and are available at http://www.queenstheatre.org/or by phone at 718-760-0064. T'ain't No Sin, A Ragtime and Jazz Party is part of the American Express Cultural Heritage Series, which allows audiences to participate in a post-show talk back after the show.

Crazy for You FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Crazy for You have there been?
Crazy for You has had 10 productions including Broadway which opened in 1992, Broadway which opened in 1992, West End which opened in 1993, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 1999, Beverly, MA (Regional) which opened in 2007, Off-Broadway which opened in 2017, Arlington, VA (Regional) which opened in 2017, Los Angeles which opened in 2018, West End which opened in 2023 and Broadway which opened in 2030.
What awards has Crazy for You been nominated for?
Crazy for You has been nominated for several awards. These include Best Director of a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Mike Ockrent, Best Set Designer (Olivier Awards) for Robin Wagner, Best Supporting Performance in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Chris Langham, Best Theatre Choreographer (Olivier Awards) for Susan Stroman, The American Express Award for Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for George Gershwin, and The American Express Award for Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Ira Gershwin.
What awards has Crazy for You won?
Crazy for You has won several awards, including the Olivier Awards for Best Director of a Musical (Mike Ockrent), Best Set Designer (Robin Wagner), Best Supporting Performance in a Musical (Chris Langham), and Best Theatre Choreographer (Susan Stroman). The show also received the American Express Award for Best New Musical, both for George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.

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