On the Town Revival 1971 - Articles Page 17

Ages: 6+
Opened: October 31, 1971
Closing: January 01, 1972

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Imperial Theatre (Broadway)
249 West 45th St. New York, NY

Based on the ballet Fancy Free by Leonard Bernstein

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On the Town - 1971 - Broadway Articles Page 17

Art Garfunkel's THE SINGER Receives 4/10 Digital and Physical Release
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 15, 2012


Pulling together all the roots and branches of Art Garfunkel's career in music, THE SINGER is a 40-song collection of songs hand-picked by the artist himself. Spanning the years from the first Simon & Garfunkel album of 1964 (Wednesday Morning, 3AM) up through 2007's Great American Songbook album (Some Enchanted Evening), this two-CD retrospective will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting April 10th through Columbia/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Brad Paisley & More Set For 45th CMA Awards
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 6, 2011


Topping the list of final nominees are four artists with five nominations each for 'The 45th Annual CMA Awards' including Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift. Right on their heels are The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band, who each received four nominations as a group while individual members Kimberly Perry (of The Band Perry), Coy Bowles and Zac Brown (of Zac Brown Band) each earned a solo nod as a songwriter.

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for August 3rd, 2011
by Paul W. Thompson - Aug 3, 2011


The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Paul McCartney, 'Enough,' 'Jersey Shore: The Musical,' 'Follies' in Chicago, the world premiere of Schwartz's 'Snapshots,' more....

Hal Linden, Christina Pickles Lead ON GOLDEN POND At Colony Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 25, 2011


The Colony Theatre is thrilled to present the second production of its 37th season of shows - its first ever with six productions instead of five! Hal Linden & Christina Pickles will star in the classic, ON GOLDEN POND, written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Cameron Watson (Trying, Grace and Glorie).

REBECCA to Open on Broadway April 2012; Blakemore, Zambello, Daniele Join Team; Boggess Likely to Star
by Robert Diamond - Jul 12, 2011


Producers Ben Sprecher and Louise Forlenza, in association with Tony Fusco and Larry Feinman, and by special arrangement with/and based on the Vereinigte Buhnen Wien GmbH production, announced that the new musical REBECCA, based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier novel, will open on Broadway Sunday, April 22 at a Shubert theater to be announced. Previews will begin Tuesday, March 27. Sierra Boggess (currently starring in Master Class, The Little Mermaid, Love Never Dies) is in negotiations to play the role of 'I.'

BWW Interviews: The Stars and Creative Forces of MASTER CLASS
by BWW - Jul 11, 2011


The Manhattan Theatre Club's new Broadway production of MASTER CLASS by Terrence McNally, directed by Stephen Wadsworth, opened July 7 to trumedous praise at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. On the celebratory night, Richard Ridge caught up with the stars and creative forces of what many are calling a masterpiece, all of whom spoke candidly about the process of remounting the production and recreating the fascinating figures of the opera world of old.

Hal Linden, Christina Pickles Lead ON GOLDEN POND At Colony Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 30, 2011


The Colony Theatre is thrilled to present the second production of its 37th season of shows - its first ever with six productions instead of five! Hal Linden & Christina Pickles will star in the classic, ON GOLDEN POND, written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Cameron Watson (Trying, Grace and Glorie).

WILLY WONKA To Open At The Alhambra June 22
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 22, 2011


Forty years ago almost to the day, the film adaptation of Ronald Dahl's 1964 children's book, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, opened on movie screens around the country.

Willy Wonka To Open At The Alhambra June 22
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2011


Forty years ago almost to the day, the film adaptation of Ronald Dahl's 1964 children's book, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, opened on movie screens around the country.

The New Group Announces the Productions Slated for 2011-2012 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 20, 2011


Off-Broadway's The New Group proudly announces the productions slated for its 2011-2012 season.

Willy Wonka To Open At The Alhambra June 22
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 14, 2011


Forty years ago almost to the day, the film adaptation of Ronald Dahl's 1964 children's book, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, opened on movie screens around the country.

BWW Reviews: THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE at ACT
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2011


Times are tough, unemployment is on the rise, and people are struggling to make ends meet let alone keep their sanity. Sound familiar? Well ACT's current production of Neil Simon's "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" sounds like it could be set today but instead we go back not too long ago to 1971 to another recession in our country's economy. But even with this dark subject, the cast makes this show frenzied, frothy and fun!

PILOBOLUS Brings Rockers, Robots and More to The Joyce Theater 7/11-8/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 11, 2011


It wouldn't be summer in NYC without the annual four-week engagement of the wildly popular Pilobolus Dance Theatre at The Joyce, this year from July 11 - August 6.

BWW Reviews: THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE at ACT
by Jay Irwin - May 6, 2011


Times are tough, unemployment is on the rise, and people are struggling to make ends meet let alone keep their sanity. Sound familiar? Well ACT's current production of Neil Simon's "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" sounds like it could be set today but instead we go back not too long ago to 1971 to another recession in our country's economy. But even with this dark subject, the cast makes this show frenzied, frothy and fun!

Astoria Performing Arts Center Presents Galt MacDermot's THE HUMAN COMEDY 5/5-5/21
by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2011


The Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) announces the reunion of their award-winning Children of Eden team with their upcoming production of Galt MacDermot's (HAIR) musical, The Human Comedy. With libretto by William Dumaresq based on the story by William Saroyan, the production will be directed by APAC Artistic Director Tom Wojtunik.

Libby, Bundonis, Gregg Lead Astoria PAC's THE HUMAN COMEDY
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 29, 2011


ASTORIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is pleased to announce the upcoming production of Galt MacDermot's (HAIR) musical, THE HUMAN COMEDY, with libretto by William Dumaresq based on the story by William Saroyan.

Libby, Bundonis, Gregg Lead Astoria PAC's THE HUMAN COMEDY
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 28, 2011


ASTORIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is pleased to announce the upcoming production of Galt MacDermot's (HAIR) musical, THE HUMAN COMEDY, with libretto by William Dumaresq based on the story by William Saroyan.

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for April 27th, 2011
by Paul W. Thompson - Apr 27, 2011


The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Next To Normal,' 'Spring Awakening,' 'The Original Grease,' 'Rent,' the 'Waa-Mu' show, the Helen Hayes Awards, and more....

Libby, Bundonis, Gregg Lead Astoria PAC's THE HUMAN COMEDY
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 29, 2011


ASTORIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is pleased to announce the upcoming production of Galt MacDermot's (HAIR) musical, THE HUMAN COMEDY, with libretto by William Dumaresq based on the story by William Saroyan.

Legendary Singer-Songwriter Don McLean to Play at The Town Hall, 3/25
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2011


Times Square's landmark concert venue, will present one of America's classic singer-songwriters, DON McLEAN on Friday, March 25th at 8PM. McLean is forever associated with his classic hits 'American Pie' and 'Vincent (Starry Starry Night)'. Since first hitting the charts in 1971, he has amassed over 40 gold and platinum records world-wide and, in 2004, was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.

John Prine Comes To The Boulder Theater 3/25
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2011


97.3 KBCO & the Daily Camera are proud to present John Prine at the Boulder Theater on Friday, March 25th, 2011. The first time he got onstage to perform - at a Chicago open mic night - there was absolute silence.

Cape Town Opera Presents Carmen at Artscape, March 9-19
by BWW News Desk - Mar 9, 2011


Carmen, the well-known opera, will play at Artscape's opera house from 9-19 March.

Japan Society Screens Hardest Men in Town 3/9-3/19
by Movies News Desk - Mar 9, 2011


Years before Coppola's Godfather enthralled a nation and decades before "Sopranos" and "Boardwalk Empire" fed viewers' insatiable appetites for serial gangster melodrama, the yakuza (Japanese mafia) were mainstays of the Japanese film industry.

THE BOYS OF SUMMER Heads to Broadway in 2012
by Jessica Lewis - Mar 7, 2011


The Boys Of Summer, one of the best-loved books in all of sports literature and a landmark document of the American experience, will be coming to the Broadway stage in 2012. The rights to the perennial favorite by author Roger Kahn, who has been called 'the dean of American sports writers,' have been acquired, and his celebrated tale of the love affair between the storied Brooklyn Dodgers and their fans - which has continued for more than half a century since the team left Brooklyn - is being adapted for the stage in an exciting, multimedia-rich production that will delight audiences of all ages.

Legendary Singer-Songwriter Don McLean to Play at The Town Hall, 3/25
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 3, 2011


Times Square's landmark concert venue, will present one of America's classic singer-songwriters, DON McLEAN on Friday, March 25th at 8PM. McLean is forever associated with his classic hits 'American Pie' and 'Vincent (Starry Starry Night)'. Since first hitting the charts in 1971, he has amassed over 40 gold and platinum records world-wide and, in 2004, was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.

Other Productions of On the Town

1944   Broadway Original Broadway Production
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1959   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1963   West End London Revival
West End
1971   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1992   West End London Concert Revival
West End
1997   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1997   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1998   Broadway Broadway Transfer Production
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2005   West End English National Opera Production
West End
2005   Los Angeles Reprise! Concert
Los Angeles
2007   West End Return Engagement [ENO Production]
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2008   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert
Off-Broadway
2014   Broadway Broadway Revival
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2017   West End Regent's Open Air Revival
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