Broadway Across America Announces Austin's 2011-2012 Season

AUSTIN, TEXAS-Broadway Across America today announced the company's Austin 2011–2012 Season, extending from September 2011 to June 2012 at Texas Performing Arts' Bass Concert Hall, with select performances at The Long Center.

Housed in the beautiful, recently renovated Bass Concert Hall and the striking new Long Center, the Broadway Across America-Austin 2011–2012 Season offers a sensational five-show lineup plus a season special, including:

RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES

Rodgers & Hammerstein'S SOUTH PACIFIC

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

DISNEY & Cameron Mackintosh'S MARY POPPINS

LES MISÉRABLES

Season special (not part of the subscription package):
WICKED

Five-show Broadway Across America - Austin season ticket packages are on sale now, and prices start at $128. For more information, patrons can visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com/Austin or call the Broadway Across America Season Ticket Hotline at 800-731-SHOW (7469) during extended renewal hours of Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m; the deadline for current Season Ticket Holders to renew their seats is April 29. Discounted group subscriptions of 15 or more (10+ for Rain, 20+ for Wicked) are also available by calling 877-275-3804 or via e-mail at Austin.Groups@BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

Individual ticket sales will be announced at a later date.  Group seating will be available for parties of 15 or more (10+ for Rain, 20+ for Wicked) are available by calling 877-275-3804 or via e-mail at Austin.groups@broadwayacrossamerica.com.

Broadway Across America-Austin goes green! Season ticket renewal forms will be available online for those season ticket holders we have an email address for. Make sure we have your current email address on file by calling us at 800-731-SHOW (7469) or online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com/Austin. The deadline for current Season Ticket Holders to renew their seats is April 29.

RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES
September 20–25, 2011 – The Long Center

DIRECT FROM BROADWAY! As "the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!" (Associated Press), RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance in this multi-media concert, that's as infectious as it is transporting. From the early hits to later classics ("I Want To Hold Your Hand," "Hard Day's Night," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Let It Be," "Come Together," "Hey Jude," and more), this adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!

Rodgers & Hammerstein'S SOUTH PACIFIC
November 8–13, 2011 – Bass Concert Hall

"Simply Wonderful! Beguiling Theatrical Magic!" hails the New York Post for Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC. This breathtaking new production of SOUTH PACIFIC is based on the 2008 Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production, directed by Bartlett Sher. Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. The beloved score's songs include "Some Enchanted Evening," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," "This Nearly Was Mine," and "There is Nothin' Like a Dame." USA Today cheers, "««««! Gorgeous! SOUTH PACIFIC doesn't just float; it soars!"

Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize winning book Tales of the South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC has music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan.

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
December 14–18, 2011 – Bass Concert Hall

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Austin! Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including "Be Our Guest" and the beloved title song.  Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!

DISNEY & Cameron Mackintosh'S MARY POPPINS
April 10–15, 2012 – Bass Concert Hall

MARY POPPINS is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving,  "This is the rare touring production that over-delivers on every level!" Featuring the irresistible story and unforgettable songs from one of the most popular Disney films of all time, plus brand-new breathtaking dance numbers and spectacular stage-craft, MARY POPPINS is everything you could ever want in a hit Broadway show!  So get swept up in the fun of this high-Flying Musical the New York Post gives 4 out of 4 stars and calls "a perfect piece of musical theater."

LES MISÉRABLES
May 29–June 3, 2012 – Bass Concert Hall

Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th Anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg's legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.  This new production has been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes. The New York Times calls this LES MISÉRABLES "an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish."  The London Times hails the new show "a five star hit, astonishingly powerful."

Season Special (not part of the subscription package):

WICKED
January 25–February 12, 2012 – Bass Concert Hall
Season Ticket Holders may secure their seats for WICKED now!

Back by "popular" demand!  Entertainment Weekly calls WICKED "the best musical of the decade," and when it first played Austin, it broke box office records and sold out in record time. Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED is Broadway's biggest blockbuster, a cultural phenomenon and was just named "the defining musical of the decade" by The New York Times.

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 makes for "the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time" (USA Today).

Broadway Across America (Producer), part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies which includes Broadway.com, is 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 musicals and plays across 40 North American cities.  Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales.  Under the supervision of Beth Williams (COO and Head of Production), Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theatre. Current Broadway productions include How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette, Million Dollar Quartet, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Jerusalem, Memphis, La Cage Aux Folles, the West End production of Million Dollar Quartet and the touring production of Dreamworks' Madagascar Live!  For more information, please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.

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