Press Release: "Broadway Philadelphia" Announces 2013-14 Season

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Posted: 4/16/13 at 2:26pm

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and The Shubert Organization Welcome UPCOMING 2013-2014 NEW BROADWAY PHILADELPHIA WILL PRESENT BEST OF BROADWAY HITS

APRIL 16, 2013: THE BOOK OF MORMON TO ANCHOR SEASON!

NEW SEASON TICKET PACKAGE ALSO FEATURES TONY® AWARD-WINNING ONCE;
FLASHDANCE The Musical; WE WILL ROCK YOU; EVITA; THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY & BESS; And the premiere of an All-New Production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONS WILL FEATURE RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles; Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST; I LOVE LUCY® LIVE; MAMMA MIA!; CIRQUE ÉLOIZE CIRKOPOLIS; Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE WIZARD OF OZ; And Back By Popular Demand, JERSEY BOYS

Season Ticket Packages Available Now!

The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization today announced the brand new Broadway Philadelphia, featuring a spectacular lineup of Broadway’s most popular touring stage musicals arriving for the 2013-14 season.

The newly-named Broadway Philadelphia is presented collaboratively by The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization with productions at the Academy of Music, Forrest Theatre and Merriam Theater.

From the creators of “South Park” and winner of nine Tony Awards, THE BOOK OF MORMON will play a limited 6-week engagement at the Forrest Theatre. The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century” and Entertainment Weekly says it’s “the funniest musical of all time.”

Dates for Broadway Philadelphia will include: ONCE (Oct. 29 – Nov. 10, 2013); FLASHDANCE The Musical (Nov. 19 – 24, 2013); WE WILL ROCK YOU (Jan. 14 – 19, 2014); THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY & BESS (Feb. 18 – 23, 2014); THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (*March 19 – April 13, 2014); EVITA (June 18 – 22, 2014), all at the Academy of Music, and the long-awaited arrival of THE BOOK OF MORMON (*July 29 – Sept. 7, 2014) making its Philadelphia premiere at the Forrest Theatre. (*season ticket package dates selected weeks only)

Additional 2013 – 2014 shows will include: NETworks presents Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Nov. 26 – Dec. 1, 2013), at the Academy of Music; I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE (Dec. 26 – 29, 2013) at the Merriam Theater; the return of JERSEY BOYS (Dec. 11 – Jan. 5, 2014) at the Forrest Theatre; MAMMA MIA! (Feb. 25. March 2, 2014) at the Academy of Music; Cirque Éloize CIRKOPOLIS (March 11 – 16, 2014) at the Merriam Theater; Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE WIZARD OF OZ (Jun. 3 – 8, 2014); and RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles (Jun. 13 – 15, 2014); both at the Academy of Music.
Season ticket packages are on sale now by calling 215-893-1955 or online at http://kimmelcenter.org/bwy1314. Single show tickets for individual productions will go on sale at a later date.

“Welcome to Broadway Philadelphia! Our newly-named Broadway season marks another milestone in our ongoing efforts to provide season after season of Broadway blockbusters. Our fabulous new 2013-14 Broadway Philadelphia season promises to be our best season ever,” said Kimmel Center President and CEO Anne Ewers. “With blockbusters such as The Book of Mormon and the all new production of The Phantom of the Opera making their Philadelphia debuts, the demand for our Broadway Philadelphia packages---from both current & new subscribers---has never been better! A big thank you to all of our loyal season ticket buyers, and welcome aboard to our newest subscribers! The demand for our Broadway shows has increased dramatically, so season ticket packages are truly the way to go for theater fans throughout the Philadelphia area. Our cultural and performing arts community is growing, and we are elated to provide these theater offerings to all! Together with The Shubert Organization, we welcome you to our incredible new Broadway Philadelphia!”

“The upcoming season of our new Broadway Philadelphia will present one terrific show after another,” said Philip J. Smith, Chairman of The Shubert Organization, Inc. “We have always valued Philadelphia as a great theatre town and we’re delighted to team with the Kimmel Center to present the very best that Broadway has to offer.”

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[Raul is my Jeebus]

Posted: 4/19/13 at 12:22pm

any idea when BoM tickets will go on sale?? I've looked everywhere for any kind of info what-so-ever and have come up super empty handed! I'm ready to donate organs and limbs for these tickets! lol