Broadway Across America News

The producers of the musical comedy PROMISES, PROMISES are proud to announce that student rush tickets will be available for the first ever Broadway revival. A limited number of $30 student rush tickets will be available day of performance when the Broadway Theater (1681 Broadway) box office opens, subject to availability. Students can purchase up to two $30 tickets with a valid student ID.

The Wizard of Oz, the magical stage production based on the Royal Shakespeare Company's celebration of the 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland, debuts at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre for a limited engagement of only five performances, March 26-28, 2010.

The national tour of The Wizard of Oz, touching down in Minneapolis for five performances March 26-28 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, announced today that the 5 Star Dance Studio in Woodbury has been selected to perform the roles of 'Munchkins' for all Minneapolis shows.

Tune in to see A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE star Liev Schreiber on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,' tonight, Thursday, March 25. The show airs in the New York area on WNBC-TV Channel 4 at 12:35am. Check local listings for times outside the New York area.

Broadway veterans Kevin Kern, Luther Creek, Crystal Joy and Phyre Hawkins have officially joined London's HAIR Tribe, which is set to begin performances at the Gielgud Theatre on April 1st. The join most of the original Broadway cast, which is making the transfer. A new Tribe opened on Broadway in early March.

The NY Post has featured an article titled 'How We Fixed Broken 'Promises'. It is written by Hal David and discusses the evolution of the Broadway show Promises, Promises.

Meredith B. from New Jersey is the lucky winner of BWW's 'Lend Me A Tenor' Contest. Meredith submitted an operatic rendition of Cindy Lauper's hit 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' and in turn, won two tickets to the opening night of 'Lend Me a Tenor' on April 4 along with other fabulous prizes. Congratulations, Meredith! See her winning video entry below.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced its 5th Anniversary Broadway in Miami 2010-2011/Broadway Across America season with a line-up of five Tony® Award-winning Miami premiere engagements. The 5th 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.

Kristin Chenoweth, soon to be starring as Fran Kubelik in the first ever revival of the musical comedy PROMISES, PROMISES, will be a guest on the nationally syndicated 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show,' scheduled to air on Tuesday, March 23. In the tri-state area 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' airs at 4pm on NBC channel 4 and at 8pm on WLNY channel 55.

The 2010-2011 Cadillac Broadway Across America?San Antonio Season lineup at the Majestic Theatre is here, and look what's coming to town! The Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS is the first of five incredible San Antonio premieres, and one revival, that will leave audiences inspired, mesmerized and smiling with delight!

Kids adore her in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Parents love her in movies like The Other Boleyn Girl and Lost in Translation. And now, kids and parents alike are applauding actress and singer Scarlett Johansson's recent request to Congress to add more fruits, vegetables, and healthy meal options to school lunchrooms.

The critically-acclaimed Broadway production of Arthur Miller's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE starring Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson directed by Gregory Mosher will play only 2 more weeks before it must end on Sunday, April 4.

Company members of Little House on the Prairie, The Musical arriving at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on March 23, 2010 will construct a storage shed for the Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity.

The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) and Broadway Across America (BAA) today announced an eight-show, 14-week Broadway season for 2010-11. This is the first full season under the new partnership agreement between the two organizations, and is the first time a Columbus Broadway season has offered two multi-week engagements-Mary Poppins and Jersey Boys.

The Broadway League, the national trade organization for the commercial theatre industry, announced the 2010 'League Educator Apple Awards' recipients. The awards acknowledge the efforts of local schools and community groups that support programs relating to Broadway or touring Broadway shows, promoting further development of theatre education.

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS. This 2 time Tony and Drama Desk Award winner will end its run at The Kentucky Center, March 21 as a PNC Broadway Across America 09/10 Season Presentation.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical, The Phantom of the Opera, has begun a three-week stand at UT's Bass Concert Hall. Holding the title of longest running show on Broadway (over 9,200 performances to-date) and the most successful entertainment event in history - surpassing Broadway's Wicked and even Hollywood's Avatar - Phantom's timeless score is ingrained in the world's vernacular.

From the theatrical madness of 'Young Frankenstein' that only a Mel Brooks could produce, to the depths of passionate emotion evoked by such legendary musicals as 'Les Misérables' and 'West Side Story,' announced by Broadway Across America for subscription season 2010-2011 are a mix of six (6) musical hits that will also include such current Broadway show-stoppers as 'HAIR,' the dance excitement of 'Burn The Floor,' and the fast-moving '80s rocker 'Rock of Ages' presented by Florida Theatrical Association at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Tickets will go on sale Friday, March 19, 2010 for the Louisville premiere engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, playing the Kentucky Center July 28- August 15, 2010.