Broadway Across America News

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to Atlanta in February 2010 as a Broadway Across America - Atlanta season special. Performances begin on February 9 and run through February 14 at the The Fabulous Fox Theatre.

As HAIR readies for its Broadway makeover and London premiere, rumors are beginning to swirl as to which current cast members will be settling in across the pond and which new faces will be gracing the Broadway production. The newest reports out suggest that American Idol alumni Ace Young (season 5's seventh runner up) and Diana DeGarmo (season 3 runner up) are among the new picks for the Broadway replacement cast. No official announcement has been made by the production, although it is expected that casting announcements for London and New York are imminent, as the new Broadway performers go into rehearsal in the coming weeks.

Showtunes presented a one night only concert Saturday night which not only showcased highlights from their previous shows as well as from upcoming productions but also announced their collaboration with Broadway Across America and Seattle Theater Group. In addition they also debuted for Seattle audiences in their new performing home of The Moore Theatre in Downtown Seattle.

Today's 2:00pm Saturday matinee performance of IN THE HEIGHTS at the Benedum Center has been canceled. At this time, this evening's 8pm performance and Sunday performances are scheduled to take place. Patrons are encouraged to check pgharts.org or call 412-456-6666 for updates.

Broadway Across America-Seattle and the Seattle Theatre Group, in partnership with Showtunes Theatre Company announce a benefit concert and 10th-anniversary party on Saturday, February 6 at 8 p.m. at The Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle.

CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION and Gexa Energy Broadway Across America-Houston have teamed up to offer one lucky dreamer the chance to 'Run away with Cirque Dreams' and perform in a feature role when the show performs at the Hobby Center February 23-March 7.

What do Sondheim, Berlin, Rodgers, Porter, Loewe, Weill, Kern, Loesser, Styne, Bock,Bernstein, Strouse, and Coleman all have in common? Well, they've all written brilliantBroadway musicals that have been known and loved, and, unfortunately, occasionally forgotten. Fear Not!

CATS will play its final performance at the Arnoff Theatre on Saturday, February 6, 2010.

A touring production of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is set to tour North America beginning this fall. The tour will open at The Fisher Theatre in Detroit, MI in October 2010. Other cities will be announced soon.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Nickelodeon's Storytime Live!, a production of Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America, at the Benedum Center for six performances on February 20-21, 2010.

The show that revolutionized musical theatre is returning to the Aronoff Center for three performances only as a Fifth Third Bank Broadway Across America 09/10 Special Presentation

The show that revolutionized musical theatre is returning to the Aronoff Center for three performances as a Fifth Third Bank Broadway Across America 09/10 Special Presentation.

Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions, in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment, bring the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Billy Elliot the Musical to Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre Dec. 16, 2010-Jan. 9, 2011.

Broadway Across America-Seattle and the Seattle Theatre Group, in partnership with Showtunes Theatre Company announce a benefit concert and 10th-anniversary party on Saturday, February 6 at 8 p.m. at The Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle.

Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award®-winner in years is coming to Atlanta. Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, will play at The Fabulous Fox Theatre from March 9-14, 2010, and is presented by Broadway Across America - Atlanta as part of the 2009-2010 season.

The show that revolutionized musical theatre is returning to the Aronoff Center for three performances only as a Fifth Third Bank Broadway Across America 09/10 Special Presentation

The Tony Award-winning Broadway production of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is launching the 'HAIR eParty,' a unprecedented digital initiative designed to give audience members exciting new ways to share and relive the HAIR experience. Beginning tonight, the show's famous finale, when audience members are invited onstage for a massive communal dance party, will be digitally recorded at each performance. The video footage will then be posted on HAIR's official website (www.HairBroadway.com). Audience members will have the opportunity to find and tag themselves, and share the video with friends and family via e-mail or social networking outlets like Facebook and Twitter. Past videos will be archived and remain on HAIR's website.

In the Heights, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards and the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album comes to Pittsburgh's Benedum Center on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 for six nights of spectacular performances.

XANADU, Broadway's Surprise hit Musical hits the Road! WINNER Best New Musical 2008- Outer Critic Circle Award, the show plays from February 23-28, 2010, at the Benedum Center.

Artist Robert Rodriguez has designed logos for several big name companies over the years. Most notably, he gave the famed Quaker Oats man a makeover to make him more appealing to the health-conscious masses. Most recently, Rodriguez was tapped to design the artwork for the upcoming Broadway production of LEND ME A TENOR, starring Tony Shalhoub and Anthony LaPaglia and directed by Stanley Tucci.