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Fox Associates announces its stellar 2010-2011 U.S. Bank Broadway Series. Alongside the previously announced engagement of Broadway's latest sensation BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, winner of the 2009 Tony Award® for Best Musical; will be Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, a stunning reinvention produced by Lincoln Center Theater, making its St. Louis debut. Also included in the series are: SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage; 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL the new musical comedy, direct from Broadway & based on the hit movie; and NEXT TO NORMAL winner of three 2009 Tony Awards including Best Score. The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, JERSEY BOYS returns to round out the six show series.

Fox Associates announces its stellar 2010-2011 U.S. Bank Broadway Series. Alongside the previously announced engagement of Broadway's latest sensation BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, winner of the 2009 Tony Award® for Best Musical; will be Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, a stunning reinvention produced by Lincoln Center Theater, making its St. Louis debut. Also included in the series are: SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage; 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL the new musical comedy, direct from Broadway & based on the hit movie; and NEXT TO NORMAL winner of three 2009 Tony Awards including Best Score. The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, JERSEY BOYS returns to round out the six show series.

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE lights up the 2010 holiday season when it transforms the Fabulous Fox Theatre stage into a wonderland of fantasy and disbelief, December 21-29. Cirque Dreams, an American theatrical production company, brings its critically acclaimed entertainment brand to St. Louis for ten glorious holiday performances presented by Fox Associates. Created and directed by Neil Goldberg, creator of the groundbreaking Broadway hit CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY, CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE is 'so full of energy it could end our dependence on oil' according to the New York Daily News and 'a delicious confection of charm, sparkle and talent by the sleigh load.' The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle raves, 'even the Grinch would be impressed with this Christmas wonderland.' 'Stuffed with so much holiday cheer and audacious acts, Scrooge would exit with a big ol' smile on his face,' hails the Erie Times News about this 'Broadway-worthy spectacle.' 'The perfect way to come in from the cold, forget the holiday stresses and find the magic of the season' proclaims The Oakland Press.

Fox Associates has named Kristin Caskey to the position of President of Fox Theatricals. Ms. Caskey has been a producer with New York based Fox Theatricals, a division of Fox Associates, for more than 12 years.

HotCity Theatre, a professional theatre company with a focus on contemporary programming and new play development announces the opening of EQUUS, The 1975 Tony award winning psychological drama by Peter Shaffer. Webster University professor Doug Finlayson will direct this production, the third show in the 2010 HotCity Season.

Fox Associates is pleased to announce that single tickets for many upcoming shows will go on sale Saturday, September 18 at 10 a.m. Single tickets for the following shows will be available: 'South Pacific,' 'The Wizard of Oz,' 'A Christmas Carol,' The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller by Chip Davis, 'Cirque Dreams Holidaze,' 'Monty Python's Spamalot,' '9 to 5: The Musical,' 'Stomp,' and 'Next to Normal.'

HotCity Theatre, a professional theatre company with a focus on contemporary programming and new play development announces the opening of EQUUS, The 1975 Tony award winning psychological drama by Peter Shaffer. Webster University professor Doug Finlayson will direct this production, the third show in the 2010 HotCity Season.

Fox Associates announces its stellar 2010-2011 U.S. Bank Broadway Series. Alongside the previously announced engagement of Broadway's latest sensation BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, winner of the 2009 Tony Award® for Best Musical; will be Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, a stunning reinvention produced by Lincoln Center Theater, making its St. Louis debut. Also included in the series are: SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage; 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL the new musical comedy, direct from Broadway & based on the hit movie; and NEXT TO NORMAL winner of three 2009 Tony Awards including Best Score. The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, JERSEY BOYS returns to round out the six show series.

Fox Associates announces its stellar 2010-2011 U.S. Bank Broadway Series. Alongside the previously announced engagement of Broadway's latest sensation BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, winner of the 2009 Tony Award® for Best Musical; will be Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, a stunning reinvention produced by Lincoln Center Theater, making its St. Louis debut. Also included in the series are: SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage; 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL the new musical comedy, direct from Broadway & based on the hit movie; and NEXT TO NORMAL winner of three 2009 Tony Awards including Best Score. The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, JERSEY BOYS returns to round out the six show series.

Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions bring the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Billy Elliot the Musical to St. Louis from August 10-28, 2011.

Christopher Durang turns political humor upside down with this hilarious and provocative satire about America's 'War on Terror.' WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM tells the story of a young woman suddenly in crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father's hobby of butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a shadow government? Don't feel guilty about laughing hard at this new black comedy for an era of yellow, orange and red alerts.

A wickedly funny alternative to traditional candy-cane cheer. Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight tiny reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. As the mass media descends upon the event, the other members of the sleigh team demand to share their perspectives, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges -which seems to implicate everyone from the teeniest elf to the tainted Saint himself.

THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES is a wickedly funny alternative to traditional candy-cane cheer. Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight tiny reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. As the mass media descends upon the event, the other members of the sleigh team demand to share their perspectives, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges -which seems to implicate everyone from the teeniest elf to the tainted Saint himself.

A wickedly funny alternative to traditional candy-cane cheer. Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight tiny reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. As the mass media descends upon the event, the other members of the sleigh team demand to share their perspectives, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges -which seems to implicate everyone from the teeniest elf to the tainted Saint himself.

This is the post-workshop staged reading of the chosen script from the 2009 New Play Festival. THE SINKER will be produced as a world premiere in the 2010 Mainstage Series. Be a part of the post-show discussion with the dramaturg and the playwright and have your feedback help the author edit the play into its published form. It's a comfortable, very casual way to meet the playwright, artists, and HotCity staff working on this production.

Union Avenue Opera presents a school performacne of Menotti's AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS. Students arrive at 9 and take a tour of the UAO facility, watch a presentation on opera history, learn about the Amahl story, and watch the production. The program concludes at 11 a.m.

THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES is a wickedly funny alternative to traditional candy-cane cheer. Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight tiny reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. As the mass media descends upon the event, the other members of the sleigh team demand to share their perspectives, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges -which seems to implicate everyone from the teeniest elf to the tainted Saint himself.

A wickedly funny alternative to traditional candy-cane cheer. Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight tiny reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. As the mass media descends upon the event, the other members of the sleigh team demand to share their perspectives, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges -which seems to implicate everyone from the teeniest elf to the tainted Saint himself.

The Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc. production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, directed by Harold Prince, returning to the Fox Theatre September 30-October 25 has announced casting for the production.

The Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc. production of Andrew Lloyd Webber?s The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince, returns to the Fox Theatre in St. Louis beginning Wednesday, September 30 through Sunday, October 25. The first performance is Wednesday, September 30 at 8pm. Tickets go on sale this Sunday, June 14 at the Fox Theatre box office (527 N Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO), all MetroTix outlets, online at www.metrotix.com or call 314-534-1111. Group orders of 20 or more may be placed by calling 314-535-2900.