The first North American Tour of the Broadway hit The Color Purple will premiere at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.) for a limited engagement beginning April 17, 2007
The most honored show in Broadway history, the MEL BROOKS musical comedy THE PRODUCERS, at Paris Las Vegas announces today that during previews, locals can purchase tickets for $60 (including taxes and service charges) with valid Nevada ID. Previews begin January 31, 2007 and run for one week.
Since its first preview on November 1, 2005 THE COLOR PURPLE has the highest cumulative attendance figures of any new Broadway show of the 2005-2006 season. Nearly 750,000 audience members from across the country and around the world have seen the production.
Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, might be headed for the big screen
Chicago native Felicia P. Fields will reprise her 2006 Tony-nominated role of Sofia in the national tour of the hit musical The Color Purple, while NaTasha Yvette Williams will succeed her on Broadway
Tickets for The Color Purple in Chicago will go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 20
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (Cinderella Man, A Beautiful Mind) will bring the Donmar Warehouse hit Frost/Nixon to the screen
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS will play its final performance at Broadway's Imperial Theatre on Sunday, September 3, 2006 at 3:00 pm. The show began previews on Monday, January 31, 2005, and played 36 preview performances. It will have played 666 regular performances since its opening night Thursday, March 3, 2005.
Tony Award-nominee Hunter Foster will reprise his performance as Leo Bloom opposite John Treacy Egan's Max Bialystock in The Producers beginning July 27th
The Color Purple will begin the casting process in Chicago July 14 - 18 for the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical, which will kick off at the Cadillac Palace Theatre April 17, 2007
The Color Purple has broken the Broadway Theatre's house record for the week ending July 2
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Tony Award-winner Roger Bart will reprise the role of Leo Bloom in Broadway's The Producers beginning Tuesday, May 16th
A new musical based on the life of Bruce Lee--possibly featuring the songs of rock titan David Bowie--is headed for Broadway
Bob and Harvey Weinstein have purchased the rights for the book series that inspired the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and are developing the property into a Broadway-bound stage spectacle
The Producers of THE COLOR PURPLE are proud to announce that the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical will premiere April 2007 at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre in association with Broadway In Chicago.
The Color Purple will soon spread across the country in a national tour, which will kick off in Chicago in April of 2007
On February 25th, The Color Purple reaches its 100th performance at the Broadway Theatre
The Dirty Rotten Producers are proud to announce that the National Touring Company of the Broadway smash hit will premiere Sunday, August 6th, 2006 at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. The Seattle run will continue through August 12th, followed by engagements across the country (to-be-announced).
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