Susan Hilferty News

Mayor Gavin Newsom proclaimed 'A WICKED Day in San Francisco,' welcoming the international phenomenon back to the city where it had its world premiere. At a special Homecoming Party in Union Square, WICKED Producer David Stone accepted a proclamation from Luis Cancel, Director of Cultural Affairs for the City and County of San Francisco on behalf of Mayor Newsom. Producer David Stone was in San Francisco for the Homecoming as tickets went on sale for the open-ended engagement of WICKED, which begins performances at the Orpheum Theatre January 27, 2009. He was joined by cast members performing in Union Square for a group of enthusiastic fans.

Behind the Emerald Curtain, the exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the Broadway smash WICKED, will welcome original cast members Norbert Leo Butz and Michelle Federer on Saturday, September 27. Due to a scheduling conflict, the previously announced Eden Espinosa will be a guest on a future date TBD.

Behind the Emerald Curtain, the exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the Broadway smash WICKED, will enter its 4th Season this fall. The tour, which lasts 90 minutes and is run by former and current members of the Broadway company, is given every Saturday morning at 10:00am at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st Street.). Tickets are $25 and are available for purchase on www.Ticketmaster.com/wicked and at the Gershwin Theatre box office. Groups of 20 or more can buy tickets for $23 each.

SPRING AWAKENING, the smash hit rock musical and winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical is now playing San Francisco's Curran Theatre through Sunday, Oct. 12. $40 RUSH tickets will be available for all performances except Saturday evening. These special RUSH tickets can be purchased on the day of performance only and are available when the box office opens at either the Curran Theatre Box Office (445 Geary Street) or the Orpheum Theatre Box Office (1192 Market Street at 8th). The rush tickets are available to anyone, with a limit of two tickets per person. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. Some restrictions may apply and tickets are subject to availability. This offer is not valid on previously purchased tickets.

SHN is pleased to announce that tickets for the international phenomenon WICKED go on sale Friday, September 26, 2008 at 10 AM. WICKED returns home to San Francisco for an extended engagement beginning Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at the Orpheum Theatre. In conjunction with tickets going on sale, a very special free fan appreciation homecoming party will take place on Friday, September 26 in Union Square. The event will be hosted by Don Bleu from Star Radio and Jessica Aguirre from NBC TV and will also feature performances from the show.

Spring Awakening: In The Flesh , arrives in bookstores this month and to celebrate the arrival, the books author David Cote was joined by the show's Tony Award-Winners Steven Sater (Book & Lyrics) and Duncan Sheik (Music) on Monday, September 15 and had an informative 'conversation' - on the show, the music and its long-running success at The Barnes & Noble Store at the Lincoln Triangle (1972 Broadway @ 66th Street). In addition, cast members from Spring Awakening including Hunter Parrish and Alexandra Socha performed select numbers from the show. Following the presentation the cast and creative team signed copies of the new book, and the Spring Awakening original cast recording.

SHN is pleased to announce the national tour of 'Spring Awakening,' winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will launch at San Francisco's Curran Theatre in the fall of 2008.

Nearly one hundred years after German playwright Frank Wedekind's death, his daring 1891 play, Spring Awakening, was adapted by playwright-poet Steven Sater, scored by pop singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik, and guided by visionary director Michael Mayer.

Julie Hagerty and John Glover, who are currently appearing as husband and wife in Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Off-Broadway production of The Marriage of Bette and Boo, are featured on Associated Press Radio's On Broadway channel.

John Glover, appearing in Roundabout Theatre Company's The Marriage of Bette and Boo, will be featured on The American Theatre Wing's 'Downstage Center' on XM Radio channel 28. Glover will appear as the special guest on Friday, August 1st at 6PM.

Kate Jennings Grant and Christopher Evan Welch, currently appearing in Roundabout Theatre Company's The Marriage of Bette and Boo, will be featured on NY1's 'On Stage' this weekend.

Tickets for SPRING AWAKENING, a new rock musical and winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards, will go on sale Sunday, July 20th.

The smash musical WICKED continues to break box office records worldwide when its latest international production opened on July 12 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.

Tickets for SPRING AWAKENING, a new rock musical and winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards, will go on sale Sunday, July 20th.

Roundabout Theatre Company host the opening of 'The Marriage of Bette and Boo.'

Signature Theatre, under the artistic direction of Eric Schaeffer, yesterday completed the Kander & Ebb Celebration, a ground-breaking four-month festival devoted to the works of John Kander and Fred Ebb, the longest lasting song-writing partnership in the history of the American musical theater.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the premiere of Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award-winner in years! SPRING AWAKENING, the eight-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical, will play a limited engagement in Chicago next summer, August 4 - 16, 2009. Chicagoans can get a free 'taste' of the production when SPRING AWAKENING cast members perform at the upcoming Broadway In Chicago Concert in the Park Monday, June 30, 2008 during the city's legendary Taste of Chicago festival.

SHN is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Best of Broadway season.

Chita Rivera, George Hearn, and Mark Jacoby Shine in the final show of the Kander & Ebb Celebration at the Signature Theatre

Roundabout Theatre Company's Off-Broadway production of The Marriage of Bette and Boo will begin previews tonight Thursday, June 12th at 7:30 PM.