On the Town 1997 - Articles Page 24

Ages: 6+
Opened: August 1, 1997
Closing: August 31, 1997

On the Town - 1997 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Delacorte Theatre
81st and Central Park New York, NY 10024

On the Town bursts onto the stage with infectious energy, celebrating the carefree spirit of three sailors on a 24-hour shore leave in New York City. Following Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie, the musical captures the electric atmosphere of a bustling wartime metropolis. Yearning for romance and adventure, they set out to explore the city's hidden gems and find love before their leave ends.



Packed with iconic songs like "New York, New York" and "Lonely Boy," the show follows their whirlwind escapades. Gabey falls head-over-heels for Ivy, a beautiful cab driver, while Chip seeks a connection with a picture-perfect woman he sees on a billboard. Ozzie, the shy one of the bunch, finds his confidence with a group of anthropological museum workers. With playful dances, witty lyrics, and a lively score, On the Town is a delightful ode to youthful optimism, the magic of New York City, and the fleeting joys of a romantic adventure.

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On the Town - 1997 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 24

Small Town High School Reaches For The Stars, Wins Honorary Thespian Competition
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 11, 2009


Located on the Southwest coast of Florida nestled next to Lemon Bay and half way between Fort Myers and Tampa is a very small town with one high school and less than 1400 students. The town is a melting pot of transferred families, retirees, multi-generational 'locals,' working class, the extremely impoverished, and the exceptionally wealthy.

Brian Stokes Mitchell Sings Broadway on 5/11 at Freud Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2009


Reprise Theatre Company presents Brian Stokes Mitchell Sings Broadway, a program especially created for Reprise. It will have one performance only on Monday, May 11 at 8 pm, at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.

Photo Flash: Reprise Theater Company's THE FANTASTICKS
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 7, 2009


Eric McCormack, Emmy Award winner for 'Will & Grace,' will play El Gallo, Lucas Grabeel from 'High School Musical' will play Matt, and Broadway star and Tony nominee Harry Groener will play Bellomy in 'The Fantasticks,' which concludes the 2008-2009 Reprise Theatre Company at the Freud Playhouse May 5-May 17 (press opening May 6).

McCormack, Grabeel, Groener Set for Reprise's 'THE FANTASTICKS' 5/5 - 5/17
by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2009


Eric McCormack, Emmy Award winner for 'Will & Grace,' will play El Gallo, Lucas Grabeel from 'High School Musical' will play Matt, and Broadway star and Tony nominee Harry Groener will play Bellomy in 'The Fantasticks,' which concludes the 2008-2009 Reprise Theatre Company at the Freud Playhouse May 5-May 17 (press opening May 6).

Angela Betzien's THE DARK ROOM Comes To Black Swan 5/1-5/17
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 6, 2009


In this chilling new psychological thriller, six unlikely characters converge at a run-down motel on the edge ofa military town. A boy waits for a stranger. Pregnant Emma waits for her husband, the country cop wasted after his best friend's wedding.

McCormack, Grabeel, Groener Set for Reprise's 'THE FANTASTICKS' 5/5 - 5/17
by Eddie Varley - Mar 31, 2009


Eric McCormack, Emmy Award winner for 'Will & Grace,' will play El Gallo, Lucas Grabeel from 'High School Musical' will play Matt, and Broadway star and Tony nominee Harry Groener will play Bellomy in 'The Fantasticks,' which concludes the 2008-2009 Reprise Theatre Company at the Freud Playhouse May 5-May 17 (press opening May 6).

Stephen Schwartz and Friends at the Old Globe 3/9
by BWW News Desk - Mar 9, 2009


Old Globe Executive Producer Lou Spisto recently announced that the theatre will present a special one-night engagement of Stephen Schwartz and Friends.. This delightful event, featuring the Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer/lyricist of the smash Broadway musicals Wicked, Godspell, Working, Pippin and many others, will be performed in the Old Globe Theatre on Monday, March 9 at 7:30pm. Schwartz will be center-stage for an evening of unforgettable music and memories, with some of Broadway's best singer/actors, including, Debbie Gravitte, Liz Callaway and Scott Coulter, performing Schwartz's most beloved songs.

Brian Stokes Mitchell Sings Broadway on 5/11 at Freud Playhouse
by Robert Diamond - Feb 13, 2009


Reprise Theatre Company presents Brian Stokes Mitchell Sings Broadway, a program especially created for Reprise. It will have one performance only on Monday, May 11 at 8 pm, at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.

The Goodman Welcomes THE HAIRY APE And STRANGE INTERLUDE
by BWW News Desk - Feb 7, 2009


Two of Chicago's acclaimed off-Loop theater troupes join Goodman Theatre's 21st century exploration of Eugene O'Neill in February and March. The Hypocrites perform The Hairy Ape February 7-21, directed by Artistic Director and Founder Sean Graney, 'one of the most insightful directors now at work in Chicago' (Chicago Sun-Times), who transforms Goodman's three-tiered Owen Bruner Theatre into the various strata of an ocean liner. The Neo-Futurists, 'one of the most imaginative experimental theater ensembles in the country' (The Economist), perform Strange Interlude March 6-8, directed by Founder Greg Allen, in a production which unites audience and actors on the stage.

The Goodman Welcomes THE HAIRY APE And STRANGE INTERLUDE
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 4, 2009


Two of Chicago's acclaimed off-Loop theater troupes join Goodman Theatre's 21st century exploration of Eugene O'Neill in February and March. The Hypocrites perform The Hairy Ape February 7-21, directed by Artistic Director and Founder Sean Graney, 'one of the most insightful directors now at work in Chicago' (Chicago Sun-Times), who transforms Goodman's three-tiered Owen Bruner Theatre into the various strata of an ocean liner. The Neo-Futurists, 'one of the most imaginative experimental theater ensembles in the country' (The Economist), perform Strange Interlude March 6-8, directed by Founder Greg Allen, in a production which unites audience and actors on the stage.

Lea Delaria Guest's at Terese Genecco's Rrazz Room Performance January 24
by BWW News Desk - Jan 24, 2009


San Francisco, January 13, 2009 Singing sensation Terese Genecco returns to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. on Saturday, January 24th at 10:30 PM. Her special guest, jazz singer Lea Delaria will have a solo set in the show. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or at 866 468 3399. Genecco is the winner of a 2007 Backstage Bistro Award, the 2008 MAC Award (Manhattan Assoc. of Cabarets & Clubs) for Best Recording, 2008 MAC Award Nominee for Best Female Vocalist, 2006 MAC award-nominee for Best Debut Performance and Time Out New York Magazine's Top 10 Best Cabaret Shows of 2006 and 2007. These awards are for Genecco's jazz/musical creation, DRUNK WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCES FAYE and DRUNK WITH LOVE:THE SEQUEL! in which Genecco paid tribute to the spirit, sound, and style of Frances Faye, the 1950's bi-sexual, nightclub icon. She won the debut vocalist category and the overall 'Entertainer of the Year' award at the San Francisco Bay Area Cabaret Competition. Lea Delaria has distinguished herself in almost every form of entertainment,musician, singer, Broadway actor, writer and standup comic. Lea's greatest desire was to hold a Broadway audience captive. Her dream came to fruition in 1997 with The Public Theater's revival of ON THE TOWN where she played Hildy and stopped the show 8 times a week. Lea received Obie, Drama Desk, Theater World and Fanny Awards. She became a Drama League Honoree and the recipient of the most notorious snub of recent Tony history. The notoriety pushed Lea into the limelight of the New York theater scene, making her one of the few openly gay actors to cross boundaries playing straight ( Hildy-ON THE TOWN, Broadway / Cinder-LITTLE FISH, off Broadway / Winnie-HAPPY DAYS, off Broadway ); gay ( Mama Morton- CHICAGO, National Tour / Jane-THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD, off Broadway, a role written especially for her by Paul Rudnik); and even portraying men! (Eddie and Dr. Scott-THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Broadway.

Ford Center for the Performing Arts presents 'Chicago'
by Chicago News Desk - Feb 2, 2009


Now celebrating ten glorious years of girls, glitz and glamour across the country, the record-breaking smash hit musical CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN and its PURE ENTERTAINMENT! Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the return of CHICAGO The Musical for a limited run February 24 ? March 1, 2009 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.). Group tickets are currently available by calling (312) 977-1710.

RIALTO CHATTER: Reprise CHESS Cancelled, THE FANTASTICKS to Replace
by Eddie Varley - Jan 17, 2009


Various reports indicate that the 2009 Reprise Theatre Company season which was to present the world premiere of CHESS with a new book by Tony? winner Richard Maltby, Jr., has cancelled the production. THE FANTASTICKS, a musical they were planning for next season will now take it's place. CHESS was to play May 5th through 17th, 2009. Reprise is getting ready to open the classic international hit 'Man of La Mancha,' it begins performances on Feburary 14th.

BAT BOY THE MUSICAL Hits The Foothill Music Theater 2/27
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 15, 2009


Multi-award winning Foothill Music Theatre presents the hilarious Off-Broadway musical comedy hit, BAT BOY, THE MUSICAL. This campy, off-the-wall parody inspired by a supermarket tabloid story of a half-boy, half-bat keeps both tongue and fang firmly in cheek. The exuberant score mixes rock, Broadway, gospel, and country music in a smart, witty, self-aware comical confection. Award-winning director Jay Manley helms this fabulous cult hit with musical direction by Spencer Williams, and choreography by Andrew Ceglio (also the production's star). BAT BOY, THE MUSICAL plays February 27 (press opening February 28, 8pm & March 1, 2pm) through March 22, 2009 at the Lohman Theatre at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. For tickets ($18-26) and information, the public may visit www.foothillmusicals.com, or phone the box office at 650 949-7360. Called 'exuberant, campy fun' by the San Francisco Chronicle, BAT BOY, THE MUSICAL, ripped from the headlines of The Weekly World News tabloid, is a dark but whimsical parable on the secret desires and depravities of a small West Virginia town. While visiting the caves outside of Hope Falls, West Virginia, three young explorers find a bat-boy hiding among the caverns. The local sheriff, unsure of what to do with the dangerous captive, who could be connected to the strange illness killing off the local cows, takes the bat-boy to the veterinarian. While the townspeople clamor for his destruction, Bat Boy, who is taken in by the veterinarian and his family, learns to read, speak, and even fall in love. A wickedly slick satire that spoofs convention, BAT BOY chronicles the struggles of a boy with fangs who just wants to be loved. The show premiered at Tim Robbins' Actors Gang Theatre on October 31, 1997, and has since been produced Off-Broadway, in London's West End, at the Edinburgh Festival and in scores of productions throughout the world. The New York Times declared, 'It's remarkable what intelligent wit can accomplish, even within an outlandish frame,' of this Outer Critics Circle Award-winner for Best Off-Broadway Musical.

Lea Delaria Guest's at Terese Genecco's Rrazz Room Performance January 24
by Robert Diamond - Jan 14, 2009


San Francisco, January 13, 2009 Singing sensation Terese Genecco returns to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. on Saturday, January 24th at 10:30 PM. Her special guest, jazz singer Lea Delaria will have a solo set in the show. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or at 866 468 3399. Genecco is the winner of a 2007 Backstage Bistro Award, the 2008 MAC Award (Manhattan Assoc. of Cabarets & Clubs) for Best Recording, 2008 MAC Award Nominee for Best Female Vocalist, 2006 MAC award-nominee for Best Debut Performance and Time Out New York Magazine's Top 10 Best Cabaret Shows of 2006 and 2007. These awards are for Genecco's jazz/musical creation, DRUNK WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCES FAYE and DRUNK WITH LOVE:THE SEQUEL! in which Genecco paid tribute to the spirit, sound, and style of Frances Faye, the 1950's bi-sexual, nightclub icon. She won the debut vocalist category and the overall 'Entertainer of the Year' award at the San Francisco Bay Area Cabaret Competition. Lea Delaria has distinguished herself in almost every form of entertainment,musician, singer, Broadway actor, writer and standup comic. Lea's greatest desire was to hold a Broadway audience captive. Her dream came to fruition in 1997 with The Public Theater's revival of ON THE TOWN where she played Hildy and stopped the show 8 times a week. Lea received Obie, Drama Desk, Theater World and Fanny Awards. She became a Drama League Honoree and the recipient of the most notorious snub of recent Tony history. The notoriety pushed Lea into the limelight of the New York theater scene, making her one of the few openly gay actors to cross boundaries playing straight ( Hildy-ON THE TOWN, Broadway / Cinder-LITTLE FISH, off Broadway / Winnie-HAPPY DAYS, off Broadway ); gay ( Mama Morton- CHICAGO, National Tour / Jane-THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD, off Broadway, a role written especially for her by Paul Rudnik); and even portraying men! (Eddie and Dr. Scott-THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Broadway.

Village Players Performing Arts Center: 'Tis the Season!
by Chicago News Desk - Dec 7, 2008


The popular and crowd-pleasing Storytelling series in the Village Players Blackbox Theatre continues with a four night festival of holiday storytelling, featuring different performances every night!

Village Players Performing Arts Center: 'Tis the Season!
by Steve Leary - Nov 28, 2008


The popular and crowd-pleasing Storytelling series in the Village Players Blackbox Theatre continues with a four night festival of holiday storytelling, featuring different performances every night!

Stephen Schwartz and Friends at the Old Globe 3/9
by Reynard Loki - Nov 18, 2008


Old Globe Executive Producer Lou Spisto recently announced that the theatre will present a special one-night engagement of Stephen Schwartz and Friends.. This delightful event, featuring the Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer/lyricist of the smash Broadway musicals Wicked, Godspell, Working, Pippin and many others, will be performed in the Old Globe Theatre on Monday, March 9 at 7:30pm. Schwartz will be center-stage for an evening of unforgettable music and memories, with some of Broadway's best singer/actors, including, Debbie Gravitte, Liz Callaway and Scott Coulter, performing Schwartz's most beloved songs.

Ford Center for the Performing Arts presents 'Chicago'
by Steve Leary - Oct 2, 2008


Now celebrating ten glorious years of girls, glitz and glamour across the country, the record-breaking smash hit musical CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN and its PURE ENTERTAINMENT! Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the return of CHICAGO The Musical for a limited run February 24 - March 1, 2009 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.). Group tickets are currently available by calling (312) 977-1710.

Amargo's 'Tiempo Muerto' Travels from Spain to Town Hall 9/20, 21
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2008


Direct from Spain, an exceptional and exciting event occurs when Rafael Amargo with his 18 member company perform 'Tiempo Muerto' with two special performances at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street, between Broadway & Avenue of the Americas/6th Ave) on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, September 21 at 3:00 pm. After flirting with modern dance, break-dance, aerial theatre and cinema, Rafael Amargo returns to the most flamenco essence with 'Tiempo Muerto', the sixth show in his career.

Amargo's 'Tiempo Muerto' Travels from Spain to Town Hall 9/20, 21
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 15, 2008


Direct from Spain, an exceptional and exciting event occurs when Rafael Amargo with his 18 member company perform 'Tiempo Muerto' with two special performances at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street, between Broadway & Avenue of the Americas/6th Ave) on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, September 21 at 3:00 pm. After flirting with modern dance, break-dance, aerial theatre and cinema, Rafael Amargo returns to the most flamenco essence with 'Tiempo Muerto', the sixth show in his career.

Tickets on Sale For 'Tiempo Muerto' at Town Hall
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 3, 2008


Direct from Spain, Rafael Amargo will perform with his 18 member company perform 'Tiempo Muerto' for two special performances at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street, between Broadway & Avenue of the Americas/6th Ave) on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, September 21 at 3:00 pm. After flirting with modern dance, break-dance, aerial theatre and cinema, Rafael Amargo returns to the most flamenco essence with 'Tiempo Muerto', the sixth show in his career.

Reprise Theatre Co Presents 'Once On This Island' 9/2
by BWW News Desk - Sep 2, 2008


Director Billy Porter and Grammy nominee Ledisi mark their debuts with Reprise Theatre Company in the 1990 musical 'Once on This Island,' opening the 2008-2009 season, September 2 to 14 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The press opening is September 3.

Reprise Theatre Co Presents 'Once On This Island' 9/2
by BWW News Desk - Jul 21, 2008


Director Billy Porter and Grammy nominee Ledisi mark their debuts with Reprise Theatre Company in the 1990 musical 'Once on This Island,' opening the 2008-2009 season, September 2 to 14 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The press opening is September 3.

'Tiempo Meurto' to Perform at Town Hall This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Jul 18, 2008


Direct from Spain, an exceptional and exciting event occurs when Rafael Amargo with his 18 member company perform 'Tiempo Muerto' with two special performances at Town Hall.

Other Productions of On the Town

1944   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1959   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1963   West End London Revival
West End
1971   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1992   West End London Concert Revival
West End
1997   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1997   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1998   Broadway Broadway Transfer Production
Broadway
2005   West End English National Opera Production
West End
2005   Los Angeles Reprise! Concert
Los Angeles
2007   West End Return Engagement [ENO Production]
West End
2008   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert
Off-Broadway
2014   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2017   West End Regent's Open Air Revival
West End

On the Town - 1997 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1998 Obie Awards Performance Mary Testa
1998 Obie Awards Performance Lea DeLaria

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