Tootsie 2018 - Articles Page 1.8

Ages: 10+
Opened: September 11, 2018
Closing: October 14, 2018

Tootsie - 2018 - Chicago History , Info & More

Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 West Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601

It’s the story of a talented, but difficult-to-work-with actor who will do anything to land the role of a lifetime—including adopting a new persona as Dorothy Michaels.



Starring Tony® nominee Santino Fontana (Cinderella, the film Frozen), this new production features a score by Tony winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, The Full Monty), a book by Robert Horn (13, Dame Edna Back with a Vengeance), choreography by Tony nominee Denis Jones (Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas), and direction by eight-time Tony nominee and Olivier Award winner Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, On The Twentieth Century).



TOOTSIE will play a pre-Broadway engagement at the Cadillac Palace Theatre from September 11- October 14. TOOTSIE will go to Broadway in Spring 2019.

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Interview: Matthew Rella of TOOTSIE at Orpheum Theatre
by Jared Fessler - Jun 22, 2023


Call it “musical comedy heaven” (Rolling Stone). Call it “the most uproarious new musical in years!” (The Hollywood Reporter). Call it Tootsie! This laugh-out-loud love letter to the theater tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime. Featuring a hilarious Tony®-winning book by Robert Horn and an outrageously clever score by 2018 Tony-winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), this New York Times Critic’s Pick is “a joyful delight” (The Washington Post) that’s “so packed with punchlines, it should be called a jokebox musical!” (Bloomberg). “In these turbulent times, when the world seems out of balance, we need a place to let the good times roll,” raves Rolling Stone. “Tootsie is it!”

Review: TOOTSIE at Orpheum Theatre
by Jared Fessler - Jun 21, 2023


What did our critic think of TOOTSIE at Orpheum Theatre?

Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber Will Return to Broadway in John Patrick Shanley's DOUBT: A PARABLE
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 1, 2023


Roundabout Theatre Company has just  announced Tony & Emmy Award winner Tyne Daly and Tony & SAG Award winner Liev Schreiber will star in the new Broadway production of John Patrick Shanley’s Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt: A Parable, with direction by Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis.

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by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2023


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TOOTSIE Will Open Starlight's 2023 AdventHealth Broadway Series
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2023


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Tony Award-Winning Musical TOOTSIE Comes To Thousand Oaks, May 30�" June 3
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2023


The American Theatre Guild will present the hilarious Tony Award-winning musical, TOOTSIE. This production will close out the 22–23 BROADWAY IN THOUSAND OAKS SERIES at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center May 30–June 3, 2023.

Tickets On Sale Now To All Shows In The 2023 AdventHealth Broadway Series
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2023


Starlight Theatre has announced that tickets to all shows in the 2023 AdventHealth Broadway Series are now on sale. Season tickets are still available.

Tickets On Sale Now to Starlight's 2023 AdventHealth Broadway Series Featuring TOOTSIE, 1776 & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2023


Starlight Theatre has announced that tickets to all shows in the 2023 AdventHealth Broadway Series are now on sale.

THE BAND'S VISIT to Open in Boston in Fall 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2023


The Huntington and SpeakEasy Stage will co-produce the Tony Award-winning musical The Band’s Visit which features music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Itamar Moses, as part of their respective 2023-2024 seasons.

Santino Fontana & Judy Kuhn to Star in I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE at Classic Stage Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2023


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Broadway Beyond Louisville Review: TOOTSIE at The Aronoff Center
by Taylor Clemons - Mar 14, 2023


What did our critic think of TOOTSIE at The Aronoff Center? As theatre innovates and reinvents, the days of the old-time musical comedies are all but behind us. But the broadway musical adaption of Tootsie (based on the 1982 film), is a welcome and refreshing musical comedy. The story is simple: an out of work actor needs a job, that actor gets hired in disguise as a woman, and deceit and hilarity ensues.

TOOTSIE Comes to Madison in June
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2023


​​​​​​​ TOOTSIE, the hilarious Tony Award-winning musical, is coming to Overture Center for the Arts for a limited one-week engagement from Tuesday, June 13 to Sunday, June 18 in Overture Hall.

TOOTSIE is Unstoppable at The Bushnell
by Ariana Straznicky-Packer - Feb 24, 2023


Tootsie, the musical comedy based on the 1982 film of the same name, is visiting The Bushnell now through February 26th. With music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Robert Horn, this Tony-Award winning show shines a light on society's treatment of women and the trouble with show business, all while delivering laughs galore.

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2023


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TOOTSIE At The Orpheum Theatre On Sale Friday, February 24
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2023


Hennepin Theatre Trust has announced that Tootsie, the hilarious Tony Award-winning musical, is coming to the Minneapolis for a limited one-week engagement Tuesday, June 20 to Sunday, June 25, 2023 at the historic Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Ave.) as part of the 2022-2023 Bank of America Broadway on Hennepin season.

Purchase College To Honor Technical Theatre Legend William M. Mensching On April 24
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2023


Purchase College, State University of New York’s Broadway Technical Theatre History Project, will present the Ninth Broadway technical “Backstage Legends and Masters Award” to theater legend, William M. (Bill) Mensching on Monday, April 24, 2023 at 7 p.m. at The Performing Arts Center on campus, located at 735 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase, NY.

Review: TOOTSIE THE COMEDY MUSICAL at Van Wezel
by Carolan Trbovich - Feb 14, 2023


What did our critic think of TOOTSIE THE COMEDY MUSICAL at Van Wezel?

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