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Wonderful Town - 2004 - US Tour History , Info & More

Based upon the play My Sister Eileen by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov and the stories by Ruth McKenney

Connie Fisher, star of The Sound of Music and winner of the BBC's How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria, returns to Birmingham Hippodrome in the multi award-winning musical comedy, Wonderful Town.



Featuring a superb score by legendary American composer Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story), the show has received countless awards since its premiere in 1953 including the prestigious Tony Award for Best Musical.

Wonderful Town - 2004 - US Tour Cast

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Tickets for 'Shrek' Pre-Broadway Try-Out On Sale Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2008


DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions Ltd. are pleased to announce that tickets for the Pre-Broadway engagement of SHREK THE MUSICAL at The 5th Avenue Theatre will go on sale this Friday, June 13 at 9:30 a.m.

Tickets for 'Shrek' Pre-Broadway Try-Out Go on Sale 6/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2008


DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions Ltd. are pleased to announce that tickets for the Pre-Broadway engagement of SHREK THE MUSICAL at The 5th Avenue Theatre will go on sale this Friday, June 13 at 9:30 a.m.

'Shrek' Tickets Go On Sale 5/31- Complete Casting Announced!
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2008


Tickets for the Broadway premiere of SHREK THE MUSICAL will go on sale this Saturday, May 31 at 8:00 a.m. Tickets will be available from May 31 by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, or online at Telecharge.com. sical.com

'Shrek' Tickets Go On Sale 5/31- Complete Casting Announced!
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2008


Tickets for the Broadway premiere of SHREK THE MUSICAL will go on sale this Saturday, May 31 at 8:00 a.m. Tickets will be available from May 31 by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, or online at Telecharge.com.

'Georgia Stitt and Friends' May 26th at Birdland
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2008


Jim Caruso's Cast Party announces 'Georgia Stitt and Friends' Monday, May 26, 2008 at 7:00p.m., as part of the long-running, Nightlife Award-winning concert series Broadway at Birdland.

New York City Center Announces 16th Encores! Season
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2008


New York City Center Announces 16th Encores! Season opening with 'On the Town.'

Harry Connick, Jr. Returns To Broadway In Gershwin Musical
by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2008


Grammy Award and Emmy Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Harry Connick, Jr. will return to Broadway in Spring 2009 in Nice Work If You Can Get It, a new musical comedy with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, and book by Joe DiPietro ( I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, All Shook Up). Two-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall (The Pajama Game, Wonderful Town) will direct and choreograph.

Puget Sound Native Joins Seattle 'Shrek' Cast
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2008


DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. are pleased to announce that Puget Sound native Keaton Whittaker has joined the cast of SHREK THE MUSICAL for the Seattle engagement.

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Steve Konopelski of 'Gypsy'
by Adrienne Onofri - May 2, 2008


One of the Farmboys really was a farmboy and has a background in ballet, cruise ships and 2 previous B'way shows.

Georgia Stitt and Friends Comes To Bway At Birdland
by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2008


Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com, the leading source for exclusive theater information and live-events tickets nationwide, are proud to announce GEORGIA STITT & FRIENDS Monday, May 26, 2008 at 7:00p.m., as part of the long-running, Nightlife-winning concert series Broadway at Birdland.

Shrek The Musical Announces Additional Casting
by BWW News Desk - Apr 21, 2008


DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. are pleased to announce additional casting for SHREK THE MUSICAL.

Shannon Durig: Goodbye to Baltimore!
by Eugene Lovendusky - Apr 11, 2008


After over 1,000 performances as Broadway's favorite big-girl Tracy Turnblad, Shannon Durig will take her final 'Hairspray' bow on Sunday, April 13, 2008. Amidst teasing-up her towering hair and busting-down TV segregation, Shannon has fostered a loving family among the nicest kids in town...

Ted Neeley: Jesus….And So Much More!
by Pati Buehler - May 8, 2007


After talking with this 'gentleman' from Texas you soon find out his plate has been full of wonderful entertainment experiences and he's no where ready to slow up yet.

LOVEMUSIK Announces Full Cast
by BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2007


Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the world premiere of LoveMusik, a new musical featuring the songs of Kurt Weill, starring Tony Awardâ winners Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy.

Tammy Faye Tuner Has Reading w/ Opel, Cuccioli & Sesma 2/27
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2007


A new musical, BIG TENT, based on the life of Tammy Faye Bakker, currently being developed by Ryan J. Davis, Jeffery Self, Ben Cohn, & Sean McDaniel, will have a private reading on Tuesday, February 27th.

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Sarah Jane Everman of 'The Apple Tree'
by Adrienne Onofri - Feb 7, 2007


It's the third Broadway show for Sarah Jane, and the second time this former beauty pageant winner is understudying a Kristin Chenoweth part.

O'Hara, Grammer to Star in NY Philharmonic's My Fair Lady
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2007


The New York Philharmonic presents Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady in four semi-staged performances, March 7-10, 2007. The musical - a New York Philharmonic premiere - will star Kelli O'Hara, Kelsey Grammer, Charles Kimbrough, Brian Dennehy, Marni Nixon and Tim Jerome.

A Spanish Play Starring Zoe Caldwell Extends Through 3/4
by BWW News Desk - Jan 2, 2007


Due to popular demand, Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Brian Kulick, Artistic Director and Jessica R. Jenen, Executive Director, has extended the run of the American premiere of Yasmina Reza's A SPANISH PLAY by an additional two weeks through Sunday, March 4.

Two National Theatres Play London in the Spring
by Tom Atkins - Jan 1, 2007


The new National Theatre of Scotland, which produced its first production in February 2006, will be heading in to England for the staging of two of its productions in London - Anthony Neilson's The Wonderful World Of Dissocia and Pol Heyvaert's Aalst (a new version by Duncan McLean). This means that there will be a total of two National Theatre companies playing London in Spring 2007, with England's own National Theatre already well-established on the South Bank.

Jennifer Hope Wills is Phantom's Next Christine
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2006


Principal cast changes have been announced for the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show in Broadway history

Photo Tribute: Betty Comden
by Walter McBride - Nov 24, 2006


BroadwayWorld presents a photo tribute to Betty Comden, whose work with the late Adolph Green epitomized Broadway's Golden Age

LoveMusik, with Cerveris and Murphy, to Open May '07
by BWW News Desk - Nov 17, 2006


The world premiere of LoveMusik, a new musical featuring the songs of Kurt Weill presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, will star Tony Award-winners Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy

Jennifer Hudson and Bob Martin Join 'Whorehouse' Concert
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2006


Jennifer Hudson, 'American Idol' finalist and star of the upcoming film of Dreamgirls, and The Drowsy Chaperone's Tony-winning star Bob Martin have joined the cast of The Actors' Fund one-night-only benefit performance of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Sandy Duncan's Mame at Barrington Stage Co Oct 4-15
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2006


Stage and screen actress Sandy Duncan will 'coax the blues right out of the horn,' as she makes her Barrington Stage debut as the glamorous Mame Dennis in a semi-staged concert version of Jerry Herman's legendary musical 'Mame,' directed by Julianne Boyd. BSC's first fall production in its new home in Pittsfield, at 30 Union Street, will run for two weeks from October 4 through 15.

Full New York Musical Theatre Festival Schedule Announced
by BWW News Desk - Aug 16, 2006


Complete scheduling information has been announced for the New York Musical Theatre Festival

Other Productions of Wonderful Town

1953   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1954   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
1955   West End London Production
West End
1961   Regional (US) Los Angeles Revival
Regional (US)
1963   Off-Broadway City Center Revival
Off-Broadway
1986   West End London Revival
West End
1994   Off-Broadway New York City Opera Production
Off-Broadway
2000   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert
Off-Broadway
2003   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway

Wonderful Town - 2004 US Tour Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Musical Donna Murphy
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical Kathleen Marshall
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical Kathleen Marshall
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical Raymond Jaramillo McLeod
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival of a Musical Wonderful Town
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Designs - Musical John Lee Beatty
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Gregg Edelman
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actress in a Musical Donna Murphy
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Choreography Kathleen Marshall
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical Kathleen Marshall
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Revival of a Musical 0
2004 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Kathleen Marshall
2004 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Jennifer Westfeldt
2004 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Donna Murphy
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Edwin W. Schloss
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Allen Spivak
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Clear Channel Entertainment
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Harvey Weinstein
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Barry and Fran Weissler
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Roger Berlind

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