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Contact - 2000 - Broadway Tickets, News, Info & More

3 dance plays: the first taking place in a forest glade in 1767 about a love triangle between a servant, an aristocrat, and a girl on a swing; the second about a neglected wife and her husband in an Italian restaurant in 1954 Queens; and the third about an ad executive tired of his humdrum life and his obsession with a woman in a yellow dress.

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Original Production
Run Type: Open Run
Market: Broadway
Previews: March 02, 2000
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Closing: September 01, 2002

Vivian Beaumont Theatre (Broadway)

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New York,NY10023

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by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2019
Due to popular demand and higher ratings, the new standup comedy series from Jokesters Comedy Club moves to the 2:00am time slot on Friday Nights.
by Julie Musbach - Jan 31, 2019
The Civilians will present a staged reading on February 1stand 2nd, hosted by the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University. The play is based on Daniel C. Dennett and Linda LaScola's groundbreaking book Caught in the Pulpit, Leaving Belief Behind, adapted by Marin Gazzaniga and directed by Steve Cosson.
by Julie Musbach - Jan 31, 2019
San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation's longest-running youth theatre program, announces the premiere of DISNEY'S MOANA JR, directed and choreographed by Junior Theatre Alumna Francine Maigue. The special pilot production is a partnership with Music Theatre International and Disney Theatrical Group and showcases San Diego performers, musicians and technicians all ranging in age from 8 to 18.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2019
MidAmerica Productions will welcome back its Principal Guest Conductor, Giuseppe Lanzetta, on Sunday, February 17th, on the occasion of the opening concert of MidAmerica's 36th concert season in New York. The performance will begin at 2 pm.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2019
Sixteen-time Grammy Award-winner David Foster makes his Sarasota premiere at the Van Wezel! Don't miss An Intimate Evening with David Foster - The Hitman Tour on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 8 p.m. An Intimate Evening with David Foster is just that: an intimate evening with one of the biggest musical forces of our time. The producer and prolific writer performs songs he wrote or produced from his four decades of hits and includes fascinating storytelling about the songs, artists and moments of his life. Some of the music man's hits include Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me," Whitney Houston's "The Bodyguard," Earth Wind and Fire's "After The Love Is Gone," Chicago's You're The Inspiration," Josh Groban's "You Raised Me Up," Michael Buble's "Home," Natalie Cole's "Unforgettable" and many, many more.
by Richard Allen - Jan 31, 2019
The Greenbrier Valley Theater (GVT) have announced GVT Play Fest, a community theatre festival showcasing the talents of writers and theatre members in the community.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2019
Broadway in the H.O.O.D is excited to usher in Black History Month with a hand clappin', foot stompin' Hallelujah good time! Join Baby Mahalia, Mrs. Charity 'Tina' Leeper and the Las Vegas Combined Choir for Myron's Cabaret Jazz first-ever Gospel concert, featuring music from one of the most influential gospel artists in the world.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2019
Candoco Dance Company, the company of disabled and non-disabled dancers, today announces that ASOS, one of the world's leading destinations for fashion-loving 20-somethings, will support a residential dance training intensive for young dancers in Summer 2019.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2019
San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation's longest-running youth theatre program, announces the premiere of DISNEY'S MOANA JR, directed and choreographed by Junior Theatre Alumna Francine Maigue. The special pilot production is a partnership with Music Theatre International and Disney Theatrical Group and showcases San Diego performers, musicians and technicians all ranging in age from 8 to 18. MOANA runs March 1-17 at Balboa Park's historic Casa del Prado Theatre. San Diego Junior Theatre is celebrating its 71st season empowering children of all ages, abilities and backgrounds through innovative, engaging and inclusive high-quality theater education and productions.
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2019
Karen Eleanor Wight and Jennifer Laine Williams read Annie La Russa's "YOU MOTHER" at the 3rd Annual UN-Auguration Short Play Fest, at Bernie Wohl, January 31st.
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2019
Created to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Anne Frank's deportation, this moving production begins after the liberation of Auschwitz. Anne's father, the only survivor of the Frank family, returns to the Secret Annex where he receives his daughter's diary from Miep Gies. While reading it, he discovers aspects of her personality that he did not expect. A work of extraordinary beauty and grace at the hands of Italy's ImPerfect Dancers Company, an eight-member contemporary dance troupe celebrating its 10th Anniversary.
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2019
Not one to rest on his laurels, Las Vegas resident comedian Don Barnhart continues to perform, produce and direct comedy projects opening up more opportunities for comedians.
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2019
Don Barnhart brings awareness to the increasing numbers of homeless veterans and the epidemic proportions of veteran suicides in his new book Rock Bottom. 'It's through his unique sense of humor that Don shines the light on such serious subjects.'
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2019
The Bloomingdale School of Music (BSM) is pleased to present its annual student composing project, Album for the Young (A4TY) in recital, on March 9th at the Thalia Theater at Symphony Space with two performances one at 2:00 pm and the other at 5:00 pm. Admission for each performance is $12.00 and may be purchased at the Symphony Space Box office, located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, or call (212) 864-5400. Tickets are available at www.symphonyspace.org.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2019
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is now accepting scripts for its 14th annual Young Playwrights Festival to be held May 10-12, 2019. Applications are due by February 11, 2019. A world-renowned developer of new work and new artists for the American theater, the O'Neill is the winner of two Tony Awards and National Medal of Arts. Employing the signature 'O'Neill process,' the festival provides professional support to develop original one-act plays written by local middle and high school students.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2019
The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition continues to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a full production for the competition winner and staged readings for four competition finalists.  The 15th competition winner, GOODNIGHT, TYLER is the story of Tyler Evans, a young Black man who wants to be remembered for who he was rather than how he died. GOODNIGHT, TYLER is written by B.J. Tindal who completed his MFA in writing for screen and stage at Northwestern University in 2018.  Directed by Kent Gash, GOODNIGHT, TYLER will have its world premiere on the Hertz Stage Feb. 16 - March 10, 2019.  Opening night is Thursday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m.   
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 30, 2019
Following the announcement earlier this month that Equity's National Council has authorized a strike against the Broadway League for all Development work, Actors' Equity Association has just announced plans for relief for affected members. 
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2019
Winner of a 2017 Grammy Award for his debut CD, "his voice…his passion for music… will take you to the heavens" (Darlene Ahuna). Kalani Pe'a's path to stardom was anything but direct: he was diagnosed with a speech impediment at age four, and his mother introduced him to singing to help him with words. He's come a long way: in 2017, following his first Na Hoku Award, he was honored by the Hawai'i State House of Representatives as a "torchbearer [recognized] for his accomplishments and continued work on behalf of Native Hawaiians." The Harris Center welcomes Kalana Pe'a in his Folsom debut.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2019
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Get through hump day with today's top Broadway stories!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2019
Boston Lyric Opera's (BLO) season of rebels and dissenters continues into Spring 2019 with tales of strong women helmed by women directors. BLO's productions of THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA and THE HANDMAID'S TALE tell startlingly relevant stories -- both with extraordinary music, and both produced in distinctive, non-traditional spaces. Artistic and General Director Esther Nelson says the spring season highlights stories from which female characters emerge as moral and societal touchstones.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2019
Watford Palace Theatre today announces full cast for Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular. Joining the previously announced Terence Frisch (Sidney) and Jill McAusland (Jane) are Oliver Longstaff (Geoffrey), Emily Tucker (Eva), Sarah Quist (Marion) and Walter van Dyk (Ronald). The production, directed by Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Watford Palace Theatre, Brigid Larmour, opens on 12 March, with previews from 7 March and runs until 30 March.
by Julie Musbach - Jan 30, 2019
The 2019 NJSO Edward T. Cone Composition Institute, a multifaceted program that promotes new music and emerging composers, is now accepting applications through February 11. The Institute will select four composers to hear their music performed by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and participate in in-depth sessions with industry leaders, July 15 20 on the Princeton University campus.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 30, 2019
The WTG youth program is becoming more popular with every production!  Kids and parents alike are having great fun producing these shows and we want to involve a record number of kids this spring as we present this fun, high energy musical.  There are opportunities for those who want a lead role, a supporting role or just a spot in the ensemble.  Everyone is welcome! 
by Derek DeWitt - Jan 30, 2019
The Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA) annual conference came to Prague this year. It has an extensive performance program, crafted by host Guy Roberts and Prague Shakespeare Company, that was open to the public as well as conference attendees. The conference was all about bringing the focus back to the artistic sides of things, as theatre tries to compete in a world filled with on-demand entertainment.
by Julie Musbach - Jan 30, 2019
As part of its 2019 Spring Puppet Performance Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut is pleased to present The Three Little Pigs by Liz Joyce & A Couple of Puppets of Long Island, New York on Feb. 16, 2019 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Ballard Institute Theater, located at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2019
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director), dedicated to the development of new musicals and rediscovery of musical gems from the past, will present a return engagement of the hit Off-Broadway musical, Enter Laughing: The Musical with book by Joseph Stein, music and lyrics by Stan Daniels, based on the play Enter Laughing by Joseph Stein from the novel by Carl Reiner, produced in association with Riki Kane Larimer and Alene Daniels. Enter Laughing: The Musical returns to kick off The York's year-long 50th Anniversary Celebration at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 30, 2019
The GRAMMY Museum® announces community events at the Museum during GRAMMY® Week starting with a Backstage Pass With Marsha Ambrosiusand A Celebration Of Women And Music with Linda Perry on Monday, Feb. 4; Music Industry Panel on Tuesday, Feb. 5; Hawaii Education Program and Empowered: LGBTQ + Voices In Music Panel on Wednesday, Feb. 6; and Mississippi Education Program and a Make A Wish Foundation Interactive Visit on Thursday, Feb. 7. More information listed below.
by Julie Musbach - Jan 30, 2019
Follow your passion to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre for the award-winning regional theatre's 2019/20 season!
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2019
Three noble chords begin the Magic Flute, followed by a playful melody that frolics through the orchestra in one of Mozart's most popular overtures. Enchantment awaits as the noble Prince Tamino accompanied by only a magic flute and a bumbling birdcatcher is sent by the mysterious Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter, a princess held captive by a sorcerer. However, nothing is quite as it appears, and the dazzling musical adventure takes many twists and turns along its way to happily ever after. Last seen in 2010, The Magic Flute opens Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 7:30pm as the second opera in the Winter 2019 Festival.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2019
Scottish Ballet is delighted to announce the expansion of its Dance Health programme, with the addition of a brand-new initiative for people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Building on its pioneering work with people living with neurological conditions, Scottish Ballet will develop and deliver a programme of dance sessions, with the aim of improving the physical, mental and social wellbeing of those living with MS.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2019
Overture Center for the Arts President and CEO Sandra Gajic has announced that the Center will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The building is scheduled to reopen on Thursday, Jan. 31 at Noon.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2019
Due to extreme weather conditions, and for the safety and comfort of our patrons, the January 30 matinee and evening performances of HAMILTON in Chicago have been cancelled.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2019
Long ago there lived three fierce warriors. From the Kingdom of Backyard came Rock; from the Empire of Mom's Home Office came Paper, and from a messy village in the Junk Drawer Realm came Scissors. They were the strongest, smartest, and fastest in all the land. Though they searched far and wide for worthy opponents, no one could beat them…until they met each other and a musical battle royale began to see who would come out on top!
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2019
The Santa Barbara Symphony is honored to welcome Daniel Burnham, Sarah Chrisman and Janet Garufis, to the Board of Directors. The Symphony's Board works to support the organization's mission to enrich the community by creating powerful musical experiences performed with passion and excellence, and by providing indispensable music education and community engagement.
by BWW News Desk - Feb 1, 2019
Eastbound Theatre, a division of Milford Arts Council (the MAC), the second show of its 25th season, the first fully-staged Connecticut production of the These Shining Lives, by Melanie Marnich, directed by Rich Mancini.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2019
The Greenhouse Theater Center (GTC), in conjunction with Forum Productions, seeks aspiring and established lyricist/composer teams to adapt a new musical from an existing play. Two Brothers from Nazareth is slated to open in the fall of 2020 at The Greenhouse. College students and recent graduates are strongly encouraged to apply.
by Julie Musbach - Feb 1, 2019
Join BPA this March for Lauren Gunderson's THE REVOLUTIONISTS, a bold, brave and blisteringly funny new work about feminism, legacy and standing up for one's beliefs. Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris.
by Marina Kennedy - Feb 1, 2019
The Tennessee River Valley boasts plenty of outdoor activities and beautiful scenery and the seven-state area is also booming with locally owned craft beer breweries, each with their own unique flavor custom to their particular location. For those in search of a unique destination experience and who have a love for craft beer, the Tennessee River Valley has rounded up a list of some of the top brew pubs, breweries and taprooms.
by Julie Musbach - Feb 1, 2019
On Feb. 21, Valencia College's West Campus will host a dramatic reading of "The Suppliants" by Aeschylus, an ancient Greek drama centered around a chorus of 50 female refugees seeking asylum in the city of Argos. As internal struggle rocks Argos and its citizens debate whether to receive the refugees, the group of women await the decision of their collective fate. The reading will be followed by a discussion on themes addressed in the text.
by Julie Musbach - Feb 1, 2019
In our inaugural joint venture with Bainbridge Dance Center, BDC student choreographers collaborate with Bainbridge Performing Arts' 2nd - 8th grade students to produce The Magnificent Movie Musical Machine! We'll spin the dial and watch some of our favorite stars throughout history come alive on the BPA stage: From Annie Oakley to Maria Von Trap! From George M. Cohen to John Travolta. From 42nd Street all the way to Madison Avenue North! 
by Julie Musbach - Feb 1, 2019
According to troupe member Ken Ballenger, "The Edge is like therapy, but cheaper." Get your dose of therapy March 2 as The EDGE delivers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. Performing to sell-out crowds regularly at BPA, the troupe's shenanigans have earned a devoted community of followers seeking respite from the PNW's long winters, life's wearisome worries, and an unrelenting news cycle.
by Julie Musbach - Feb 1, 2019
Peninsula Players Theatre is pleased to announce the launch of a scholarship for Door County high school seniors pursuing a major or minor in arts management, music or theater. A $500 scholarship will be awarded this spring to one student at each of the Door County high schools. 
by Julie Musbach - Feb 1, 2019
BPA's 2019 - 2020 Theatre Season offers something for friends of all ages with a cult classic, a magical tale just in time for the holidays, an intimate musical, a bold love story, and a spellbinding psychological thriller.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2019
Art Wynwood, will return for its eighth edition at the Art Miami and CONTEXT Art Miami site at One Herald Plaza on Biscayne Bay, one of the most prestigious and well-known waterfront locations in the City of Miami. The fair will open on Thursday, February 14th with a VIP Preview benefiting the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami), before opening to the public over Presidents Day Weekend, February 15th through 18th, 2019.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2019
Dr. Phillips Center announced today that individual tickets for the national tour of COME FROM AWAY, a Broadway musical about the true story of the small town that welcomed the world, go on sale today, Friday, February 1, 2019 at 10 a.m.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2019
The Mayor and Committee of the Township of Union present their third annual black history month celebration, featuring the regional premiere of Simply Simone, a musical about the life of Nina Simone. The celebration will take place on Sunday, February 24th at 2:00 p.m. at Jefferson School, located at 155 Hilton Ave, Vauxhall, NJ 07088.
by Oliver Oliveros - Feb 1, 2019
Teatro ni Juan, Marikina City's premier community theater group, draws its 11th theatrical season to a close with "Ang Pagsalubong sa Apatnapu," a new musical that envisions anew the true events that transpired in the city in the early '40s.
by Tara McGowan-Ross - Feb 1, 2019
Odd Stumble and Imago collaborate on a work of protest theatre that offers different perspectives against Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela, mounted the day after the country's presidency became heatedly contested.

Contact Frequently Asked Questions

What Tony Awards has Contact been nominated for?
Best Musical , Best Book of a Musical for John WeidmanBest Choreography for Susan Stroman and Best Direction of a Musical for Susan Stroman.

What Tony Awards has Contact won?
Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical for John Weidman Best Choreography for Susan Stroman Best Direction of a Musical for Susan Stroman.

What other awards has Contact been nominated for?
Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards ), Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Susan Stroman, Outstanding New Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Contact, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Frank Gilroy, Outstanding Set Design - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Thomas Lynch, utstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Peter Kaczorowski, Distinguished Production of a Musical (Drama League Awards), Outstanding Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Peter Kaczorwoski Costume Design (The Hewes Awards) for William Ivey Long and Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Peter Kaczorowski.

What other awards has Contact won?
Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Susan Stroman, Outstanding New Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Contact, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Frank Gilroy, Outstanding Set Design - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Thomas Lynch, utstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Peter Kaczorowski, Distinguished Production of a Musical (Drama League Awards), Outstanding Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Peter Kaczorwoski Costume Design (The Hewes Awards) for William Ivey Long and Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Peter Kaczorowski.

What awards has Contact been nominated for?
Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards ), Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Susan Stroman, Outstanding New Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Contact, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Frank Gilroy, Outstanding Set Design - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Thomas Lynch, utstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Peter Kaczorowski, Distinguished Production of a Musical (Drama League Awards), Outstanding Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Peter Kaczorwoski Costume Design (The Hewes Awards) for William Ivey Long and Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Peter Kaczorowski.

What awards has Contact won?
Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Susan Stroman, Outstanding New Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Contact, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Frank Gilroy, Outstanding Set Design - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Thomas Lynch, utstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Peter Kaczorowski, Distinguished Production of a Musical (Drama League Awards), Outstanding Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Peter Kaczorwoski Costume Design (The Hewes Awards) for William Ivey Long and Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Peter Kaczorowski.

What productions of Contact have there been?
Contact has had 4 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1999, Off-Broadway which opened in 1999, Broadway which opened in 2000 and Broadway which opened in 2000.