Broadway at the National announces its 2015-16 season, featuring the Washington premieres of Motown The Musical, the story of Berry Gordy's journey from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul, the Tony® Award-winning Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, with its fresh new take on the beloved tale, and the reconceived adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, featuring additional new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The full subscription series also includes the highly anticipated return of Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, as well as everyone's favorite orphan, Annie.
Subscription packages start at $140 and are available beginning today, April 20 at www.thenationaldc.com or by calling the subscription hotline at (855) 486-2516. Group sales are also available by calling (202) 628-6161 ext. 227. Single tickets will go on sale later this year. This upcoming season, Broadway at the National will offer three-show and four-show packages in addition to a full five-show subscription. Subscribers will be able to choose from among all five shows in selecting the three- and four-show packages. "As the National Theatre celebrates its 180th anniversary this year, we look forward to presenting a season with strong roots, both musical and theatrical," says Steve Traxler, National Theatre Group partner. "We're delighted to offer our audiences an opportunity to remember what makes them love theater in the first place." Some of the best-loved music of the rock and roll era can be heard this season. Featuring more than 40 classic hits such as "My Girl" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," Motown The Musical tells the story behind the hits as Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, and the whole Motown family fight against the odds to create the soundtrack of change in America.Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella is the Tony Award®- winning Broadway musical from the creators of The Sound of Music and South Pacificthat's delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale. This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations, and everyone's favorite moments - the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball, and more. It's an opportunity to rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein's most beloved songs, including "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible/It's Possible" and "Ten Minutes Ago," in this hilarious and romantic Broadway experience for anyone who's ever had a wish, a dream...or a really great pair of shoes.
Motown The MusicalIt began as one man's story... became everyone's music... and is now Broadway's musical. Motown The Musical is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy, who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives, and made us all move to the same beat. Featuring classic songs such as "My Girl" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," experience the story behind the music in the record-breaking smash hit Motown The Musical!
AnnieLeapin' lizards! The world's best-loved musical returns in time-honored form, helmed by Martin Charnin, the show's original Tony Award®-winning director and lyricist. With such unforgettable songs as "It's the Hard Knock Life," "Easy Street," "I Don't Need Anything But You," and the eternal anthem of optimism, "Tomorrow," this production of Annie is a brand new incarnation of the iconic 1977 Tony® Award-winning classic, which had its pre-Broadway debut in Washington, D.C.
Jersey BoysJersey Boys is the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi. This is the true story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were 30! Jersey Boys features their hit songs "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," "Oh What a Night" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."
The Wizard of OzThis new production of The Wizard of Oz is an enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic, totally reconceived for the stage. Developed from the ever popular MGM screenplay, this production contains the beloved songs from the Oscar®-winning movie score, all the favorite characters and iconic moments, plus a few surprises along the way, including new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Click your heels together and join Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and her little dog Toto, as they journey through the magical land of Oz to meet the Wizard and obtain their hearts' desires.
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