TUCK EVERLASTING; MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET; WE WILL ROCK YOU;
A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL; I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE; ONCE;
AMERICAN IDIOT; FLASHDANCE-THE MUSICAL; BLUE MAN GROUP
AND THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
SLATED FOR THE UPCOMING
2013-2014 LEXUS BROADWAY IN BOSTON SEASON
Boston, MA – Broadway In Boston is pleased to announce the upcoming 2013-2014 Lexus Broadway Season which will include ten spectacular theatrical productions at the Boston Opera House, the Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre, the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre and the Charles Playhouse. “We remain committed to ensuring that Boston continues to be the pre-eminent destination for all Broadway productions,” said Rich Jaffe, President of Broadway In Boston. “The variety of our Season reinforces our commitment to developing a deeper sense of community and expanding the diversity of our programming and audiences.”
In partnership with the Citi Performing Arts Center, Broadway In Boston’s commitment to keep the lights shining bright at the Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre continues with four productions scheduled. Launching the upcoming 2013-2014 Season at the Citi Emerson Colonial Theatre is the highly anticipated World Premiere Pre-Broadway engagement of TUCK EVERLASTING which continues the long-standing tradition of the Pre-Broadway tryout at this historic theatre. Audiences are invited to relive the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for one of the greatest jam sessions of all times when MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET arrives in Boston this Fall. The film defined a generation and became a pop culture phenomenon and now, FLASHDANCE – THE MUSICAL dances its way onto the stage of the Citi Emerson Colonial Theatre next Spring. Also scheduled, is the new production of I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE, a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience that will transport Boston theater-goers back to 1952 as part of a live TV studio audience reminding us all – whether young or old – that everybody really does LOVE LUCY!
The Boston Opera House will play host when WE WILL ROCK YOU, the worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton featuring the legendary British rock group’s greatest songs, comes to Boston this Fall. Kicking off the New Year is Broadway’s 2012 Tony Award winning Best Musical ONCE, an original Broadway experience that features an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, which will be unforgettable for Boston audiences in every way. Back by popular demand is the moving and emotionally-charged AMERICAN IDIOT, based on Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning multi-Platinum album featuring some of their biggest hits. Rounding out the Broadway In Boston Season is Cameron Mackintosh’s stunning new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s internationally acclaimed THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA which premieres in Boston following its sold out UK tour.
A new holiday tradition is coming to Boston! Follow young Ralphie’s hilarious journey for the perfect gift in the upcoming production of A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL which comes to the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre this holiday season! Broadway In Boston is also pleased to announce that Subscribers will experience the international entertainment phenomenon BLUE MAN GROUP, complete with electrifying music, sensational technology, and their signature interactive, audience experiences, as part of the upcoming 175th Anniversary of the Charles Playhouse.
Over 500 people from around the city gathered to celebrate today’s announcement including Broadway In Boston’s Premiere Season Ticket holders, group leaders, Arts and business leaders, city officials, partners from around the city, sponsors and the Boston media. Highlights from the day included special live performances from the casts of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET and I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE.
Broadway In Boston is also pleased to announce that for the tenth consecutive year, Lexus will continue as the official name-in-title sponsor of the Broadway In Boston Season. Since its debut in 1989, Lexus has earned a reputation for high-quality products and exemplary customer service from its dealers. Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader, offering five hybrids that provide the best in innovative technology and first-class luxury. When it began, Lexus offered two models of vehicles. Now, more than 20 years later, Lexus offers variations of 10 vehicles, from the sporty CT 200h hybrid to the V10 supercar, the LFA.
In addition to Lexus, Broadway In Boston welcomes back Eastern Bank as its official bank, Jordan’s Furniture, the official furniture and mattress store, JetBlue Airways, the official airline as well as Tufts HealthPlan, the official HealthPlan of the 2013-2014 Season.
The 2013-2014 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season (in date order):
Pre-Broadway World Premiere of TUCK EVERLASTING
July 28 – August 18, 2013
Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre
If you could live forever, would you? That’s the eternal question of TUCK EVERLASTING. In a small New England town, a young girl dreaming of adventure stumbles upon a family with a fabulous secret. Their chance encounter sends them on an unforgettable journey that will test everything they believe about love, life, and what it means to truly feel alive. Based on the beloved best-selling, award-winning novel by Natalie Babbitt, TUCK EVERLASTING comes to life on stage in a wholly original production, directed and choreographed by Tony Award® winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, The Drowsy Chaperone, Spamalot), featuring a book by Tony® Award nominee Claudia Shear (Dirty Blonde) and music and lyrics by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen (The Burnt Part Boys). This world premiere musical begins its pre-Broadway engagement at Boston’s celebrated Citi Emerson Colonial Theatre this July. For more information please visit www.TuckEverlastingMusical.com.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
October 8 – 20, 2013
Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is the Tony® Award –winning Broadway musical, inspired by the electrifying true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. On December 4, 1956, these four young musicians gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever. MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET brings that legendary night to life, an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring a score of rock hits including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more. This thrilling musical brings you inside the recording studio with four major talents who came together as a red-hot rock ‘n’ roll band for one unforgettable night. Don’t miss your chance to be a fly on the wall of fame…at MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET! For more information please visit www.MillionDollarQuartetLive.com.
WE WILL ROCK YOU
November 5 – 10, 2013
Boston Opera House
From London’s West End, the worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton comes to Boston for a limited engagement! WE WILL ROCK YOU features the greatest hits of the legendary British rock group, Queen. Now in its 11th year in London and seen by a staggering 15 million people worldwide, this hilarious, multi-award-winning and record-breaking phenomenon boasts a fantastic score of killer Queen tunes that you just can’t resist singing along to, such as “Another One Bites The Dust,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “We Are The Champions,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and, of course, “We Will Rock You.” It’s the world champion of musicals and the show that rocks harder than any other, so don’t miss the party! For more information please visit www.BroadwayInBoston.com.
A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL
November 20 – December 8, 2013
Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre
Ralphie Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: An Official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle. A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL is the hilarious account of Ralphie’s desperate quest to ensure that this most perfect of gifts ends up under his tree this Christmas. Directed by Tony Award®-winner John Rando and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, this new musical based on the classic 1983 movie, which itself was based on stories by legendary radio humorist Jean Shepherd, features funny and heartfelt songs by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and a faithful yet inventive book by Joseph Robinette. The New York Times says, “I WAS DAZZLED” and the Associated Press calls it, “A CHARMING TRIUMPH INFUSED WITH UTTER JOY.” A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL captures holiday wonder with such deliciously wicked wit that it is sure to delight children and grown-ups alike! www.AChristmasStorytheMusical.com.
I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE
December 3 – 22, 2013
Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre
I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE is the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history! It’s 1952 and you are a member of the Desilu Playhouse studio audience awaiting the filming of two hilarious and oh-so-familiar I LOVE LUCY® episodes. A charming host entertains and enlightens you to the behind-the-scenes filming process of this brand new thing called “television,” the Crystaltone Singers perform advertising jingles in perfect 50s style harmony and the sidesplitting antics of America’s favorite foursome – Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel – are presented live on stage and in color for the very first time! It’s a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience TV Guide’s William Keck calls “the most entertaining stage production I’ve seen in years – including Broadway!” The truth is in the title – whether young or old, everybody really does LOVE LUCY!
ONCE
January 7 – 19, 2014
Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre
Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, ONCE is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, ONCE tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights… but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance. Emotionally captivating and theatrically breathtaking, ONCE draws you in from the very first note and never lets go. It’s an unforgettable story about going for your dreams… not living in fear… and the power of music to connect all of us. For more information please visit www.OnceMusical.com.
Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT
February 7 – 9, 2014
Boston Opera House
A critical sensation on Broadway and in London, the smash-hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Based on Green Day’s Grammy Award®-winning multi-platinum album and featuring the hits “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the blockbuster title track, AMERICAN IDIOT boldly takes the American musical where it’s never gone before. With direction by Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), choreography by Steven Hoggett (Once) and orchestrations and arrangements by Tom Kitt (Next to Normal), the result is an experience Charles Isherwood of The New York Times declares “thrilling, emotionally charged, and as moving as any Broadway musical I’ve seen this year!” PARENTAL ADVISORY: Contains explicit language. For more information please visit www.AmericanIdiottheMusical.com.
FLASHDANCE – THE MUSICAL
March 11 – 23, 2014
Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre
Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, the pop culture phenomenon of FLASHDANCE is now live on stage. With electrifying dance at its core, FLASHDANCE-THE MUSICAL tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar dancer by night with dreams of one day becoming a professional performer. When romance with her steel mill boss threatens to complicate her ambitions, Alex learns the meaning of love and its power to fuel the pursuit of her dream. FLASHDANCE-THE MUSICAL features a score that includes the biggest hit songs from the movie, including the Academy Award-winning title song “Flashdance – What a Feeling,” “Maniac,” “Gloria,” “Manhunt,” and “I Love Rock & Roll.” In addition to these hits, 16 brand new songs have been written for the musical with music by Robbie Roth and lyrics by Robert Cary and Robbie Roth. FLASHDANCE-THE MUSICAL features a book by Tom Hedley (co-writer of the original screenplay), and Robert Cary with direction and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys, Memphis). For more information please visit www.FlashdancetheMusical.com.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
June 11 – July 20, 2014
Boston Opera House
Following an acclaimed sell-out tour of the United Kingdom, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenal musical success, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, will make its premiere in Boston as part of a brand new US National Tour. Hailed as “Stunning, intense and spectacular” by the Sunday Express, this production features a brilliant new design by Paul Brown, costumes by the much missed Maria Björnson, a new staging by Laurence Connor – director of the recent acclaimed 25th anniversary celebration at the Royal Albert Hall – and new choreography by Scott Ambler. The production is overseen by Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh. For more information please visit www.ThePhantomOfTheOperaTour.com.
BLUE MAN GROUP
Ongoing
Charles Playhouse
BLUE MAN GROUP is a global phenomenon with theatrical and digital media operations across three continents, permanent live performance installations in six cities, an ongoing theatrical tour of the USA and Canada, and a highly acclaimed show on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Epic. Here in Boston, BLUE MAN GROUP continues to pack the Charles Playhouse by showcasing ingenuity and technology while uniting the audience in primal, collective exhilaration. Theatergoers 7 to 70 will enjoy the show’s unique combination of theatre, percussion, music, art, science and humor. For more information visit www.blueman.com/boston.
SEASON TICKET INFORMATION:
Series Tickets are now on sale for the series that includes: TUCK EVERLASTING, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, BLUE MAN GROUP, ONCE, FLASHDANCE – THE MUSICAL AND THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. To order Season Tickets please visit www.BroadwayInBoston.com or call 866-523-7469. The Season specials are WE WILL ROCK YOU; A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL; I LOVE LUCY®! LIVE ON STAGE and AMERICAN IDIOT and are only currently available with the purchase of Season Tickets.
Please Note: Member tickets and single ticket on-sales for all shows to be announced at a later time. Public on-sales to be announced at a later date.
GROUP SALES INFORMATION:
For more information on Group Sales please visit www.BroadwayInBoston.com, email Groups@BroadwayInBoston.com or call 617-482-8616.
ABOUT BROADWAY IN BOSTON:
Broadway In Boston is Boston’s leading theatrical presenter and producer of Broadway since 1984. For the past 29 years, more than six million theatergoers have experienced over 250 Broadway In Boston productions in many of the city’s historic theatres including the Boston Opera House and the Citi Emerson Colonial Theatre. Long-running sensations and Boston favorites, Blue Man Group and Shear Madness continue their successful runs at the Charles Playhouse, a Broadway In Boston venue. Broadway In Boston is part of the Broadway Across America network. For more information please visit www.BroadwayInBoston.com.
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