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Broadway Musicals that are now open or due to open!
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ANNIE
music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin and book by Thomas Meehan
Musical
at tba
The musical tells the story of Orphan Annie, a girl whose optimism knows no bounds. Annie lives in an orphanage looked after by the cruel Miss Hannigan, but her life changes when she is selected to spend time in the house of wealthy industrialist Oliver Warbucks.
(from Expected Fall 2012 - tba)
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ANYTHING GOES
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter. Original book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse. New book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman.
Musical Comedy
at Stephen Sondheim Theatre
When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love. proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail.
(from 10 Mar 2011 - Booking to 09 Sep 2012)
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BECOMING CHAPLIN
Music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and book by Thomas Meehan and Christopher Curtis
Musical
at tba
From the slums of London to the heights of Hollywood, the showbiz Broadway musical tells the story of the silent film legend the world couldn't stop talking about - Charlie Chaplin.
(from Expected in 2012/2013 - )
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BIG FISH
Book by John August, based on the novel by Daniel Wallace, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Musical Comedy
at tba
A fantasy set in the American South, Big Fish centers on the charismatic Edward Bloom, whose impossible stories of his life's epic adventures frustrate his son Will. Now, with Edward on his deathbed, Will must embark on his own journey to find out who his father really is, unraveling the man from the myth, the truth from the tall tales.
(from expected Spring 2012 - tba)
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CHICAGO
Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb, Book by Bob Fosse & Fred Ebb
Musical
at Ambassador Theatre
Follows not your usual housewife, Roxie Hart, who gains dubious notoriety when she kills her boyfriend, invents her defense and manipulates everyone from her trustworthy husband to the fickle media and the unsuspecting public
(from 23 Oct 1996 - Booking to 01 Jul 2012)
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CINDERELLA
Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a new book by Douglas Carter Beane and original book by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Musical
at tba
Re-invents the classic tale of a maid-turned-princes. With pumpkin, glass slippers, Fairy Godmother and other story elements intact, it is now Cinderella's turn to rescue the Prince, reminding us once again that in a cruel world the act that matters most is kindness.
(from Expected in 2012/2013 - )
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DINER
Based on the 1982 MGM movie. Book by Barry Levinson, music and lyrics by Sheryl Crow
Musical
at tba
It's Christmas 1959 in Baltimore and six high school buddies, now in their twenties, reunite as the second member of the group is about to tie the knot.
(from Expected fall of 2012 - Booking to tba)
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EVITA
Score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice
Musical
at Marquis Theatre
Eva Peron used her beauty and charisma to rise meteorically from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady. She won international acclaim and adoration from her own people as a champion of the poor, while glamour, power and greed made her the world's first major political celebrity.
(from 12 Mar 2012 - Booking to 30 Dec 2012)
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GHOST THE MUSICAL
Based on the Paramount pictures film. Music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Bruce Joel Rubin adapts his original screen play for the stage and co-writes the lyrics.
Musical Comedy
at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Sam is trapped as a ghost between this world and the next trying to communicate with his girlfriend Molly through a phoney psychic in the hope of saving her from his murderer.
(from 15 Mar 2012 - Booking to 21 Oct 2012)
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GODSPELL
Book by John-Michael Tebelak, with music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Musical
at Circle in the Square
A modern-day version of the gospel of Matthew. John the Baptist calls a group of young disciples to leave their daily lives and follow Jesus the Christ. Jesus explains the gospel to his followers, leading them in acting out the parables using song, mime and comedy.
(from 13 Oct 2011 - Booking to 02 Sep 2012)
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HOUDINI
Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Aaron Sorkin
Musical
at tba
An original and contemporary look at the life and death of Houdini - America's first superstar.
(from Expected in 2013/2014 - )
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HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert
Musical Comedy
at Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Following the advice of a book entitled 'How to Succeed in Business' a young window-cleaner, J. Pierrepont Finch, begins a meteoric rise from the mail-room to Vice President of Advertising at the World-Wide Wicket Company. Finch's unorthodox and morally-questionable business practices jeopardize not only his career but also his romance with Secretary Rosemary Pilkington
(from 26 Feb 2011 - Booking to 01 Jul 2012)
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JERSEY BOYS
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, score by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe.
Musical
at August Wilson Theatre
Based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. The musical chronicles the lives of a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time.
(from 04 Oct 2005 - Booking to 01 Jul 2012)
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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lyrics by Tim Rice
Musical
at Neil Simon Theatre
Tells the story of the last week of Christ's life. The zeal with which Christ's followers are hailing him as the Son of God becomes a source of dismay to his disciple Judas Iscariot.
(from 01 Mar 2012 - Booking to 01 Jul 2012)
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LEAP OF FAITH
music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Warren Leight and Janus Cercone, a musical adaptation of the Paramount 1992 movie of the same name
Musical
at St. James Theatre
The story of Jonas Nightengale, a fraudulent Christian faith healer whose traveling ministry breaks down in a small Kansas town. Jonas quickly pitches a tent and invites the locals to a revival. However, an encounter with a waitress and her disabled son forces the cynical Jonas to take a real leap of faith.
(from 03 Apr 2012 - Booking to 30 Dec 2012)
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LION KING, THE
Music by Elton John, Additional Music by Hans Zimmer, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, and Jay Rifkin, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi.
Musical
at Minskoff Theatre
Story of the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king.
(from 15 Oct 1997 - Booking to 19 Aug 2012)
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MAMMA MIA!
Music & Lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, Book by Catherine Johnson
Musical
at Winter Garden Theatre
Inspired by the songs of ABBA. This original musical is a story of family and friendship as it unfolds on a tiny Greek island. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited twenty years ago.
(from 05 Oct 2001 - Booking to 09 Jun 2012)
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MARY POPPINS
Based on the stories by P.L. Travers and the 1964 Walt Disney film with music and lyrics by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman; Additional new songs, music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe; Book by Julian Fellowes.
Musical
at New Amsterdam Theatre
London 1910, The Bank's Children need a nanny, and advertise for one on the Times. The Nanny who applies is the endearing but enigmatic Mary Poppins.
(from 14 Oct 2006 - Booking to 19 Aug 2012)
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MEMPHIS
Concept by George W. George, book & lyrics by Joe DiPietro, music & lyrics by David Bryan.
Musical
at Shubert Theatre
Follows the fictionalized life story of young, white radio disc jockey Huey Calhoon growing up in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1950's. An unlikely hero with a great love of the music he hears in the black bars on Beale Street, Huey's on-air antics and unstoppable enthusiasm for 'race records' creates a new white audience for African-American music.
(from 23 Sep 2009 - Booking to 29 Jul 2012)
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NEWSIES
Score by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, book by Harvey Fierstein
Musical
at Nederlander Theatre
Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Newsies tells the tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader who rallies newsies from across the city to take on the might of publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst and strike for what's right.
(from 15 Mar 2012 - Closing on 03 Jun 2012)
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NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
Book by Joe DiPietro, music by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
Musical Comedy
at Imperial Theatre
Set in the 1920's it tells the story of Billie Bendix, a tough-as-nails bootlegger who meets wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter on the weekend of his nuptials. Mayhem ensues.
(from 29 Mar 2012 - Booking to 02 Jun 2012)
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ONCE
Music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, with book by Enda Walsh
Musical
at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
On the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, an unexpected friendship and collaboration quickly evolves into a powerful but complicated love story.
(from 28 Feb 2012 - Booking to 18 Nov 2012)
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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE
Book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe
Musical
at Majestic Theatre
Hideously deformed Phantom lurks beneath the stage of the Paris Opera, exercising a reign of terror over its occupants. The phantom falls in love with the young Soprano...
(from 09 Jan 1988 - Booking to 31 Mar 2012)
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PRINCE OF BROADWAY
Book by David Thompson, will contain words and music from the naby Tony Award winning shows that Hal Prince as either producedoand/ordirected.
Musical
at tba
A new musical celebrating legendary Broadway director and producer Harold 'Hal' Prince.
(from Expected Fall 2012 - tba)
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PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL
by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott
Musical
at Palace Theatre
Drag queen Mitzi, and friends Felicia and Bernadette make their own personal journeys of discovery as they go across Australia from Sydney to the outback, in a battered old bus named Priscilla, to perform their show - singing their way through disco songs.
(from 28 Feb 2011 - Booking to 02 Sep 2012)
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PURE COUNTRY
book by Rex McGee & Peter Masterson, music by Steve Dorff and lyrics by John Bettis
Musical
at tba
Sometimes fame and fortune aren't enough. Rusty is a country music superstar at the height of his career with all the high stakes pressures that come with it. When they start to take their toll and he walks out of an overblown concert tour, his search begins to find himself - and the love he left behind.
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ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS
book by Rupert Holmes, a score by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen
Musical Comedy
at tba
Transplants the Robin Hood legend to prohibition 1930's Chicago. Currupt sherrif Guy Gisborne kills the underworld boss Big Jim and seeks to take control himself. All fall in line behind the new crime boss accept Robbo, who controls the north-side. When Robbo gives some money to an orphanage, he finds himself inheriting the mantle of Robin Hood and gains unexpected friends. The sherrif schemes to destroy Robbo, while Mariam, Big Jim's daughter, tries to manipulate both men in her efforts to inherit her dead father's position, and become Chicago's new underworld boss.
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ROCK OF AGES
book by Chris D'Arienzo, with a score featuring 80's rock music
Musical
at Helen Hayes Theatre
It's the late 1980s and the final countdown is on for a legendary Hollywood rock club facing its demise at the hands of eager developers. When a young rocker hungry for his big break and a small town girl chasing her dreams land on the scene at this infamous venue, how far will ambition drive them?
(from 24 Mar 2011 - Booking to 27 May 2012)
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SISTER ACT
Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner, and Douglas Carter Beane.
Musical Comedy
at Broadway Theatre
When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place cops are sure she won't be found - a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior.
(from 24 Mar 2011 - Booking to 17 Jun 2012)
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SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK
Music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge from U2, book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Musical
at Foxwoods Theatre
Follows the story of teenager Peter Parker, whose unremarkable life is turned upside-down-literally-when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to his bedroom ceiling. This bullied science-geek-suddenly endowed with astonishing powers-soon learns, however, that with great power comes great responsibility as villains test not only his physical strength but also his strength of character.
(from 28 Nov 2010 - Booking to 02 Sep 2012)
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THE BOOK OF MORMON
book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez
Musical Comedy
at Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Follows a pair of mismatched Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that's about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get.
(from 24 Feb 2011 - Booking to 10 Feb 2013)
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THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS
Music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, book by DuBose Heyward, re-imagined by Diane Paulus, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Diedre Murray.
Musical
at Richard Rodgers Theatre
This classic American tale is set in the 1930s in Catfish Row, a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. Bess, beautiful and troubled, turns to Porgy, the crippled beggar, in search of safety after her possessive lover Crown commits murder. As Porgy and Bess's love grows, their future is threatened by Crown and the conniving Sporting Life.
(from 17 Dec 2011 - Closing on 08 Jul 2012)
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WICKED: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Winnie Holzman, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire.
Musical
at George Gershwin Theatre
Story of how two school roommates from Oz , Elphaba who grows up to become the Wicked Witch of the West, and of her school roommate Glinda, who grows up to become the Good Witch.
(from 08 Oct 2003 - Booking to 18 Nov 2012)
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YANK ! A WWII LOVE STORY
music by Joseph Zellnik and book and lyrics by David Zellnik
Musical
at tba
Set during World War II, Yank! chronicles the relationship between two servicemen long before 'Don't-ask-don't-tell' was part of the national discussion.
(from expected Fall 2011 - Booking to )
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