The #1 urban
playwright in the country is back with the stage production of Tyler
Perry's "The Marriage Counselor"
to profile relationships that put the quest to the test and tells
the story of how in the end "love conquers all" (or makes you
smarter). It transforms the art of marriage, life and family with
this entertaining experience on stage. This 10th production by Tyler
Perry is truly a must see event.
SWEENEY TODD
Innovative, intimate
and ingenious, this revolutionary new production of SWEENEY TODD
originated in London and was the most talked-about show by Broadway
audiences last year.
Directed by Tony Award®-winner John Doyle, this dazzling reinvention
of a magnificent musical thriller—where the band of devilish
characters are all musicians—is set to stun Ahmanson and Mark Taper
Forum theatergoers as never before.
The legendary demon barber, hell-bent on revenge, takes up with his
enterprising neighbor in a delicious plot to slice their way through
London’s upper crust. Justice will be served—along with lush melody,
audacious humor and bloody good thrills.
THE COLOR PURPLE is an inspiring
family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who -
through love - finds the strength to triumph over adversity and
discover her unique voice in the world. Set to a joyous score
featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues,
THE COLOR PURPLE is a story of hope, a testament to the
healing power of love and a celebration of life.
WICKED: Long before Dorothy
drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with
emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is
beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two unlikely
friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good
Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years.
"THE BEST MUSICAL OF THE YEAR. If every musical had the brain,
the heart and the courage of WICKED, Broadway would be a more
magical place."
-Time Magazine
JERSEY BOYS "TOO GOOD TO BE
TRUE!" raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony® 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 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 thirty! 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".
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, Disney
Theatrical Productions, the producers of The Lion King and Beauty
and the Beast , have created an exciting stage version of the
phenomenal Disney Channel Original Movie, "Disney's High School
Musical". The production, which features a cast of 34 performers
and a live orchestra, includes all of the favorite characters and
songs from the movie, plus two new songs written especialy for the
stage. So "get'cha head in the game" and get ready for "Disney's
High School Musical"!
RENT, the most exuberant and
original American musical to come along in a decade, has
single-handedly reinvigorated Broadway and is taking the country by
storm. Sweeping all major theatre awards, RENT captures the heart
and spirit of a generation. Inspired by Puccini's La Boheme, RENT is
a joyous, breathtaking and often heartbreaking musical that
celebrates a community of artists as they struggle with the soaring
hopes and tough realities of today's world. The life-affirming
message of RENT has been made all the more poignant by the sudden
death of its creator, Jonathan Larson, just hours before RENT's
first performance.
AVENUE Q is the story of
Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City
with big dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the
only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q; still, the
neighbors seem nice. There's Brian the out-of-work comedian and his
therapist fianceé Christmas Eve; Nicky the good-hearted slacker and
his roommate Rod -- a Republican investment banker who seems to have
some sort of secret; an Internet addict called Trekkie Monster; and
a very cute kindergarten teaching assistant named Kate. And would
you believe the building's superintendent is Gary Coleman?!? (Yes,
that Gary Coleman.) Together, Princeton and his newfound friends
struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in
life.
THE RAT PACK – Live At The Sands
is the hottest and coolest party in town. Following four
unprecedented years on London’s West End, this acclaimed production
vividly recreates a legendary evening at the Sands Hotel with the
most famous performers of our time: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr.
and Dean Martin. It’s Las Vegas, it’s the Sands Hotel, the big band
is swingin’, and those gorgeous Burelli Sisters are singin’, and of
course the three wise-cracking hip-cats bring their inimitable magic
to the finest music ever recorded: “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”,
“That’s Amore”, “Mr. Bojangles”, “The Lady Is A Tramp”, and so many
more. You won’t find anything like it anywhere else.
THE LION KING: Disney presents a
musical that brings THE LION KING'S wildly popular story, the Oscar
winning Elton John / Tim Rice songs, and an entire African landscape
to the stage of the specially adapted Minskoff Theater.
Directed and designed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor, THE LION
KING fills the theatre with sights and sounds of one of Broadways
most imaginative new talents - all to bring new life to Disneys
crowd pleasing story of a young princes adventure-filled journey to
adulthood - and the throne.
HAIRSPRAY- Baltimore's Tracy
Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has
only one passion--to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance
program, "The Corny Collins Show" and, overnight, is transformed
from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a trendsetter
in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win
the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show
without denting her 'do? Only in Hairspray! Welcome to the '60s!
The musical features an original score by Marc Shaiman (who co-wrote
the music and lyrics for the acclaimed animated musical, South Park:
Bigger, Longer & Uncut) and Scott Wittman. Their songs take Tracy
from the soundstage of a 60's-style dance show to the streets of
Baltimore to a downtown rhythm and blues record shop.