Catch the “First Look” at Irving Berlin’s White Christmas – Performances Begin Tonight!

“LET YOURSELF GO!” – Irving Berlin

BEFORE PERFORMANCES BEGIN TONIGHT,

CATCH THE “FIRST LOOK” AT

IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS

ON BROADWAY AT THE MARQUIS THEATRE

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

The Tony Award^® nominated musical IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS begins performances tonight on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway) for a limited Holiday engagement ending January 3, 2010. IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS returns to Broadway again this holiday season for 64 performances only – guaranteeing New York another white Christmas!

James Clow (Bob Wallace), Melissa Errico (Betty Haynes), Tony Yazbeck (Phil Davis), Mara Davi (Judy Haynes), David Ogden Stiers (General Henry Waverly), and Ruth Williamson (Martha Watson) lead a cast of 33, including Peter Reardon (Ralph Sheldrake), Remy Auberjonois (Mike Nulty), Cliff Bemis (Ezekiel Foster), and Madeleine Rose Yen (Susan Waverly), Kelli Barclay, Abby Church, Sara Edwards, Mary Giattino, Chad Harlow, Tori Heinlein, Leah Horowitz, Drew Humphrey, Matthew J. Kilgore, Matthew LaBanca, Jason Luks, Joseph Medeiros, Taryn Molnar, Beth Johnson Nicely, Denise Nolin, Dennis O’Bannion, Con O’Shea-Creal, Kristyn Pope, Kiira Schmidt, Kelly Sheehan, Anna Aimee White, Ryan Worsing, and Richard Riaz Yoder.

The stage reinvention of the beloved classic film, IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS is produced by Kevin McCollum, John Gore, Tom McGrath, Paul Blake, The Producing Office, Dan Markley, Sonny Everett and Broadway Across America in association with Paramount Pictures.

Every holiday season, audiences of all ages enjoy the uplifting story of White Christmas. Now, the Tony Award^® nominated Broadway musical IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS has become New York’s newest holiday tradition.

The musical tells the story of two showbiz buddies who put on a show in a picturesque Vermont inn, and find their perfect mates in the bargain. Full of dancing, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written, IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS is a merry and bright theatrical experience for the entire family.

IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS made its celebrated Broadway debut at the Marquis Theatre last season following acclaimed productions around the country. The New York critics stuffed the lavish musical’s stocking full of praise!  The New York Times said “This cozy trip down memory lane should be put on your wish list,” Variety raved “A thrill. Melodious numbers, sparkling visuals and an enchanting snow-biz finale” and NY-1 News proclaimed the musical “The perfect gift! Dazzling choreography and glorious tunes.”

IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS is produced by Kevin McCollum, John Gore, Tom McGrath, Paul Blake, The Producing Office, Dan Markley, Sonny Everett and Broadway Across America in association with Paramount Pictures.

IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS is directed by Tony Award^® winner and three-time nominee Walter Bobbie (Chicago, Footloose, A Grand Night for Singing), with a book by David Ives and Paul Blake and choreography by three-time Tony Award^® nominee Randy Skinner (Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, 42^nd Street, Ain’t Broadway Grand).

Set design is by Tony Award^® nominee Anna Louizos (In the Heights, Avenue Q), costumes by Tony Award^® nominee Carrie Robbins (Grease!, Over Here), lighting design by Tony Award^® winner Ken Billington (Chicago, The Drowsy Chaperone, Annie), sound design by Tony Award^® nominee Acme Sound Partners (In the Heights, Spamalot), orchestrations by Tony Award^® nominee Larry Blank (Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Drowsy Chaperone), vocal and dance arrangements by Bruce Pomahac, music supervision by Rob Berman, and casting by Jay Binder C.S.A. The stage production is based on the Paramount Pictures film, written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank.

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets prices are $66.50, $91.50 and $121.50 (including $1.50 facility fee), and available by calling Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

For group sales details and pricing call The Group Sales Box Office at 800-223-7565 or visit www.bestofbroadway.com.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Beginning Friday, November 13^th, 2009, IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS will play the following unique performance schedule per week:

Week of November 9^th, 2009:

Friday & Saturday at 8p, Sunday evening at 7p

Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2p.

Week of November 16^th, 2009:

Thursday – Saturday at 8p, Tuesday & Sunday evenings at 7p

Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2p

Week of November 23^rd, 2009:

Tuesday at 7p, Wednesday – Saturday at 8p

Wednesday & Friday – Sunday matinees at 2p

Week of November 30^th, 2009:

Thursday – Saturday at 8p, Tuesday & Sunday evenings at 7p

Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2p

Weeks of December 7^th and December 14^th, 2009:

Tuesday at 7p, Wednesday – Saturday at 8p

Wednesday & Friday – Sunday matinees at 2p

Week of December 21^st, 2009:

Monday, Wednesday & Saturday at 8p, Tuesday & Sunday evenings at 7p

Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2p

Dark on Christmas Day – Friday, December 25

Week of December 28^th, 2009:

Monday, Wednesday & Saturday at 8p, Tuesday at 7p

Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2p

Dark on New Year’s Eve & Day – Thursday, December 31 & Friday, January 1

FINAL PERFORMANCE – Sunday, January 3, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT:
www.whitechristmasbroadway.com

RAGTIME Opens this Sunday!

RAGTIME OPENS THIS SUNDAY!

RAGTIME IN THE NEWS

BROADWAY WORLD

Stage Tube: First Look at RAGTIME on Broadway!

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_First_Look_at_RAGTIME_on_Broadway_20091113

BROADWAY.COM

It’s His Time for Ragtime Star Quentin Earl Darrington

http://admin.broadway.com/buzz/its-his-time-ragtime-star-quentin-earl-darrington/

Ragtime’s Road to Broadway, Part 5: Opening Night Shopping Sprees

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/ragtimes-road-broadway-part-5-opening-night-shopping-sprees/

PLAYBILL.COM

Playbill.com’s Brief Encounter with Robert Petkoff

http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/134541-PLAYBILL.COMS-BRIEF-ENCOUNTER-With-Robert-Petkoff

BROADWAY WORLD

Photo Flash: ‘Journey On’ RAGTIME Returns to Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Journey_On_RAGTIME_Returns_to_Broadway_at_the_Neil_Simon_Theatre_20091112

PLAYBILL.COM

PHOTO CALL: Ragtime Plays on Broadway

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134527-PHOTO-CALL-Ragtime-Plays-on-Broadway

THE BALTIMORE SUN 

Broadway bound: With the revival of ‘Ragtime,’ two kids from Maryland make the leap from middle school to musical theater

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bal-ae.ragtime08nov08,0,3979645.story

Photos: Marylanders in ‘Ragtime’ on Broadway

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bal-ragtime-pg,0,5251234.photogallery

The anticipated new Broadway production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s Tony Award^® winning musical RAGTIME began performances at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) on Friday, October 23 and opens this Sunday, November 15, 2009.

Click on the links below to read full features:

BROADWAY WORLD

Stage Tube: First Look at RAGTIME on Broadway!

Production footage from the new Broadway production of RAGTIME.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_First_Look_at_RAGTIME_on_Broadway_20091113

BROADWAY.COM

It’s His Time for Ragtime Star Quentin Earl Darrington

Kathy Henderson interviews RAGTIME’s Quentin Earl Darrington.

http://admin.broadway.com/buzz/its-his-time-ragtime-star-quentin-earl-darrington/

Ragtime’s Road to Broadway, Part 5: Opening Night Shopping Sprees

RAGTIME’s Stephanie Umoh and Ron Bohmer search for the perfect Opening Night wardrobe.

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/ragtimes-road-broadway-part-5-opening-night-shopping-sprees/

PLAYBILL.COM

Playbill.com’s Brief Encounter with Robert Petkoff

http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/134541-PLAYBILL.COMS-BRIEF-ENCOUNTER-With-Robert-Petkoff

BROADWAY WORLD

Photo Flash: ‘Journey On’ RAGTIME Returns to Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre

RAGTIME production photo gallery.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Journey_On_RAGTIME_Returns_to_Broadway_at_the_Neil_Simon_Theatre_20091112

PLAYBILL.COM

PHOTO CALL: Ragtime Plays on Broadway

RAGTIME production photo gallery.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134527-PHOTO-CALL-Ragtime-Plays-on-Broadway

THE BALTIMORE SUN

Broadway bound: With the revival of ‘Ragtime,’ two kids from Maryland make the leap from middle school to musical theater

Theatre writer Mary McCauley documents the experience of Christopher Cox and Sarah Rosenthal as they make their Broadway debuts in RAGTIME. Maryland locals Bobby Steggert, Dan Manning and Carly Hughes are also interviewed.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bal-ae.ragtime08nov08,0,3979645.story

Photos: Marylanders in ‘Ragtime’ on Broadway

The online feature is accompanied by a link to a short photo essay of the actors in rehearsal.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bal-ragtime-pg,0,5251234.photogallery

Based on the epic E.L. Doctorow novel, the recent acclaimed John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts production features direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and a majestic 28-piece orchestra led by musical director James Moore.

The Broadway company of 40 will star Ron Bohmer (Father), Quentin Earl Darrington (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Christiane Noll (Mother), Robert Petkoff (Tateh), Bobby Steggert (Mother’s Younger Brother), Stephanie Umoh (Sarah) with Christopher Cox (The Little Boy),  Sarah Rosenthal (The Little Girl),   Mark Aldrich (Willie Conklin),  Aaron Galligan-Stierle (Henry Ford),  Jonathan Hammond (Harry Houdini), Dan Manning (Grandfather), Michael X. Martin (J.P. Morgan), Mike McGowan (Stanford White), Donna Migliaccio (Emma Goldman), Josh Walden (Harry K. Thaw), Savannah Wise (Evelyn Nesbit), Eric Jordan Young (Booker T. Washington).

RAGTIME will also feature Sumayya Ali, Terence Archie, Corey Bradley, Jayden Brockington, Benjamin Cook, Carey Rebecca Brown, Jennifer Evans, Carly Hughes, Lisa Karlin, Valisia Lekae, James Moye, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Mamie Parris, Bryonha Parham, Nicole Powell, Kaylie Rubinaccio, Arbender J. Robinson, Benjamin Schrader, Wallace Smith, Catherine Walker, Jim Weaver, Kylil Christopher Williams.

RAGTIME is produced by Kevin McCollum, Roy Furman, Scott Delman, Roger Berlind, Max Cooper, Tom Kirdahy/Devlin Elliott, Jeffrey A. Sine, Stephanie McClelland, Roy Miller, LAMS Productions, Jana Robbins, Sharon Karmazin, Eric Falkenstein/Morris Berchard, Wendy Federman, Jamie deRoy, Sheila Steinberg, Lauren Stevens, Independent Presenters Network, Held-Haffner Productions, HRH Foundation and Emanuel Azenberg in association with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Marcia Milgrom Dodge’s production debuted at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater on April 18 and played a sold out limited engagement through May 17, 2009. Variety called the re-imagined musical “Simply stunning.” The Washington Post raved “Nothing short of heavenly. Looks and sounds so good. Glorious!,” while Bloomberg News said “Explosive and thrilling! Theater-shaking intensity…a vibrant production.”

At the dawn of the century, everything is changing…and anything is possible. Based on E.L. Doctorow’s celebrated epic novel and set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, RAGTIME weaves together three distinctly American tales — that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician — united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future. Their personal journeys come alive as historic figures offer guidance and diversion – among them escape artist Harry Houdini, auto tycoon Henry Ford, educator Booker T. Washington and infamous entertainer Evelyn Nesbit. Together, their stories celebrate the struggle between tradition and independence all in pursuit of the American dream.

The celebrated production team includes scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Santo Loquasto, lighting design by Donald Holder, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, hair and wig design by Edward J. Wilson and orchestrations by William David Brohn.

RAGTIME originally opened on Broadway on January 18, 1998 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The musical garnered four Tony Awards^® including Best Book, Original Score and Best Orchestrations. The beloved Ahrens and Flaherty score features some of the award-winning team’s best-known songs including the title song, “Make Them Hear You” and the anthem “The Wheels of a Dream.”  

RAGTIME tickets prices are $46.50, $86.50 and $126.50 (including $1.50 facility fee) and available by calling Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

RAGTIME will play the following preview schedule from October 23 – November 14:Tues., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. eve at 8p, Sun eve at 7:30p. Wed., Sat. and Sun. mat. at 2p. Dark Mon. Opening night November 15, 2009 and onward: Tues. eve. at 7p; Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. eve at 8p, Wed. and Sat. mat. at 2p; Sun. mat. at 3p. Dark Mon.

Maury Yeston discusses Nine movie with Playbill.com

Tony Winner Yeston Discusses Nine, From Screen to Stage to Screen Again

By Harry Haun
November 12, 2009

Playbill.com

Action! Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Maury Yeston talks to Playbill.com about the journey of the Broadway musical Nine, and how its score evolved for the new musical film version.

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One spring day in 1982, a platoon of theatre press — outfitted in construction-site hard hats — snaked their way through the proud ruins of the New Amsterdam Theatre, then decaying from decades of inactivity and still years away from Disney’s restorative touch. Their destination was the rooftop penthouse-turned-rehearsal hall where a fresh-faced Donald O’Connor-lookalike sat at a piano, bright-eyed and eager to introduce the assemblage to his new Broadway score. That score won him a Tony Award four months later, and the show it was written for — Nine — would win Tonys, first for Best Musical and again, in 2003, for Best Musical Revival.

“My God, the ghosts in that room!” Maury Yeston sighed wistfully, remembering that fateful day. “You know, I don’t think the show was ever as great as it was in plain clothes in that room because the energy of the discovery of it was so exciting.

“It had been a nightclub. It had a stage where Flo Ziegfeld used to have after-dinner entertainments and parties. There was even a kitchen up there, and many Broadway shows in the old days used to rehearse up there — My Fair Lady, for one.”

Yeston can be pardoned for his Cloud-Nine nostalgia these days, now that the long-time-in-coming film version of the musical will reach theatre screens Dec. 18.

Only Oscar nominees or winners appear to have applied, starting with the director, Rob Marshall, whose specialty appears to be turning long-overlooked musicals that started out as films back into their original cinematic state — plus songs. (For instance: the Oscar-winning Best Picture of 2002 — Chicago, which, like Nine, had to be successfully revived on Broadway before Hollywood would give it a tumble.)

“There are only two ways to approach Broadway shows becoming movies,” Yeston advanced. “One of them is to be an over-controlling fuddy-duddy and not let anybody change anything. The other is to step back and go with the new medium.”

Clearly, he subscribes to the latter. “Look at how Shakespeare is treated over the centuries. People take it and adapt it to reflect changing times and mores and styles. I have always wanted my work to do that. If they’re going to do Nine in Sweden or Japan, I want it to work in that country for that culture. I want Nine to work not because it was written that way in 1982. I want it to address and be relevant to where we are in 2010. I’m so lucky to be alive and able to, with wonderful collaborators, make those adaptations. You can’t point a camera at a stage and expect it to be a film. You have to make a movie. That’s the first thing I said to Rob. I said, ‘Film is a director’s art. Take this piece and make it work as film.’”

After all, Nine started as film, a fraction shorter — as ‘8½’ (but not in Yeston’s mind). At age 18, he was absolutely floored by Federico Fellini’s quasiautobiographical mindsweep of a movie director in libidinous disarray. “I fell in love with it. I was obsessed with it, and, as soon as I started writing musicals, this was the musical I wanted to write.” That was 1973. Flash forward to Paragraph One of this piece where, in 1982, he displayed the fruits of his loving labors to the press.

“All of the effort that I had to make over the eight years of creating Nine was an effort to adapt what was essentially an intrinsically cinematic piece onto a live stage. Film works so much in close-ups, and, of course, there’s no such thing as a close-up from the third balcony of the St. James. You have to find other metaphoric ways of portraying things on stage. One reason I created the whole idea of Casanova and the Grand Canal in the stage musical was because there was no way to duplicate this small segment in the film, so, as a result, I had to create a far broader canvas.

“We did our job so well in adapting the film to the stage that there are things on stage that couldn’t possibly work as a movie. If not, we didn’t do our job right.

“The stage show is very stage-y. In the second act, there’s a series of strong ballads, one after the other — ‘Simple,’ ‘Be On Your Own,’ ‘I Can’t Make This Movie,’ ‘Getting Tall’ — you can’t have somebody plant his-or-her feet, sing a song under a spotlight and bring the house down. Not four times in a row in a movie. There’s no action. Film works by gigantic visuals. Therefore, many of those songs had to be adjusted. Lyrics had to be adjusted. In some cases, songs had to be replaced with other songs.”

The storyline of Nine is a free-fall affair, following the mental meanderings of a moviemaker, one Guido Contini (but read: Fellini), among the women in his life. They come in all shapes, sizes and roles, and the cast was mined from Oscar gold, save for Kate Hudson, a mere nominee allowed to pass because of her dancing skills.

Daniel Day-Lewis, of all improbable people, is your gal-guide, Guido, replacing Javier Bardem, who dropped out due to exhaustion and needed a year off to recuperate from his Oscar-winning work (“No Country for Old Men” — take two, Javier).

Among the ladies running around loose in Guido’s feverish brain are his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz, who was cast Oscar-less but won one during the shoot), his muse (Nicole Kidman) and his producer (Judi Dench).

“The adaptation of Nine: The Musical back into film was a very organic one that made a tremendous amount of sense,” Yeston stressed. “It was a great opportunity to allow this piece — which had been so cinematic, to begin with — to find again its place in the grammar of cinema. That means things like dissolves, edits, close-ups, lighting effects — things film can do for exposition to get inside the mind.”

To read the complete article, click on the following link:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134560-Tony-Winner-Yeston-Discusses-Nine-From-Screen-to-Stage-to-Screen-Again

The 39 Steps continues Talkback Tuesdays with Bob Balaban, November 17

THE 39 STEPS

CONTINUES “HITCHCOCK MEETS HILARIOUS”

TALKBACK TUESDAY SERIES

NOVEMBER 17 WITH ACTOR/DIRECTOR

BOB BALABAN

 

POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS WITH CAST MEMBERS

FROM THE HIT BROADWAY COMEDY

 

 

Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS, Broadway’s longest running comedy, continues its popular “Hitchcock Meets Hilarious” Talkback Tuesday series Tuesday, November 17 with actor/director Bob Balaban.  The “Hitchcock Meets Hilarious” Talkbacks are free to anyone attending Tuesday evening performances.

 

About Bob Balaban:

 

Bob Balaban recently directed Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons in “Georgia O’Keeffe” (Lifetime). He received three 2008 Emmy Award nominations, two for directing and producing the HBO film “Bernard and Doris,” starring Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes, the third for his performance in “Recount”. Other directing credits include “The Last Good Time” (starring Armin Mueller Stahl and Maureen Stapleton) and “Parents” (with Randy Quaid and Sandy Dennis.

 

He produced and co-starred in the award-winning film Gosford Park. His acting career spans nearly one hundred films including Capote, A Mighty Wind, Ghost World, The Mexican, Best in Show, Cradle Will Rock, Waiting for Guffman, Lady in the Water, For Your Consideration, Absence of Malice, Prince of the City, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Catch-22, Midnight Cowboy and the upcoming Howl, starring James Franco as Allen Ginsburg.

 

His theatre appearances include Plaza Suite, The Inspector General (Tony Award nomination), Speed the Plow, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Marie and Bruce and Some Americans Abroad. He directed and produced the original hit off-Broadway production of The Exonerated (Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, New York Times #1 Play, Fringe First Award at Edinburgh Fringe Festival), as well as the television version starring Susan Sarandon and Danny Glover. He is the author of McGrowl, a best-selling series of children’s books. 

 

The next Talkback Tuesday guest is:

 

November 24 – Comedian Dave Konig
Comedian Dave Konig won three Emmy Awards for his hilarious “man under the street” interviews on the New York TV show, “Subway Q & A”. He hosted his own daily comedy talk show on Sirius radio, and hosted the infamous HBO late night comedy series “Hardcore TV”.  He starred on Broadway as the libidinous deejay Vince Fontaine in the hit ’90s revival of Grease.  He is generally regarded to be America’s Most Beloved Living Entertainer.  Visit Dave Konig at www.davekonig.com or www.facebook.com/davekonig1.

 

Now in its second smash year, the Tony Award-winning quick change comedy version of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film thriller is playing at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44^th Street) through January 10, 2010.  The production has played over 700 performances on Broadway and is the longest running Broadway play of the last seven years. 

 

THE 39 STEPS is adapted by Patrick Barlow and directed by Maria Aitken.  The production is based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon and on the book by John Buchan.  

 

THE 39 STEPS features a cast of four actors who, against all odds, breathlessly and hilariously attempt to reenact all of the characters, locations and famous scenes in Hitchcock’s 1935 film thriller with just a few props and a lot of theatrical ingenuity and split second quick changes.  

 

The production stars Arnie Burton (Man #2), Jeffrey Kuhn (Man #1), Sean Mahon (Richard Hannay) and Jill Paice (Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret).  The company also includes Rob Breckenridge, Cameron Folmar and Nisi Sturgis.

 

THE 39 STEPS opened to deliriously ecstatic reviews.   Ben Brantley, New York Times, called the production, “Absurdly enjoyable!  This gleefully theatrical riff on Hitchcock’s film is fast and frothy, performed by a cast of four that seems like a cast of thousands.  The actors themselves seem to be having a helluva good time.  As does the audience.”   Clive Barnes, New York Post, pronounced THE 39 STEPS “Inventively astonishing, riotous & marvelous.”  Joe Dziemianowicz, Daily News, exclaimed, “Hitchcock probably never imagined his thriller had the makings of a hilarious comedy, but this show is a dizzy delight and an ingenious spoof, inventively directed by Maria Aitken. A fast-paced fun ride!”

 

 Tickets are available from TeleCharge at 212-239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com and at the Helen Hayes Theatre box office.  Performances are Tuesday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 3:00 PM.

 

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www.39StepsOnBroadway.com    

 

RAGTIME First Look Broadway Footage

IT’S TIME!

 

RAGTIME

 

FIRST LOOK AT NEW BROADWAY FOOTAGE!

 

Click here to watch!:

http://www.ragtimebroadway.com/media.html

 

OPENING NIGHT THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15^th, 2009

 

 

The new Broadway production of RAGTIME opens at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) this Sunday, November 15, 2009.

 

Get the first look at the new Broadway production footage:

http://www.ragtimebroadway.com/media.html

 

The John F. Kennedy Center’s new production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s Tony Award^® winning musical RAGTIME, based on the E.L. Doctorow novel, features direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and a majestic 28-piece orchestra led by musical director James Moore.

 

RAGTIME features a company of 40, starring Ron Bohmer (Father), Quentin Earl Darrington (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Christiane Noll (Mother), Robert Petkoff (Tateh), Bobby Steggert (Mother’s Younger Brother), Stephanie Umoh (Sarah), with Christopher Cox (The Little Boy),  Sarah Rosenthal (The Little Girl),   Mark Aldrich (Willie Conklin),  Aaron Galligan-Stierle (Henry Ford),  Jonathan Hammond (Harry Houdini), Dan Manning (Grandfather), Michael X. Martin (J.P. Morgan), Mike McGowan (Stanford White), Donna Migliaccio (Emma Goldman), Josh Walden (Harry K. Thaw), Savannah Wise (Evelyn Nesbit), Eric Jordan Young (Booker T. Washington).

 

RAGTIME also features Sumayya Ali, Terence Archie, Corey Bradley, Jayden Brockington, Benjamin Cook, Carey Rebecca Brown, Jennifer Evans, Carly Hughes, Lisa Karlin, Valisia Lekae, James Moye, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Mamie Parris, Bryonha Parham, Nicole Powell, Kaylie Rubinaccio, Arbender J. Robinson, Benjamin Schrader, Wallace Smith, Catherine Walker, Jim Weaver, Kylil Christopher Williams.

 

RAGTIME is produced by Kevin McCollum, Roy Furman, Scott Delman, Roger Berlind, Max Cooper, Tom Kirdahy/Devlin Elliott, Jeffrey A. Sine, Stephanie McClelland, Roy Miller, LAMS Productions, Jana Robbins, Sharon Karmazin, Eric Falkenstein/Morris Berchard, Wendy Federman, Jamie deRoy, Sheila Steinberg, Lauren Stevens, Independent Presenters Network, Held-Haffner Productions, HRH Foundation and Emanuel Azenberg in association with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

 

Marcia Milgrom Dodge’s production debuted at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater on April 18 and played a sold out limited engagement through May 17, 2009. Variety called the re-imagined musical “Simply stunning.” The Washington Post raved “Nothing short of heavenly. Looks and sounds so good. Glorious!,” while Bloomberg News said “Explosive and thrilling! Theater-shaking intensity…a vibrant production.”

 

At the dawn of the century, everything is changing…and anything is possible. Based on E.L. Doctorow’s celebrated epic novel and set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, RAGTIME weaves together three distinctly American tales — that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician — united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future. Their personal journeys come alive as historic figures offer guidance and diversion – among them escape artist Harry Houdini, auto tycoon Henry Ford, educator Booker T. Washington and infamous entertainer Evelyn Nesbit. Together, their stories celebrate the struggle between tradition and independence all in pursuit of the American dream.

 

The celebrated production team includes scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Santo Loquasto, lighting design by Donald Holder, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, hair and wig design by Edward J. Wilson and orchestrations by William David Brohn.

 

RAGTIME originally opened on Broadway on January 18, 1998 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The musical garnered four Tony Awards^® including Best Book, Original Score and Best Orchestrations. The beloved Ahrens and Flaherty score features some of the award-winning team’s best-known songs including the title song, “Make Them Hear You” and the anthem “The Wheels of a Dream.” 

 

RAGTIME tickets prices are $46.50, $86.50 and $126.50 (including $1.50 facility fee) and available by calling Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

 

RAGTIME will play the following preview schedule from October 23 – November 14: Tues., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. eve at 8p, Sun eve at 7:30p. Wed., Sat. and Sun. mat. at 2p. Dark Mon. Opening night November 15, 2009 and onward: Tues. eve. at 7p; Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. eve at 8p, Wed. and Sat. mat. at 2p; Sun. mat. at 3p. Dark Mon.

 

www.RagtimeBroadway.com

 

 

 

THE UNDERSTUDY extends to Jan. 17, 2010

Following a best-selling post-opening week

at the Laura Pels Box office

Roundabout Theatre Company

announces

A TWO WEEK EXTENSION!

Through January 17, 2010

of

THE UNDERSTUDY

 

“Rebeck’s ‘The Understudy’ is a masterpiece of comic clockwork. Pulverizingly Funny!” 

- Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal

 

“A RAZOR-SHARP COMEDY!”  - Melissa Rose Bernardo, Entertainment Weekly

 

“Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Justin Kirk & Julie White are a thoroughly excellent trio.”

- Dan Kois, New York Magazine

 

“Scott Ellis’s production is impeccably cast and paced.” – David Cote, Time Out

 

 

Following a bestselling week at the box office, Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce a two-week extension of Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy The Understudy, directed by Scott Ellis. 

 

The New York premiere production of The Understudy will extend through January 17^th, 2010. 

 

The Understudy, featuring Mark-Paul Gosselaar as “Jake”, Justin Kirk as “Harry” and Tony® Award winner Julie White as “Roxanne”, opened officially on Thursday, November 5^th, 2009 at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46^th Street).  The limited engagement has been extended through Sunday, January 17^th, 2010.

 

The design team includes Alexander Dodge (Sets), Tom Broecker (Costumes), Kenneth Posner (Lights), Obadiah Eaves (Original Music & Sound).

 

The most thankless job in theatre takes center stage in Theresa Rebeck’s new look at the underbelly of the acting world. Through the course of a dress rehearsal, we glimpse all the genius, bitterness and ridiculousness that underscore a life in showbiz.

 

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre box office (111 West 46^th Street).  Ticket prices range from $70.00-$80.00.        

                       

 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

The Understudy plays Tuesday through Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. with Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. 

 

www.roundabouttheatre.org

 

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Tickets for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE on sale tomorrow

TICKETS GO ON SALE

11/11-11/20 TO AMEX CARD HOLDERS

11/21 TO GENERAL PUBLIC

FOR

LIEV SCHREIBER AND SCARLETT JOHANSSON

IN ARTHUR MILLER’S

 “A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE”

DIRECTED BY GREGORY MOSHER

www.AViewFromTheBridgeOnBroadway.com

 

Tickets for the highly anticipated Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE starring Tony^® Award-winner Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson, directed by Gregory Mosher, go on sale exclusively to American Express card holders Wednesday, November 11 though Friday, November 20, and to the general public beginning Saturday, November 21.  Performances begin Monday, December 28, 2009 and the official opening is Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the Cort Theatre, 138 West 48^th Street.  The limited engagement will run for 14 weeks only.

 

Tickets for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE will be available through Telecharge.com by phone at 212-239-6200, or 800-432-7250, or online at www.Telecharge.com .  Group tickets also available through Telecharge.com.  Tickets will also be available in person beginning Monday, December 7 at the Cort Theatre box office, 138 West 48^th Street.  Box office hours are Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 8:00pm.

 

In A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Miller’s most passionate drama, Schreiber will play Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman obsessed with his 17-year-old niece Catherine, played by Scarlett Johansson. When Catherine falls in love with a newly arrived immigrant, Eddie’s jealousy erupts in a rage that consumes him, his family, and his world. 

 

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE will be produced by and The Araca Group.  Additional producers include Jeffrey Finn, Sonia Friedman, The Weinstein Company and Olympus Theatricals.

  

 

The creative team for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE will include John Lee Beatty (Scenic Design), Jane Greenwood (Costume Design), Peter Kaczorowski (Lighting Design), and Scott Lehrer (Sound Design).

 

Additional casting will be announced in the coming weeks.

 

TICKET PRICING AND PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE INFORMATION:

Ticket prices are Monday-Friday are $121.50 (except $126.50 Saturday eve), $86.50, $61.50 and $26.50 (standing room).

 

Performances from Monday, December 26 through Saturday, January 16:

Monday-Friday at 8pm, matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2pm, with the following exceptions:

There is no matinee performance Wednesday, December 30.

There is no performance Thursday, December 31.

There will be a performance Sunday, January 3 at 3pm.

No performance Monday, January 18.

Tuesday, January 19, curtain is at 8pm

Sunday, January 24:  Opening night curtain time to be announced.

Beginning Wednesday, January 20, the performance schedule is

Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday – Saturday at 8pm, matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm, Sunday at 3pm.

 

WISHFUL DRINKING with Carrie Fisher extends to Jan. 17, 2010

ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY

announces

 

TWO WEEK EXTENSION!

Through January 17, 2010

 

 

WISHFUL DRINKING

Created and performed by

CARRIE FISHER

 

Directed by Tony Taccone

 

“Extremely funny full-frontal confession. You’re going to like it. A Lot.” 

-Ben Brantley, The New York Times

 

“Winning and Hilarious! Carrie Fisher is witty, likable, acerbic, clever and wryly forthcoming about the warped reality of life in the celebrity bubble.”

-David Rooney, Variety

 

“Broadway’s new Queen of Comedy!” – Pat Collins, WWOR TV

 

on Broadway at Studio 54

 

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Jonathan Reinis, Jamie Cesa, Eva Price & Berkeley Repertory Theatre, is pleased to announce a two-week extension of Wishful Drinking, created and performed by Carrie Fisher.   Directed by Tony Taccone, the Broadway premiere production will extend through January 17^th, 2010.

 

Wishful Drinking opened officially on Sunday, October 4^th, 2009 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54^th St).  This limited engagement has been extended through January 17^th, 2010.

 

Alexander V. Nichols provides the scenic, lighting and projection design.

 

In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher recounts the true and intoxicating tale of her life as a Hollywood legend, told with the same wry wit she poured into bestsellers like Postcards from the Edge. The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher became a cultural icon when she starred as “Princess Leia” in the first Star Wars trilogy at 19 years old. Forever changed, Carrie’s life did not stay picture perfect.  Fisher is the life of the party in this uproarious and sobering look at her Hollywood hangover.

 

TICKET INFORMATION & PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212) 719-1300 and online at www.roundabouttheatre.org.

 

Through January 3, 2010: Wishful Drinking will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.  Beginning January 6, 2010:  Wishful Drinking will play Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM. 

 

Wishful Drinking the book, based on the Broadway Play, was on the New York Times bestseller list for 14 weeks, and is available in paperback from Simon & Schuster.

 www.roundabouttheatre.org

 

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Bernadette Peters Concert Raises $615,000 to Benefit Broadway Barks and BC/EFA

BERNADETTE PETERS

A SPECIAL CONCERT FOR

BROADWAY BARKS BECAUSE BROADWAY CARES

 

RAISES $615,000 TO BENEFIT

BROADWAY BARKS & BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS

 

“Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares” was an astounding success raising $615,000 to benefit Broadway Barks and Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. Tony, Grammy and Golden Globe Award winning actress, and long-time BC/EFA friend and Trustee Bernadette Peters performed the special one night only concert last night at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre, produced by BC/EFA.

 

The evening was directed by Richard Jay-Alexander with musical direction by Marvin Laird.

 

For this special concert, Peters, the quintessential New Yorker, born in Queens, performed material from her Broadway career and recordings, as well as popular songs and personal favorites and included selections by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim and Jerry Herman.

Among the highlights, the evening’s “prologue” featured a reunion of Into the Woods original cast members Joy Franz, Merle Louise, Kay McClelland, and Lauren Mitchell joining Peters to “recreate” the show’s opening number. Special guest Mary Tyler Moore, co-founder of Broadway Barks with Peters, performed the role of the “narrator” for that special performance.

 

Peters opened the second act of the concert by bringing to the stage and singing to some of her furry, four-legged friends from BARC Shelter (Dylan, Jennie, Biggie, Sammy, Rosie, Cody, Nina and Mimi) and The Humane Society (Hazel, Puffie, Snoopy and Mimi). Theatrical animal trainer Bill Berloni was also on hand with pups Minnie and Chico. All of the dogs featured on stage and many more are available for adoption from these local animal shelters. For more information, visit www.BARCShelter.org and www.HumaneSocietyNY.org.

 

BROADWAY CARES EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS is the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization.  By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes and other critical illnesses across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $170 million dollars for critically needed services for people with AIDS and other serious illnesses. BC/EFA is the major supporter of seven programs at The Actors’ Fund – including The AIDS Initiative, The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative, The Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic, The Dancers’ Resource and three supportive housing residences.  BC/EFA also awards annual grants to over 400 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide.  For more information visit:  www.BroadwayCares.org

 

BROADWAY BARKS, the annual star-studded dog and cat adopt-a-thon, came about as a result of Bernadette Peters’ and Mary Tyler Moore’s passion for animals. This year’s Broadway Barks attracted an audience of more than 7,000 theater fans, pet owners, and animal lovers, and featured the participation of more than 27 animal shelters from the New York City area, as well as Broadway stars from the hit shows of the season, ending in a total of over 140 adoptions. Originally conceived as a program to promote the adoption of shelter animals, Broadway Barks has evolved into an event that has not only focused on the plight of homeless animals, but has opened the door of communication and fostered a spirit of community among the numerous shelters and rescue groups working throughout the city. Previously, many of these groups struggled in anonymity and isolation left to their own devices for promotion and fundraising in a job which is emotionally draining. As Broadway Barks looks toward the future, their goal is to continue in the path already established as well as to focus more attention on education, targeting such areas as responsible pet ownership, spay/neuter, and the importance of pet identification. For more information, please visit www.BroadwayBarks.com

 

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God of Carnage star Ken Stott receives Evening Standard Award nomination

“GOD OF CARNAGE” STAR KEN STOTT

RECEIVES EVENING STANDARD AWARD NOMINATION

 

Ken Stott, who will soon star in the Broadway production of GOD OF CARNAGE, has just received a nomination for London’s Evening Standard Award for his outstanding performance in Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge.  The Awards will take place Monday, November 23^rd in London.

 

Ken Stott, who originated the role of ‘Michael’ in the London premiere of GOD OF CARNAGE stars along with Christine Lahti as ‘Veronica,’ Annie Potts as ‘Annette’ and Jimmy Smits as ‘Alan.’  The new cast begins performances Tuesday, November 17 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). 

 

After receiving rave reviews in London, GOD OF CARNAGE opened on Broadway March 22, 2009 to unanimous praise.

 

Stott is appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association.  The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance of this production.

 

The Yasmina Reza comedy won the Tony Award for Best Play and Best Direction of a Play (Matthew Warchus). GOD OF CARNAGE also won the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.

 

GOD OF CARNAGE is a comedy of manners without the manners.  The play deals with the aftermath of a playground altercation between two boys and what happens when their parents meet to talk about it.

 

GOD OF CARNAGE reunites the creative team that staged the Tony Award-winning Best Play, Art. Designed by Mark Thompson (sets and costumes), with lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker & Chris Cronin, the play has music by Gary Yershon.

 

Tickets are available through Telecharge.com, by phone at 212-239-6200, or 800-432-7250, online at www.Telecharge.com or in person at the Jacobs Theatre box office, 242 West 45^th Street.  Box office hours are Monday through Saturday 10:00am – 8:00pm.

Ticket prices range from $66.50 to $121.50.

 

The performance schedule for GOD OF CARNAGE is Tuesday at 7:00pm, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00pm, Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00pm and Sunday at 3:00pm.  Please note that on Thursday, November 26 there will not be a performance and on Friday, November 27, there will be a 2:00pm performance.

 

 

 

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www.GodOfCarnage.com