2009-2010 Broadway Season Officially Ends
HIGHLIGHTS OF A HISTORIC STAR-FILLED YEAR, PACKED WITH SHOWS:
Burn The Floor ⢠Bye Bye Birdie ⢠The Royal Family ⢠Hamlet ⢠After Miss Julie ⢠Wishful Drinking ⢠Ragtime ⢠White Christmas  ⢠A Little Night Music ⢠A View From the Bridge ⢠The Miracle Worker ⢠A Behanding in Spokane â˘
Times Stands Still ⢠Present Laughter ⢠Next Fall ⢠Looped ⢠Red ⢠Lend Me a Tenor ⢠Million Dollar Quartet ⢠La Cage aux Folles ⢠ Sondheim on Sondheim ⢠Fences ⢠Collected Stories ⢠Everyday Rapture
With the opening last night of Roundabout Theatre Companyâs Everyday Rapture, the 2009-2010 Broadway Season officially comes to an end.
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One of the busiest and exciting Broadway seasons in years included many moments that will make it truly memorable. Â
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Follow along with us on Twitter (@BBBway) as we look back at this electric, star-packed season. Â
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@OfficialBTF:
âLast summer, the Longacre heated up with the dancers of BURN THE FLOOR. Â Maks and Karina from DWTS were a special treat for audiences.â
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@B3onBroadway:
âThe new Henry Millerâs Theatre opened in September with the first revival of the famous rock-n-roll musical BYE BYE BIRDIE. Â Mayor Bloomberg cut the ribbon!â
@MTC_NYC:
âTHE ROYAL FAMILY was so luscious, even the NY Times is still talking about it: Â Â http://tinyurl.com/39yw4vg .â
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@HamletBway09:
âJude Law returned to Broadway last fall in the Donmar Warehouseâs mega-hit acclaimed production of HAMLET.â
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@NightMusicBway:
âCelebrated stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury lit up Broadway this Winter in the first revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.â
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@RTC_NYC:
âCarrie Fisher had audiences rolling in the aisles as she told her sordid, martini soaked tale in WISHFUL DRINKING.â
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@BBBWAY:
âThe Neil Simon Plays: Brighton Beach Memoirs, directed by David Cromer, earns enthusiastic reviews, but plays briefly at Broadwayâs Nederlander Theatre.â
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@RTC_NYC:
âPatrick Marberâs AFTER MISS JULIE brought Sienna Miller & Jonny Lee Miller together in an intoxicating tango.â
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@SignatureTheatr:
 âSignature Theatre enjoys one of its biggest critical successes with the marathon trilogy production, Horton Footeâs THE ORPHANSâ HOME CYCLE, directed by Michael Wilson.â
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@RagtimeonBway09:
âThe celebrated musical RAGTIME returned to Broadway this Fall, breathing new life into the beloved American epic.â
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@BBBWAY:
âIRVING BERLINâS WHITE CHRISTMAS returned to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre this Winter, making it New Yorkâs newest holiday tradition.â
@VIEWonBroadway:
âThe new year began dramatically with Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson in a definitive production of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE.â
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@RTC_NYC:
âThe dashing Victor Garber nailed the classic Noel Coward matinee idol role in a very funny revival of PRESENT LAUGHTER.â
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@MTC_NYC:
âDonald Marguliesâ newest play, TIME STANDS STILL earns rave reviews in its Broadway debut at MTCâs Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.â
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@MiracleWorkerNY:
âTHE MIRACLE WORKER brought Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin to Circle in the Square for her Broadway debut, alongside Tony nominee Alison Pill.â
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@LoopedBroadway:
âValerie Harper returned to Broadway in March in a tour-de-force performance as Tallulah Bankhead in LOOPED.â
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@NextFall:
âGeoffrey Naufftâs new American play NEXT FALL opened in March and was lauded by critics for its humor, compassion and depth.â
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@BehandingBWAY:
âMarch roared in like a lion with Chris Walkenâs memorable portrayal of a one-handed man in A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE.â
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@MillionDQuartet:
âIn April, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET became Broadwayâs newest smash hit musical featuring a treasure trove of beloved rock and roll songs.â
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@LendTenorNYC:
âUproarious laughter has filled The Music Box since the April bow of Ken Ludwigâs madcap comedy Lend Me A Tenor, directed by Stanley Tucci.â
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@RedonBroadway:
âStage & screen vet Alfred Molina and Broadway newcomer Eddie Redmayne paint NY RED in John Loganâs new play, directed by Michael Grandage.â
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@LaCageBroadway:
âLA CAGE AUX FOLLES opens to raves for Kelsey Grammer & Douglas Hodge and the ingeniously reinvented production, directed by Terry Johnson.â
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@RTC_NYC:
âThe adoration for Sondheimâs musical genius continued this spring in SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM. Â Barbara Cook is a rare treat for Broadway audiences.â
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@MTC_NYC:
âDonald Marguliesâ COLLECTED STORIES premiered on Broadway at MTC, starring Linda Lavin, Sarah Paulson and directed by Lynne Meadow.â
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@FencesBroadway:
âThe first Broadway revival of FENCES, directed by Kenny Leon, opened to a chorus of raves for stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.
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@RTC_NYC:
âSherie Rene Scott finished the season off with a bang, wowing critics with her new musical EVERYDAY RAPTURE.âÂ
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