Jersey Boys on Broadway
Jersey Boys is one of the hottest shows on Broadway this season. Anyone looking to get Broadway Tickets to Jersey Boys – winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award – can find them through Stubhub.com. Jersey Boys, which is about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, broke its own record for sales, grossing $1,182,601.00 in sales for the week ending November 26.
Jersey Boys is written by Jersey Brickman and Rick Elice with music by Bob Gaudio. It is the story of four blue-collar boys from “the wrong side of the tracks” who became one of the biggest pop sensations of all time, selling over 175 million records worldwide before any of them reached the age of 30.
According to the New York Post, Steven Speilberg is looking to get the rights to the show and put the Jersey Boys on the big screen. Although it is reported that Harvey Weinstein, Tom Hanks, and executives from Disney and Warner Brothers have all looked into getting the rights to the show, it is likely that Speilberg will be the one to land the deal if anybody does.
The Hottest Broadway Tickets this Winter
Broadway fans have a lot of shows to choose from this holiday season. Yet some Broadway tickets are hotter items than others, according to Stubhub.com. Based on ticket sales, the hottest Broadway shows are (1) Dancing with the Stars, (2) Wicked, (3) Jersey Boys, (4) the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and (5) The Lion King.
This information was compiled by Stubhub Fanstats, which presents statistics, rankings and data about sports and entertainment that is of interest to the everyday fan. Information reflects ticket resale market data gathered from StubHub transactions.
Keep your eyes posted here all week. I’ll be providing information and reviews of all of these shows, as well as chances to get Broadway tickets for the Winter season.
The Grinch is Stealing the Show on Broadway
Broadway Tickets are a huge hit when it comes to gift-giving ideas around the holidays and this year, How the Grinch Stole Christmas Tickets are just as hot as the Grinch’s temper. If you have got little ones, take them to see this giddily entertaining show that will leave you feeling real good – especially since it costs a lot less than making your way to Radio City or one of the Disney shows.
Unless your parents were grinches themselves, then you already know the story of the character whose heart was two sizes too small and who tried to ruin Christmas for all the Whos down in Whoville. But don’t just sit there thinking that the show is only for kids. Adults will appreciate actor Patrick Page’s over-the-top performance as the Grinch and leave adults saying “Oh no he didn’t!” as the little ones squeal with delight.
The Grinch has been a huge hit, taking in $1.7 million during Thanksgiving week alone – a new all-time Broadway record. The previous record was $1.6 million, set by “Wicked” during the week between Christmas and New Years.
Les Miserables Tickets and the Broadway Scene
You will of course forgive me the cheesy comment – this blog being about Broadway and all – but Broadway fans and faithful have nothing to be miserable about this winter season now that Les Miserables has returned after three and one-half years away. And if that one-liner wasn’t enough to make you want to leave this page, well then you are in for a treat because getting Broadway Tickets to Les Miserables is no great feat.
The musical looks much more like grand opera than musical theater. Beginning November 28, the show will offer a $26.25 student rush seat, two hours prior to the show on Tuesday through Thursday evenings.
Fans can pick up tickets on Stubhub and avoid the hassle of the line. Tickets to the Thursday, November 30 show are going for anywhere from $139 to $286. Perhaps surprisingly, tickets to see the show this upcoming weekend are about the same price as weekday shows. Fan can catch Friday night’s show for anywhere from $136 to $283 or Saturday night’s show for anywhere from $165 to $293.
Critics are hailing this come-around of Les Mis as spectacular and say that the barricades still stand strong for this show.
Mary Poppins is a sure Broadway Hit
Mary Poppins has returned, singing and dancing, and is now delighting audiences on the Broadway stage. The show opened Thursday on Broadway and though shows tend to be as unpredictable as the character Mary Poppins herself, this one is likely to be on Broadway for quite some time says the Philadelphia Inquirer. Fans looking to get their hands on Broadway Tickets and Mary Poppins Tickets can secure them through Stubhub.
“There’s something about Mary,” says Newsweek. Author P.L. Travers created the character in a series of books during the Depression era. She both delighted children with her magical powers and ability to fly while also terrifying them because she was quite strict and unsentimental. Quite different from the Mary Poppins that was brought to life by the Disney classic. So which Mary Poppins has reached Broadway? Well, she’s somewhere in between the two earlier versions of herself, though London critics dubbed the show “Scary Poppins” after its premier in 2004.
Ashley Brown, at the age of 24, takes center stage and is in the star role in what could easily become the defining role of her acting career. Just two years ago, she was still performing in college. Granted, that college was non-other than the prestigious College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati.
Broadway Press Agent, Robert Fennell, dies at 48
Robert Fennell, a Broadway press agent who represented more than 100 shows including ‘Wicked’ died this past Sunday at his family’s home in Yonkers. Mr. Fennell was 48. His family reported that the cause of death was liver cancer.
Mr. Fennell began his career in publicity at Boneau/Bryan Brown as an original staff member, putting his earlier work as a carpenter to use to build the company’s first shelves. He left the company in 1996 to for the Publicity Office and worked for a decade on and off Broadway and in regional theater.
Fennell worked with many notable stage and screen performers including Sir Ian McKellan, Ralph Fiennes, Carol Burnett, Patrick Stewart, Frank Langella, Nigel Hawthorne, Christopher Walken, Alan Bates, Cherry Jones, Sean Combs and Julia Roberts.
Mr. Fennell graduated from Brooklyn College and is survived by his companion, Stacy Shane and his five sisters.
The Grinch Steals Broadway Spotlight
Broadway Tickets to this season’s production of The Grinch are a hot item and although we’ve been enjoying balmy weather here in New York, the Broadway’s winter season is indeed upon us. The Grinch opened Wednesday at the Hilton Theater, spreading the message that the meaning of the Holiday season lies not in the getting of killer gifts but in the holding of hands and communal cheer.
Broadway’s newest diva is a big, green, hairy fella played by Patrick Page who makes his star entrance playing the main role in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. . In Kids and Adults alike whelped in glee at the sight of the all-too-popular villain transporting the Grinch to the Broadway stage, writer Timothy Mason and Composer Mel Marvin stuck closely to the words of Dr. Seuss’ 1957 classic and the visual images of Chuck Jones’ beloved 1966 television adaptation.
Max the Dog is the narrator as the Grinch’s plan to rob the Whos of their holiday unfolds. When the Grinch learns that there is more to the holiday than the getting of gifts, his heart grows “three times they say” and he returns to the Whos and embraces the holiday spirit.
Les Miz Returns to Broadway
Broadway Tickets are once again available to the smash-hit Les Miserables. The revival of the musical based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel is one that fans come back to see again and again and never seem to get enough. Howard Shapiro writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer, “The passion radiates at every turn. It bubbles in songs about right and wrong, love and duty, justice and retribution.”
Les Miserables had a 16-year run on Broadway before closing in 2003. Now it’s back for a limited six month run. Critics are saying that while this revival is not as grand as the original, it is leagues above all of the competition this season and well worth the ticket price.
Much of the creative team from the Broadway original is back for this season’s production. John Napier has his highly functional sets, Andreane Neofitou has her fine costumes and David Hersey has his spectacular lighting.
With Lucy Liu, Rosie O’Donnell and Joan Rivers sightings at the opening-night of Les Miz just this past Thursday, New Yorkers are letting it be known that this is a show people are eager to catch. Fans can catch Les Mis at the Broadhurst Theater, a smaller venue than where the show played before 2003 at the Broadway and the Imperial.
Broadway Tickets to Curtains
Broadway Tickets are always a hot item when visiting New York City. In March, a new show will be added to the already packed menu of musicals, dramas, comedies, puppets and what-nots. “Curtains,” a comic murder mystery, will open on Broadway on March 22 with one of the last scores written by John Kander and Fred Ebb.
“Curtains” played to mixed reviews in Los Angeles earlier this year. The show is about a stage-struck detective investigating a murder at a Boston musical, stars David Hyde Pierce and Debra Monk.
Set in 1959 at a pre-Broadway tryout, everyone is a suspect when the leading lady mysteriously dies on-stage at the end of the show. It’s up to detective David Hyde Pierce, whose character is perhaps a little too excited at the prospect of investigating a crime on the big stage, to sort out the motives and finger the culprit.
Scott Ellis directs and Rob Ashford choreographs. Original stars David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Jason Danieley, Jill Paice and Edward Hibbert will reprise their turns for the Broadway run.
Broadway and the white lights have always drawn tourists and gossip in New York City.