Critics Circle Theatre Awards Announced

The annual winners of the Critics Circle Theatre Awards were announced yesterday at the Prince of Wales Theatre.  As usual, the finalists were not known to the public, but the list of winners contains some very familiar names.  Among the winners were Kathleen Turner, Rufus Sewell and Connie Fisher.

Turner won for best actress for her role in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Sewell for best actor in Rock ‘N’ Roll.  If you’d like to see any or all of these actors, you need to get to StubHub.com and choose from hundreds of available Broadway tickets.

Prelude to a Kiss Announces Cast

The much-anticipated production of Prelude to a Kiss has released the names of the cast members set to perform at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway, and the first show will be performed on March 8th.  Needless to say, thespians should recognize many of these names within this star-studded cast, and the talent combined with the quality of the story should make for quite an evening with the stars later this year.

Cast members for the show include John Mahoney, Annie Parisse and Alan Tudyk, and the production is being directed by Daniel Sullivan, who has enjoyed resounding success during his theater career.  If you’d like to see this show take flight, head over to StubHub.com and choose from the available Broadway tickets.

Broadway Shows set new records in 2006

Though January and February are typically quiet on Broadway, fans can take advantage of two things. First, discounted Broadway Tickets are the norm during this season rather than the exception. Second, fans can turn their attention to the 2006 Broadway wrap-up. Lots of Broadway shows broke records in 2006. Here’s a rundown of the top.

The Broadway hit Jersey Boys, winner of the 2006 Tony Award, set a new house record at the August Wilson Theater for the week ending December 31. Jersey Boys brought in $1.2 million for the week. Fans can get Jersey Boys Tickets through Stubhub.com.

Wicked, a show that is used to setting and breaking records, had another record-breaking week the week of December 31. Wicked brought in $1.8 million, breaking its own record of $1.7 million. Wicked Tickets are also available through Stubhub.com.

Avenue Q, with its cast of furry characters, broke its own record for the week of December 31. Avenue Q set the box-office record for the John Golden Theater last week with $665,181 in sales. Avenue Q Tickets are available through Stubhub.com.

TV Star Travanti to Make Stage Debut

Television legend Daniel J. Travanti is throwing his hat into the theater ring with a debut performance in the musical entitled, The Last Word… a show that is set to debut on January 30 at the Theatre at St. Clement’s.  Travanti will star as Henry Grunwald, a Jew who lived in Vienna who fled the Nazis and became a successful advertising executive in New York.

Travanti rose to fame as Frank Furillo on the smash hit television series Hill Street Blues, and has enjoyed a high level of success since then.  However, Travanti’s first appearance on stage has energized him, and theater crowds should be ready for an emotional and intense performance.

If you’d like to see this debut live, or you’d like to use any other Broadway tickets, all you need to do is log onto StubHub.com and choose from several options for a night at the theater to remember.

Broadway Enjoys Successful Holiday Season

Families love to celebrate the holidays with trips to the theater, and that trend proved to hold once again this year.  Theaters were packed, and several big-time shows enjoyed crowds that set the revenue bar quite high for holiday seasons to come.  In a piece published recently, several shows’ revenue numbers were broken down, and the undeniable inference that can be drawn is that Broadway remains a main draw for people everywhere.

If you’d like to get in on the action and enjoy a night of entertainment for the whole family, go to StubHub.com and choose from any number of Broadway tickets available.

McCartney Getting Involved With a New Musical

Sir Paul McCartney has been busy, and more than one of his efforts have involved the theater.  In his latest announcement, McCartney has told the world that he will serve as the musical director for a show about his life, entitled Liverpool Oratorio.  McCartney wrote the work in 1991, and it’s getting set to be released on stage.

The plot is only loosely based on McCartney’s life, but the similarities are quite obvious.  The main character, Shanty, is born in Liverpool in 1942 and marries his high school sweetheart.  There are several other parallels, but we’d rather you head to StubHub.com to choose from any of several Broadway tickets.