Little Sheba Come Back!

The well-received Broadway production of “Come Back, Little Sheba” is back in lights in the nation’s most popular theater district.  The show begins tonight at the Manhattan Theater Club’s Biltmore Theatre.  The production has an official start date of January 24.  The dramatic tale takes place in the 1950s and revolves around the story of a marriage tainted by booze and threatened by an outsider.  S. Epatha Merkerson stars as lonely wife Lola, a faded beauty queen who is trapped in a marriage to Doc, played by Kevin Anderson.  When a pretty young woman becomes a boarder in their Midwest home, their marriage is threatened by unspoken passions.

“Come Back, Little Sheba” played 190 performances on Broadway in 1950.  The two leading actors at the time, Shirley Booth and Sidney Blackmer won Tony Awards for playing Lola and Doc.  For many this is a long-awaited return for a production that has received raving reviews in the past.  It is a story that will make you sniffle, sob and perhaps even flinch with pangs of anger.  It is masterfully told and beautifully acted out on stage.  Be sure to get your Come Back, Little Sheba tickets from Stubhub.com.

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Returning to the Windy City Musical

The Broadway production of Chicago is welcoming three of its former leading players back in January.  In a couple of weeks Bianca Marroquin, Rob Bartlett and Roz Ryan will hoist themselves back up on the stage in the characters of Roxie Hart, Amos Hart and Matron “Mama” Morton.  All of these stage actors have immense credibility in theatre and fans will most likely be lining to purchase their tickets well in advance.

Bianca Marroquin is known for appearing in the productions of “Beauty and the Beast,” “Rent” and “Phantom of the Opera.”  She has received five awards from the Mexican Critics Association and has appeared in the national tour of “Chicago.”  Rob Bartlett has been seen in “The Odd Couple,” “Sweet Charity,” “Chicago” and “Little Shop of Horrors.”  Roz Ryan made her Broadway debut in “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and she has starred in the national tours of “Annie,” “South Pacific” and “Blues in the Night.”  Be sure not to miss all of these talented performers in this Tony Award-wining musical.  Get your Chicago tickets from Stubhub.com.

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