33 Variations Starring Jane Fonda

Screen legend Jane Fonda, is going to be returning to Broadway in Moises Kaufman’s 33 variations, which begins performances on February 9, 2009. This play marks the first time that Fonda will be appearing on Broadway in 46 years, her last performance was in Strange Interlude in 1963. The play will be directed by Kaufman himself, and will be appearing at the Eugene O’Neil Theatre, and the engagement will play through May 24, 2009.

33 Variations tickets are a great way to enjoy some fantastic acting, and to further explore the mind of one of the world’s greatest composers. The play tells the story of Beethoven’s obsession with a trivial watlz, as he repeatedly creates new variations on the simple, repeating 49 second composition by a music publisher. The story follows modern-day musicologist Katherine Brandt, played by Jane Fonda, who is desperately seeking the reason behind Beethoven’s obsession.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 30, 2009 - Post a comment

Pippin in LA

Pippin is a unique production now being performed at the Mark Taper Forum, January 15 through March 15, 2009. This ground-breaking production is a reinvention of Stephen Schwartz multiple Tony Award-winning musical. (In total the musical has won six Tony Awards and a total of 12 nominations.) This version incorporates deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing actors to compile voice and American sign language with dance, music and story-telling.

The story told in the musical is the coming-of-age of King Charlemagne’s oldest son. The book is by Roger O. Hirson, music and lyrics composed and written by Stephen Schwartz, Jeff Calhoun directs and choreographs, Steven Landau is head of music direction and arrangements. The set and costume design is by Tobin Ost, lighting design is by Donald Holder, sound design is by Philip G. Allen, illusions are by Jim Steinmeyer, and the musical is co-produced with Deaf West Theatre. Pippin tickets are a unique buy, as they celebrate one of the phenomenons of today’s entertainment world, the incorporation of sign language with modern musical theatre.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 29, 2009 - Post a comment

Mary Stuart on Broadway

Friedrich Shiller’s Mary Stuart is opening on Broadway in April for the first time in almost 40 years. It has been 422 years since Mary Queen of Scots was executed for plotting to kill Queen Elizabeth, and her story still fascinates historians today. Considered one of, if not the most beautiful queen in Europe in her day, Mary Queen of Scots led a tragic life, and spent much of it either on the run or imprisoned by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

In Friedrich Shiller’s play the relationship between these two cousins is thoroughly explored with all the twists of plot, the betrayals and the mysteries that surrounded them. The play reaches its peak in a scene where the two cousins meet, an event that never happened in real life but that was imagined by Schiller as an occurance that could have happened.

The play is as thrilling and real as any modern-day thriller, despite being written in the 18th Century, around 200 years after the two women lived and ruled in what is now known as the British Isles. Mary Stuart stars Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter, appearing in a new version by Peter Oswald, directed by Phillida Lloyd. Get your Mary Stuart tickets and enjoy this historical theatrical event!

Permalink - Posted in General on January 28, 2009 - Post a comment

Hedda Gabler

Mary-Louise Harper is currently playing the part of Hedda Gabler, the title character for the famous play by Henrik Ibsen, which began its Broadway run this past Sunday. The play tells the story of a brilliant but bored young woman who has just been married to a man who believes her to be the woman of his dreams. The problem is that this man, as brilliant as he is, has no idea of the depths of morality that a brilliant mind can sink to when it is bored. With little else to amuse her, Hedda turns to the one thing that has the capability of engaging her incredible mental powers…the men around her. With only them to give her the intellectual outlet necessary, in a world that restricts women to certain entertainments…who knows what could happen!

Henrik Ibsen is considered to be one of the greatest playwrights of his day. His incredible talent in constructin heroines that where far out of the ordinary was applaudable, not to mention his unique understanding that human responses can change an ordinary situation into an extraordinary one. Hedda Gabler tickets are a great way to celebrate one of the most talented playwrights of history, while enjoying some great theatre today.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 27, 2009 - Post a comment

Pageant of the Masters - Laguna Beach

The Pageant of the Masters is taking place this summer in Laguna Beach, California. The city is a known center of modern arts and culture and will be presenting the event in lieu of the Festival of Arts that is taking place starting July 8 and ending August 31. The Pageant of the Masters is the most famous attraction at the festival, presenting some of the greatest artists and their works of art to the public.

The presentation features ninety minutes of “living pictures,” faithful art re-creations of classic and contemporary works.  These are presented in an outdoor ampitheater with a live orchestra, beautiful costumes, live narration, and much more. The event is in the tradition of the tableau, a common practice during the time of such writers as Louisa May Alcott and is often used in haunted houses and other similar works of physical art. Pageant of the Masters tickets are a great experience and a great way to appreciate and pay tribute to the arts.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 26, 2009 - Post a comment

Fiddler on the Roof Tickets

Fiddler on the Roof is a wonderful and well-loved musical, that has been enjoyed by generations of theater-goers and movie watchers. The musical is now coming to a stage near you, as it enjoys its tour across the U.S. The show will be starring the incredible international Israeli actor Chaim Topol, who played the part of the main character Tevye in the film version in 1971. Now 73 Topol still brings the vibrancy and enjoyment to the stage version that has been so deeply enjoyed ever since then.

Also starring in Fiddler are Mary Stout, Susan Cella, Bill Nolte, Erik Liberman, Rena Strober, Stephen Lee Anderson, and more. Based on the stories of Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem, Fiddler on the Roof tickets tell the story of a Jewish family living in Russia at the beginning of the 20th Century. It is a story about family ties, love, heartbreak, heartache, hardship and joy. A timeless classic this musical is one that audiences of every age are certain to enjoy, as it brings the true meaning of love and family to the stage.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 23, 2009 - Post a comment

Estelle Parsons in August National Tour

Estelle Parsons is going to be filling the role of Violet, the chain-smoking, pill-popping, emotionally manipulative family matriarch of August: Osage County. The Tony Award-winning play received the Pulitzer Prize in 2008. The play tells the story of the melt-down of an American family following the disappearance of the father. Three daughters, all grown women, and respective family members gather to support the acid-tongued Violet in the wake of her husband’s vanishing.

Since Estelle Parsons made her Broadway debut in Happy Hunting she has starred in or directed over 25 productions, she has also appeared in numerous movies and TV shows. She also won the Oscar award for Best Supporting Actress for her role int he 1964 movie Bonnie and Clyde. Estell is currently filling the Broadway role that she will be taking on the road in the summer of 2009. Be sure to get your August: Osage County tickets, and enjoy this Pulitzer Prize-winning play on Broadway soon.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 22, 2009 - Post a comment

In The Heights Coming to San Diego 2010

In The Heights a musical that started making waves on Broadway in 2008, will be coming to San Diego’s Civic Theater in 2010. The musical was nominated for 13 Tony Awards in 2008, and went on to win four of them. The awards included Best Musical, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) to Lin-Manuel Miranda, Best Choreography to Andy Blankenbuster, and Best Orchestrations to Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman.It also garnered a 2008 Grammy Award nomination for Best Cast Album. During the week of December 28, 2008, the musical broke the house record at the Richard Rodgers Theater, earning $1,121,695. It then topped it’s own record by making $1,136,062 the week following.

The story is about a tight-knit community living in Manhattan, at the top of the island. The musical explore the changing lives of the community, and how they deal with the outside influences that are invading their little world. This is a great contemporary musical, and a wonderful chance to experience one of the biggest award-winning musicals on Broadway right now. Be sure to get your In The Heights tickets today!

Permalink - Posted in General on January 21, 2009 - Post a comment

Broadway Tickets Today

As our economic crisis deepens, Broadway has predictably seen a drop in ticket sales. But there are several musicals that are still grossing over a million dollars a week. In the week ending on the 11th of this month there were three shows on Broadway, apart from the predictable Wicked, that continued to gross over one million dollars in ticket sales. These were Billy Elliot: The Musical, Jersey Boys, and the ever popular Disney production, The Lion King.

These three musicals are are all grounded in familiar and popular culture, giving them a leg up in the ticket office. Billy Elliot was already a well-known story as an Oscar-nominated film, so seeing it on Broadway is the next step for the already popular story.  Jersey Boys tells the sotyr of the Four Seasons, a group of singers who were one of the most popular bands in their day. The musical is also doubly appealing in this time of economic crisis as a true-life rags-to-riches story. And then, of course, there is Lion King which was first famous as the Oscar Award-winning Disney animated film. Any of these are great musicals to go and see, so be sure to check out your Broadway tickets today!

Permalink - Posted in General on January 20, 2009 - Post a comment

Soul of Shaolin On Broadway

The Soul of Shaolin is an exciting and history-making show that opened on Broadway last Thursday, January 15th, at the Marquis Theatre. The limited-engagement run will span 24 performances in celebration of the Chinese or Lunar New Year - the year of the Ox - which takes place a week from today: Monday, January 26. The show is about a young boy, Hui Gang. When a war separates him from his mother, Hui is taken to a Shaolin temple by monks and grows up to become a master of Shaolin Kung Fu. It is a story of self-discovery surrounding the art of Shaolin Kung Fu.

This is also a historical event, marking the first time that a production from the People’s Republic of China has appeared on Broadway. 33 Chinese nationals are featured in the production, all highly skilled in the art of Shaolin Kung Fu. This form of Chinese martial art has been featured in films such as  Fearless and Shaolin Temple. This exciting event is the only one of its kind on Broadway, and with such a limited-time showing it is certain to be selling out fast. This is why http://www.stubhub.com/ is the best place to get your Soul of Shaolin tickets, buy them today!

Permalink - Posted in General on January 19, 2009 - Post a comment


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