Broadway Watch: April 2005
Mon, 2 May 2005, 10:01 amWalter Plinge1 post in thread
Broadway Watch: April 2005
Mon, 2 May 2005, 10:01 amTwo new Musicals opened this month.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Music & Lyrics by the Sherman Brothers, Book by Jeremy Sams
2005 Broadway Version of Original 2002 London Production, Based on 1968 Film Musical
No Cast Recording – Original London Cast Available
The Light in the Piazza
Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel, Book by Craig Lucas
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Closes 12/06/2005 – Limited Run
Cast Recording Released 24/05/2005
One Musical closed this month
Good Vibrations
(Ran 02/02–24/05/2005 94 Performances)
Music & Lyrics by Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys; Book by Richard Dresser
Original 2005 Broadway Production
No Cast Recording
Eighteen other Musicals currently running:
All Shook Up
Featuring songs by Elvis Presley; Book by Joe DiPietro
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Cast Recording Announced
Monty PythonÂ’s Spamalot
Music by Eric Idle and John Du Prez; Book & Lyrics by Eric Idle
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Featuring Tim Curry, Hank Azaria and David Hyde Pierce
Cast Recording Released 03/05/2005
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek; Book by Jeffrey Lane
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Featuring John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, Gregory Jbara, Joanna Gleason & Sherie Rene Scott
Cast Recording Released 10/05/2005
Little Women
Music by Jason Howland; Lyrics by Mindi Dickson; Book by Allan Knee
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Featuring Sutton Foster and Maureen McGovern
Cast Recording Released 03/05/2005
La Cage Aux Folles
Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman; Book by Harvey Fierstein
2004 Broadway Revival
Featuring Daniel Davis and Gary Beach
No Cast Recording – Original Broadway Cast available
Brooklyn
Book, Music & Lyrics by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri MacPherson
Original 2004 Broadway Production
Cast Recording Available
Fiddler on the Roof
Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Joseph Stein
2004 Broadway Revival
Currently Featuring Harvey Fierstein, Andrea Martin and Nancy Opel
Cast Recording available
Wicked
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Book by Winnie Holzmann
Original 2003 Broadway Production
Currently Featuring Jennifer Laura Thompson, Shoshana Bean and George Hearn
2004 Tony Awards – Actress (Idina Menzel); Scenic Design & Costume Design
Cast Recording available
Avenue Q
Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx; Book by Jeff Whitty
Transferred from Off-Broadway in 2003
Featuring Stephanie DÂ’Abruzzo
2004 Tony Awards – Musical; Original Score & Book of a Musical
Cast Recording Available
MovinÂ’ Out
Music & Lyrics by Billy Joel; Conceived & Chorepgraphed by Twyla Tharp
Original 2002 Broadway Production
2003 Tony Awards – Choreography & Orchestrations
Cast Recording available
Hairspray
Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Scott Wittman; Book by Mark OÂ’Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Original 2002 Broadway Production
Currently featuring Bruce Vilanch
2003 Tony Awards – Musical; Original Score; Book of a Musical; Actor (Harvey Fierstein); Actress (Marissa Janet Winokur); Featured Actor (Dick Latessa); Direction & Costume Design
Cast Recording available
Mamma Mia!
Music and Lyrics by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson; Book by Catherine Johnson
2001 Broadway version of Original 1999 London Production
Currently featuring Carolee Carmello
No Cast Recording – Original London Cast available
The Producers
Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks; Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Original 2001 Broadway Production
Currently featuring Richard Kind and Alan Ruck
2001 Tony Awards – Musical; Original Score; Book of a Musical; Actor (Nathan Lane); Featured Actor (Gary Beach); Featured Actress (Cady Huffman); Direction; Orchestrations; Scenic Design; Costume Design; Lighting Design & Choreography
Cast Recording available
The Lion King
Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi
Original 1997 Broadway Production, Based on 1994 Film Musical
1998 Tony Awards – Musical; Direction; Scenic Design; Costume Design; Lighting Design; Choreography
Cast Recording available
Chicago
Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
1996 Broadway Revival
1997 Tony Awards – Revival of a Musical; Actor (James Naughton); Actress (Bebe Neuwirth); Direction; Lighting Design & Choreography
9th Longest Run in Broadway History
Cast Recording available
Rent
Music Lyrics & Book by Jonathan Larson
Transferred from Off-Broadway in 1996
1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1996 Tony Awards – Musical; Original Score; Book of a Musical & Featured Actor (Wilson Jermaine Heredia)
8th Longest Run in Broadway History
Cast Recording available
Beauty and the Beast
Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice; Book by Linda Woolverton
Original 1994 Broadway Production, Based on 1991 Film Musical
1994 Tony Award – Costume Design
6th Longest Run in Broadway History
Cast Recording available
The Phantom of the Opera
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe
1988 Broadway version of London Production
1988 Tony Awards – Musical; Actor (Michael Crawford); Featured Actress (Judy Kuhn); Direction; Scenic Design; Costume Design & Lighting Design
2nd Longest Run in Broadway History
No Cast Recording – Original London Cast available
Attendance figures for last four weeks
Top Three Shows by Attendance
Wicked – 57888
The Lion King – 57719
The Phantom of the Opera – 50063
Top Three Shows by Capacity
The Lion King – 100.2%
Wicked – 100%
Mamma Mia! – 99.8%
Bottom Three Shows by Attendance
Brooklyn – 17010
Good Vibrations – 17713
Little Women – 22291
Bottom Three Shows by Capacity
Brooklyn – 50.9%
Good Vibrations – 51.4%
La Cage Aux Folles – 56%
Currently in Previews
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Transferring from Off-Broadway – Opens 02/05/2005
Sweet Charity – New Revival – Opens 04/05/2005
Coming Soon
Lennon – New John Lennon Catalogue Musical – Opens 28/07/2005
The Mambo Kings – New Musical – Opens 18/08/2005
In the Pipeline
Girl Group Time Travellers – New Musical
The Pajama Game – New Revival
Peter Pan – Revival
The Wiz – New Revival
The Threepenny Opera – New Revival
The Color Purple – New Musical
Jerry Springer: The Opera – Broadway version of Original English Production
The Woman in White – Broadway version of Original London Production
The Wedding Singer – New Musical
Princesses – New Musical
Sweeney Todd – Broadway Version of 2004 English Revival
Cast Recordings Announced
Little Women (released 03/05/2005)
Spamalot (released 03/05/2005)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (released 10/05/2005)
Pacific Overtures (released 10/05/2005)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (released 24/05/2005)
The Light in the Piazza (released 24/05/2005)
All Shook Up (released 31/05/2005)
Sweet Charity (released 12/07/2005)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Music & Lyrics by the Sherman Brothers, Book by Jeremy Sams
2005 Broadway Version of Original 2002 London Production, Based on 1968 Film Musical
No Cast Recording – Original London Cast Available
The Light in the Piazza
Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel, Book by Craig Lucas
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Closes 12/06/2005 – Limited Run
Cast Recording Released 24/05/2005
One Musical closed this month
Good Vibrations
(Ran 02/02–24/05/2005 94 Performances)
Music & Lyrics by Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys; Book by Richard Dresser
Original 2005 Broadway Production
No Cast Recording
Eighteen other Musicals currently running:
All Shook Up
Featuring songs by Elvis Presley; Book by Joe DiPietro
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Cast Recording Announced
Monty PythonÂ’s Spamalot
Music by Eric Idle and John Du Prez; Book & Lyrics by Eric Idle
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Featuring Tim Curry, Hank Azaria and David Hyde Pierce
Cast Recording Released 03/05/2005
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek; Book by Jeffrey Lane
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Featuring John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, Gregory Jbara, Joanna Gleason & Sherie Rene Scott
Cast Recording Released 10/05/2005
Little Women
Music by Jason Howland; Lyrics by Mindi Dickson; Book by Allan Knee
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Featuring Sutton Foster and Maureen McGovern
Cast Recording Released 03/05/2005
La Cage Aux Folles
Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman; Book by Harvey Fierstein
2004 Broadway Revival
Featuring Daniel Davis and Gary Beach
No Cast Recording – Original Broadway Cast available
Brooklyn
Book, Music & Lyrics by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri MacPherson
Original 2004 Broadway Production
Cast Recording Available
Fiddler on the Roof
Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Joseph Stein
2004 Broadway Revival
Currently Featuring Harvey Fierstein, Andrea Martin and Nancy Opel
Cast Recording available
Wicked
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Book by Winnie Holzmann
Original 2003 Broadway Production
Currently Featuring Jennifer Laura Thompson, Shoshana Bean and George Hearn
2004 Tony Awards – Actress (Idina Menzel); Scenic Design & Costume Design
Cast Recording available
Avenue Q
Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx; Book by Jeff Whitty
Transferred from Off-Broadway in 2003
Featuring Stephanie DÂ’Abruzzo
2004 Tony Awards – Musical; Original Score & Book of a Musical
Cast Recording Available
MovinÂ’ Out
Music & Lyrics by Billy Joel; Conceived & Chorepgraphed by Twyla Tharp
Original 2002 Broadway Production
2003 Tony Awards – Choreography & Orchestrations
Cast Recording available
Hairspray
Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Scott Wittman; Book by Mark OÂ’Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Original 2002 Broadway Production
Currently featuring Bruce Vilanch
2003 Tony Awards – Musical; Original Score; Book of a Musical; Actor (Harvey Fierstein); Actress (Marissa Janet Winokur); Featured Actor (Dick Latessa); Direction & Costume Design
Cast Recording available
Mamma Mia!
Music and Lyrics by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson; Book by Catherine Johnson
2001 Broadway version of Original 1999 London Production
Currently featuring Carolee Carmello
No Cast Recording – Original London Cast available
The Producers
Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks; Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Original 2001 Broadway Production
Currently featuring Richard Kind and Alan Ruck
2001 Tony Awards – Musical; Original Score; Book of a Musical; Actor (Nathan Lane); Featured Actor (Gary Beach); Featured Actress (Cady Huffman); Direction; Orchestrations; Scenic Design; Costume Design; Lighting Design & Choreography
Cast Recording available
The Lion King
Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi
Original 1997 Broadway Production, Based on 1994 Film Musical
1998 Tony Awards – Musical; Direction; Scenic Design; Costume Design; Lighting Design; Choreography
Cast Recording available
Chicago
Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
1996 Broadway Revival
1997 Tony Awards – Revival of a Musical; Actor (James Naughton); Actress (Bebe Neuwirth); Direction; Lighting Design & Choreography
9th Longest Run in Broadway History
Cast Recording available
Rent
Music Lyrics & Book by Jonathan Larson
Transferred from Off-Broadway in 1996
1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1996 Tony Awards – Musical; Original Score; Book of a Musical & Featured Actor (Wilson Jermaine Heredia)
8th Longest Run in Broadway History
Cast Recording available
Beauty and the Beast
Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice; Book by Linda Woolverton
Original 1994 Broadway Production, Based on 1991 Film Musical
1994 Tony Award – Costume Design
6th Longest Run in Broadway History
Cast Recording available
The Phantom of the Opera
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe
1988 Broadway version of London Production
1988 Tony Awards – Musical; Actor (Michael Crawford); Featured Actress (Judy Kuhn); Direction; Scenic Design; Costume Design & Lighting Design
2nd Longest Run in Broadway History
No Cast Recording – Original London Cast available
Attendance figures for last four weeks
Top Three Shows by Attendance
Wicked – 57888
The Lion King – 57719
The Phantom of the Opera – 50063
Top Three Shows by Capacity
The Lion King – 100.2%
Wicked – 100%
Mamma Mia! – 99.8%
Bottom Three Shows by Attendance
Brooklyn – 17010
Good Vibrations – 17713
Little Women – 22291
Bottom Three Shows by Capacity
Brooklyn – 50.9%
Good Vibrations – 51.4%
La Cage Aux Folles – 56%
Currently in Previews
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Transferring from Off-Broadway – Opens 02/05/2005
Sweet Charity – New Revival – Opens 04/05/2005
Coming Soon
Lennon – New John Lennon Catalogue Musical – Opens 28/07/2005
The Mambo Kings – New Musical – Opens 18/08/2005
In the Pipeline
Girl Group Time Travellers – New Musical
The Pajama Game – New Revival
Peter Pan – Revival
The Wiz – New Revival
The Threepenny Opera – New Revival
The Color Purple – New Musical
Jerry Springer: The Opera – Broadway version of Original English Production
The Woman in White – Broadway version of Original London Production
The Wedding Singer – New Musical
Princesses – New Musical
Sweeney Todd – Broadway Version of 2004 English Revival
Cast Recordings Announced
Little Women (released 03/05/2005)
Spamalot (released 03/05/2005)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (released 10/05/2005)
Pacific Overtures (released 10/05/2005)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (released 24/05/2005)
The Light in the Piazza (released 24/05/2005)
All Shook Up (released 31/05/2005)
Sweet Charity (released 12/07/2005)