Broadway Watch August 2005
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 10:53 amWalter Plinge3 posts in thread
Broadway Watch August 2005
Wed, 31 Aug 2005, 10:53 amOne New Musical opened this month
Lennon
Opened 14 August 2005
Music & Lyrics by John Lennon, Book by Don Scardino
Original 2005 Broadway Production
No Cast Recording
Nineteen other Musicals currently running:
Sweet Charity
Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields; Book by Neil Simon
2005 Broadway Revival (Original production ran 1966-67; previous revival 1986-87)
Featuring Christina Applegate
Cast Recording Available
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music & Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Transferred from Off-Broadway in 2005
Featuring Dan Fogler
2005 Tony Awards – Book & Featured Actor (Dan Fogler)
Cast Recording Available
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
Featuring Raul Esparza, Erin Dilly & Philip Bosco
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 01/01/2006 – Limited Run (extended – again!)
Featuring Victoria Clark
2005 Tony Awards – Score, Lead Actress (Victoria Clark), Orchestrations, Lighting Design, Costume Design & Scenic Design
Cast Recording Available
All Shook Up
Featuring songs by Elvis Presley; Book by Joe DiPietro
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Cast Recording Available
Monty PythonÂ’s Spamalot
Music by Eric Idle and John Du Prez; Book & Lyrics by Eric Idle
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Featuring Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce & Sara Ramirez
2005 Tony Awards – Musical, Director & Featured Actress (Sara Ramirez)
Cast Recording Available
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
2005 Tony Award – Lead Actor (Norbert Leo Butz)
Cast Recording Available
Fiddler on the Roof
Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Joseph Stein
2004 Broadway Revival (Original production ran 1964-72; previous revivals 1976-77; 1981 & 1990-91)
Featuring Harvey Fierstein, Andrea Martin and Nancy Opel
10th Most Performed Musical in Broadway History
Cast Recording available
Wicked
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Book by Winnie Holzmann
Original 2003 Broadway Production
Featuring Ben Vereen & Rue McClanahan
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
2004 Tony Awards – Musical; Original Score & Book of a Musical
Cast Recording Available
MovinÂ’ Out
Music & Lyrics by Billy Joel; Conceived & Choreographed by Twyla Tharp
Original 2002 Broadway Production
Closes 11/12/2005
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
Featuring Bruce Vilanch & Marissa Janet Winokur
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
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
Featuring Richard Kind and Roger Bart
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 (Original production ran 1975-77)
Currently featuring Charlotte DÂ’Amboise
1997 Tony Awards – Revival of a Musical; Actor (James Naughton); Actress (Bebe Neuwirth); Direction; Lighting Design & Choreography
9th Longest Run in Broadway History (9th Most Performed Musical)
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 (8th Most Performed Musical)
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 (2nd Most Performed Musical)
No Cast Recording – Original London Cast available
Attendance figures for last four weeks (to 28 Aug 05)
Top Three Shows by Attendance
The Lion King – 58230
Wicked – 57888
The Phantom of the Opera – 51334
Top Three Shows by Capacity
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – 102.5%
The Lion King – 101%
Spamalot – 100.2%
Bottom Three Shows by Attendance
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – 22430
Avenue Q – 24658
The Light in the Piazza – 28634
Bottom Three Shows by Capacity
All Shook Up – 57.3%
Fiddler on the Roof – 57.4%
Sweet Charity – 63.9%
Now In Previews
Nothing!
Coming Soon
In My Life – New Musical – Previews begin 27/09/2005; Opens 20/10/2005
Sweeney Todd – Broadway Version of 2004 English Revival – Previews Begin 03/10/2005; Opens 03/11/2005
Jersey Boys – New Four Temptations Catalogue Musical – Previews Begin 04/10/2005; Opens 06/11/2005
The Woman in White – Broadway version of Original London Production – Previews Begin 28/10/2005; Opens 17/11/2005
The Color Purple – New Musical – Previews Begin 01/11/2005; Opens 01/12/2005
Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life – New Musical – Previews begin 23/11/2005; Opens 11/12/2005
The Pajama Game – New Revival – Previews Begin 27/01/2006; Opens 02/03/2006; Closes 18/06/2006 (Limited Run!)
In the Pipeline
A Chorus Line – New Revival
Jerry Springer: The Opera – Broadway version of Original English Production
Lestat – New Musical
Princesses – New Musical
A Tale of Two Cities – New Musical
The Threepenny Opera – New Revival
The Wiz – New Revival
The Wedding Singer – New Musical
Zanna – Broadway version of Original 2003 Off-Broadway Production
Longest Runs
7485 Cats
7333 Phantom of the Opera (still running)
6680 Les Miserables
6137 A Chorus Line
5959 Oh! Calcutta
4660 Beauty and the Beast (still running)
4092 Miss Saigon
3888 Rent (still running)
3659 Chicago (still running)
3486 42nd Street
Most Performed
7485 Cats
7333 Phantom of the Opera (still running)
7273 Oh! Calcutta (2 runs)
6680 Les Miserables
6137 A Chorus Line
5010 42nd Street (2 runs)
4893 Grease (2 runs)
4660 Beauty and the Beast (still running)
4595 Chicago (2nd run still running)
4332 Fiddler on the Roof (5th run still running)
Lennon
Opened 14 August 2005
Music & Lyrics by John Lennon, Book by Don Scardino
Original 2005 Broadway Production
No Cast Recording
Nineteen other Musicals currently running:
Sweet Charity
Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields; Book by Neil Simon
2005 Broadway Revival (Original production ran 1966-67; previous revival 1986-87)
Featuring Christina Applegate
Cast Recording Available
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music & Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Transferred from Off-Broadway in 2005
Featuring Dan Fogler
2005 Tony Awards – Book & Featured Actor (Dan Fogler)
Cast Recording Available
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
Featuring Raul Esparza, Erin Dilly & Philip Bosco
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 01/01/2006 – Limited Run (extended – again!)
Featuring Victoria Clark
2005 Tony Awards – Score, Lead Actress (Victoria Clark), Orchestrations, Lighting Design, Costume Design & Scenic Design
Cast Recording Available
All Shook Up
Featuring songs by Elvis Presley; Book by Joe DiPietro
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Cast Recording Available
Monty PythonÂ’s Spamalot
Music by Eric Idle and John Du Prez; Book & Lyrics by Eric Idle
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Featuring Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce & Sara Ramirez
2005 Tony Awards – Musical, Director & Featured Actress (Sara Ramirez)
Cast Recording Available
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
2005 Tony Award – Lead Actor (Norbert Leo Butz)
Cast Recording Available
Fiddler on the Roof
Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Joseph Stein
2004 Broadway Revival (Original production ran 1964-72; previous revivals 1976-77; 1981 & 1990-91)
Featuring Harvey Fierstein, Andrea Martin and Nancy Opel
10th Most Performed Musical in Broadway History
Cast Recording available
Wicked
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Book by Winnie Holzmann
Original 2003 Broadway Production
Featuring Ben Vereen & Rue McClanahan
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
2004 Tony Awards – Musical; Original Score & Book of a Musical
Cast Recording Available
MovinÂ’ Out
Music & Lyrics by Billy Joel; Conceived & Choreographed by Twyla Tharp
Original 2002 Broadway Production
Closes 11/12/2005
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
Featuring Bruce Vilanch & Marissa Janet Winokur
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
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
Featuring Richard Kind and Roger Bart
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 (Original production ran 1975-77)
Currently featuring Charlotte DÂ’Amboise
1997 Tony Awards – Revival of a Musical; Actor (James Naughton); Actress (Bebe Neuwirth); Direction; Lighting Design & Choreography
9th Longest Run in Broadway History (9th Most Performed Musical)
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 (8th Most Performed Musical)
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 (2nd Most Performed Musical)
No Cast Recording – Original London Cast available
Attendance figures for last four weeks (to 28 Aug 05)
Top Three Shows by Attendance
The Lion King – 58230
Wicked – 57888
The Phantom of the Opera – 51334
Top Three Shows by Capacity
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – 102.5%
The Lion King – 101%
Spamalot – 100.2%
Bottom Three Shows by Attendance
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – 22430
Avenue Q – 24658
The Light in the Piazza – 28634
Bottom Three Shows by Capacity
All Shook Up – 57.3%
Fiddler on the Roof – 57.4%
Sweet Charity – 63.9%
Now In Previews
Nothing!
Coming Soon
In My Life – New Musical – Previews begin 27/09/2005; Opens 20/10/2005
Sweeney Todd – Broadway Version of 2004 English Revival – Previews Begin 03/10/2005; Opens 03/11/2005
Jersey Boys – New Four Temptations Catalogue Musical – Previews Begin 04/10/2005; Opens 06/11/2005
The Woman in White – Broadway version of Original London Production – Previews Begin 28/10/2005; Opens 17/11/2005
The Color Purple – New Musical – Previews Begin 01/11/2005; Opens 01/12/2005
Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life – New Musical – Previews begin 23/11/2005; Opens 11/12/2005
The Pajama Game – New Revival – Previews Begin 27/01/2006; Opens 02/03/2006; Closes 18/06/2006 (Limited Run!)
In the Pipeline
A Chorus Line – New Revival
Jerry Springer: The Opera – Broadway version of Original English Production
Lestat – New Musical
Princesses – New Musical
A Tale of Two Cities – New Musical
The Threepenny Opera – New Revival
The Wiz – New Revival
The Wedding Singer – New Musical
Zanna – Broadway version of Original 2003 Off-Broadway Production
Longest Runs
7485 Cats
7333 Phantom of the Opera (still running)
6680 Les Miserables
6137 A Chorus Line
5959 Oh! Calcutta
4660 Beauty and the Beast (still running)
4092 Miss Saigon
3888 Rent (still running)
3659 Chicago (still running)
3486 42nd Street
Most Performed
7485 Cats
7333 Phantom of the Opera (still running)
7273 Oh! Calcutta (2 runs)
6680 Les Miserables
6137 A Chorus Line
5010 42nd Street (2 runs)
4893 Grease (2 runs)
4660 Beauty and the Beast (still running)
4595 Chicago (2nd run still running)
4332 Fiddler on the Roof (5th run still running)