Broadway Watch - Sep 05
Thu, 29 Sept 2005, 09:32 amWalter Plinge4 posts in thread
Broadway Watch - Sep 05
Thu, 29 Sept 2005, 09:32 amBiggest news of the month: Rosie OÂ’Donnell is now playing Golde in Fiddler opposite Harvey FiersteinÂ’s Tevye.
Lennon closes after less than 50 performances – ouch!!!
New Tony Award Category announced – Best Performance by a replacement! Performer must be in a long-running show for at least six months, and each show can only nominate two nominees per season.
No New Musicals opened this month
Two Musicals closed:
All Shook Up
Opened 24/03/2005; Closed 25/09/2005. 213 performances
Featuring songs by Elvis Presley; Book by Joe DiPietro
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Cast Recording Available
Lennon
Opened 14/08/2005; Closed 24/09/2005. 49 Performances
Music & Lyrics by John Lennon, Book by Don Scardino
Original 2005 Broadway Production
No Cast Recording
Eighteen 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 and Wayne Knight
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
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 26/03/2006 – 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
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)
Closes 08/01/2006
Featuring Harvey Fierstein, Rosie OÂ’Donnell 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 Darlene Love
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
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 Brad Oscar, Hunter Foster and Gary Beach
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 Brooke Shields
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 25 Sep 05)
Top Three Shows by Attendance
Wicked – 57730
The Lion King – 52276
Spamalot – 46916
Top Three Shows by Capacity
Spamalot – 100.2%
Wicked – 99.7%
Mamma Mia – 97.2%
Bottom Three Shows by Attendance
Lennon – 17196
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – 19068
Rent – 22735
Bottom Three Shows by Capacity
Lennon – 44.7%
All Shook Up – 47.9%
Fiddler on the Roof – 51.5%
Now In Previews
In My Life
Music, Book & Lyrics by Joe Brooks
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Opens 20/10/2005
Coming Soon
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!)
Lestat – New Musical – Previews begin 11/03/2006; Opens 13/04/2006
A Tale of Two Cities – New Musical – Previews begin 11/04/2006; Opens 27/04/2006
Tarzan – New Musical, based on the 1999 Disney film – Previews begin 24/03/2005; Opens 10/05/2005
In the Pipeline
A Chorus Line – New Revival
Jerry Springer: The Opera – Broadway version of Original English Production
Princesses – New Musical
Ring of Fire – New Johnny Cash Musical
The Threepenny Opera – New Revival
The Wedding Singer – New Musical
The Wiz – New Revival
Zanna – Broadway version of Original 2003 Off-Broadway Production
Longest Runs
7485 Cats
7365 Phantom of the Opera (still running)
6680 Les Miserables
6137 A Chorus Line
5959 Oh! Calcutta
4692 Beauty and the Beast (still running)
4092 Miss Saigon
3920 Rent (still running)
3691 Chicago (still running)
3486 42nd Street
Most Performed
7485 Cats
7365 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)
4692 Beauty and the Beast (still running)
4627 Chicago (2nd run still running)
4364 Fiddler on the Roof (5th run still running)
Cast Recordings
Jersey Boys – to be released 01/11/2005
Sweeney Todd – announced
Lennon closes after less than 50 performances – ouch!!!
New Tony Award Category announced – Best Performance by a replacement! Performer must be in a long-running show for at least six months, and each show can only nominate two nominees per season.
No New Musicals opened this month
Two Musicals closed:
All Shook Up
Opened 24/03/2005; Closed 25/09/2005. 213 performances
Featuring songs by Elvis Presley; Book by Joe DiPietro
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Cast Recording Available
Lennon
Opened 14/08/2005; Closed 24/09/2005. 49 Performances
Music & Lyrics by John Lennon, Book by Don Scardino
Original 2005 Broadway Production
No Cast Recording
Eighteen 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 and Wayne Knight
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
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 26/03/2006 – 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
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)
Closes 08/01/2006
Featuring Harvey Fierstein, Rosie OÂ’Donnell 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 Darlene Love
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
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 Brad Oscar, Hunter Foster and Gary Beach
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 Brooke Shields
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 25 Sep 05)
Top Three Shows by Attendance
Wicked – 57730
The Lion King – 52276
Spamalot – 46916
Top Three Shows by Capacity
Spamalot – 100.2%
Wicked – 99.7%
Mamma Mia – 97.2%
Bottom Three Shows by Attendance
Lennon – 17196
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – 19068
Rent – 22735
Bottom Three Shows by Capacity
Lennon – 44.7%
All Shook Up – 47.9%
Fiddler on the Roof – 51.5%
Now In Previews
In My Life
Music, Book & Lyrics by Joe Brooks
Original 2005 Broadway Production
Opens 20/10/2005
Coming Soon
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!)
Lestat – New Musical – Previews begin 11/03/2006; Opens 13/04/2006
A Tale of Two Cities – New Musical – Previews begin 11/04/2006; Opens 27/04/2006
Tarzan – New Musical, based on the 1999 Disney film – Previews begin 24/03/2005; Opens 10/05/2005
In the Pipeline
A Chorus Line – New Revival
Jerry Springer: The Opera – Broadway version of Original English Production
Princesses – New Musical
Ring of Fire – New Johnny Cash Musical
The Threepenny Opera – New Revival
The Wedding Singer – New Musical
The Wiz – New Revival
Zanna – Broadway version of Original 2003 Off-Broadway Production
Longest Runs
7485 Cats
7365 Phantom of the Opera (still running)
6680 Les Miserables
6137 A Chorus Line
5959 Oh! Calcutta
4692 Beauty and the Beast (still running)
4092 Miss Saigon
3920 Rent (still running)
3691 Chicago (still running)
3486 42nd Street
Most Performed
7485 Cats
7365 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)
4692 Beauty and the Beast (still running)
4627 Chicago (2nd run still running)
4364 Fiddler on the Roof (5th run still running)
Cast Recordings
Jersey Boys – to be released 01/11/2005
Sweeney Todd – announced
Re: Broadway Watch - Sep 05
Fri, 7 Oct 2005, 06:12 amWalter Plinge
THanks theses are great!
How fun would The Wedding Singer be, I hope it works out!
How fun would The Wedding Singer be, I hope it works out!